KS1 Materials | Naming Common Materials

Science Quiz - Materials - Common Materials (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 Materials.

We use materials to make things. Different materials are good for different jobs. They are used to make different objects. Which materials are which? Can you name the most common materials? What do they look like? If you know the names of the most common materials, then you can look at how they are used in different objects.

This material is made from trees. What is it?

[ ]	Iron
[ ]	Wood
[ ]	Wool
[ ]	Steel

These are bottle tops. They are made from _______.

[ ]	Wood
[ ]	Glass
[ ]	Stone
[ ]	Plastic

What material is this bottle made from?

[ ]	Metal
[ ]	Rubber
[ ]	Glass
[ ]	Plastic

Gold, iron and copper are all types of _____.

[ ]	Plastic
[ ]	Rock
[ ]	Metal
[ ]	Wood

This stone is made of ____.

[ ]	Metal
[ ]	Rock
[ ]	Wood
[ ]	Glass

What is the main material in this wall?

[ ]	Brick
[ ]	Wood
[ ]	Plastic
[ ]	Metal

These are beams used in building. What material are the beams made from?

[ ]	Cardboard
[ ]	Concrete
[ ]	Plastic
[ ]	Rubber

You can knit with this material. What is it?

[ ]	Cotton
[ ]	Nylon
[ ]	Plastic
[ ]	Wool

You can sew with this material. What is it?

[ ]	Cotton
[ ]	Wool
[ ]	Rubber
[ ]	Leather

10.

You can rub things out with this material. What is it?

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

Science Quiz - Materials - Common Materials (Answers)

This material is made from trees. What is it?

[ ]	Iron
[x]	Wood
[ ]	Wool
[ ]	Steel

Sawn wood is called timber

These are bottle tops. They are made from _______.

[ ]	Wood
[ ]	Glass
[ ]	Stone
[x]	Plastic

Plastics can be shaped and moulded

What material is this bottle made from?

[ ]	Metal
[ ]	Rubber
[x]	Glass
[ ]	Plastic

Glass is used in mirrors and in windows

Gold, iron and copper are all types of _____.

[ ]	Plastic
[ ]	Rock
[x]	Metal
[ ]	Wood

What other metals do you know?

This stone is made of ____.

[ ]	Metal
[x]	Rock
[ ]	Wood
[ ]	Glass

Rocks form cliffs and mountains

What is the main material in this wall?

[x]	Brick
[ ]	Wood
[ ]	Plastic
[ ]	Metal

Bricks are made from clay

These are beams used in building. What material are the beams made from?

[ ]	Cardboard
[x]	Concrete
[ ]	Plastic
[ ]	Rubber

Concrete is made by mixing cement, water, sand and small stones

You can knit with this material. What is it?

[ ]	Cotton
[ ]	Nylon
[ ]	Plastic
[x]	Wool

Wool comes originally from sheep

You can sew with this material. What is it?

[x]	Cotton
[ ]	Wool
[ ]	Rubber
[ ]	Leather

Cotton comes originally from a plant

10.

You can rub things out with this material. What is it?

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

Rubber is also used in car tyres