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Science worksheets for Class 6 — with answers
Free CBSE Class 6 science worksheets: food and nutrition, materials and separation, living things, motion and measurement, light and shadows, electricity and magnets, water and air — with answers.
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Food and nutrition (Class 6) Materials and separation (Class 6) Living things and our body (Class 6) Motion and measurement (Class 6) Light, shadows and reflection (Class 6) Electricity and magnets (Class 6) Water and air (Class 6)
Food and nutrition Class 6 · Worksheet 1 · set 10
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Name an animal that eats only plants. What is roughage? Why do we need it? An animal that eats both plants and animals is called ______. Name two foods rich in proteins. Which nutrient helps our body grow and repair itself? Which solution is used to test for starch? What colour appears? Name the nutrient that gives us energy quickly. Lack of iron causes ______. A diet that has all nutrients in the right amount is called a ______ diet. Lack of vitamin D causes ______.
✅ Answer key — Food and nutrition
e.g. cow, deer, goat (herbivore) fibre in food; it helps the body get rid of undigested food an omnivore e.g. dal (pulses), eggs, milk, paneer proteins iodine solution — blue-black carbohydrates anaemia balanced rickets
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Materials and separation Class 6 · Worksheet 2 · set 10
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How is salt obtained from sea water? Butter is separated from curd by ______. Which method is used to separate tea leaves from tea? Is sand soluble or insoluble in water? Which method separates husk from grain using wind? What is it called when heavier particles settle at the bottom of a liquid? Name a material that is transparent. Name a material that is opaque. Which method separates iron pins from sand? Name a material that floats on water.
✅ Answer key — Materials and separation
by evaporation churning filtration (using a strainer) insoluble winnowing sedimentation e.g. glass, clean water, air e.g. wood, cardboard, metal using a magnet e.g. wood, cork, plastic ball
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Living things and our body Class 6 · Worksheet 3 · set 10
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How is a camel adapted to live in the desert? Why does a cactus have spines instead of leaves? Why do fish have gills? Name three things all living things do. The bones that protect our heart and lungs form the ______. Which part of a plant makes food? The place where a plant or animal lives is its ______. Name a plant that grows in water. How does an earthworm move? Roots with one main root are called ______ roots.
✅ Answer key — Living things and our body
long legs, wide feet for sand, can live without water for days, little sweat to lose less water to breathe oxygen dissolved in water e.g. grow, breathe, need food, reproduce, respond, excrete rib cage leaves habitat e.g. lotus, water lily, hydrilla by stretching and shortening its body muscles, using tiny bristles tap
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Motion and measurement Class 6 · Worksheet 4 · set 10
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What is the correct way to place the eye when reading a scale? The motion of a car on a straight road is ______ motion. The motion of the blades of a fan is ______ motion. Name one means of transport used in water. The motion of a swing is ______ motion. What is the SI unit of length? What is the motion of the Earth around the Sun? How many millimetres are in 1 cm? 1 km = ______ m 1 m = ______ cm
✅ Answer key — Motion and measurement
directly above the mark (not from the side) rectilinear (straight-line) circular e.g. boat, ship periodic (oscillatory) metre (m) circular / periodic 10 1000 100
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Light, shadows and reflection Class 6 · Worksheet 5 · set 10
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What is the image in a pinhole camera like? When is your shadow the shortest? A shadow forms when an ______ object blocks light. Light travels in a ______ line. Can we see a shadow in a dark room? Name two luminous objects. Is the Moon luminous? Name an object that is translucent. The bouncing back of light from a shiny surface is called ______. Objects that give out their own light are called ______.
✅ Answer key — Light, shadows and reflection
upside down (inverted) at noon, when the Sun is overhead opaque straight No — a shadow needs light e.g. the Sun, a torch, a candle flame No — it reflects sunlight e.g. butter paper, frosted glass reflection luminous
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Electricity and magnets Class 6 · Worksheet 6 · set 10
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Name two insulators. What does a switch do? A freely hanging magnet always points in the ______ direction. A complete path for electric current is called a ______. The two ends of a cell are called ______. Which materials are attracted by a magnet? Like poles ______; unlike poles ______. A device that converts chemical energy into electricity is a ______. Name the two poles of a magnet. The thin wire inside a bulb that glows is the ______.
✅ Answer key — Electricity and magnets
e.g. plastic, rubber, wood it opens or closes a circuit north–south circuit terminals (positive and negative) magnetic materials — iron, nickel, cobalt repel; attract cell north pole and south pole filament
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Water and air Class 6 · Worksheet 7 · set 10
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The change of water vapour into water is called ______. Which gas do plants take in to make food? Name two ways to save water. Collecting rainwater for later use is called ______. Name something that shows air is present around us. Why does a burning candle go out when covered with a glass? The change of water into vapour is called ______. Which gas makes up most of the air? Which gas in air do we need to breathe? What are the three states of water?
✅ Answer key — Water and air
condensation carbon dioxide e.g. close the tap while brushing, collect rainwater rainwater harvesting e.g. moving leaves, a flying kite the oxygen inside gets used up evaporation nitrogen (about 78%) oxygen solid (ice), liquid (water), gas (water vapour)
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Are these worksheets based on the CBSE syllabus? Yes — they follow the topics of the NCERT Class 6 science book (food, materials, living things, motion, light, electricity, magnets, water and air).
Are these worksheets free? Yes — print them or save as PDF free. Every worksheet has an answer key.
How do I get different questions? Press “🔄 New set” — the questions change (maths numbers are new every time; English sentences are shuffled).
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