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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 17
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Name two foods rich in proteins. Which nutrient helps our body grow and repair itself? What is roughage? Why do we need it? Name an animal that eats only plants. An animal that eats both plants and animals is called ______. Lack of iron causes ______. Lack of iodine causes ______. Name the nutrient that gives us energy quickly. Which solution is used to test for starch? What colour appears? Lack of vitamin D causes ______.
✅ Answer key — Food and nutrition
e.g. dal (pulses), eggs, milk, paneer proteins fibre in food; it helps the body get rid of undigested food e.g. cow, deer, goat (herbivore) an omnivore anaemia goitre carbohydrates iodine solution — blue-black rickets TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Materials and separation Class 6 · Worksheet 2 · set 17
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Which method separates husk from grain using wind? Separating flour from bran using a sieve is called ______. How is salt obtained from sea water? What is it called when heavier particles settle at the bottom of a liquid? Name a material that is opaque. Butter is separated from curd by ______. Name a material that floats on water. Oiled paper is transparent, translucent or opaque? Name a material that is transparent. Which method is used to separate tea leaves from tea?
✅ Answer key — Materials and separation
winnowing sieving by evaporation sedimentation e.g. wood, cardboard, metal churning e.g. wood, cork, plastic ball translucent e.g. glass, clean water, air filtration (using a strainer) TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Living things and our body Class 6 · Worksheet 3 · set 17
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Why does a cactus have spines instead of leaves? Why do fish have gills? Roots with one main root are called ______ roots. How does an earthworm move? The joint in our shoulder is a ______ joint. The place where a plant or animal lives is its ______. The bones that protect our heart and lungs form the ______. Which part of a plant makes food? Name a plant that grows in water. Plants with weak stems that spread on the ground are called ______.
✅ Answer key — Living things and our body
to lose less water to breathe oxygen dissolved in water tap by stretching and shortening its body muscles, using tiny bristles ball and socket habitat rib cage leaves e.g. lotus, water lily, hydrilla creepers TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Motion and measurement Class 6 · Worksheet 4 · set 17
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Name one means of transport used in water. Name an instrument to measure a curved line. The motion of a swing is ______ motion. What is the motion of the Earth around the Sun? How many millimetres are in 1 cm? 1 km = ______ m What is the SI unit of length? The motion of a car on a straight road is ______ motion. 1 m = ______ cm What is the correct way to place the eye when reading a scale?
✅ Answer key — Motion and measurement
e.g. boat, ship a thread and a scale (or a measuring tape) periodic (oscillatory) circular / periodic 10 1000 metre (m) rectilinear (straight-line) 100 directly above the mark (not from the side) TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Light, shadows and reflection Class 6 · Worksheet 5 · set 17
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Name two luminous objects. A shadow forms when an ______ object blocks light. Can we see a shadow in a dark room? Light travels in a ______ line. Why is a shadow always black? What is the image in a pinhole camera like? Objects that give out their own light are called ______. Is the Moon luminous? What three things are needed to make a shadow? Name an object that is translucent.
✅ Answer key — Light, shadows and reflection
e.g. the Sun, a torch, a candle flame opaque No — a shadow needs light straight because no light reaches that area upside down (inverted) luminous No — it reflects sunlight a source of light, an opaque object and a screen e.g. butter paper, frosted glass TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Electricity and magnets Class 6 · Worksheet 6 · set 17
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Which device uses a magnet to find directions? The thin wire inside a bulb that glows is the ______. The two ends of a cell are called ______. Name the two poles of a magnet. Like poles ______; unlike poles ______. What does a switch do? A freely hanging magnet always points in the ______ direction. Which materials are attracted by a magnet? Materials that allow electricity to pass are called ______. Name two conductors.
✅ Answer key — Electricity and magnets
a compass filament terminals (positive and negative) north pole and south pole repel; attract it opens or closes a circuit north–south magnetic materials — iron, nickel, cobalt conductors e.g. copper, iron, aluminium TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Water and air Class 6 · Worksheet 7 · set 17
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The change of water into vapour is called ______. The layer of air around the Earth is called the ______. Collecting rainwater for later use is called ______. Why does a burning candle go out when covered with a glass? Name two ways to save water. Name something that shows air is present around us. What are the three states of water? Which gas in air do we need to breathe? Which gas makes up most of the air? The change of water vapour into water is called ______.
✅ Answer key — Water and air
evaporation atmosphere rainwater harvesting the oxygen inside gets used up e.g. close the tap while brushing, collect rainwater e.g. moving leaves, a flying kite solid (ice), liquid (water), gas (water vapour) oxygen nitrogen (about 78%) condensation TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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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.
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