KS1 Materials | Choosing the Right One for the Job

Science Quiz - Materials - Choosing the Right Material (Questions)

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 choosing the right material for the job.

Which material would you use to make a paper aeroplane? Paper, of course! Can you choose the best material to make different things and do different jobs? You have found out all about different materials. You know about their properties. Now let’s try to choose which material to use for each of these jobs.

Window panes are made from which material?

[ ]	Brick
[ ]	Wood
[ ]	Plastic
[ ]	Glass

Bicycle tyres are made from which material?

[ ]	Metal
[ ]	Rubber
[ ]	Cotton
[ ]	String

Front doors are made from which material?

[ ]	Wood
[ ]	Metal
[ ]	Rubber
[ ]	Concrete

Knifes, forks and spoons are made from which material?

[ ]	Rubber
[ ]	Cardboard
[ ]	Metal
[ ]	Wood

Drawing pins are made from which material?

[ ]	Metal
[ ]	Rubber
[ ]	Paper
[ ]	Wood

Rulers are made from which material?

[ ]	Cotton
[ ]	Wool
[ ]	Rubber
[ ]	Plastic

Books are made from which material?

[ ]	Rubber
[ ]	Paper
[ ]	Metal
[ ]	Wool

Jumpers are made from which material?

[ ]	Wood
[ ]	Wool
[ ]	Cotton
[ ]	Plastic

Wheelie Bins are made from which material?

[ ]	Metal
[ ]	Grass
[ ]	Glass
[ ]	Plastic

10.

Radiators are made from which material?

[ ]	Plastic
[ ]	Metal
[ ]	Brick
[ ]	Stone

Science Quiz - Materials - Choosing the Right Material (Answers)

Window panes are made from which material?

[ ]	Brick
[ ]	Wood
[ ]	Plastic
[x]	Glass

Window frames are made of wood or plastic

Bicycle tyres are made from which material?

[ ]	Metal
[x]	Rubber
[ ]	Cotton
[ ]	String

What sort of bike do you have?

Front doors are made from which material?

[x]	Wood
[ ]	Metal
[ ]	Rubber
[ ]	Concrete

Most front doors are made of wood or plastic. What is your front door made of?

Knifes, forks and spoons are made from which material?

[ ]	Rubber
[ ]	Cardboard
[x]	Metal
[ ]	Wood

Have you ever used a plastic knife and fork? But metal knives and forks last longer

Drawing pins are made from which material?

[x]	Metal
[ ]	Rubber
[ ]	Paper
[ ]	Wood

What are drawing pins used for?

Rulers are made from which material?

[ ]	Cotton
[ ]	Wool
[ ]	Rubber
[x]	Plastic

Rulers used to be made of wood

Books are made from which material?

[ ]	Rubber
[x]	Paper
[ ]	Metal
[ ]	Wool

Did you know? - Paper is made originally from wood

Jumpers are made from which material?

[ ]	Wood
[x]	Wool
[ ]	Cotton
[ ]	Plastic

What other words mean a woolly jumper? - Sweater and pullover

Wheelie Bins are made from which material?

[ ]	Metal
[ ]	Grass
[ ]	Glass
[x]	Plastic

What colour wheelie bins do you have?

10.

Radiators are made from which material?

[ ]	Plastic
[x]	Metal
[ ]	Brick
[ ]	Stone

What colour are the radiators in your home?