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Exploring Magnets — Practice Worksheet
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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.
A magnet attracts objects made mainly of:
- A.Wood
- B.Iron
- C.Plastic
- D.Glass
2.
Which of these is a non-magnetic material?
- A.Nickel
- B.Cobalt
- C.Copper
- D.Iron
3.
The natural magnet is an ore of iron called:
- A.Bauxite
- B.Magnetite
- C.Graphite
- D.Gypsum
4.
Every magnet has:
- A.Only one pole
- B.Two poles
- C.Three poles
- D.No poles
5.
The magnetic pull of a bar magnet is strongest at its:
- A.Middle
- B.Poles
- C.Top face
- D.Edges
6.
When a bar magnet is broken into two, each piece:
- A.Loses all magnetism
- B.Has only one pole
- C.Becomes a complete magnet with two poles
- D.Has three poles
7.
Two south poles brought near each other will:
- A.Attract
- B.Repel
- C.Do nothing
- D.Stick permanently
8.
A north pole and a south pole brought close will:
- A.Repel
- B.Attract
- C.Melt
- D.Disappear
9.
The sure test to identify a magnet is:
- A.Attraction with iron
- B.Repulsion
- C.Its weight
- D.Its colour
10.
A freely suspended bar magnet always rests pointing:
- A.East-West
- B.North-South
- C.Up-Down
- D.Towards the Sun
11.
The region around a magnet where its force acts is called the:
- A.Magnetic field
- B.Magnetic pole
- C.Compass
- D.Keeper
12.
A steel needle can be turned into a magnet by:
- A.Cooling it in a fridge
- B.Stroking it in one direction with a magnet
- C.Painting it
- D.Washing it
13.
A device that uses a magnetised needle to show direction is the:
- A.Thermometer
- B.Compass
- C.Balance
- D.Barometer
14.
Which action can make a magnet lose its magnetism?
- A.Storing it with a keeper
- B.Heating it strongly
- C.Keeping it still
- D.Keeping it dry
15.
At a scrapyard, a large magnet is used to:
- A.Cut metal
- B.Separate iron objects from other waste
- C.Weigh the waste
- D.Heat the metal
Section B — Challenge / Olympiad (2 marks each)
6 × 2 = 12 marks
16.
Object A attracts object B, but A does not repel B from any side. What can you conclude?
- A.Both A and B are definitely magnets
- B.A is a magnet and B may be a magnet or a piece of iron
- C.Neither is a magnet
- D.B is a magnet and A is iron
17.
Iron filings are sprinkled on a bar magnet. The pattern shows fewest filings at the middle because there:
- A.The magnet is broken
- B.The magnetic force is weakest
- C.The iron is heavier
- D.There are extra poles
18.
A magnet is cut into three pieces. The total number of poles among the three pieces is:
- A.2
- B.3
- C.6
- D.1
19.
Why must a bar magnet not be hammered or dropped repeatedly?
- A.It will become heavier
- B.It may lose its magnetism
- C.It will gain extra poles
- D.It will change colour
20.
A floating magnetised needle on cork points north-south. If you bring the north pole of a bar magnet near its north-seeking end, the needle end will:
- A.Move away (repelled)
- B.Move towards it (attracted)
- C.Not move at all
- D.Spin continuously
21.
Which property of a freely suspended magnet makes the compass possible?
- A.It always points north-south
- B.It is heavy
- C.It is shiny
- D.It attracts copper
Answer Key
Section A — Multiple Choice (1 mark each)
- (B) Iron
- (C) Copper
- (B) Magnetite
- (B) Two poles
- (B) Poles
- (C) Becomes a complete magnet with two poles
- (B) Repel
- (B) Attract
- (B) Repulsion
- (B) North-South
- (A) Magnetic field
- (B) Stroking it in one direction with a magnet
- (B) Compass
- (B) Heating it strongly
- (B) Separate iron objects from other waste
Section B — Challenge / Olympiad (2 marks each)
- (B) A is a magnet and B may be a magnet or a piece of iron
- (B) The magnetic force is weakest
- (C) 6
- (B) It may lose its magnetism
- (A) Move away (repelled)
- (A) It always points north-south
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