A paper puppet needs a sharp shadow. Which material should form its body?
Cardboard
Clear plastic
Thin tissue
Tracing paper
Trivia for Kids 8–14 · Mixed
Paper, Shadows and Light
Ten fresh questions for ages 8–14 exploring paper, shadows and light. Mixed difficulty with explanations and host verification notes in the import file.
Which surface makes a useful dressing mirror?
Unpainted wood
Woven cotton
Rough brick
Polished metal
A torch moves closer to a puppet while the screen stays still. Its shadow generally becomes…
Smaller
Bluer
Larger
Sharper only
A pencil looks bent where it enters water. What changes at the surface?
Pencil mass
Pencil length
Water colour
Light direction
True or false: A shadow can form on a curved wall.
True
False
Which pair belongs together because each produces its own visible light?
Candle flame and firefly
Moon and mirror
Book and pebble
Window and spoon
A red stage lamp shines on a white shirt. The shirt looks red because it…
Absorbs every colour
Reflects the arriving red light
Makes new red dye
Cools the surrounding air
Why can a pinhole camera show an upside-down scene?
The box acts as a magnet
Light rays cross at the hole
The paper rotates the scene
Darkness bends all rays
Two polarising filters become dark when one turns a quarter-turn. What was changed?
The colour of the glass itself
The weight of the light
Which light vibrations pass
The speed of the room
A rainbow on a soap bubble changes as the film thins. Which feature matters?
Film thickness
Water container shape
Soap brand name
Bubble distance from north