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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 28
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What is roughage? Why do we need it? Which nutrient helps our body grow and repair itself? An animal that eats both plants and animals is called ______. Name an animal that eats only plants. Lack of iron causes ______. Name two foods rich in proteins. Night blindness is caused by the lack of vitamin ______. A diet that has all nutrients in the right amount is called a ______ diet. Lack of iodine causes ______. Name two foods rich in carbohydrates.
✅ Answer key — Food and nutrition
fibre in food; it helps the body get rid of undigested food proteins an omnivore e.g. cow, deer, goat (herbivore) anaemia e.g. dal (pulses), eggs, milk, paneer A balanced goitre e.g. rice, potato, wheat
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Materials and separation Class 6 · Worksheet 2 · set 28
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Is sugar soluble or insoluble in water? Name a material that floats on water. Separating flour from bran using a sieve is called ______. Which method separates stones from rice by hand? Name a material that is transparent. Butter is separated from curd by ______. Name a material that is opaque. Is sand soluble or insoluble in water? Which method separates iron pins from sand? Which method is used to separate tea leaves from tea?
✅ Answer key — Materials and separation
soluble e.g. wood, cork, plastic ball sieving handpicking e.g. glass, clean water, air churning e.g. wood, cardboard, metal insoluble using a magnet filtration (using a strainer)
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Living things and our body Class 6 · Worksheet 3 · set 28
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Plants with weak stems that spread on the ground are called ______. Name three things all living things do. How does an earthworm move? Why do fish have gills? The place where a plant or animal lives is its ______. Which part of a plant makes food? The joint in our knee is a ______ joint. How is a camel adapted to live in the desert? Roots with one main root are called ______ roots. The joint in our shoulder is a ______ joint.
✅ Answer key — Living things and our body
creepers e.g. grow, breathe, need food, reproduce, respond, excrete by stretching and shortening its body muscles, using tiny bristles to breathe oxygen dissolved in water habitat leaves hinge long legs, wide feet for sand, can live without water for days, little sweat tap ball and socket
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Motion and measurement Class 6 · Worksheet 4 · set 28
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Name one means of transport used in water. Name an instrument to measure a curved line. How many millimetres are in 1 cm? The motion of the blades of a fan is ______ motion. What is the correct way to place the eye when reading a scale? The motion of a car on a straight road is ______ motion. 1 km = ______ m What is the motion of the Earth around the Sun? The motion of a swing is ______ motion. Why should we not use a hand span to measure length?
✅ Answer key — Motion and measurement
e.g. boat, ship a thread and a scale (or a measuring tape) 10 circular directly above the mark (not from the side) rectilinear (straight-line) 1000 circular / periodic periodic (oscillatory) hand spans differ from person to person — not a standard unit
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Light, shadows and reflection Class 6 · Worksheet 5 · set 28
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Objects that give out their own light are called ______. The bouncing back of light from a shiny surface is called ______. A shadow forms when an ______ object blocks light. Is the Moon luminous? Light travels in a ______ line. Name two luminous objects. What three things are needed to make a shadow? Why is a shadow always black? Name an object that is translucent. When is your shadow the shortest?
✅ Answer key — Light, shadows and reflection
luminous reflection opaque No — it reflects sunlight straight e.g. the Sun, a torch, a candle flame a source of light, an opaque object and a screen because no light reaches that area e.g. butter paper, frosted glass at noon, when the Sun is overhead
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Electricity and magnets Class 6 · Worksheet 6 · set 28
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A freely hanging magnet always points in the ______ direction. Name two conductors. A device that converts chemical energy into electricity is a ______. Materials that allow electricity to pass are called ______. A complete path for electric current is called a ______. Why are electric wires covered with plastic? Like poles ______; unlike poles ______. Which device uses a magnet to find directions? Name the two poles of a magnet. The thin wire inside a bulb that glows is the ______.
✅ Answer key — Electricity and magnets
north–south e.g. copper, iron, aluminium cell conductors circuit plastic is an insulator — it keeps us safe from shocks repel; attract a compass north pole and south pole filament
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Water and air Class 6 · Worksheet 7 · set 28
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What is the water cycle? Name two ways to save water. The layer of air around the Earth is called the ______. Which gas do plants take in to make food? Name something that shows air is present around us. The change of water into vapour is called ______. Collecting rainwater for later use is called ______. Why does a burning candle go out when covered with a glass? What are the three states of water? The change of water vapour into water is called ______.
✅ Answer key — Water and air
the continuous movement of water from the Earth to the air and back as rain e.g. close the tap while brushing, collect rainwater atmosphere carbon dioxide e.g. moving leaves, a flying kite evaporation rainwater harvesting the oxygen inside gets used up solid (ice), liquid (water), gas (water vapour) condensation
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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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