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Matter & Mixtures — Practice Worksheet
Name: ____________________
Roll No.: __________
Date: ____________
General Instructions
- All questions are compulsory.
- Choose the correct option (A, B, C or D) for each question.
- The answer key is at the end — try the paper first!
Section A — Multiple Choice (1 mark each)
15 × 1 = 15 marks
1.
Iron filings can be separated from sand using a…
- A.Magnet
- B.Spoon only
- C.Fire
- D.Fan
2.
How is making a mixture different from cooking an egg?
- A.Mixtures cannot be undone
- B.They are the same
- C.A mixture forms no new substance; cooking does
- D.Cooking makes no change
3.
A mixture of sand and iron filings can be made just by…
- A.Heating to melt
- B.Mixing them together
- C.A chemical reaction
- D.Burning
4.
We can get salt back from salty water by…
- A.Filtering
- B.Evaporating the water
- C.Using a magnet
- D.Freezing
5.
When two or more things are mixed but not joined into a new substance, we get a…
- A.New element
- B.Mixture
- C.Gas only
- D.Single metal
6.
A simple way to kill germs in water at home is to…
- A.Boil it
- B.Freeze it
- C.Shake it
- D.Colour it
7.
Matter is anything that has weight and takes up…
- A.Space
- B.Colour
- C.Sound
- D.Light
8.
Why should we save and not waste clean water?
- A.There is too much of it
- B.It is heavy
- C.It is cheap to make
- D.Safe drinking water is limited and precious
9.
Light husks can be separated from heavier grain by letting the wind blow them away. This is called…
- A.Boiling
- B.Filtering
- C.Winnowing
- D.Magnetising
10.
A solution looks clear because the dissolved particles are…
- A.Very big
- B.Too tiny to see
- C.Floating on top
- D.Made of glass
11.
Sand does not dissolve in water, so sand is…
- A.Insoluble
- B.Soluble
- C.A gas
- D.A solution
12.
Dirty water may carry tiny ___ that make us ill.
- A.Songs
- B.Toys
- C.Stars
- D.Germs
13.
In which state are particles packed most tightly together?
- A.Gas
- B.Liquid
- C.Solid
- D.Steam
14.
Sugar dissolves faster when the water is…
- A.Oily
- B.Icy and still
- C.Frozen
- D.Warm and stirred
15.
Adding heat usually makes particles move…
- A.Slower and closer
- B.Faster and spread apart
- C.Backwards
- D.To sleep
Section B — Challenge / Olympiad (2 marks each)
5 × 2 = 10 marks
16.
Sea water is a mixture because it is water with dissolved…
- A.Iron bars
- B.Salts and minerals
- C.Stones
- D.Wood
17.
If you keep adding sugar to a glass of water, at some point no more dissolves. The water is then…
- A.Frozen
- B.Empty
- C.Saturated (full)
- D.Boiling
18.
To separate a mixture of two liquids like water and oil that do not mix, we can use a…
- A.Filter paper only
- B.Magnet
- C.Fan
- D.Separating funnel (let them settle)
19.
Filtering muddy water makes it clear, but it may still be unsafe to drink because filtering does not remove tiny…
- A.Germs
- B.Stones
- C.Leaves
- D.Sand
20.
Why does a balloon shrink a little when put in a cold fridge?
- A.Cold gas particles move closer together
- B.The balloon eats air
- C.Air turns solid
- D.It loses colour
Answer Key
Section A — Multiple Choice (1 mark each)
- (A) Magnet
- (C) A mixture forms no new substance; cooking does
- (B) Mixing them together
- (B) Evaporating the water
- (B) Mixture
- (A) Boil it
- (A) Space
- (D) Safe drinking water is limited and precious
- (C) Winnowing
- (B) Too tiny to see
- (A) Insoluble
- (D) Germs
- (C) Solid
- (D) Warm and stirred
- (B) Faster and spread apart
Section B — Challenge / Olympiad (2 marks each)
- (B) Salts and minerals
- (C) Saturated (full)
- (D) Separating funnel (let them settle)
- (A) Germs
- (A) Cold gas particles move closer together
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