Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 7 (ICSE) · Science
Chapter: Chapter 13 — Chapter 13: Metals and Non-metals
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. What property do metals typically have? [1]
(A) Shininess (lustre)
(B) Dullness
(C) Brittleness
(D) Poor conductivity
2. What does malleable mean? [1]
(A) Can be hammered into shapes
(B) Cannot be shaped at all
(C) Breaks easily
(D) Conducts electricity
3. What does ductile mean? [1]
(A) Can be drawn into wires
(B) Cannot be shaped
(C) Breaks easily
(D) Conducts heat only
4. What is an example of a metal? [1]
(A) Iron
(B) Oxygen
(C) Sulfur
(D) Carbon
5. What is an example of a non-metal? [1]
(A) Oxygen
(B) Iron
(C) Copper
(D) Gold
6. Are non-metals usually good conductors? [1]
(A) No, typically poor conductors
(B) Yes, excellent conductors
(C) Always perfect conductors
(D) Conductivity is unrelated to metals
7. What happens to non-metals when solid and stressed? [1]
(A) They are brittle and break
(B) They bend easily
(C) They stretch into wires
(D) Nothing happens
8. Why understand metal and non-metal properties? [1]
(A) To select materials for appropriate uses
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests
9. What property do metals typically have? [1]
(A) Shininess (lustre)
(B) Dullness
(C) Brittleness
(D) Poor conductivity
10. What does malleable mean? [1]
(A) Can be hammered into shapes
(B) Cannot be shaped at all
(C) Breaks easily
(D) Conducts electricity
11. What does ductile mean? [1]
(A) Can be drawn into wires
(B) Cannot be shaped
(C) Breaks easily
(D) Conducts heat only
12. What is an example of a metal? [1]
(A) Iron
(B) Oxygen
(C) Sulfur
(D) Carbon
13. What is an example of a non-metal? [1]
(A) Oxygen
(B) Iron
(C) Copper
(D) Gold
14. Are non-metals usually good conductors? [1]
(A) No, typically poor conductors
(B) Yes, excellent conductors
(C) Always perfect conductors
(D) Conductivity is unrelated to metals
15. What happens to non-metals when solid and stressed? [1]
(A) They are brittle and break
(B) They bend easily
(C) They stretch into wires
(D) Nothing happens
16. Why understand metal and non-metal properties? [1]
(A) To select materials for appropriate uses
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests