ICSE Class 6 Chemistry - Matter - Test 5 (Comprehensive)
1. Which object is matter among the following?
A. A thought
B. A shadow
C. A notebook
2. Smoke is considered matter because it contains:
A. Tiny particles and gases
B. Only light
C. Only sound
3. Which instrument is commonly used to compare the mass of two objects?
A. Thermometer
B. Balance
C. Funnel
4. A marble placed in different boxes keeps the same shape because it is a:
A. Gas
B. Liquid
C. Solid
5. Which statement correctly describes a liquid?
A. It has fixed volume but no fixed shape
B. It has no mass
C. It always keeps a fixed shape
6. When air is filled into a large empty tank, it:
A. Stays only at the bottom
B. Fills the whole tank
C. Becomes a solid block
7. Why is a wooden cube difficult to squeeze by hand?
A. It has no matter
B. Its particles are very far apart
C. Its particles are closely packed
8. Which property of liquids allows water to flow in a stream?
A. Particles can move past one another
B. Particles are fixed tightly
C. Particles are absent
9. Why can air be compressed more easily than water?
A. Air is a solid
B. Air particles have more space between them
C. Air has no particles
10. Ice cubes kept in a warm room slowly become water. This process is:
A. Freezing
B. Condensation
C. Melting
11. When water is heated strongly in a kettle, it changes into:
A. Water vapour
B. Ice
C. Sand
12. Water droplets form on the lid of a hot cooking vessel because of:
A. Melting
B. Condensation
C. Freezing
13. Which change happens when water loses heat in an ice tray?
A. Water becomes steam
B. Water becomes salt
C. Water becomes ice
14. Water kept in an open plate slowly disappears. This is due to:
A. Evaporation
B. Freezing
C. Breaking
15. Which statement is true when water changes into steam?
A. A new metal is formed
B. Only the state changes
C. Water stops being matter
16. The smell of food reaches another room because gas particles:
A. Remain fixed in one place
B. Become solid immediately
C. Move and spread through air
17. If 100 mL of water is poured from a cup into a bottle, what stays the same?
A. Volume of water
B. Shape of water
C. Shape of bottle
18. What usually happens to particles of matter when heat is added?
A. They stop moving
B. They move faster
C. They disappear forever
19. What usually happens to particles when matter is cooled?
A. They turn into light
B. They move faster only
C. They move more slowly
20. Which set shows the same substance in three different states?
A. Ice, water, water vapour
B. Salt, sugar, sand
C. Wood, paper, glass