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.⚖️ Fair test — which liquids turn turmeric paper reddish-brown? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the number of drops (b) the colour we see (c) the liquid we test (d) the turmeric paper
- 2.🧂 Does sawdust dissolve in water? (a) dissolves in water (b) does not dissolve
- 3.🧺 Do we need water for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 4.True or false: vinegar is a base. (a) False (b) True
- 5.🔮 Predict: turmeric paper is dipped in salt water. What happens? (a) it turns blue (b) it stays yellow (c) it turns black (d) it turns red
- 6.True or false: a magnet is needed for the secret lemon message. (a) True (b) False
- 7.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting butter (b) cooking an egg (c) melting ice (d) dissolving salt
- 8.🧺 Do we need lemon juice for the secret lemon message? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 9.🔮 Predict: a plant gets no water for many days in summer. What happens? (a) it wilts and droops (b) it grows faster (c) it flowers more (d) it turns blue
- 10.⚖️ Fair test — does lemon juice or orange juice make darker secret writing? What do we do with “the kind of juice”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 11.🧺 Which of these is needed for the leafy bag test? (a) a mirror (b) turmeric powder (c) a magnet (d) a few hours
- 12.📘 What do we call something that changes colour to show an acid or a base? (a) an indicator (b) a prism (c) a magnet (d) a pulley
- 13.🍋 Which of these steps is a job for an adult? (a) dipping the cotton bud (b) reading the message (c) writing the message (d) putting the iron away
- 14.🎈 Why does the balloon blow up? (a) outside air gets in (b) gas is made inside (c) vinegar is hot (d) the bottle shrinks
- 15.True or false: sunlight is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a funnel or spoon (b) vinegar (c) a tray for spills (d) sugar
- 17.⚖️ Fair test — does a cloth filter or a cotton filter give clearer water? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the filter material (b) the same funnel (c) the same muddy water (d) how clear the water is
- 18.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the leafy bag test? (a) a few hours (b) a potted plant (c) a rubber band (d) turmeric powder
- 19.⚖️ Fair test — does a plant in the sun give out more water than one in the shade? What do we do with “sun or shade”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 20.🔮 Predict: you filter salty water through cloth. Does the salt stay on the cloth? (a) yes, all of it (b) it turns to sand (c) it turns to sugar (d) no, salt passes through
- 21.⚖️ Fair test — which liquids turn turmeric paper reddish-brown? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the turmeric paper (b) the liquid we test (c) the number of drops (d) the colour we see
- 22.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the muddy water filter? (a) muddy water (b) a funnel (c) a clean glass (d) a magnet
- 23.True or false: sugar water is a base. (a) False (b) True
- 24.True or false: salt is something yeast needs. (a) True (b) False
- 25.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is what we measure? (a) spoons of baking soda (b) the kind of balloon (c) size of the balloon (d) the amount of vinegar
- 26.🍋 Which of these steps is a job for an adult? (a) reading the message (b) ironing the paper (c) writing the message (d) dipping the cotton bud
- 27.True or false: a small bowl is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 28.True or false: dry yeast is needed for the yeast balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 29.True or false: water is not needed for the turmeric test. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🧺 Do we need a funnel for the muddy water filter? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 31.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) baking soda (b) vinegar (c) a seed (d) an empty bottle
- 32.🫗 Which of these is done by handpicking? (a) chaff from wheat grain (b) small stones from dal (c) gravel from fine sand (d) sugar from sugar water
- 33.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the leafy bag test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) lemon juice (b) sugar water (c) vinegar (d) baking soda water
- 35.🧺 Which of these is needed for the turmeric test? (a) a balloon (b) a battery cell (c) turmeric powder (d) a magnet
- 36.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a sieve (b) a pressure cooker (c) a mathani (churner) (d) a rolling pin
- 37.🫧 Which of these is neutral? (a) vinegar (b) tamarind water (c) curd (d) plain water
- 38.⚖️ Fair test — does a plant in the sun give out more water than one in the shade? Which of these is what we measure? (a) amount of water drops (b) the size of the plant (c) sun or shade (d) the kind of plant
- 39.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the cream temperature is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🫧 What do you see when baking soda meets vinegar? (a) lots of fizzy bubbles (b) it turns to ice (c) nothing at all (d) it glows in the dark
Answer key
- the liquid we test
- does not dissolve
- needed
- False
- it stays yellow
- False
- cooking an egg
- needed
- it wilts and droops
- we change it
- a few hours
- an indicator
- putting the iron away
- gas is made inside
- False
- sugar
- the filter material
- turmeric powder
- we change it
- no, salt passes through
- the colour we see
- a magnet
- False
- False
- size of the balloon
- ironing the paper
- True
- True
- False
- needed
- a seed
- small stones from dal
- not needed
- baking soda water
- turmeric powder
- a mathani (churner)
- plain water
- amount of water drops
- False
- lots of fizzy bubbles
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