Grade 1 science quiz: Sorting materials by properties with answers.

📚 Quick Study Guide

• 🖐️ Texture: How something feels (smooth, rough, bumpy).
• ✨ Luster: How shiny something is (shiny, dull).
• 💪 Strength: How easily something breaks (strong, weak).
• 💧 Water Absorption: How much water something soaks up (absorbent, waterproof).
• 📏 Flexibility: How easily something bends (flexible, rigid).
• 🧲 Magnetism: Whether a material is attracted to magnets (magnetic, non-magnetic).

🧪 Practice Quiz

1. Which of these materials is MOST likely to be described as 'rough'?
   1. A: Glass
   2. B: Sandpaper
   3. C: Aluminum Foil
2. Which property BEST describes a mirror?
   1. A: Dull
   2. B: Rough
   3. C: Shiny
3. Which material is known for being waterproof?
   1. A: Paper
   2. B: Cotton
   3. C: Rubber
4. Which of the following is a flexible material?
   1. A: A brick
   2. B: A rubber band
   3. C: A glass window
5. Which of these is a magnetic material?
   1. A: Wood
   2. B: Iron
   3. C: Plastic
6. Which material is MOST absorbent?
   1. A: Metal
   2. B: Sponge
   3. C: Plastic
7. Which material is BEST described as strong?
   1. A: Paper
   2. B: Steel
   3. C: Clay