Toni has four blocks of wood. The four blocks of wood are all the same size and weight. Some are smooth and some are rough. How can Toni find out which block of wood is the smoothest?

Pull them along the ground with a piece of string

Drop them all from a table onto the floor

Put them on a slide and see which one goes furthest

Put them on a slide and see which one does not move

Ella's mum and dad have a plastic bag, a cardboard bag, a paper bag, and a leather bag. How can Ella test to see which is the strongest bag?

Look at the bags with a magnifying glass

Sarah has six glass bottles. They are all different colours. Sarah wants to know which glass bottle is most transparent. What can she do?

Shine a torch through each one and see which is brightest

Shine a torch through each one and see which is dullest

Roll the bottles along the floor

Freddie has two bottles of tomato sauce. He wants to know which one is the runniest. How can he test them to find out?

Turn both the bottles upside down at the same time and see which one comes out quickest

Turn both bottles upside down and shake them

Grace has two boxes of tissues. Grace wants to know which tissue is best.She takes one tissue from each box. She puts them in saucers. Then she pours a teaspoon of water on each tissue.How does Grace know which tissue is best?

The best tissue soaks up only a little bit of water

The best tissue soaks up no water

The best tissue soaks up the most water

The best tissue soaks up hardly any water

Tom has some straws. One is made of plastic. One is made of paper. One is made of waxed card. One is made of rubber. Tom wants to know which material is the bendiest. How can Tom test to see which one is the bendiest?

Drink through each straw in turn

See how far each straw will twist round a beaker

Ali has a piece of paper and a piece of card. She wants to know which is the shiniest. How can she test to see which is the shiniest?

Shine a torch on them and see which one reflects the most light

Adam wants to find the stretchiest material.Adam has a piece of string, a piece of wool, a piece of cotton, and a rubber band. They are all 10 cm long.Adam ties a 50 gram weight to each one. What must Adam measure to find out which one is stretchiest?

Measure the length before and after adding the weight

Only measure the length before adding the weight

Measure how heavy the weight is

Anna has a bag of flour and a bag of feathers. She does a test to decide which is the softest. She asks ten people to put their hands into the bags and say which is softest. Here are her results:7 people say the feathers are softest. 2 people say the flour is softest. 1 person says they are both as soft as each other.What has Anna found out?

Feathers are probably softer than flour

Flour and feathers are both as soft as each other

Anna has a bag of flour and a bag of feathers. She wants to check which is the softest. What should she do?

Put her hand into the bags and say which one is softest.

Ask two people to put their hands into the bags and say which is softest.

Ask ten people to put their hands into the bags and say which is softest.

Ask ten people to look into the bags and say which is softest.

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KS1 Science Materials - Testing the Properties Quiz

Children love to experiment with testing the properties of materials. They can see how rough or smooth something is by seeing if a sock will stick to it or sli…

Written by Dr. Emma ClarkeReviewed by Dr. Emma ClarkeUpdated 17 Mar 2026

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Topic: Materials Testing The Properties

Questions: 10

Duration: 10 min

Difficulty: ★★ Medium

Focus: applying Materials Testing The Properties with consistent method and answer precision.

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Children love to experiment with testing the properties of materials. They can see how rough or smooth something is by seeing if a sock will stick to it or slip off. Help your child learn by playing this fun and friendly KS1 Science quiz together which is aimed at year 1 and year 2 students.

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