How will you test if a given substance is magnet or not?

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Keep the substance on a wooden table .
Bring one pole of a bar magnet ( say the north pole ) close to both the ends of the substance , one by one .
If one end is attracted and the other end is repelled , the given substance is a magnet.
If both ends are attracted , the given substance is not a magnet.
Repulsion is the true test of magnetization.

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