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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 3
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Name an animal that eats only plants. Name two foods rich in carbohydrates. An animal that eats both plants and animals is called ______. Which nutrient helps our body grow and repair itself? Name the nutrient that gives us energy quickly. Which disease is caused by the lack of vitamin C? Lack of vitamin D causes ______. Name two foods rich in proteins. Lack of iron causes ______. Lack of iodine causes ______.
✅ Answer key — Food and nutrition
e.g. cow, deer, goat (herbivore) e.g. rice, potato, wheat an omnivore proteins carbohydrates scurvy rickets e.g. dal (pulses), eggs, milk, paneer anaemia goitre
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Materials and separation Class 6 · Worksheet 2 · set 3
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Which method separates stones from rice by hand? Name a material that is transparent. Which method separates iron pins from sand? Is sand soluble or insoluble in water? What is it called when heavier particles settle at the bottom of a liquid? Oiled paper is transparent, translucent or opaque? Butter is separated from curd by ______. Separating flour from bran using a sieve is called ______. Which method is used to separate tea leaves from tea? Which method separates husk from grain using wind?
✅ Answer key — Materials and separation
handpicking e.g. glass, clean water, air using a magnet insoluble sedimentation translucent churning sieving filtration (using a strainer) winnowing
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Living things and our body Class 6 · Worksheet 3 · set 3
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Roots with one main root are called ______ roots. Why does a cactus have spines instead of leaves? How does an earthworm move? Why do fish have gills? Name three things all living things do. Name a plant that grows in water. The place where a plant or animal lives is its ______. The joint in our knee is a ______ joint. The joint in our shoulder is a ______ joint. How is a camel adapted to live in the desert?
✅ Answer key — Living things and our body
tap to lose less water by stretching and shortening its body muscles, using tiny bristles to breathe oxygen dissolved in water e.g. grow, breathe, need food, reproduce, respond, excrete e.g. lotus, water lily, hydrilla habitat hinge ball and socket long legs, wide feet for sand, can live without water for days, little sweat
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Motion and measurement Class 6 · Worksheet 4 · set 3
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What is the motion of the Earth around the Sun? 1 m = ______ cm Name an instrument to measure a curved line. Name one means of transport used in water. How many millimetres are in 1 cm? What is the correct way to place the eye when reading a scale? What is the SI unit of length? The motion of a swing is ______ motion. The motion of the blades of a fan is ______ motion. The motion of a car on a straight road is ______ motion.
✅ Answer key — Motion and measurement
circular / periodic 100 a thread and a scale (or a measuring tape) e.g. boat, ship 10 directly above the mark (not from the side) metre (m) periodic (oscillatory) circular rectilinear (straight-line)
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Light, shadows and reflection Class 6 · Worksheet 5 · set 3
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The bouncing back of light from a shiny surface is called ______. Can we see a shadow in a dark room? Name an object that is translucent. Name two luminous objects. Light travels in a ______ line. What three things are needed to make a shadow? Objects that give out their own light are called ______. Why is a shadow always black? Is the Moon luminous? What is the image in a pinhole camera like?
✅ Answer key — Light, shadows and reflection
reflection No — a shadow needs light e.g. butter paper, frosted glass e.g. the Sun, a torch, a candle flame straight a source of light, an opaque object and a screen luminous because no light reaches that area No — it reflects sunlight upside down (inverted)
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Electricity and magnets Class 6 · Worksheet 6 · set 3
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A freely hanging magnet always points in the ______ direction. What does a switch do? The thin wire inside a bulb that glows is the ______. Materials that allow electricity to pass are called ______. Name two conductors. A device that converts chemical energy into electricity is a ______. A complete path for electric current is called a ______. Why are electric wires covered with plastic? Which materials are attracted by a magnet? The two ends of a cell are called ______.
✅ Answer key — Electricity and magnets
north–south it opens or closes a circuit filament conductors e.g. copper, iron, aluminium cell circuit plastic is an insulator — it keeps us safe from shocks magnetic materials — iron, nickel, cobalt terminals (positive and negative)
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Water and air Class 6 · Worksheet 7 · set 3
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Name something that shows air is present around us. Which gas makes up most of the air? Which gas do plants take in to make food? Which gas in air do we need to breathe? Name two ways to save water. The layer of air around the Earth is called the ______. What are the three states of water? Collecting rainwater for later use is called ______. The change of water into vapour is called ______. What is the water cycle?
✅ Answer key — Water and air
e.g. moving leaves, a flying kite nitrogen (about 78%) carbon dioxide oxygen e.g. close the tap while brushing, collect rainwater atmosphere solid (ice), liquid (water), gas (water vapour) rainwater harvesting evaporation the continuous movement of water from the Earth to the air and back as rain
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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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