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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 31
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Name the nutrient that gives us energy quickly. What is roughage? Why do we need it? A diet that has all nutrients in the right amount is called a ______ diet. Which nutrient helps our body grow and repair itself? Name an animal that eats only plants. Lack of iodine causes ______. An animal that eats both plants and animals is called ______. Name two foods rich in carbohydrates. Which disease is caused by the lack of vitamin C? Lack of vitamin D causes ______.
✅ Answer key — Food and nutrition
carbohydrates fibre in food; it helps the body get rid of undigested food balanced proteins e.g. cow, deer, goat (herbivore) goitre an omnivore e.g. rice, potato, wheat scurvy rickets TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Materials and separation Class 6 · Worksheet 2 · set 31
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Oiled paper is transparent, translucent or opaque? Is sand soluble or insoluble in water? Which method separates husk from grain using wind? Which method is used to separate tea leaves from tea? Is sugar soluble or insoluble in water? Name a material that is opaque. How is salt obtained from sea water? Which method separates stones from rice by hand? Separating flour from bran using a sieve is called ______. Name a material that is transparent.
✅ Answer key — Materials and separation
translucent insoluble winnowing filtration (using a strainer) soluble e.g. wood, cardboard, metal by evaporation handpicking sieving e.g. glass, clean water, air TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Living things and our body Class 6 · Worksheet 3 · set 31
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How is a camel adapted to live in the desert? Which part of a plant makes food? Why does a cactus have spines instead of leaves? Roots with one main root are called ______ roots. Plants with weak stems that spread on the ground are called ______. Name three things all living things do. The bones that protect our heart and lungs form the ______. Name a plant that grows in water. Why do fish have gills? How does an earthworm move?
✅ Answer key — Living things and our body
long legs, wide feet for sand, can live without water for days, little sweat leaves to lose less water tap creepers e.g. grow, breathe, need food, reproduce, respond, excrete rib cage e.g. lotus, water lily, hydrilla to breathe oxygen dissolved in water by stretching and shortening its body muscles, using tiny bristles TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Motion and measurement Class 6 · Worksheet 4 · set 31
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How many millimetres are in 1 cm? The motion of a car on a straight road is ______ motion. The motion of the blades of a fan is ______ motion. Why should we not use a hand span to measure length? 1 km = ______ m The motion of a swing is ______ motion. Name an instrument to measure a curved line. What is the motion of the Earth around the Sun? What is the SI unit of length? 1 m = ______ cm
✅ Answer key — Motion and measurement
10 rectilinear (straight-line) circular hand spans differ from person to person — not a standard unit 1000 periodic (oscillatory) a thread and a scale (or a measuring tape) circular / periodic metre (m) 100 TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Light, shadows and reflection Class 6 · Worksheet 5 · set 31
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Is the Moon luminous? Name two luminous objects. Light travels in a ______ line. Objects that give out their own light are called ______. Why is a shadow always black? A shadow forms when an ______ object blocks light. Can we see a shadow in a dark room? What three things are needed to make a shadow? What is the image in a pinhole camera like? The bouncing back of light from a shiny surface is called ______.
✅ Answer key — Light, shadows and reflection
No — it reflects sunlight e.g. the Sun, a torch, a candle flame straight luminous because no light reaches that area opaque No — a shadow needs light a source of light, an opaque object and a screen upside down (inverted) reflection TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Electricity and magnets Class 6 · Worksheet 6 · set 31
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Name two conductors. The thin wire inside a bulb that glows is the ______. Name the two poles of a magnet. A device that converts chemical energy into electricity is a ______. Which device uses a magnet to find directions? The two ends of a cell are called ______. A freely hanging magnet always points in the ______ direction. Like poles ______; unlike poles ______. What does a switch do? Materials that allow electricity to pass are called ______.
✅ Answer key — Electricity and magnets
e.g. copper, iron, aluminium filament north pole and south pole cell a compass terminals (positive and negative) north–south repel; attract it opens or closes a circuit conductors TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Water and air Class 6 · Worksheet 7 · set 31
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The layer of air around the Earth is called the ______. What are the three states of water? Name two ways to save water. The change of water into vapour is called ______. Name something that shows air is present around us. Which gas in air do we need to breathe? Which gas do plants take in to make food? Which gas makes up most of the air? The change of water vapour into water is called ______. What is the water cycle?
✅ Answer key — Water and air
atmosphere solid (ice), liquid (water), gas (water vapour) e.g. close the tap while brushing, collect rainwater evaporation e.g. moving leaves, a flying kite oxygen carbon dioxide nitrogen (about 78%) condensation the continuous movement of water from the Earth to the air and back as rain 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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