Formative/ Summative Test:

Name and Date:

Directions:
1. Which one of these metals do magnets NOT attract?
a) Iron
b) Aluminum Foil
c) Nickel
d) Cobalt
2. True or False. You can use a magnet to pick up a coin.
a) True
b) False
3. What is a good way to investigate if an object is magnetic?
a) The magnet does not stick to the object.
b) The magnet flies away from the object.
c) The magnet does not help.
d) The magnet attracts the object.
4. Magnetism is strongest at a magnets two _______?
a) Poles
b) Ends
c) Middle
d) Underneath
5. What is the difference between attract and repel?
a) Attract is a push and repel us a pull.
b) Repel is a flip and attract is a rotation.
c) Attract is a pull and repel is a push.
d) Repel is a rotation and attract is a flip.
6. What does the N stand for on a magnet?
a) Neither
b) North
c) Nothing
d) None
7. What does the S stand for on a magnet?
a) South
b) Silly
c) Stuck
d) Sorry
8. True or False. A refrigerator door has a magnet in it.
a) True

b) False
9. True or False. Magnets are not magnetic.
a) True
b) False
10.

True or False. Magnets can pull without touching.

a) True
b) False

Answer Key
1) B- Aluminum Foil
2) False
3) D The magnet attracts the object
4) A - Poles
5) C Attract is a pull, repel is a push
6) B- North
7) A - South
8) True
9) False
10) True