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