Question

What is clay?

• A. Moist, stiff, tenacious earth
• B. Hard, nonporous and fired
• C. Hard, porous and baked
• D. Baked, hard and non-porous

Hint:

Always distinguish between the raw material and the finished product. Clay is the workable earth; ceramic is the hard, permanent object created after firing the clay.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

Step 1: Distinguish raw clay from fired ceramic.The question focuses on "clay," the raw, malleable material.
Step 2: Evaluate the choices.Option (A) correctly identifies unfired clay's characteristics: it's moist, shape-retaining, and sticky. Options (B, C, D) describe clay *after* firing, when it becomes ceramic.