Materials and their Properties: Interactive Learning Quizzes for Year 1 Science

Question 1

Which of these materials is the strongest and can hold the most weight without breaking?

Accepted Answer

Metal Chain

Answer

Cardboard Box

Answer

Plastic Bottle

Answer

Wooden Table

Question 2

Which material can be stretched and pulled a lot without tearing easily?

Accepted Answer

Rubber Band

Answer

Glass Jar

Answer

Wooden Stick

Answer

Metal Spoon

Question 3

Why is it important to know about the different properties of materials?

Accepted Answer

To make things that are safe, work well, and last a long time.

Answer

To make things that look pretty.

Answer

To save money.

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To make things that are heavy.

Question 4

Which of these materials is best for making clothes that can move and stretch easily?

Accepted Answer

Flexible Fabric

Answer

Stiff Cardboard

Answer

Hard Plastic

Answer

Metal Sheets

Question 5

What type of materials are used to make wires that carry electricity in our homes?

Accepted Answer

Copper and Aluminum

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Wood and Paper

Answer

Glass and Rubber

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Plastic and Metal

Question 6

Why is it not safe to use metal objects near electrical wires?

Accepted Answer

Metal can conduct electricity and cause shocks.

Answer

Metal is magnetic and can damage wires.

Answer

Metal is sharp and can cut wires.

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Metal is heavy and can break wires.

Question 7

Which material can soak up the most water?

Accepted Answer

Water-absorbing Sponge

Answer

Metal Pan

Answer

Glass Cup

Answer

Plastic Bag

Question 8

What material would be best for making a raincoat that keeps you dry?

Accepted Answer

Water-resistant Rubber

Answer

Cotton Fabric

Answer

Paper

Answer

Wooden Planks

Question 9

What property tells us how easily a piece of paper can be folded?

Accepted Answer

Flexibility

Answer

Weight

Answer

Color

Answer

Shape

Question 10

Which material is best for making a spoon - glass, metal, wood, or paper?

Accepted Answer

Metal

Answer

Glass

Answer

Wood

Answer

Paper

Question 11

Which of these is NOT a property of materials?

Accepted Answer

Beauty

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Strength

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Flexibility

Answer

Conductivity

Question 12

What happens when you mix water with soil - does the water disappear, the soil become hard, the mixture become muddy, or the soil float on top of the water?

Accepted Answer

The mixture becomes muddy.

Answer

The water disappears.

Answer

The soil becomes hard.

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The soil floats on top of the water.

Question 13

What is the main purpose of a magnet - to attract metal objects, repel metal objects, create electricity, or make objects float?

Accepted Answer

To attract metal objects

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To repel metal objects

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To create electricity

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To make objects float

Question 14

Which material is strongest?

Accepted Answer

Metal

Answer

Paper

Answer

Wood

Answer

Fabric

Question 15

Which material can be bent easily?

Accepted Answer

Plastic

Answer

Glass

Answer

Stone

Answer

Metal

Question 16

Which material is used to make electric wires?

Accepted Answer

Copper

Answer

Wood

Answer

Paper

Answer

Fabric

Question 17

Which of these objects is made from a waterproof material?

Accepted Answer

A raincoat

Answer

A wooden chair

Answer

A cotton towel

Answer

A metal spoon

Question 18

Which material is the lightest?

Accepted Answer

Styrofoam

Answer

Steel

Answer

Wood

Answer

Glass

Question 19

Which of the following is NOT a property of materials?

Accepted Answer

Taste

Answer

Transparency

Answer

Sound conductivity

Answer

Strength

Question 20

Which material is used to make windows that let light through?

Accepted Answer

Glass

Answer

Wood

Answer

Metal

Answer

Fabric

Question 21

Which material is the best insulator?

Accepted Answer

Rubber

Answer

Metal

Answer

Plastic

Answer

Wood

Question 22

Which material is used to make clothes that keep us warm?

Accepted Answer

Cotton

Answer

Metal

Answer

Glass

Answer

Paper

Question 23

Which of these materials is the hardest to bend?

Accepted Answer

Metal

Answer

Wood

Answer

Plastic

Answer

Fabric

Question 24

Which of these materials allows electricity to flow through it easily?

Accepted Answer

Metal

Answer

Plastic

Answer

Wood

Answer

Fabric

Question 25

Which of these materials does not let water soak through it?

Accepted Answer

Plastic

Answer

Metal

Answer

Fabric

Answer

Wood

Question 26

Which of these materials would be the best for making a blanket to keep you warm?

Accepted Answer

Fabric

Answer

Metal

Answer

Plastic

Answer

Wood

Question 27

Which of these materials is the hardest to bend or twist?

Accepted Answer

Metal

Answer

Fabric

Answer

Plastic

Answer

Wood

Question 28

Which material is the strongest? Strong means it is very hard to bend or break.

Accepted Answer

Metal

Answer

Paper

Answer

Wood

Question 29

Which material is not strong?

Accepted Answer

Paper

Answer

Wood

Answer

Steel

Answer

Plastic

Question 30

Which material is most flexible?

Accepted Answer

Rubber

Answer

Glass

Answer

Metal

Answer

Brick

Question 31

Which material is a good conductor of electricity?

Accepted Answer

Metal

Answer

Wood

Answer

Plastic

Answer

Rubber

Question 32

Which material is waterproof?

Accepted Answer

Plastic

Answer

Sponge

Answer

Metal

Answer

Paper

Question 33

Which material absorbs water?

Accepted Answer

Sponge

Answer

Metal

Answer

Plastic

Answer

Glass

Question 34

Which material lets you see through it?

Accepted Answer

Glass

Answer

Wood

Answer

Metal

Answer

Rubber

Question 35

Which material reflects light?

Accepted Answer

Metal

Answer

Paper

Answer

Fabric

Answer

Wood

Question 36

Which material lasts the longest?

Accepted Answer

Steel

Answer

Paper

Answer

Plastic

Answer

Rubber

Question 37

Which material can easily be shaped?

Accepted Answer

Clay

Answer

Glass

Answer

Metal

Answer

Wood

Question 38

Which material breaks easily?

Accepted Answer

Glass

Answer

Metal

Answer

Plastic

Answer

Rubber

Question 39

Which of these materials is the strongest?

Accepted Answer

Metal

Answer

Paper

Answer

Wood

Answer

Plastic

Question 40

Which of these materials can be bent or stretched without breaking?

Accepted Answer

Rubber

Answer

Glass

Answer

Stone

Answer

Metal

Question 41

Which of these materials allows electricity to pass through it?

Accepted Answer

Metal

Answer

Wood

Answer

Plastic

Answer

Paper

Question 42

Which of these materials can you see through?

Accepted Answer

Glass

Answer

Wood

Answer

Metal

Answer

Plastic

Question 43

Which of these materials can soak up water like a sponge?

Accepted Answer

Paper

Answer

Metal

Answer

Wood

Answer

Plastic

Question 44

Which of these materials is attracted to magnets?

Accepted Answer

Iron

Answer

Plastic

Answer

Wood

Answer

Paper

Question 45

Which of these materials is hard to break or damage?

Accepted Answer

Metal

Answer

Plastic

Answer

Paper

Answer

Rubber

Question 46

Which of these is the strongest? Is it like metal, wood, or plastic?

Accepted Answer

Metal

Answer

Wood

Answer

Plastic

Answer

Paper

Question 47

Which of these can bend easily? Is it like plastic, metal, stone, or ceramic?

Accepted Answer

Plastic

Answer

Stone

Answer

Metal

Answer

Ceramic

Question 48

What do we look through in windows? Is it wood, glass, fabric, or metal?

Accepted Answer

Glass

Answer

Wood

Answer

Fabric

Answer

Metal

Question 49

Which of these materials does not get wet? Is it plastic, paper, fabric, or wood?

Accepted Answer

Plastic

Answer

Paper

Answer

Fabric

Answer

Wood

Question 50

What are pots and pans made of? Is it plastic, glass, wood, or metal?

Accepted Answer

Metal

Answer

Plastic

Answer

Glass

Answer

Wood

Question 51

Which of these is found in nature? Is it wood, metal, glass or plastic?

Accepted Answer

Wood

Answer

Metal

Answer

Glass

Answer

Plastic

Question 52

What are clothes made from? Is it fabric, metal, wood, or glass?

Accepted Answer

Fabric

Answer

Wood

Answer

Metal

Answer

Glass

Question 53

What material lets electricity pass through it? Is it copper, plastic, wood, or glass?

Accepted Answer

Copper

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Plastic

Answer

Wood

Answer

Glass

Question 54

Which of these materials is the most flexible?

Accepted Answer

C. Rubber

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A. Plastic

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B. Glass

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D. Metal

Question 55

Which material is waterproof?

Accepted Answer

B. Plastic

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A. Paper

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C. Metal

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D. Wood

Question 56

Which material is magnetic?

Accepted Answer

C. Iron

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A. Copper

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B. Aluminum

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D. Plastic

Question 57

Why do we use plastic to make water bottles?

Accepted Answer

C. Because it is waterproof

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A. Because it is strong

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B. Because it is lightweight

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D. Because it is flexible

Question 58

Which material is the best insulator?

Accepted Answer

D. Wool

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A. Metal

Answer

B. Plastic

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C. Wood

Question 59

Why should we not use metal for making cooking utensils?

Accepted Answer

C. Because it conducts heat well

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A. Because it is toxic

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B. Because it is not strong

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D. Because it is not waterproof

Question 60

Which material is the strongest?

Accepted Answer

Steel

Answer

Paper

Answer

Plastic

Answer

Cotton

Question 61

Which material conducts heat well?

Accepted Answer

Metal

Answer

Rubber

Answer

Plastic

Answer

Wood

Question 62

Which material can bend easily?

Accepted Answer

Rubber

Answer

Glass

Answer

Metal

Answer

Stone

Question 63

Which of these is NOT a property of materials?

Accepted Answer

Size

Answer

Strength

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Colour

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Conductivity

Question 64

Which material is waterproof?

Accepted Answer

Rubber

Answer

Cotton

Answer

Metal

Answer

Wood