Kitchen Chemistry Experiments Test Worksheet
What you do (Find the experiment, use the idea): 1. Read the question and find its experiment. 2. Use that experiment’s idea — acid and base, indicator colours, chemical change, what seeds and yeast need, transpiration, crystals or filtering. 3. For a fair-test question, find what is changed, kept the same and measured. 4. For a safety question, choose what keeps everyone safe.
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- 1.📘 What do we call a seed starting to grow? (a) germination (b) pollination (c) evaporation (d) condensation
- 2.⚖️ Fair test — does lemon juice or orange juice make darker secret writing? What do we do with “the same paper”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 3.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) more butter forms (b) no butter forms (c) it turns to cheese (d) it turns blue
- 4.🍞 Does yeast need a magnet to make gas? (a) yeast needs it (b) yeast does not need it
- 5.🫗 Which of these is done by filtering? (a) tea leaves from tea (b) small stones from dal (c) salt from sea water (d) gravel from fine sand
- 6.True or false: vinegar is neutral. (a) False (b) True
- 7.🪴 Which part of a plant does this job: make food in sunlight? (a) stem (b) roots (c) flower (d) leaves
- 8.True or false: yeast is needed for the secret lemon message. (a) False (b) True
- 9.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
- 10.⚖️ Fair test — does a plant in the sun give out more water than one in the shade? True or false: the time we wait is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 11.🧺 Which of these is needed for the leafy bag test? (a) yeast (b) a battery cell (c) turmeric powder (d) a clear plastic bag
- 12.True or false: lemon juice is needed for the turmeric test. (a) True (b) False
- 13.🪴 Which part of a plant does this job: hold up the leaves? (a) leaves (b) stem (c) flower (d) roots
- 14.True or false: plain water keeps turmeric yellow. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🫧 Is salt water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) neutral (b) an acid (c) a base
- 16.True or false: a mirror is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 17.🛟 Some seeds from shops are coated with chemicals. What is the safe rule? (a) never put seeds in mouth (b) feed them to pets (c) throw them at friends (d) eat a few to check
- 18.True or false: a comb is needed for the turmeric test. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🧺 Which of these is needed for the leafy bag test? (a) turmeric powder (b) a few hours (c) vinegar (d) a battery cell
- 20.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) size of the balloon (b) the same bottle (c) the kind of balloon (d) spoons of baking soda
- 21.🍋 Which of these steps is a job for an adult? (a) writing the message (b) cutting the lemon (c) dipping the cotton bud (d) letting the paper dry
- 22.🛟 Turmeric stains clothes. What should you wear? (a) your school uniform (b) your best clothes (c) a white party dress (d) an old shirt or apron
- 23.⚖️ Fair test — does yeast blow up the balloon more with warm water or cold water? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the same bottles (b) the amount of sugar (c) size of the balloon (d) the water temperature
- 24.🛟 Lemon juice stings cuts and eyes. What should you do after the experiment? (a) wash your hands (b) rub your eyes (c) lick your fingers (d) skip washing
- 25.🔮 Predict: turmeric paper is dipped in baking soda water. What colour does it turn? (a) reddish-brown (b) it turns blue (c) it turns green (d) it stays yellow
- 26.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the leafy bag test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 27.🔮 Predict: a yellow curry stain on a shirt is washed with soap. What colour may it turn? (a) white at once (b) green (c) reddish (d) bright blue
- 28.True or false: sunlight is not needed for the leafy bag test. (a) False (b) True
- 29.⚖️ Fair test — which liquids turn turmeric paper reddish-brown? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the light we look in (b) the colour we see (c) the turmeric paper (d) the number of drops
- 30.⚖️ Fair test — which liquids turn turmeric paper reddish-brown? What do we do with “the light we look in”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 31.🛟 What should you do after touching soil or seeds? (a) rub your eyes (b) wash your hands (c) skip washing (d) lick your fingers
- 32.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 33.True or false: an empty bottle is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 34.🫗 Which of these is done by evaporating? (a) bad grains from rice (b) salt from sea water (c) tea leaves from tea (d) mud from water
- 35.True or false: baking soda water is an acid. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🧺 Do we need a clear plastic bag for the leafy bag test? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 37.🪴 Which part of a plant does this job: carry water upward? (a) leaves (b) stem (c) flower (d) roots
- 38.🔮 Predict: turmeric paper is dipped in salt water. What happens? (a) it turns red (b) it turns black (c) it turns blue (d) it stays yellow
- 39.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? What do we do with “the same bottle”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 40.🍞 Which of these is something yeast needs? (a) salt (b) time (c) sunlight (d) a magnet
Answer key
- germination
- we keep it the same
- no butter forms
- yeast does not need it
- tea leaves from tea
- False
- leaves
- False
- False
- False
- a clear plastic bag
- True
- stem
- True
- neutral
- False
- never put seeds in mouth
- False
- a few hours
- spoons of baking soda
- cutting the lemon
- an old shirt or apron
- size of the balloon
- wash your hands
- reddish-brown
- not needed
- reddish
- False
- the colour we see
- we keep it the same
- wash your hands
- not needed
- True
- salt from sea water
- False
- needed
- stem
- it stays yellow
- we keep it the same
- time
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