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1. What is clay?
A type of glass
Soft earth used to make pottery
A kind of paint
A type of stone
2. What is another word for pottery?
Ceramics
Metal
Glass
Paper
3. What are the two main ingredients of clay?
Sand and glue
Water and earth
Fire and air
Wood and stone
4. What makes clay hard?
Water
Ice
Sunlight
Fire
5. What is a kiln?
A special oven for pottery
A type of paint
A potter’s tool
A kind of clay
6. How did ancient people dry pottery?
In the sun
In the wind
In water
In a freezer
7. What did people use clay for in the past?
Storing food and water
Writing books
Building houses
Making clothes
8. Why is pottery useful for archaeologists?
It helps us cook
It tells us about ancient people
It is always new
It is made of plastic
9. How long can fired pottery last?
Thousands of years
Ten years
One year
One month
10. What do people use to shape clay?
Their hands and tools
A spoon
A knife
Water and fire
11. What do people do after making a clay pot?
Eat it
Throw it away
Fire it
Cut it into pieces
12. What is a common decoration on pottery?
Paint
Fire
Paper
Metal
13. What happens when clay is heated?
It disappears
It turns into metal
It becomes hard
It melts
14. What is a potter?
A painting style
A tool for pottery
A person who makes pottery
A type of clay
15. What do archaeologists study?
Modern buildings
The future
Cooking recipes
Ancient objects
16. What is a sculpture?
A kind of paint
A tool
A type of metal
A shape made from clay
