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PSEB Class 10 Science Metals and Non-metals Practice Test

Practice PSEB Class 10 Science Metals and Non-metals with a free 20-question MCQ test. Review physical properties of metals and non-metals, lustre, malleability, ductility, conductivity, sonority, reactions with oxygen, water and acids, reactivity series, displacement reactions, ionic compounds, extraction of metals, corrosion, prevention of corrosion, alloys, brass, bronze, solder, and amalgam. Check your result instantly, read detailed explanations, and repeat the test for focused revision. No registration is required.

Metals and Non-metals Practice Test

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PSEB Class 10 Metals and Non-metals Practice

Metals and Non-metals is an important Class 10 Science chapter that explains how elements are classified on the basis of their physical and chemical properties. Students learn how metals and non-metals differ in appearance, strength, conductivity, reactivity, oxide formation, and bonding behaviour.

Questions from this chapter may ask students to identify metallic and non-metallic properties, compare reactions with oxygen, water and acids, use the reactivity series, predict displacement reactions, understand ionic compounds, and revise corrosion, alloying, and common examples such as brass, bronze and solder.

Use this 20-question practice test before broader Class 10 Science revision. After completing the test, review every explanation carefully and repeat the test after revising weak areas such as reactivity series, ionic bonding, extraction of metals, and corrosion prevention.

What to Review for Metals and Non-metals

Focus on properties, reactions, reactivity series, ionic compounds, extraction, and corrosion.

Physical Properties

Review lustre, hardness, malleability, ductility, sonority, conduction of heat and electricity, state at room temperature, and important exceptions such as mercury, bromine, graphite, and iodine.

Chemical Properties

Practice reactions of metals and non-metals with oxygen, water, acids and salt solutions. Revise basic oxides, acidic oxides, amphoteric oxides, displacement reactions, and the reactivity series.

Ionic Compounds and Corrosion

Revise electron transfer, cations, anions, ionic bonds, properties of ionic compounds, extraction of metals, corrosion, rusting, galvanisation, alloying, and common alloys.

Key Metals and Non-metals Concepts to Remember

Before repeating the test, make sure you can connect each property with the correct type of element. Most questions become easier when you first decide whether the element behaves like a metal, non-metal, reactive metal, less reactive metal, or ionic compound.

  • Metal
  • Non-metal
  • Lustre
  • Malleability
  • Ductility
  • Sonority
  • Electrical conductivity
  • Thermal conductivity
  • Metal oxides
  • Non-metal oxides
  • Amphoteric oxides
  • Reactivity series
  • Displacement reaction
  • Ionic bond
  • Cation
  • Anion
  • Ionic compounds
  • Ore
  • Mineral
  • Calcination
  • Roasting
  • Corrosion
  • Rusting
  • Galvanisation
  • Alloy

Common Mistakes in Metals and Non-metals Questions

Metals and Non-metals questions often depend on exceptions and reaction patterns. When checking your result, see whether one of these common mistakes affected your answer:

  • Thinking all metals are solid at room temperature
  • Forgetting that mercury is a liquid metal
  • Thinking all non-metals are poor conductors
  • Forgetting that graphite conducts electricity
  • Confusing malleability with ductility
  • Confusing sonority with lustre
  • Forgetting that metals usually form basic oxides
  • Forgetting that non-metals usually form acidic or neutral oxides
  • Confusing displacement reactions with double displacement reactions
  • Using the reactivity series in the wrong order
  • Thinking copper can displace zinc from zinc sulphate
  • Confusing cations with anions
  • Forgetting that ionic compounds usually have high melting points
  • Confusing minerals with ores
  • Confusing calcination with roasting
  • Forgetting that rusting needs oxygen and moisture
  • Confusing brass with bronze
  • Thinking alloys are pure metals

How to Use This Metals and Non-metals Practice Test

Turn a 20-question MCQ test into a focused Class 10 Science revision session.

Complete All 20 Questions

Answer the full test without checking notes so that weak areas in properties, reactions, and reactivity series are easier to identify.

Identify the Property

Decide whether the question is about physical properties, chemical properties, ionic bonding, extraction, or corrosion.

Review the Explanation

Read explanations for incorrect answers and for correct answers that were selected by guessing.

Revise and Repeat

Revise the difficult property, reaction type, or exception and complete the 20-question test again.

Metals and Non-metals Practice FAQ

Common questions about this PSEB Class 10 Science Metals and Non-metals practice test.

Yes. The Metals and Non-metals practice test is free to use and does not require registration, payment, or a subscription.

The test contains 20 multiple-choice questions with four answer options, instant result checking, and detailed explanations.

Review physical properties, chemical properties, reactions with oxygen, water and acids, reactivity series, displacement reactions, ionic compounds, extraction of metals, corrosion, and alloys.

Malleability is the property of being beaten into thin sheets. Ductility is the property of being drawn into thin wires.

Metals usually form basic oxides. Some metal oxides, such as aluminium oxide and zinc oxide, are amphoteric.

A displacement reaction is a reaction in which a more reactive element displaces a less reactive element from its compound.

An alloy is a homogeneous mixture of two or more metals, or a metal and a non-metal, made to improve useful properties.

Yes. Review the explanations, revise difficult concepts, and complete the 20-question test again whenever you need additional practice.

No. The questions are original PSEB-style educational practice material. They are not copied from official Punjab School Education Board examination papers.