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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 29
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Answer the questions.

  1. Name an animal that eats only plants.
  2. Which nutrient helps our body grow and repair itself?
  3. Lack of vitamin D causes ______.
  4. Which solution is used to test for starch? What colour appears?
  5. An animal that eats both plants and animals is called ______.
  6. Name two foods rich in proteins.
  7. What is roughage? Why do we need it?
  8. Lack of iron causes ______.
  9. Name two foods rich in carbohydrates.
  10. Name the nutrient that gives us energy quickly.

Materials and separation

Class 6 · Worksheet 2 · set 29
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Answer the questions.

  1. Name a material that floats on water.
  2. Is sugar soluble or insoluble in water?
  3. Which method separates iron pins from sand?
  4. Which method separates stones from rice by hand?
  5. Is sand soluble or insoluble in water?
  6. Name a material that is transparent.
  7. How is salt obtained from sea water?
  8. Separating flour from bran using a sieve is called ______.
  9. What is it called when heavier particles settle at the bottom of a liquid?
  10. Which method separates husk from grain using wind?

Living things and our body

Class 6 · Worksheet 3 · set 29
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Answer the questions.

  1. The joint in our shoulder is a ______ joint.
  2. Plants with weak stems that spread on the ground are called ______.
  3. Name two non-living things.
  4. Name three things all living things do.
  5. The joint in our knee is a ______ joint.
  6. The bones that protect our heart and lungs form the ______.
  7. Name a plant that grows in water.
  8. How does an earthworm move?
  9. How is a camel adapted to live in the desert?
  10. Roots with one main root are called ______ roots.

Motion and measurement

Class 6 · Worksheet 4 · set 29
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Answer the questions.

  1. What is the correct way to place the eye when reading a scale?
  2. The motion of the blades of a fan is ______ motion.
  3. Why should we not use a hand span to measure length?
  4. Name an instrument to measure a curved line.
  5. The motion of a car on a straight road is ______ motion.
  6. 1 km = ______ m
  7. What is the SI unit of length?
  8. The motion of a swing is ______ motion.
  9. 1 m = ______ cm
  10. Name one means of transport used in water.

Light, shadows and reflection

Class 6 · Worksheet 5 · set 29
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Answer the questions.

  1. Name two luminous objects.
  2. Can we see a shadow in a dark room?
  3. What three things are needed to make a shadow?
  4. Objects that give out their own light are called ______.
  5. Why is a shadow always black?
  6. Is the Moon luminous?
  7. Light travels in a ______ line.
  8. The bouncing back of light from a shiny surface is called ______.
  9. What is the image in a pinhole camera like?
  10. A shadow forms when an ______ object blocks light.

Electricity and magnets

Class 6 · Worksheet 6 · set 29
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Answer the questions.

  1. A complete path for electric current is called a ______.
  2. The thin wire inside a bulb that glows is the ______.
  3. A freely hanging magnet always points in the ______ direction.
  4. Which materials are attracted by a magnet?
  5. Name the two poles of a magnet.
  6. Name two insulators.
  7. Which device uses a magnet to find directions?
  8. Like poles ______; unlike poles ______.
  9. A device that converts chemical energy into electricity is a ______.
  10. What does a switch do?

Water and air

Class 6 · Worksheet 7 · set 29
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Answer the questions.

  1. What is the water cycle?
  2. What are the three states of water?
  3. Which gas makes up most of the air?
  4. Which gas in air do we need to breathe?
  5. Name two ways to save water.
  6. Why does a burning candle go out when covered with a glass?
  7. The change of water into vapour is called ______.
  8. Which gas do plants take in to make food?
  9. The change of water vapour into water is called ______.
  10. The layer of air around the Earth is called the ______.

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