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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 2
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Lack of iron causes ______. Which nutrient helps our body grow and repair itself? Lack of vitamin D causes ______. Night blindness is caused by the lack of vitamin ______. Which solution is used to test for starch? What colour appears? Name an animal that eats only plants. Name two foods rich in proteins. Name the nutrient that gives us energy quickly. Which disease is caused by the lack of vitamin C? Name two foods rich in carbohydrates.
✅ Answer key — Food and nutrition
anaemia proteins rickets A iodine solution — blue-black e.g. cow, deer, goat (herbivore) e.g. dal (pulses), eggs, milk, paneer carbohydrates scurvy e.g. rice, potato, wheat TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Materials and separation Class 6 · Worksheet 2 · set 2
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Name a material that is transparent. Is sugar soluble or insoluble in water? Which method separates husk from grain using wind? Name a material that floats on water. Which method separates stones from rice by hand? How is salt obtained from sea water? Name a material that is opaque. Which method separates iron pins from sand? Butter is separated from curd by ______. Which method is used to separate tea leaves from tea?
✅ Answer key — Materials and separation
e.g. glass, clean water, air soluble winnowing e.g. wood, cork, plastic ball handpicking by evaporation e.g. wood, cardboard, metal using a magnet churning 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 2
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The place where a plant or animal lives is its ______. How does an earthworm move? Which part of a plant makes food? The bones that protect our heart and lungs form the ______. Why do fish have gills? Name three things all living things do. Name two non-living things. Name a plant that grows in water. The joint in our knee is a ______ joint. How is a camel adapted to live in the desert?
✅ Answer key — Living things and our body
habitat by stretching and shortening its body muscles, using tiny bristles leaves rib cage to breathe oxygen dissolved in water e.g. grow, breathe, need food, reproduce, respond, excrete e.g. stone, chair e.g. lotus, water lily, hydrilla hinge long legs, wide feet for sand, can live without water for days, little sweat TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Motion and measurement Class 6 · Worksheet 4 · set 2
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The motion of the blades of a fan is ______ motion. How many millimetres are in 1 cm? Name an instrument to measure a curved line. What is the motion of the Earth around the Sun? Why should we not use a hand span to measure length? What is the SI unit of length? 1 m = ______ cm Name one means of transport used in water. The motion of a car on a straight road is ______ motion. 1 km = ______ m
✅ Answer key — Motion and measurement
circular 10 a thread and a scale (or a measuring tape) circular / periodic hand spans differ from person to person — not a standard unit metre (m) 100 e.g. boat, ship rectilinear (straight-line) 1000 TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Light, shadows and reflection Class 6 · Worksheet 5 · set 2
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Name an object that is translucent. Name two luminous objects. The bouncing back of light from a shiny surface is called ______. When is your shadow the shortest? Can we see a shadow in a dark room? A shadow forms when an ______ object blocks light. Objects that give out their own light are called ______. Light travels in a ______ line. What is the image in a pinhole camera like? Is the Moon luminous?
✅ Answer key — Light, shadows and reflection
e.g. butter paper, frosted glass e.g. the Sun, a torch, a candle flame reflection at noon, when the Sun is overhead No — a shadow needs light opaque luminous straight upside down (inverted) No — it reflects sunlight TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Electricity and magnets Class 6 · Worksheet 6 · set 2
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Name two conductors. The two ends of a cell are called ______. A freely hanging magnet always points in the ______ direction. Name the two poles of a magnet. Name two insulators. Like poles ______; unlike poles ______. What does a switch do? Which materials are attracted by a magnet? The thin wire inside a bulb that glows is the ______. Why are electric wires covered with plastic?
✅ Answer key — Electricity and magnets
e.g. copper, iron, aluminium terminals (positive and negative) north–south north pole and south pole e.g. plastic, rubber, wood repel; attract it opens or closes a circuit magnetic materials — iron, nickel, cobalt filament plastic is an insulator — it keeps us safe from shocks TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Water and air Class 6 · Worksheet 7 · set 2
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Name something that shows air is present around us. Which gas makes up most of the air? The layer of air around the Earth is called the ______. What is the water cycle? The change of water vapour into water is called ______. The change of water into vapour is called ______. What are the three states of water? Name two ways to save water. Which gas do plants take in to make food? Why does a burning candle go out when covered with a glass?
✅ Answer key — Water and air
e.g. moving leaves, a flying kite nitrogen (about 78%) atmosphere the continuous movement of water from the Earth to the air and back as rain condensation evaporation solid (ice), liquid (water), gas (water vapour) e.g. close the tap while brushing, collect rainwater carbon dioxide the oxygen inside gets used up 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.
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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