Materials Around Us: Properties and Uses - Year 1 Science Quiz

Question 1

Can you tell me which material lets light pass through it?

Accepted Answer

Glass

Answer

Wood

Answer

Metal

Answer

Paper

Question 2

Which material can you bend and stretch without it breaking?

Accepted Answer

Rubber

Answer

Wood

Answer

Metal

Answer

Paper

Question 3

What material would be the best choice for making a raincoat?

Accepted Answer

Rubber

Answer

Paper

Answer

Wood

Answer

Cotton

Question 4

Which of these is not a property of materials?

Accepted Answer

Friendship

Answer

Strength

Answer

Colour

Answer

Transparency

Question 5

Which material is waterproof?

Accepted Answer

Rubber

Answer

Cotton

Answer

Paper

Answer

Sponge

Question 6

What do we call a material that lets light pass through it?

Accepted Answer

Transparent

Answer

Opaque

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Shiny

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Rough

Question 7

Which of these materials is the most flexible?

Accepted Answer

Rubber

Answer

Wood

Answer

Metal

Answer

Glass

Question 8

What is the texture of a fluffy toy?

Accepted Answer

Soft

Answer

Smooth

Answer

Rough

Answer

Hard

Question 9

Which material is the best choice for making a window?

Accepted Answer

Glass

Answer

Cardboard

Answer

Fabric

Answer

Wood

Question 10

What makes a material strong?

Accepted Answer

It can hold a lot of weight without breaking

Answer

It can bend easily

Answer

It can absorb water

Answer

It can change colour in the sun

Question 11

Which of these is a natural material?

Accepted Answer

Cotton

Answer

Plastic

Answer

Glass

Answer

Metal

Question 12

What is a good conductor of electricity?

Accepted Answer

Metal

Answer

Rubber

Answer

Wood

Answer

Plastic

Question 13

Which material is the best choice for making a frying pan?

Accepted Answer

Copper

Answer

Cardboard

Answer

Fabric

Answer

Sponge

Question 14

Which of these is NOT a property of materials?

Accepted Answer

Is red

Answer

Can be stretched

Answer

Can be see-through

Question 15

We can see through windows. Which material are windows often made of?

Accepted Answer

Glass

Answer

Wood

Answer

Metal

Question 16

Which one can you see through?

Accepted Answer

Glass

Answer

Wood

Answer

Metal

Answer

Rubber

Question 17

Which one can you bend the most?

Accepted Answer

Plastic

Answer

Paper

Answer

Brick

Answer

Steel

Question 18

Which one do we use to make our clothes?

Accepted Answer

Cotton

Answer

Glass

Answer

Wood

Answer

Metal

Question 19

Which one is NOT a property of things around us?

Accepted Answer

What sound it makes

Answer

How it feels

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How clear it is

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What colour it is

Question 20

Which one do we use to make bricks for our houses?

Accepted Answer

Clay

Answer

Plastic

Answer

Fabric

Answer

Wood

Question 21

Which one keeps water out?

Accepted Answer

Rubber

Answer

Cotton

Answer

Paper

Answer

Wood

Question 22

Which one do we use to let light into our homes?

Accepted Answer

Glass

Answer

Wood

Answer

Metal

Answer

Paper

Question 23

Which material lets light pass through it?

Accepted Answer

Glass

Answer

Wood

Answer

Metal

Answer

Paper

Question 24

What material is used to make our soft and cozy t-shirts?

Accepted Answer

Cotton

Answer

Plastic

Answer

Metal

Question 25

Which of these materials is not usually used to make our clothes?

Accepted Answer

Metal

Answer

Cotton

Answer

Leather

Answer

Plastic

Question 26

What material is the softest and can be folded or bent easily?

Accepted Answer

Rubber

Answer

Paper

Answer

Wood

Answer

Metal

Question 27

Which property of glass makes it a good material for windows?

Accepted Answer

Its ability to let light through

Answer

Its unbreakable nature

Answer

Its hardness

Answer

Its flexibility

Question 28

Which material is the most comfortable to wear for clothes?

Accepted Answer

Cotton

Answer

Paper

Answer

Plastic bags

Answer

Rubber

Question 29

Which of these materials can hold the most weight?

Accepted Answer

Metal

Answer

Glass

Answer

Cardboard

Answer

Wood

Question 30

What material is shiny and can reflect light?

Accepted Answer

Metal

Answer

Paper

Answer

Wood

Answer

Fabric

Question 31

Which of these materials allows you to see through it?

Accepted Answer

Glass

Answer

Fabric

Answer

Cardboard

Answer

Brick

Question 32

What is NOT a characteristic of materials?

Accepted Answer

Sound

Answer

Colour

Answer

Transparency

Answer

Hardness

Question 33

Which material is often used to store water and drinks?

Accepted Answer

Glass

Answer

Cardboard

Answer

Metal

Answer

Wood

Question 34

Which material lets light pass through it?

Accepted Answer

Glass

Answer

Wood

Answer

Metal

Answer

Cardboard

Question 35

What material would be best for making a raincoat?

Accepted Answer

Rubber

Answer

Paper

Answer

Cotton

Answer

Wool

Question 36

Which material can bend easily?

Accepted Answer

Plastic

Answer

Glass

Answer

Wood

Answer

Brick

Question 37

What is the main material used in making clothes?

Accepted Answer

Fabric

Answer

Metal

Answer

Paper

Answer

Rubber

Question 38

Which material is the strongest?

Accepted Answer

Steel

Answer

Wood

Answer

Plastic

Answer

Cloth

Question 39

What material is best for building a sturdy house?

Accepted Answer

Bricks

Answer

Paper

Answer

Straw

Answer

Cotton

Question 40

Which material keeps heat in the best?

Accepted Answer

Styrofoam

Answer

Metal

Answer

Glass

Answer

Wood

Question 41

Which material can a magnet pick up?

Accepted Answer

Iron

Answer

Plastic

Answer

Paper

Answer

Wood

Question 42

Which material is the lightest?

Accepted Answer

Paper

Answer

Metal

Answer

Wood

Answer

Water

Question 43

Which of these materials is made by nature and can break down on its own?

Accepted Answer

Paper

Answer

Plastic

Answer

Metal

Answer

Glass

Question 44

What material is used to coat pans so that food doesn't stick to them?

Accepted Answer

Teflon

Answer

Wood

Answer

Glass

Question 45

Which material can be bent easily without breaking?

Accepted Answer

Rubber

Answer

Glass

Answer

Wood

Answer

Metal

Question 46

What clear material is used to make windows?

Accepted Answer

Glass

Answer

Metal

Answer

Paper

Answer

Plastic

Question 47

Which material is very strong and hard?

Accepted Answer

Metal

Answer

Plastic

Answer

Wood

Answer

Paper

Question 48

What material is used for making screens on computers and phones?

Accepted Answer

Plastic

Answer

Glass

Answer

Wood

Answer

Metal

Question 49

What material is found in the core of a pencil and is used for writing?

Accepted Answer

Graphite

Answer

Wood

Answer

Metal

Answer

Plastic

Question 50

Which material doesn't allow water to pass through it and is used to make raincoats?

Accepted Answer

Plastic

Answer

Paper

Answer

Cotton

Answer

Metal

Question 51

What material is used to make coins?

Accepted Answer

Metal

Answer

Plastic

Answer

Paper

Answer

Glass