Investigating the Uses of Materials: A Fun and Educational Quiz for Year 1 Science

Question 1

Which material is used to make airplane wings because it is both strong and light?

Accepted Answer

Aluminum

Answer

Wood

Answer

Steel

Answer

Rubber

Question 2

Which of these materials can bend without breaking easily?

Accepted Answer

Rubber

Answer

Wood

Answer

Metal

Answer

Glass

Question 3

What can you use paper for?

Accepted Answer

Wrapping presents

Answer

Building a house

Answer

Making a tool

Answer

Holding water

Question 4

Which of these is made of plastic?

Accepted Answer

A spoon

Answer

A rock

Answer

A tree

Answer

A piece of metal

Question 5

Which of these comes from nature?

Accepted Answer

Wood

Answer

Plastic

Answer

Metal

Answer

Glass

Question 6

Which of these materials can let electricity flow through it?

Accepted Answer

Metal

Answer

Wood

Answer

Rubber

Answer

Glass

Question 7

What is a strong material often used for building bridges?

Accepted Answer

Metal

Answer

Wood

Answer

Paper

Answer

Plastic

Question 8

What material is a flag made of?

Accepted Answer

Cloth

Answer

Plastic

Answer

Metal

Answer

Wood

Question 9

Which material is the best at transferring heat?

Accepted Answer

Metal

Answer

Wood

Answer

Plastic

Answer

Fabric

Question 10

Which material is the strongest?

Accepted Answer

Metal

Answer

Paper

Answer

Plastic

Answer

Wood

Question 11

What material is a window made of?

Accepted Answer

Glass

Answer

Wood

Answer

Plastic

Answer

Paper

Question 12

What material is a toy car made of?

Accepted Answer

Plastic

Answer

Wood

Answer

Metal

Answer

Fabric

Question 13

What material is a book made of?

Accepted Answer

Paper

Answer

Plastic

Answer

Wood

Answer

Metal

Question 14

Which of these materials is used to make clothes?

Accepted Answer

Fabric

Answer

Metal

Answer

Plastic

Answer

Glass

Question 15

Which of these materials is both strong and hard?

Accepted Answer

Metal

Answer

Paper

Answer

Cloth

Answer

Rubber

Question 16

Which of these materials is used to make windows, allowing us to see through?

Accepted Answer

Glass

Answer

Wood

Answer

Metal

Answer

Paper

Question 17

Which of these materials is see-through?

Accepted Answer

Glass

Answer

Metal

Answer

Brick

Answer

Wood

Question 18

Which of these materials is used to make soft, bouncy toys?

Accepted Answer

Rubber

Answer

Metal

Answer

Glass

Answer

Wood

Question 19

Which of these materials is used to make pencils for writing or drawing?

Accepted Answer

Wood

Answer

Metal

Answer

Rubber

Answer

Glass

Question 20

Which of these is not a material?

Accepted Answer

Light

Answer

A tree

Answer

A rock

Answer

Water

Question 21

What material is best for keeping you dry in the rain?

Accepted Answer

Rubber

Answer

Cotton

Answer

Wood

Answer

Metal

Question 22

Which material can be stretched the most without breaking?

Accepted Answer

Rubber

Answer

Glass

Answer

Plastic

Answer

Wood

Question 23

What is something we can make from wool?

Accepted Answer

A jumper

Answer

A bridge

Answer

A fork

Answer

A plaster

Question 24

Which material can conduct electricity?

Accepted Answer

Copper

Answer

Plastic

Answer

Wood

Answer

Cotton

Question 25

Which material is a magnet?

Accepted Answer

Iron

Answer

Plastic

Answer

Rubber

Answer

Wood

Question 26

What is the purpose of a fuse in an electrical circuit?

Accepted Answer

To keep you safe if too much electricity goes through the circuit

Answer

To give electricity to the circuit

Answer

To control the flow of electricity

Answer

To store electricity

Question 27

What material would be best for making a waterproof umbrella?

Accepted Answer

Nylon

Answer

Cotton

Answer

Linen

Answer

Silk

Question 28

What do we see through windows?

Accepted Answer

Glass

Answer

Paper

Answer

Rubber

Answer

Fabric

Question 29

What is really strong?

Accepted Answer

Metal

Answer

Plastic

Answer

Paper

Answer

Wood

Question 30

What are clothes usually made of?

Accepted Answer

Cotton

Answer

Rubber

Answer

Metal

Answer

Glass

Question 31

What do we use to cook food on?

Accepted Answer

Metal

Answer

Plastic

Answer

Wood

Answer

Paper

Question 32

What can you stretch a lot?

Accepted Answer

Rubber

Answer

Plastic

Answer

Metal

Answer

Wood

Question 33

What are tires made from?

Accepted Answer

Rubber

Answer

Plastic

Answer

Paper

Answer

Wood

Question 34

Which material is strong and difficult to bend?

Accepted Answer

Steel

Answer

Rubber

Answer

Wood

Answer

Plastic

Question 35

Which of these is made of metal?

Accepted Answer

A steel nail

Answer

A piece of paper

Answer

A plastic spoon

Answer

A wooden block

Question 36

What is a good use for rubber?

Accepted Answer

Making car tires

Answer

Making clothes

Answer

Building houses

Answer

Making windows

Question 37

What is the main use for glass?

Accepted Answer

Making windows

Answer

Making clothes

Answer

Making tires

Answer

Making furniture

Question 38

What material would be the best choice for building a strong and sturdy bridge?

Accepted Answer

Steel

Answer

Cardboard

Answer

Rubber

Answer

Wood

Question 39

Which material is most often used to make toys?

Accepted Answer

Plastic

Answer

Metal

Answer

Glass

Answer

Wood

Question 40

What is the main use for wood?

Accepted Answer

Making furniture

Answer

Making clothes

Answer

Making windows

Answer

Making tires

Question 41

Which of these objects is made of metal?

Accepted Answer

A metal key

Answer

A wooden spoon

Answer

A plastic cup

Question 42

What is the best material to use for a boat that can float?

Accepted Answer

Wood

Answer

Paper

Answer

Metal

Question 43

Which material is the strongest?

Accepted Answer

Steel

Answer

Plastic

Answer

Glass

Question 44

Which material conducts electricity?

Accepted Answer

Metal

Answer

Rubber

Answer

Plastic

Question 45

What is the best material for a waterproof coat?

Accepted Answer

Nylon

Answer

Cotton

Answer

Paper

Question 46

Which of these materials bends the easiest?

Accepted Answer

Rubber

Answer

Wood

Answer

Metal

Question 47

Which of these is the lightest material?

Accepted Answer

Plastic

Answer

Metal

Answer

Wood

Question 48

Which material is best for storing liquids?

Accepted Answer

Glass

Answer

Paper

Answer

Metal

Question 49

What is used to make tires?

Accepted Answer

Rubber

Answer

Metal

Answer

Wood

Answer

Cotton

Question 50

What is the difference between a solid toy and a liquid drink?

Accepted Answer

A solid toy has a fixed shape, while a liquid drink does not.

Answer

A solid toy can flow, while a liquid drink cannot.

Answer

A liquid drink has a fixed shape, while a solid toy does not.

Answer

A liquid drink can flow, while a solid toy cannot.

Question 51

Which of these can electricity pass through?

Accepted Answer

Metal

Answer

Wood

Answer

Plastic

Answer

Glass

Question 52

What is the hardest material on Earth?

Accepted Answer

Diamond

Answer

Steel

Answer

Concrete

Answer

Wood

Question 53

What do we use to make our clothes?

Accepted Answer

Cotton

Answer

Wood

Answer

Metal

Answer

Plastic

Question 54

When we turn ice to water, what do we call it?

Accepted Answer

Melting

Answer

Freezing

Answer

Evaporation

Answer

Condensation