Unit 5: Elements • Grade 7

Lesson 5.1: Properties of Metals,

Nonmetals, and Metalloids
Worksheet 2

Name: _______________________________________ Date: ____________________

Grade and Section: ______________________________ Rating: __________________

General Instructions: Supply the blanks with the words provided below to complete the
paragraph.

An ________ is made up of one kind of atom. ___________, on the

other hand, are made up of two or more elements. Elements are
classified either as a ________, ________, or _________. Metals can be
found at the _______ side of the periodic table, while nonmetals are on
the ______ side. Metals are usually lustrous and hard, but can be
processed to form wires (a property called ________) or can be
hammered into various shapes (a property called _______).
Nonmetals, on the other hand, are usually brittle and dull in
appearance. While metals are good conductors, nonmetals are _______
conductors of heat and electricity. Metalloids have intermediate
conductivity between that of metals and nonmetals. Hence, they are
sometimes referred to as _________.

poor metal compounds ductility

nonmetal
right malleability left
element
metalloid semimetals