Grade 1 Science · Materials and Their Properties
Build science skills with five 10-question practice tests covering material properties, states of matter, light, water, strength, flexibility, and everyday uses.
These Grade 1 science practice tests help students describe materials and connect their properties to everyday uses. Students compare texture, hardness, flexibility, absorbency, waterproofing, transparency, strength, and simple solid or liquid behavior.
Complete one 10-question test at a time. Let the student safely touch, bend, or observe common materials and explain which property makes each material useful. Record observations before choosing a material for a simple job.
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5. Test
A 10-question Grade 1 science practice test on material properties, states of matter, light, water, strength, flexibility, and uses.
Read each material question carefully. Choose one answer, then open the solution to review the property or use.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: A
The correct answer is A way the material looks or acts.
Properties describe how a material looks, feels, or behaves.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: B
The correct answer is Test it with a small amount of water.
A simple safe test can show whether water soaks into the material.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: C
The correct answer is The cloth feels soft.
Feeling that the cloth is soft is an observation about its property.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: D
The correct answer is Waterproof plastic.
Waterproof plastic keeps liquid water from passing through easily.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: A
The correct answer is Plastic.
Plastic can be lightweight and less likely to break than thin glass.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: B
The correct answer is Clear glass.
Clear glass lets light pass through and gives a clear view.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: C
The correct answer is Absorbent cotton.
Cotton can be soft and absorbent, so it works well for a towel.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: D
The correct answer is Insulating wool or thick fabric.
Wool and thick fabrics help keep body heat close.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: A
The correct answer is Flexibility.
Flexible materials can bend without breaking easily.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: B
The correct answer is Different properties make materials useful for different jobs.
People choose materials based on properties that fit the job.
A material property is a way a material looks, feels, or behaves, such as being hard, soft, smooth, flexible, absorbent, waterproof, transparent, or opaque.
Different materials have different properties. People choose a material whose properties fit the job, such as glass for a clear window or rubber for a flexible shoe sole.
The page includes five mini tests with 10 questions each, for 50 Grade 1 materials and properties questions in total.
