Name : ______________________________

Grade : ______________________________

A. For each question there are four possible answers A, B, C and D. Choose the most appropriate
one.
1. Which one of the following would you use to separate sand from iron filings?
A. a bar magnet
B. filter paper
C. chromatography paper
D. sieve
2. To separate a mixture of soil and water what separation method is used?
A. Filtration
B. Sieving
C. Magnetic attraction
D. Evaporation
3. This method is used to separate metals from non metals.

A. use of magnet
B. filtration
C. sieving
D. chromatography
4. Nicole wants to dissolve a substance in water. Which substance will dissolve the easiest?
A. Rocks
B. sugar
C. pepper
D. sand
5. What item could a magnet separate from a mixture of garbage?
 A. Old metal fork
B. An apple core
C. Pieces of paper
D. A juice can
6. It involves separating a mixture based on different sizes of components.

A. Evaporation
B. Sieving
C. Use of Magnets
D. Filtration
7. Paper filters are used to separate certain mixtures. Which of these mixtures is most likely to be
separated by a paper filter?
A. Sugar and salt
B. Sand and water
C. Sugar and water
D. Sand and salt
8. This method is utilized in industries like junkyards to remove metal scraps from other materials.
A. chromatography
B. Filtration
C. use of magnet
D. Sieving
9. Two or more substances mixed together, but not chemically combined are known as a
A. residue
B. solution
C. distillate
D. mixture
10. What technique is applied when you want to get salt from saltwater?
A. Sieving
B. Distillation
C. Evaporation
 D. Filtration
B. Choose the best tool to separate the materials. Write your answer in the box. One has been
done for you.

C. Use the words below to complete the sentences

Soluble magnetic steel small iron non magnetic

small

1. A magnet can separate ________________________ things from ______________________

things.
2. Filter paper cannot separate _________________________ things from water.
3. A sieve can separate things with quite ________________ particles from things with very
________________________ particles.
4. Only the metals ____________________________ and ______________________________ can
be separated from other things using a magnet.