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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 35
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Which solution is used to test for starch? What colour appears? Lack of vitamin D causes ______. Name the nutrient that gives us energy quickly. Name an animal that eats only plants. Lack of iron causes ______. A diet that has all nutrients in the right amount is called a ______ diet. Which disease is caused by the lack of vitamin C? Name two foods rich in proteins. What is roughage? Why do we need it? Lack of iodine causes ______.
✅ Answer key — Food and nutrition
iodine solution — blue-black rickets carbohydrates e.g. cow, deer, goat (herbivore) anaemia balanced scurvy e.g. dal (pulses), eggs, milk, paneer fibre in food; it helps the body get rid of undigested food goitre TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Materials and separation Class 6 · Worksheet 2 · set 35
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Name a material that is opaque. Name a material that floats on water. Which method is used to separate tea leaves from tea? Separating flour from bran using a sieve is called ______. Which method separates stones from rice by hand? Is sand soluble or insoluble in water? How is salt obtained from sea water? Oiled paper is transparent, translucent or opaque? Is sugar soluble or insoluble in water? Name a material that is transparent.
✅ Answer key — Materials and separation
e.g. wood, cardboard, metal e.g. wood, cork, plastic ball filtration (using a strainer) sieving handpicking insoluble by evaporation translucent soluble 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 35
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The joint in our shoulder is a ______ joint. Why do fish have gills? How is a camel adapted to live in the desert? Roots with one main root are called ______ roots. The bones that protect our heart and lungs form the ______. Name three things all living things do. Name two non-living things. The joint in our knee is a ______ joint. Why does a cactus have spines instead of leaves? How does an earthworm move?
✅ Answer key — Living things and our body
ball and socket to breathe oxygen dissolved in water long legs, wide feet for sand, can live without water for days, little sweat tap rib cage e.g. grow, breathe, need food, reproduce, respond, excrete e.g. stone, chair hinge to lose less 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 35
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How many millimetres are in 1 cm? What is the SI unit of length? Name one means of transport used in water. The motion of the blades of a fan is ______ motion. The motion of a swing is ______ motion. 1 m = ______ cm Why should we not use a hand span to measure length? Name an instrument to measure a curved line. The motion of a car on a straight road is ______ motion. What is the motion of the Earth around the Sun?
✅ Answer key — Motion and measurement
10 metre (m) e.g. boat, ship circular periodic (oscillatory) 100 hand spans differ from person to person — not a standard unit a thread and a scale (or a measuring tape) rectilinear (straight-line) circular / periodic TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Light, shadows and reflection Class 6 · Worksheet 5 · set 35
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Name an object that is translucent. When is your shadow the shortest? What is the image in a pinhole camera like? Objects that give out their own light are called ______. Name two luminous objects. What three things are needed to make a shadow? Is the Moon luminous? The bouncing back of light from a shiny surface is called ______. A shadow forms when an ______ object blocks light. Light travels in a ______ line.
✅ Answer key — Light, shadows and reflection
e.g. butter paper, frosted glass at noon, when the Sun is overhead upside down (inverted) luminous e.g. the Sun, a torch, a candle flame a source of light, an opaque object and a screen No — it reflects sunlight reflection opaque straight TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Electricity and magnets Class 6 · Worksheet 6 · set 35
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Which materials are attracted by a magnet? The two ends of a cell are called ______. A freely hanging magnet always points in the ______ direction. Name the two poles of a magnet. Which device uses a magnet to find directions? The thin wire inside a bulb that glows is the ______. What does a switch do? Like poles ______; unlike poles ______. Materials that allow electricity to pass are called ______. A complete path for electric current is called a ______.
✅ Answer key — Electricity and magnets
magnetic materials — iron, nickel, cobalt terminals (positive and negative) north–south north pole and south pole a compass filament it opens or closes a circuit repel; attract conductors circuit TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Water and air Class 6 · Worksheet 7 · set 35
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Which gas do plants take in to make food? Why does a burning candle go out when covered with a glass? Which gas in air do we need to breathe? What are the three states of water? Name two ways to save water. The change of water into vapour is called ______. The layer of air around the Earth is called the ______. Which gas makes up most of the air? Name something that shows air is present around us. The change of water vapour into water is called ______.
✅ Answer key — Water and air
carbon dioxide the oxygen inside gets used up oxygen solid (ice), liquid (water), gas (water vapour) e.g. close the tap while brushing, collect rainwater evaporation atmosphere nitrogen (about 78%) e.g. moving leaves, a flying kite condensation 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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