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.
NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
- 1.🍋 Why can’t you see the lemon writing once it dries? (a) the ink is magnetic (b) dry juice is see-through (c) it turned into air (d) the paper ate it
- 2.True or false: mud from water is done by filtering. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🛟 Why should you never drink water just because it looks clear? (a) clear water is hot (b) clear water is salty (c) clear water is sweet (d) germs are invisible
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking soda water (b) tamarind water (c) orange juice (d) vinegar
- 5.⚖️ Fair test — does lemon juice or orange juice make darker secret writing? What do we do with “the same paper”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 6.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) seeds in the freezer (b) seeds on dry cotton (c) boiled seeds (d) seeds on wet cotton
- 7.⚖️ Fair test — which liquids turn turmeric paper reddish-brown? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the light we look in (b) the number of drops (c) the colour we see (d) the liquid we test
- 8.🪴 Which of these is a job of the stem? (a) give out water vapour (b) carry water upward (c) hold the plant in soil (d) take in water from soil
- 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for the leafy bag test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a clear plastic bag (b) a rubber band (c) a few hours (d) turmeric powder
- 10.🛟 Turmeric stains clothes. What should you wear? (a) your school uniform (b) an old shirt or apron (c) your best clothes (d) a white party dress
- 11.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “time to make butter”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 12.🧺 Do we need vinegar for the leafy bag test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 13.🫧 Is curd an acid, a base or neutral? (a) an acid (b) a base (c) neutral
- 14.🔮 Predict: a plant gets no water for many days in summer. What happens? (a) it turns blue (b) it grows faster (c) it flowers more (d) it wilts and droops
- 15.🫧 Which gas fills the balloon in the baking soda and vinegar experiment? (a) oxygen (b) carbon dioxide (c) helium (d) hydrogen
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sugar water (b) detergent water (c) soap solution (d) baking soda water
- 17.⚖️ 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) the same kind of bag (d) the kind of plant
- 18.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
- 19.⚖️ Fair test — does a plant in the sun give out more water than one in the shade? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) sun or shade (b) the same kind of bag (c) the kind of plant (d) amount of water drops
- 20.🛟 Why must a plastic bag never go over anyone’s head? (a) it can block breathing (b) it is too big (c) it changes colour (d) it gets wet
- 21.🧺 Do we need sand and pebbles for the muddy water filter? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 22.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) seeds on wet cotton (b) seeds in the freezer (c) wet seeds by a window (d) wet seeds in the dark
- 23.True or false: water is not needed for the turmeric test. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting the paper dry (b) putting the iron away (c) plugging in the iron (d) cutting the lemon
- 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for the secret lemon message. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a small bowl (b) white paper (c) turmeric powder (d) a cotton bud
- 26.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) soil (b) sugar (c) air (d) salt
- 28.True or false: cotton wool is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 29.🧺 Which of these is not needed for growing salt crystals? (a) a shallow dish (b) a piece of string (c) turmeric powder (d) salt
- 30.True or false: salt water is a base. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🫧 Is vinegar an acid, a base or neutral? (a) a base (b) neutral (c) an acid
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) lemon juice (b) orange juice (c) salt water (d) vinegar
- 33.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? What do we do with “the kind of salt”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 34.🛟 What should you do if vinegar splashes in your eye? (a) ignore it (b) rinse with clean water (c) add baking soda (d) rub it hard
- 35.🟡 Which of these keeps turmeric yellow? (a) detergent water (b) sugar water (c) baking soda water (d) soap solution
- 36.📘 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
- 37.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) ice (b) thick whipped cream (c) powder (d) clear water
- 38.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a magnet (b) sugar (c) a mirror (d) a funnel or spoon
- 39.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: spoons of baking soda is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) time (b) warm water (c) sugar (d) a magnet
Answer key
- dry juice is see-through
- True
- germs are invisible
- baking soda water
- we keep it the same
- seeds on wet cotton
- the liquid we test
- carry water upward
- turmeric powder
- an old shirt or apron
- we measure it
- not needed
- an acid
- it wilts and droops
- carbon dioxide
- sugar water
- amount of water drops
- False
- sun or shade
- it can block breathing
- needed
- seeds in the freezer
- False
- letting the paper dry
- turmeric powder
- True
- air
- False
- turmeric powder
- False
- an acid
- salt water
- we keep it the same
- rinse with clean water
- sugar water
- an indicator
- thick whipped cream
- a funnel or spoon
- False
- a magnet
Free science experiments lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/science-experiments-for-kids