PART I: Multiple Choice (1–50)
Choose the correct answer for each question.
PART I – MULTIPLE CHOICE (1–50)
1. Which of the following is NOT a state of matter?
A. Solid
B. Liquid
C. Mass
D. Gas
2. Which describes mass?
A. The space an object takes
B. The amount of matter in an object
C. The temperature of an object
D. How smooth a surface is
3. What property allows a metal to return to shape after bending?
A. Brittleness
B. Ductility
C. Elasticity
D. Transparency
4. Which is a physical property of matter?
A. Combustible
B. Soluble
C. Elastic
D. Reactive
5. Which substance is a good conductor of heat?
A. Rubber
B. Plastic
C. Copper
D. Wood
6. Which object is translucent?
A. Wooden board
B. Clear glass
C. Wax paper
D. Brick
7. What state of matter has no definite shape or volume?
A. Solid
B. Liquid
C. Gas
D. Plasma
8. Which change of state turns gas into liquid?
A. Evaporation
B. Condensation
C. Melting
D. Freezing
9. What happens when water freezes?
A. Liquid becomes solid
B. Solid becomes gas
C. Gas becomes liquid
D. Solid becomes liquid
10. Which is a physical (reversible) change?
A. Burning paper
B. Rusting iron
C. Melting ice
D. Cooking an egg
11. Which indicates a chemical (irreversible) change?
A. Melting ice
B. Cutting paper
C. Rusting metal
D. Freezing water
12. What is a mixture?
A. A pure substance
B. Something made of one element
C. Two or more substances physically combined
D. A solution only
13. Which of the following is a mixture?
A. Salt
B. Oxygen
C. Salad
D. Carbon dioxide
14. What kind of mixture is seawater?
A. Suspension
B. Homogeneous mixture
C. Heterogeneous mixture
D. Colloid
15. Which mixture is heterogeneous?
A. Juice with pulp
B. Air
C. Saltwater
D. Carbon dioxide
16. What do you call the substance being dissolved?
A. Solvent
B. Solute
C. Solution
D. Compound
17. Which is a solvent?
A. Sugar
B. Water
C. Salt
D. Air
18. How can iron be separated from sand?
A. Filtration
B. Evaporation
C. Using a magnet
D. Distillation
19. What method separates large particles from small?
A. Decantation
B. Sieving
C. Evaporation
D. Filtration
20. What separation technique uses heat to remove liquid?
A. Filtration
B. Evaporation
C. Sieving
D. Decantation
21. Filtration is used to:
A. Remove liquids from solids
B. Mix two liquids
C. Dissolve sugar
D. Evaporate water
22. Decantation separates mixtures by:
A. Filtering
B. Dissolving
C. Allowing solid settle then pouring liquid
D. Heating
23. Which mixture is easiest to decant?
A. Trail mix
B. Oil and water
C. Salt dissolved in water
D. Coffee
24. Which substance dissolves faster in hot water?
A. Salt water
B. Cold water
C. Hot water
D. Oil in water
25. Which is NOT correct about homogeneous mixtures?
A. Uniform composition
B. Particles visible
C. Examples include solutions
D. Cannot easily separate components
26. Which separation uses filter paper?
A. Evaporation
B. Decantation
C. Filtration
D. Sieving
27. Which is an example of a suspension?
A. Saltwater
B. Juice with pulp
C. Air
D. Vinegar
28. Which mixture shows visible parts?
A. Salt solution
B. Air
C. Sand and pebbles
D. Soda
29. Which process changes liquid to gas?
A. Freezing
B. Melting
C. Evaporation
D. Condensation
30. Which is a general property of matter?
A. Reactivity
B. Solubility
C. Mass
D. Oxidation
31. Which is a special property of matter?
A. Volume
B. Density
C. Elasticity
D. Mass
32. What happens to particles when heat is added?
A. They move slower
B. They stop
C. They move faster and spread out
D. They freeze
33. What state change is evaporation?
A. Solid to liquid
B. Liquid to gas
C. Gas to liquid
D. Gas to solid
34. Which sign suggests chemical change?
A. Temperature change
B. Change in smell
C. Change in shape
D. Melting ice
35. Which is NOT a chemical change?
A. Burning wood
B. Baking cake
C. Dissolving salt in water
D. Rusting iron
36. Which mixture settles when left alone?
A. Salt solution
B. Juice with pulp
C. Seawater
D. Soda
37. Which property helps sort iron filings?
A. Color
B. Magnetism
C. Density
D. Texture
38. What separates small solids from liquids?
A. Magnet
B. Funnel and filter paper
C. Strainer
D. Heat
39. Which change is reversible?
A. Burning
B. Rusting
C. Melting
D. Cooking
40. Which tool measures mass?
A. Thermometer
B. Balance scale
C. Ruler
D. Graduated cylinder
41. What is volume?
A. Amount of mass
B. Space occupied by object
C. Temperature
D. Color
42. A metal that bends easily is:
A. Brittle
B. Flexible
C. Transparent
D. Hard
43. What forms when sugar dissolves in water?
A. Mixture
B. Solute
C. Solution
D. Compound
44. What type of mixture is muddy water?
A. Homogeneous
B. Colloid
C. Suspension
D. Pure substance
45. What happens when ice melts?
A. Solid to liquid
B. Gas to liquid
C. Liquid to gas
D. Liquid to solid
46. Which is true of reversible changes?
A. New substances form
B. Appearance may change
C. Can return to original form
D. Change is permanent
47. What do you call a uniform mixture of sugar and water?
A. Suspension
B. Colloid
C. Solution
D. Compound
48. A solid left after evaporation is called:
A. Solvent
B. Solute
C. Residue
D. Sediment
49. What indicates a physical change?
A. Gas emitted
B. Texture changed
C. New smell
D. Color changed permanently
50. Which requires multiple physical separation steps?
A. Salt and water
B. Iron and sand
C. Salad with dressing and seeds
D. Saltwater
PART II – IDENTIFICATION (51–60)
Write the correct term.
51. The ability of matter to be bent without breaking.
52. A substance that dissolves other substances.
53. A mixture with visible separate parts.
54. Changing liquid into solid.
55. A change that does not produce new substances.
56. The method used to remove solids by pouring off liquid.
57. Substance left behind after evaporation.
58. Form of matter that has definite volume but no fixed shape.
59. Process of turning gas into liquid.
60. Substance being dissolved in a solution.
