Earthen Pot and its Uses
Earthen Pot and its Uses: Overview
This topic explains concepts such as, Materials for Pottery, Clay Pottery, etc.
Important Questions on Earthen Pot and its Uses
Choose the correct word and fill in the blank.
(milk, oil, water, fruit juice)
Clay is mixed with _____ to make a dough.

To make clay pots what are the tools that a potter uses?

To make things, what kind of clay does a potter use? From where does he get it?

Which clay items are used in the festival of Deepawali? Give two names.

We use some articles made of clay in certain festivals. Write the names of such items in the given table.
S.No | Names of festivals | Items made of clay |
1. | Diwali | |
2. | Pola | |
3. | Akshya Tritya | |
4. | Navratri |

Name the clay utensils made by a potter.

Fill in the blank.
(clay, museums, wheel, fire, kilns)
Potter bakes clay utensil in _____.


Which of the following material is used in pot making?

Name the following by unscrambling the jumbled word: (YLAC)
A soft mineral used to make pottery.

Unscramble EELWH to answer the question given below:
The potter spins a lump of clay on it.

Name one thing that you make from the following materials.
[clay, sand, metal, petroleum]

What items can be made with clay, other than dolls?

Unscramble the words and answer the following: (AYCL ILSO)
Which soil do you think these things were made from?

Describe how the Early Man made the first pots.


This soil is smooth, soft and can be made into different shapes

What material is this thing made from? Is it clayey soil or sandy soil?

Fill in the blanks using the words given below.
loamy | manure | sand | fertile | clayey | humus | clay | sandy |

Write the name of given picture with the help of words given in the bracket.
(granite kitchen slab, pearl necklace, marble box, diamond ring, clay pot)
