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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 32
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What is roughage? Why do we need it? Name an animal that eats only plants. Lack of iron causes ______. Name the nutrient that gives us energy quickly. Name two foods rich in proteins. Which nutrient helps our body grow and repair itself? Which solution is used to test for starch? What colour appears? An animal that eats both plants and animals is called ______. Which disease is caused by the lack of vitamin C? A diet that has all nutrients in the right amount is called a ______ diet.
✅ Answer key — Food and nutrition
fibre in food; it helps the body get rid of undigested food e.g. cow, deer, goat (herbivore) anaemia carbohydrates e.g. dal (pulses), eggs, milk, paneer proteins iodine solution — blue-black an omnivore scurvy balanced TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Materials and separation Class 6 · Worksheet 2 · set 32
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Which method separates husk from grain using wind? Name a material that floats on water. Oiled paper is transparent, translucent or 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 opaque. What is it called when heavier particles settle at the bottom of a liquid? Butter is separated from curd by ______. Name a material that is transparent.
✅ Answer key — Materials and separation
winnowing e.g. wood, cork, plastic ball translucent by evaporation handpicking sieving e.g. wood, cardboard, metal sedimentation churning 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 32
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Name a plant that grows in water. Roots with one main root are called ______ roots. Why does a cactus have spines instead of leaves? How is a camel adapted to live in the desert? Plants with weak stems that spread on the ground are called ______. How does an earthworm move? The joint in our knee is a ______ joint. The joint in our shoulder is a ______ joint. Why do fish have gills? Name three things all living things do.
✅ Answer key — Living things and our body
e.g. lotus, water lily, hydrilla tap to lose less water long legs, wide feet for sand, can live without water for days, little sweat creepers by stretching and shortening its body muscles, using tiny bristles hinge ball and socket to breathe oxygen dissolved in water e.g. grow, breathe, need food, reproduce, respond, excrete TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Motion and measurement Class 6 · Worksheet 4 · set 32
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Why should we not use a hand span to measure length? Name an instrument to measure a curved line. The motion of a swing is ______ motion. What is the motion of the Earth around the Sun? How many millimetres are in 1 cm? 1 m = ______ cm The motion of the blades of a fan is ______ motion. 1 km = ______ m What is the SI unit of length? What is the correct way to place the eye when reading a scale?
✅ Answer key — Motion and measurement
hand spans differ from person to person — not a standard unit a thread and a scale (or a measuring tape) periodic (oscillatory) circular / periodic 10 100 circular 1000 metre (m) directly above the mark (not from the side) TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Light, shadows and reflection Class 6 · Worksheet 5 · set 32
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Is the Moon luminous? When is your shadow the shortest? Why is a shadow always black? What is the image in a pinhole camera like? The bouncing back of light from a shiny surface is called ______. Light travels in a ______ line. A shadow forms when an ______ object blocks light. Name two luminous objects. Objects that give out their own light are called ______. What three things are needed to make a shadow?
✅ Answer key — Light, shadows and reflection
No — it reflects sunlight at noon, when the Sun is overhead because no light reaches that area upside down (inverted) reflection straight opaque e.g. the Sun, a torch, a candle flame luminous a source of light, an opaque object and a screen TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Electricity and magnets Class 6 · Worksheet 6 · set 32
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Name the two poles of a magnet. The thin wire inside a bulb that glows is the ______. What does a switch do? Why are electric wires covered with plastic? Name two insulators. Which materials are attracted by a magnet? A device that converts chemical energy into electricity is a ______. Which device uses a magnet to find directions? Name two conductors. Like poles ______; unlike poles ______.
✅ Answer key — Electricity and magnets
north pole and south pole filament it opens or closes a circuit plastic is an insulator — it keeps us safe from shocks e.g. plastic, rubber, wood magnetic materials — iron, nickel, cobalt cell a compass e.g. copper, iron, aluminium repel; attract TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Water and air Class 6 · Worksheet 7 · set 32
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Which gas makes up most of the air? The change of water into vapour is called ______. Collecting rainwater for later use is called ______. Which gas in air do we need to breathe? The change of water vapour into water is called ______. What is the water cycle? What are the three states of water? Which gas do plants take in to make food? Name something that shows air is present around us. Why does a burning candle go out when covered with a glass?
✅ Answer key — Water and air
nitrogen (about 78%) evaporation rainwater harvesting oxygen condensation the continuous movement of water from the Earth to the air and back as rain solid (ice), liquid (water), gas (water vapour) carbon dioxide e.g. moving leaves, a flying kite 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.
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