Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 8 (SSC) · Science (सामान्य विज्ञान)
Chapter: Chapter 7 — Chapter 7: Metals and Nonmetals
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. What property do metals typically have? [1]
(A) Shiny and good conductors
(B) Dull and poor conductors
(C) Always brittle
(D) Always transparent
2. What does malleable mean? [1]
(A) Can be hammered into shapes
(B) Cannot be shaped at all
(C) Always breaks when touched
(D) Only found in liquids
3. What does ductile mean? [1]
(A) Can be drawn into wires
(B) Cannot be shaped at all
(C) Always breaks when touched
(D) Only found in gases
4. What property do nonmetals typically have? [1]
(A) Dull and poor conductors
(B) Shiny and good conductors
(C) Always malleable
(D) Always ductile
5. What happens to metals in reactions? [1]
(A) They tend to lose electrons
(B) They tend to gain electrons
(C) They never react
(D) They always stay neutral
6. What happens to nonmetals in reactions? [1]
(A) They tend to gain electrons
(B) They tend to lose electrons
(C) They never react
(D) They always stay neutral
7. What ions do metals typically form? [1]
(A) Positive ions
(B) Negative ions
(C) No ions
(D) Neutral particles only
8. Why learn about metals and nonmetals? [1]
(A) To understand their properties and practical uses
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests
9. What property do metals typically have? [1]
(A) Shiny and good conductors
(B) Dull and poor conductors
(C) Always brittle
(D) Always transparent
10. What does malleable mean? [1]
(A) Can be hammered into shapes
(B) Cannot be shaped at all
(C) Always breaks when touched
(D) Only found in liquids
11. What does ductile mean? [1]
(A) Can be drawn into wires
(B) Cannot be shaped at all
(C) Always breaks when touched
(D) Only found in gases
12. What property do nonmetals typically have? [1]
(A) Dull and poor conductors
(B) Shiny and good conductors
(C) Always malleable
(D) Always ductile
13. What happens to metals in reactions? [1]
(A) They tend to lose electrons
(B) They tend to gain electrons
(C) They never react
(D) They always stay neutral
14. What happens to nonmetals in reactions? [1]
(A) They tend to gain electrons
(B) They tend to lose electrons
(C) They never react
(D) They always stay neutral
15. What ions do metals typically form? [1]
(A) Positive ions
(B) Negative ions
(C) No ions
(D) Neutral particles only
16. Why learn about metals and nonmetals? [1]
(A) To understand their properties and practical uses
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests