ICSE Class 6 Chemistry - Matter - Test 2 (Intermediate)
1. A flat bicycle tyre becomes firm when air is pumped into it. This shows that air:
A. Has no mass
B. Is not matter
C. Occupies space
2. When room freshener is sprayed in one corner, its smell reaches the whole room because gas particles:
A. Spread easily
B. Stay fixed in one place
C. Become solid immediately
3. Juice is poured from a bottle into a cup. What property of liquids is shown?
A. Liquids have fixed shape
B. Liquids take the shape of the container
C. Liquids have no volume
4. Why is a rubber ball called matter?
A. It is round only
B. It can bounce only
C. It has mass and occupies space
5. A school bag becomes heavier when books are kept inside it. This happens because books add:
A. Mass
B. Shadow
C. Light
6. Smoke coming from burning paper spreads in air. This shows that smoke particles can:
A. Stay only at one point
B. Move through air
C. Become a stone
7. A wooden block keeps its shape when moved from a table to a shelf. This shows that it is a:
A. Liquid
B. Gas
C. Solid
8. Wet clothes dry in sunlight because water changes into water vapour by:
A. Evaporation
B. Freezing
C. Melting
9. Water droplets appear outside a cold bottle because water vapour in air changes into liquid. This is called:
A. Melting
B. Condensation
C. Freezing
10. When water is kept in a freezer, it becomes ice. This change is called:
A. Boiling
B. Evaporation
C. Freezing
11. Butter becomes liquid on a hot pan. This is an example of:
A. Melting
B. Condensation
C. Freezing
12. Air inside a syringe can be pushed into a smaller space because gases are:
A. Rigid like stones
B. Easy to compress
C. Fixed in shape
13. Why is it difficult to compress a piece of chalk?
A. It has no particles
B. It is a liquid
C. Its particles are closely packed
14. Honey slowly moves down when poured from a spoon. This shows that liquids can:
A. Flow
B. Keep fixed shape
C. Become invisible
15. A jar filled with sand becomes heavier. This shows that sand:
A. Has no volume
B. Has mass
C. Is not matter
16. During boiling, water changes mainly from:
A. Gas to solid
B. Solid to liquid
C. Liquid to gas
17. The same water is poured into a bottle and then into a bowl. What remains the same?
A. Amount of water
B. Shape of water
C. Shape of the container
18. Chalk powder is still considered matter because it:
A. Has no weight
B. Has mass and occupies space
C. Is only a sound
19. Gas in a closed jar fills the whole jar because its particles:
A. Are fixed tightly
B. Cannot move
C. Move freely in all directions
20. Which statement is correct about melting ice?
A. No new substance is formed
B. Ice changes into salt
C. Water disappears completely