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A steel gate. A brass bell. A wooden bench. Which are metals?

A gate, a bell and a bench. Which are metals?

Your NCERT book calls this chapter The World of Metals and Non-metals.

What you will learn

Shine and sound. Most metals bounce light back and ring when struck.
Beaten and drawn. A metal spreads flat, or pulls into wire.
Heat and the loop. The loop is a path for electric current. Metals carry heat and current well. One non-metal does too.
Non-metals around us. Nitrogen and sulfur are non-metals.
Rusting. Iron needs air and water together to turn orange.
Choosing. The job decides which property, or quality, matters.
Oxides. A metal's oxide is usually basic. A non-metal's is usually acidic.
Kept away. Sodium is stored in kerosene. White phosphorus is stored in water.
Jewellery. Gold and silver shine and shape easily.
Non-metal jobs. Breathing, fertilisers, clean water, antiseptics.

Which things does a magnet pull? (in Exploring Magnets). Iron and steel say yes.
Hard or soft? (in Materials Around Us). A test decides it, not a look.
Some things let the loop through (in Electricity). A conductor lets current pass.

Do not heat any metal in real life. Every test here runs on the screen.