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Materials - Properties (Investigating)
Feathers are a very soft and light material.

Materials - Properties (Investigating)

This quiz addresses the requirements of the National Curriculum KS1 Science for children aged 5 and 6 in years 1 and 2. Specifically this quiz is aimed at the section dealing with investigating simple properties of materials.

You have investigated materials. In your investigations you have done simple experiments and found out different properties. In this quiz you have to choose which you think will be the best material. Each question asks you to choose between four different materials. Each question is about a simple property of materials - hardness, softness, strength, bendiness, and so on. Can you choose the best material? Which has the best property for the job? How many can you get right?

1 .
Leo asks, ‘Which one of these is the softest material?’
Feathers
Rock
Cardboard
Card
Pillows used to be filled with feathers because they were soft
2 .
Sarah asks, ‘Which one of these is the hardest material?’
Steel
Butter
Bread
Wood
Steel is a metal. It is made from iron
3 .
Emma asks, ‘Which one of these materials is the most transparent?’
Paper
Glass
Jelly
Cola
Some glass is coloured. But clear glass is always transparent
4 .
Ellie asks, ‘Which one of these materials is the weakest?’
Soggy paper
Dry paper
Wool
Cotton
Cotton is very thin, but it is really quite strong
5 .
Toni asks, ‘Which one of these is the strongest material?’
Clay
Brick
Iron
Paper
Bricks are strong, but iron is stronger
6 .
Adil asks, ‘Which one of these materials is the stretchiest?’
Wood
Rubber
Plastic
Cotton
Rubber is the most elastic
7 .
Abby asks, ‘Which one of these is the bendiest?’
Plastic Ruler
Wooden Pencil
Metal Slinky Spring
Wooden Cricket Bat
The Slinky Spring is the most flexible
8 .
Annie-Lee asks, ‘Which one of these materials is the shiniest?’
Gold
Clay
Iron
Concrete
Gold is shiny. It is used for rings and jewellery
9 .
Freddie asks, ‘Which one of these materials is the smoothest?’
Wood in a door
Glass in a mirror
A concrete path
A brick wall
Mirrors are smooth so that you can see a clear image
10 .
Liam asks, ‘Which one of these materials is the roughest?’
Paper
Cardboard
Wool
Concrete
Even smooth concrete is rough compared to cardboard
You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - Describing materials

Author:  David Bland
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