Identifying and Classifying Materials: Interactive Quizzes for Year 1 Science

Question 1

Which of these materials is hard and sturdy, like a metal spoon?

Accepted Answer

Metal

Answer

Paper

Answer

Cloth

Answer

Wood

Question 2

Which of these can you see through, like a glass window?

Accepted Answer

Glass

Answer

Brick

Answer

Wood

Answer

Rubber

Question 3

Which of these can be folded easily, like a piece of paper?

Accepted Answer

Cardboard

Answer

Wood

Answer

Metal

Answer

Glass

Question 4

Which material soaks up water like a big sponge?

Accepted Answer

Sponge

Answer

Glass

Answer

Metal

Answer

Wood

Question 5

What material are windows usually made of?

Accepted Answer

Glass

Answer

Paper

Answer

Wood

Answer

Metal

Question 6

What material are coins often made of?

Accepted Answer

Metal

Answer

Plastic

Answer

Rubber

Answer

Wood

Question 7

What material is used to make the outside of many pencils?

Accepted Answer

Wood

Answer

Glass

Answer

Metal

Answer

Rubber

Question 8

Which property makes a material good for making clothes that can bend and move with you?

Accepted Answer

Flexibility

Answer

Hardness

Answer

Transparency

Answer

Strength

Question 9

What material are most books made of?

Accepted Answer

Paper

Answer

Glass

Answer

Wood

Answer

Metal

Question 10

Circle the option that is NOT a type of material.

Accepted Answer

Feeling

Answer

Liquid

Answer

Metal

Answer

Wood

Question 11

Which of these materials is very hard?

Accepted Answer

Metal

Answer

Plastic

Answer

Sponge

Answer

Paper

Question 12

Which of these materials can a magnet pick up?

Accepted Answer

Metal

Answer

Plastic

Answer

Wood

Answer

Paper

Question 13

Which material can be bent easily?

Accepted Answer

Rubber

Answer

Metal

Answer

Wood

Answer

Glass

Question 14

Which material is used to make our clothes?

Accepted Answer

Cotton

Answer

Plastic

Answer

Metal

Answer

Glass

Question 15

Which of these is a hard material that cannot be bent?

Accepted Answer

Metal

Answer

Wood

Answer

Paper

Answer

Cloth

Question 16

Which of these materials allows light to pass through it?

Accepted Answer

Glass

Answer

Brick

Answer

Wood

Answer

Metal

Question 17

Which of these materials could be used to keep you dry in the rain?

Accepted Answer

Plastic

Answer

Cotton

Answer

Wood

Answer

Paper

Question 18

Which of these materials can conduct electricity?

Accepted Answer

Metal

Answer

Rubber

Answer

Wood

Answer

Plastic

Question 19

Which of these materials can be bent and shaped easily?

Accepted Answer

Plastic

Answer

Metal

Answer

Wood

Answer

Glass

Question 20

Which of these is a natural material that comes from plants or animals?

Accepted Answer

Cotton

Answer

Plastic

Answer

Metal

Answer

Glass

Question 21

Which of these materials is made by people from other materials?

Accepted Answer

Plastic

Answer

Clay

Answer

Wood

Answer

Sand

Question 22

Which of these materials is the lightest for its size?

Accepted Answer

Cork

Answer

Metal

Answer

Wood

Answer

Plastic

Question 23

Which of these materials is the strongest?

Accepted Answer

Metal

Answer

Paper

Answer

Plastic

Answer

Wood

Question 24

Which material allows light to pass through it?

Accepted Answer

Glass

Answer

Brick

Answer

Rubber

Answer

Tree bark

Question 25

Which material is used to make most of our clothes?

Accepted Answer

Cloth

Answer

Metal

Answer

Wood

Answer

Rubber

Question 26

Which of these materials comes from nature?

Accepted Answer

Wood

Answer

Plastic

Answer

Metal

Answer

Paper

Question 27

Which material is very light?

Accepted Answer

Feather

Answer

Brick

Answer

Wood

Answer

Metal

Question 28

Which of these materials can conduct electricity?

Accepted Answer

Metal

Answer

Wood

Answer

Plastic

Answer

Rubber

Question 29

Which material is the hardest?

Accepted Answer

Metal

Answer

Wood

Answer

Plastic

Answer

Paper

Question 30

Which object is likely made of metal?

Accepted Answer

Spoon

Answer

Chair

Answer

Book

Answer

Toy car

Question 31

What material is commonly used to make clothes?

Accepted Answer

Cotton

Answer

Wood

Answer

Plastic

Answer

Metal

Question 32

Which material has a smooth and shiny surface?

Accepted Answer

Glass

Answer

Paper

Answer

Wood

Answer

Sandpaper

Question 33

What do we call a material that prevents water from passing through it?

Accepted Answer

Waterproof

Answer

Permeable

Answer

Absorbent

Answer

Flexible

Question 34

Which of these is NOT a property of materials?

Accepted Answer

Sound it makes

Answer

Colour

Answer

Weight

Answer

Flexibility

Question 35

Which material is stretchy and can be stretched?

Accepted Answer

Rubber

Answer

Metal

Answer

Plastic

Answer

Wood

Question 36

Which of these is made by humans?

Accepted Answer

Plastic

Answer

Wood

Answer

Wool

Question 37

What happens when we boil water?

Accepted Answer

It turns into a gas called water vapour

Answer

It turns into ice

Answer

It changes colour

Answer

It gets heavier

Question 38

Why do car tires usually use rubber?

Accepted Answer

Because it is strong and flexible.

Answer

Because it is light.

Answer

Because it is waterproof.

Answer

Because it is inexpensive.

Question 39

Imagine you're building a toy car. Which materials would you choose for the wheels, body, and windows?

Accepted Answer

Metal for the body, wood for the wheels, and glass for the windows

Answer

Plastic for the body, metal for the wheels, and wood for the windows

Answer

Wood for the body, plastic for the wheels, and fabric for the windows

Question 40

How can you tell if a material allows light to pass through it?

Accepted Answer

Hold it up to a light source

Answer

Drop it on the floor

Answer

Place it in a container of water

Question 41

Which of these materials is hard and can't be bent easily?

Accepted Answer

Metal

Answer

Rubber

Answer

Wood

Answer

Plastic

Question 42

Which of these materials can you see through clearly?

Accepted Answer

Glass

Answer

Fabric

Answer

Brick

Answer

Paper

Question 43

Which of these materials feels bumpy or rough to touch?

Accepted Answer

Sandpaper

Answer

Silk

Answer

Leather

Answer

Cotton

Question 44

Which of these materials is used to make our clothes?

Accepted Answer

Fabric

Answer

Glass

Answer

Wood

Answer

Metal

Question 45

Which of these materials can conduct electricity?

Accepted Answer

Metal

Answer

Plastic

Answer

Wood

Question 46

Which of these materials is attracted to magnets?

Accepted Answer

Metal

Answer

Glass

Answer

Plastic

Question 47

Which of these materials can be stretched without breaking?

Accepted Answer

Rubber

Answer

Wood

Answer

Glass

Answer

Metal

Question 48

Which of these materials comes from nature?

Accepted Answer

Wood

Answer

Metal

Answer

Plastic

Answer

Glass

Question 49

What is NOT a type of material?

Accepted Answer

Sound

Answer

Wood

Answer

Plastic

Answer

Metal

Question 50

Which of these materials is the strongest?

Accepted Answer

Iron

Answer

Cotton

Answer

Rubber

Answer

Paper

Question 51

Which of these materials lets light pass through it?

Accepted Answer

Glass

Answer

Brick

Answer

Metal

Answer

Wood

Question 52

Which of these materials can conduct electricity?

Accepted Answer

Copper

Answer

Plastic

Answer

Rubber

Answer

Wood

Question 53

Which of these materials comes from nature?

Accepted Answer

Wood

Answer

Metal

Answer

Plastic

Answer

Glass

Question 54

Which of these materials can be used to make clothes?

Accepted Answer

Cotton

Answer

Wood

Answer

Metal

Answer

Glass