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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 4
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Answer the questions.

  1. Lack of vitamin D causes ______.
  2. Name an animal that eats only plants.
  3. Name two foods rich in carbohydrates.
  4. Which nutrient helps our body grow and repair itself?
  5. Which disease is caused by the lack of vitamin C?
  6. What is roughage? Why do we need it?
  7. Night blindness is caused by the lack of vitamin ______.
  8. Lack of iron causes ______.
  9. Which solution is used to test for starch? What colour appears?
  10. Lack of iodine causes ______.

Materials and separation

Class 6 · Worksheet 2 · set 4
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Answer the questions.

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

Living things and our body

Class 6 · Worksheet 3 · set 4
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Answer the questions.

  1. Why does a cactus have spines instead of leaves?
  2. Name a plant that grows in water.
  3. The joint in our shoulder is a ______ joint.
  4. The joint in our knee is a ______ joint.
  5. Roots with one main root are called ______ roots.
  6. Which part of a plant makes food?
  7. Plants with weak stems that spread on the ground are called ______.
  8. The place where a plant or animal lives is its ______.
  9. Why do fish have gills?
  10. The bones that protect our heart and lungs form the ______.

Motion and measurement

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

  1. 1 m = ______ cm
  2. Why should we not use a hand span to measure length?
  3. The motion of the blades of a fan is ______ motion.
  4. What is the motion of the Earth around the Sun?
  5. The motion of a car on a straight road is ______ motion.
  6. 1 km = ______ m
  7. How many millimetres are in 1 cm?
  8. The motion of a swing is ______ motion.
  9. What is the correct way to place the eye when reading a scale?
  10. What is the SI unit of length?

Light, shadows and reflection

Class 6 · Worksheet 5 · set 4
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Answer the questions.

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

Electricity and magnets

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

  1. The two ends of a cell are called ______.
  2. Why are electric wires covered with plastic?
  3. The thin wire inside a bulb that glows is the ______.
  4. Name two conductors.
  5. A complete path for electric current is called a ______.
  6. A freely hanging magnet always points in the ______ direction.
  7. What does a switch do?
  8. Which materials are attracted by a magnet?
  9. Name two insulators.
  10. Like poles ______; unlike poles ______.

Water and air

Class 6 · Worksheet 7 · set 4
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Answer the questions.

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

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