Materials around Us

Primary 3

A. Choose the correct answer! (5 pts)

1. The object that is included as absorbent object is…
A. B. C. D.

2. Waterproof materials mean that …..

A. The materials don’t allow water to pass through them.
B. The materials don’t allow liquid to pass through them.
C. The materials that allow water to pass through them.
D. The materials that allow liquid to pass through them.

3. The object that we can make from wool is…

A. B. C. D.

4. The examples of man-made materials are…., EXCEPT:

A. Glass, gold, and leather.
B. Steel, ceramics, and glass.
C. Tin, feather, and wood.
D. Glass, wool, and cotton.

5. The animals that we can take their skin to make leathers are…., EXCEPT:
A. B. C. D.
B. Match them! (7 pts)
6. The other word for man-made material is _______________________.
7. A material that can soak up with liquid is called __________________________.
8. The material that can bend easily without breaking is a _____________________ material.
9. The material that can be stretched easily is a _________________________ material.
10. The material that can be attracted to a magnet is called ___________________ material.
11. The materials that allow most of light to pass through them is called _______________ material.
12. The material that doesn’t allow the heat to pass through is called ____________________ of heat.

opaque Manufacture Flexible Elastic

Magnetic Transparent Absorbent Bad conductor

C. Give tick (√) on the correct statements! (8 pts)

13. Cotton, metals and wool are included as materials that come from nature.
14. All metals are included as magnetic materials.
15. We get rubber from the sap of cotton tree.
16. The properties of socks are absorbent, elastic and flexible.
17. The properties of school uniform are rigid and waterproof.
18. We get silk from mealworm.
19. The properties of umbrella are waterproof and light.
20. Glass, ceramics and plastic are man-made materials.

D. Answers these given questions carefully! (10 pts)

21. Read the given questions carefully and pay attention to the pictures!
(a) Which of the two materials, X or Y, has a higher absorbency? (1 pt)
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(b) Which of the two materials is more suitable for making an umbrella? Explain your answer! (3)
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( c) Name 1 thing that Ashley must keep the same to make it a fair test! (1)
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22. Greg has a mixture of iron dust and chalk powder. He uses a magnet to separate them.

(a) How will the magnet help to separate the mixture? (1 pt)
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(b) Greg tried the same method to separate a mixture of sugar and flour. However, it did not work. Explain
why! (2 pts)
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(c ) Mention 2 examples of objects that are included as magnetic material! (2 pts)

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