1.

What is meant by
the words
properties of
materials?

4.

2.
What does
brittle
mean?

5.

What is the main What is the

reason why glass opposite of
is used to make
absorbent?
windows?

3.

Name a brittle
material

6.
What does
viscous mean?

7.

What are the 2

common materials
that are
magnetic?

10.

8.

Name the 2
uncommon
materials that
are magnetic?

11.

What does
Name an elastic
absorbent mean? material

9.

Name 2 shiny
metals used to
make good
jewellery.

12.
What is another
name for
elasticity?

13.

What does
opaque mean?

16.
Name 2
properties of
brick

14.

15.

Which cans,
aluminium or steel,
are removed from
rubbish using
magnets?

What are the

ends of magnets
called?

17.

18.

What is the
What material
opposite of rigid? would be good for
making socks?

19.

20.

What does repel

mean?

Which poles of a
magnet attract
each other?

22.

23.

Which end of a
magnet will pick
up a copper rod?

What does
transparent
mean?

21.

Name a use of
glass

24.
What would happen
to a rubber band
when weight is
removed from it?

25.

Which end of a
magnet will pick
up an iron nail?

26.

27.

If you spilled a
box of pins how
could you pick
them up quickly?

Give 3 properties
of a good
material for
making a bridge.

28.

29.

30.

Which of these is
absorbent?
plastic, paper, or
foil

What would happen

to a rubber band
when weight is
added to it?

Which poles of a
magnet repel
each other?

Treasure Hunt Year 4 Materials

Name _______________________
Date_____________
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Treasure Hunt Year 4 Materials (teachers answers)

Name _______________________
Date_____________
1
What a material is like
or how it behaves

2
breaks easily

3
glass (any named
brittle material)

4
because it is
transparent

5
waterproof

6
sticky

7
iron and steel

8
Cobalt and nickel

9 gold silver platinum

copper or similar
(any 2)

10
soaks up water

11
12
rubber or other elastic stretchiness
material

13
You cannot see
through it

14
steel

15
poles (N or S)

16 (any 2 properties of brick)

hard, waterproof,
hardwearing, strong

17
flexible (bendy)

18 (material to make socks)

nylon, wool, polyester,
cotton

19
to push away

20
north and south

21 (allow any use)

glass is used for
making windows

22
neither end copper is
non-magnetic

23
you can see through it

24
it would go back to its
original length

25
both ends (N and S)

26
using a magnet

27

28
paper

29
it would stretch

30
north and north or
south and south

(any 3 properties for a

strong, hard,
hardwearing, waterproof
bridge)

Treasure Hunt Year 4 Materials (teachers answers)

Name _______________________
Date_____________

What a material is like

or how it behaves

breaks easily

glass (any named

brittle material)

because it is
transparent

waterproof

sticky

iron and steel

Cobalt and nickel

gold silver platinum

copper or similar
(any 2)

soaks up water

rubber or other elastic stretchiness

material

You cannot see

through it

steel

(any 2 properties of brick)

hard, waterproof,
hardwearing, strong

poles (N or S)
(material to make socks)

flexible (bendy)

nylon, wool, polyester,

cotton

to push away

north and south

(allow any use)

glass is used for
making windows

neither end copper is

non-magnetic

you can see through it

it would go back to its

original length
(any 3 properties for a bridge)

both ends (N and S)

using a magnet

strong, hard, hardwearing,

waterproof

paper

it would stretch

north and north or

south and south