Objects Around Us
1. Which of the following is a natural object?
A) Plastic bottle
B) Wooden chair
C) Stone
D) Glass window
2. Objects can be made from different materials. Which of the following is made of metal?
A) Rubber ball
B) Spoon
C) Cotton shirt
D) Paper cup
3. Why do we use wood to make furniture?
A) It is shiny
B) It is waterproof
C) It is hard and strong
D) It can bend easily
4. Which of the following is the best material for making a raincoat?
A) Cotton
B) Metal
C) Glass
D) Plastic
5. Which of the following objects allows light to pass through?
A) Wooden door
B) Glass window
C) Metal spoon
D) Plastic chair
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Changes in Materials
6. What happens when water is cooled below 0°C?
A) It changes into gas
B) It becomes a liquid
C) It turns into ice
D) It disappears
7. What happens when a chocolate bar is left under the hot sun?
A) It freezes
B) It melts
C) It disappears
D) It turns into gas
8. Which of the following materials can rust when exposed to air and water?
A) Plastic
B) Rubber
C) Wood
D) Iron
9. Which process changes water into steam?
A) Freezing
B) Melting
C) Evaporation
D) Condensation
10. What happens when a piece of paper is burnt?
A) It turns into ice
B) It changes into smoke and ash
C) It melts into water
D) It grows bigger
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Three States of Matter
11. Which state of matter has a definite shape and volume?
A) Solid
B) Liquid
C) Gas
D) Air
12. Which state of matter takes the shape of its container but has a fixed volume?
A) Solid
B) Liquid
C) Gas
D) Ice
13. Which of the following is an example of a gas?
A) Ice
B) Water
C) Oxygen
D) Metal
14. What happens to water when it is heated?
A) It melts
B) It turns into gas
C) It becomes ice
D) It disappears
15. Which of the following is not true about gases?
A) They have a definite shape
B) They spread out to fill the space
C) They can be compressed
D) They have no fixed volume
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Air
16. What is air made up of?
A) Only oxygen
B) Only carbon dioxide
C) A mixture of gases
D) Only water
17. Which of the following shows that air takes up space?
A) A balloon inflates when air is blown into it
B) A stone sinks in water
C) Water turns into ice
D) A paper burns when heated
18. Which gas in the air do humans breathe in to stay alive?
A) Oxygen
B) Carbon dioxide
C) Nitrogen
D) Water vapor
19. Which of the following shows that air has weight?
A) A kite flying in the sky
B) A deflated balloon is lighter than an inflated one
C) A fan blowing air
D) A glass of water freezing into ice
20. Why do bubbles rise when air is blown into water?
A) Air is heavier than water
B) Air is lighter than water
C) Water changes into gas
D) Water pushes air down
1. All objects are made of only one type of material.
2. Metal is a good material for making cooking pots because it conducts heat well.
3. A glass window is opaque and does not let light pass through.
4. Plastic is often used to make bottles because it is lightweight and waterproof.
5. Water turns into ice when it is heated.
6. Chocolate melts when placed under the sun because heat changes its state.
7. Burning a piece of paper is a reversible change.
8. Rusting occurs when iron is exposed to air and water.
9. Liquids have a fixed shape like solids.
10. Gases can be compressed but solids cannot.
11. Ice, water, and steam are all different materials.
12. When a liquid evaporates, it changes into a gas.
13. Air is made up of only oxygen.
14. A balloon inflates because air takes up space.
15. Humans need carbon dioxide to survive.
Case-Based Questions
1. James left a plastic cup, a metal spoon, and a piece of wood outside in the sun. After a
few hours, he touched them. The metal spoon felt very hot, but the plastic cup and wood did
not.
Why did the metal spoon feel hotter than the other objects?
A) Metal absorbs heat faster than plastic and wood
B) Plastic and wood disappear in the sun
C) The spoon turned into a gas
D) The spoon created heat on its own
2. Sarah placed a glass of water in the freezer before going to bed. The next morning, the
water had turned into ice.
Which process caused the water to turn into ice?
A) Evaporation
B) Melting
C) Freezing
D) Boiling
3. Tom filled a balloon with air and tied it. Later, he accidentally poked it with a sharp pin,
and the balloon burst.
Why did the balloon burst?
A) Air is invisible
B) Air takes up space and escapes when the balloon is punctured
C) Balloons disappear when they break
D) The balloon turned into a solid
4. Lina poured some water into an ice tray and placed it in the freezer. After a few hours, she
took the ice tray out, and the water had turned into solid ice. Later, she left the ice tray on the
kitchen counter, and the ice melted back into water.
Which statement best explains what happened?
A) Ice is a type of metal
B) Heat caused the ice to melt into water
C) Water turned into a gas and then back into ice
D) The ice disappeared and reappeared
5. David was playing with a mirror and a flashlight in a dark room. He noticed that the light
from the flashlight bounced off the mirror and reflected onto the wall.
Which property of light does this show?
A) Light can be bent
B) Light can pass through all objects
C) Light can be reflected
D) Light disappears when it hits an object
