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.🫗 How do we separate bad grains from rice? (a) sieving (b) evaporating (c) winnowing (d) handpicking
- 2.🔮 Predict: you wait 2 hours instead of 10 minutes. What happens? (a) the balloon is smaller (b) it turns to bread (c) the balloon is bigger (d) it shrinks to nothing
- 3.True or false: folding paper is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
- 4.⚖️ Fair test — does a plant in the sun give out more water than one in the shade? True or false: the same kind of bag is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🍋 Secret message: who does this step — cutting the lemon? (a) a child can do it (b) an adult does it
- 6.⚖️ Fair test — does yeast blow up the balloon more with warm water or cold water? True or false: the water temperature is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 7.🫧 Is baking soda water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) an acid (b) a base (c) neutral
- 8.True or false: a battery cell is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
- 9.⚖️ 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
- 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) vinegar (b) a mirror (c) a funnel or spoon (d) baking soda
- 11.⚖️ Fair test — does lemon juice or orange juice make darker secret writing? Which of these is kept the same? (a) how dark the writing is (b) the kind of juice (c) the ironing time
- 12.True or false: tamarind water is a base. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) baking a cake (c) melting ice (d) dissolving salt
- 14.True or false: seeds on wet cotton does not sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 15.🛟 Why must a plastic bag never go over anyone’s head? (a) it is too big (b) it gets wet (c) it can block breathing (d) it changes colour
- 16.True or false: a clear plastic bag is needed for the leafy bag test. (a) True (b) False
- 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for the muddy water filter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a funnel (b) muddy water (c) yeast (d) sand and pebbles
- 18.🪴 Which of these is a job of the roots? (a) carry water upward (b) take in water from soil (c) make seeds (d) give out water vapour
- 19.True or false: soil is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a mirror (b) baking soda (c) a magnet (d) a comb
- 21.🧺 Do we need a seed for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 22.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the muddy water filter? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 23.🫧 Is vinegar an acid, a base or neutral? (a) a base (b) an acid (c) neutral
- 24.🪴 Which part of a plant does this job: take in water from soil? (a) leaves (b) roots (c) flower (d) stem
- 25.📘 Leaves have tiny holes that let out water vapour. What are they called? (a) stomata (b) roots (c) veins (d) petals
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) air (b) salt (c) warmth (d) water
- 27.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🟡 Which of these turns turmeric reddish-brown? (a) detergent water (b) lemon juice (c) sugar water (d) vinegar
- 29.True or false: curd is a base. (a) False (b) True
- 30.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
- 31.⚖️ Fair test — do salt crystals form faster on a sunny windowsill or in a shady cupboard? What do we do with “sunny or shady place”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 32.🧺 Three of these are needed for the secret lemon message. Which one is NOT needed? (a) white paper (b) an adult with an iron (c) yeast (d) lemon juice
- 33.🧺 Which of these is needed for the leafy bag test? (a) a magnet (b) a battery cell (c) turmeric powder (d) a clear plastic bag
- 34.True or false: a magnet is something yeast does not need. (a) False (b) True
- 35.⚖️ Fair test — which liquids turn turmeric paper reddish-brown? What do we do with “the colour we see”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 36.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it turns yellow (b) so it gets hot (c) so air gets out (d) so cream does not spill
- 37.🛟 What should you do after touching soil or seeds? (a) rub your eyes (b) lick your fingers (c) wash your hands (d) skip washing
- 38.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) freezing water (c) folding paper (d) dissolving salt
- 39.🧺 Which of these is needed for the turmeric test? (a) a mirror (b) a battery cell (c) turmeric powder (d) a magnet
- 40.🫗 Which of these is done by evaporating? (a) tea leaves from tea (b) bran from wheat flour (c) gravel from fine sand (d) sugar from sugar water
Answer key
- handpicking
- the balloon is bigger
- True
- False
- an adult does it
- True
- a base
- False
- the colour we see
- a mirror
- the ironing time
- False
- baking a cake
- False
- it can block breathing
- True
- yeast
- take in water from soil
- True
- baking soda
- not needed
- not needed
- an acid
- roots
- stomata
- salt
- True
- detergent water
- False
- False
- we change it
- yeast
- a clear plastic bag
- True
- we measure it
- so cream does not spill
- wash your hands
- rusting iron
- turmeric powder
- sugar from sugar water
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