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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 46
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Which nutrient helps our body grow and repair itself? A diet that has all nutrients in the right amount is called a ______ diet. An animal that eats both plants and animals is called ______. Which solution is used to test for starch? What colour appears? Lack of iron causes ______. What is roughage? Why do we need it? Lack of iodine causes ______. Name two foods rich in carbohydrates. Name two foods rich in proteins. Which disease is caused by the lack of vitamin C?
✅ Answer key — Food and nutrition
proteins balanced an omnivore iodine solution — blue-black anaemia fibre in food; it helps the body get rid of undigested food goitre e.g. rice, potato, wheat e.g. dal (pulses), eggs, milk, paneer scurvy TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Materials and separation Class 6 · Worksheet 2 · set 46
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Separating flour from bran using a sieve is called ______. What is it called when heavier particles settle at the bottom of a liquid? Which method is used to separate tea leaves from tea? Name a material that is opaque. Which method separates husk from grain using wind? Name a material that is transparent. Butter is separated from curd by ______. Name a material that floats on water. Is sand soluble or insoluble in water? Oiled paper is transparent, translucent or opaque?
✅ Answer key — Materials and separation
sieving sedimentation filtration (using a strainer) e.g. wood, cardboard, metal winnowing e.g. glass, clean water, air churning e.g. wood, cork, plastic ball insoluble translucent TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Living things and our body Class 6 · Worksheet 3 · set 46
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Why do fish have gills? The joint in our shoulder is a ______ joint. How does an earthworm move? Plants with weak stems that spread on the ground are called ______. How is a camel adapted to live in the desert? Why does a cactus have spines instead of leaves? Which part of a plant makes food? The place where a plant or animal lives is its ______. Roots with one main root are called ______ roots. The joint in our knee is a ______ joint.
✅ Answer key — Living things and our body
to breathe oxygen dissolved in water ball and socket by stretching and shortening its body muscles, using tiny bristles creepers long legs, wide feet for sand, can live without water for days, little sweat to lose less water leaves habitat tap hinge TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Motion and measurement Class 6 · Worksheet 4 · set 46
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The motion of a swing is ______ motion. How many millimetres are in 1 cm? Why should we not use a hand span to measure length? What is the correct way to place the eye when reading a scale? Name one means of transport used in water. Name an instrument to measure a curved line. The motion of a car on a straight road is ______ motion. 1 m = ______ cm The motion of the blades of a fan is ______ motion. What is the SI unit of length?
✅ Answer key — Motion and measurement
periodic (oscillatory) 10 hand spans differ from person to person — not a standard unit directly above the mark (not from the side) e.g. boat, ship a thread and a scale (or a measuring tape) rectilinear (straight-line) 100 circular metre (m) TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Light, shadows and reflection Class 6 · Worksheet 5 · set 46
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Light travels in a ______ line. What three things are needed to make a shadow? Name an object that is translucent. What is the image in a pinhole camera like? When is your shadow the shortest? A shadow forms when an ______ object blocks light. Objects that give out their own light are called ______. Is the Moon luminous? Can we see a shadow in a dark room? Why is a shadow always black?
✅ Answer key — Light, shadows and reflection
straight a source of light, an opaque object and a screen e.g. butter paper, frosted glass upside down (inverted) at noon, when the Sun is overhead opaque luminous No — it reflects sunlight No — a shadow needs light because no light reaches that area TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Electricity and magnets Class 6 · Worksheet 6 · set 46
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Which device uses a magnet to find directions? Name two conductors. Which materials are attracted by a magnet? Name the two poles of a magnet. Why are electric wires covered with plastic? The two ends of a cell are called ______. A complete path for electric current is called a ______. Name two insulators. The thin wire inside a bulb that glows is the ______. What does a switch do?
✅ Answer key — Electricity and magnets
a compass e.g. copper, iron, aluminium magnetic materials — iron, nickel, cobalt north pole and south pole plastic is an insulator — it keeps us safe from shocks terminals (positive and negative) circuit e.g. plastic, rubber, wood filament it opens or closes a circuit TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Water and air Class 6 · Worksheet 7 · set 46
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Which gas makes up most of the air? Name something that shows air is present around us. Collecting rainwater for later use is called ______. The change of water vapour into water is called ______. Which gas do plants take in to make food? What are the three states of water? The layer of air around the Earth is called the ______. Name two ways to save water. Why does a burning candle go out when covered with a glass? Which gas in air do we need to breathe?
✅ Answer key — Water and air
nitrogen (about 78%) e.g. moving leaves, a flying kite rainwater harvesting condensation carbon dioxide solid (ice), liquid (water), gas (water vapour) atmosphere e.g. close the tap while brushing, collect rainwater the oxygen inside gets used up oxygen 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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