You cut a piece of paper into small pieces is this a physical or chemical change? explain

This is a physical change because you can still change the paper to how it was before. If it was a chemical change, it would be impossible to change the paper to how it was before being cut.

Physical change, any change in matter which causes a substance to go to one form to another such as ice melting. Chemical change, any change when a substance is combined with another to make a new substance such as Wood burning. So, the answer to your question is Physical change.