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Everyday materials – practice for Years 2–3

Sample questions on Everyday materials with the right answer and a worked solution, from easy to hard. In the Pickles Academy app a child gets new questions of the same kind every time, so they can't just learn the answers by heart.

Subject
Nature and society
Year
Years 2–3
Curriculum area
Variety of nature

Question types: Materials YES/NO

Rule: Everyday materials

Wood floats, a stone sinks. A magnet attracts iron, but not wood or plastic. Glass is see-through and breaks easily.

Paper is made from wood, glass mainly from sand, plastic from oil, wool from sheep’s fleece, cotton from a plant.

Example: A metal spoon in hot tea soon gets warm. A rubber band goes back to its shape after stretching.

Watch out: A plastic bottle does not rot away in a few days but takes hundreds of years. That is why we recycle plastic.

Sample questions

  1. Question 1 Easy

    Decide whether each statement is true (YES) or not (NO).

    1. Window glass is see-through.
    2. A metal spoon in hot tea soon gets warm.
    3. A magnet pulls a wooden block.
    Show the solution
    Answer:
    1. Window glass is see-through. – yes
    2. A metal spoon in hot tea soon gets warm. – yes
    3. A magnet pulls a wooden block. – no

    How it works: 1. YES 2. YES 3. NO – magnets pull iron, not wood

  2. Question 2 Normal

    Decide whether each statement is true (YES) or not (NO).

    1. A plastic bottle rots away in nature in a few days.
    2. A wooden block floats on water.
    3. Wool comes from the fleece of sheep.
    4. A magnet pulls an iron nail.
    Show the solution
    Answer:
    1. A plastic bottle rots away in nature in a few days. – no
    2. A wooden block floats on water. – yes
    3. Wool comes from the fleece of sheep. – yes
    4. A magnet pulls an iron nail. – yes

    How it works: 1. NO – plastic takes hundreds of years to break down 2. YES 3. YES 4. YES

  3. Question 3 Hard

    Decide whether each statement is true (YES) or not (NO).

    1. Ice is frozen water.
    2. Rubber is stretchy and springs back into shape.
    3. Paper stays dry in water.
    4. Cotton comes from a plant.
    5. Glass is made mainly from sand.
    Show the solution
    Answer:
    1. Ice is frozen water. – yes
    2. Rubber is stretchy and springs back into shape. – yes
    3. Paper stays dry in water. – no
    4. Cotton comes from a plant. – yes
    5. Glass is made mainly from sand. – yes

    How it works: 1. YES 2. YES 3. NO – paper soaks up water and goes soggy 4. YES 5. YES

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