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Science: Elementary School: 1st and 2nd Grade Quiz - Materials - What Should We Use? (Questions)

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Which material would you use to make a paper airplane? 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.

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Window panes are made from which material?

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

Bicycle tires 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

Thumbtacks 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: Elementary School: 1st and 2nd Grade Quiz - Materials - What Should We Use? (Answers)

Window panes are made from which material?

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

Window frames are made of wood or plastic

Bicycle tires 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

Thumbtacks are made from which material?

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

What are thumbtacks 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 wooly jumper? - Sweater and pullover

Wheelie Bins are made from which material?

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

What color wheelie bins do you have?

10.

Radiators are made from which material?

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

What color are the radiators in your home?