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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 5
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Name an animal that eats only plants. An animal that eats both plants and animals is called ______. Which nutrient helps our body grow and repair itself? A diet that has all nutrients in the right amount is called a ______ diet. Lack of vitamin D causes ______. Which solution is used to test for starch? What colour appears? What is roughage? Why do we need it? Name two foods rich in proteins. Lack of iodine causes ______. Night blindness is caused by the lack of vitamin ______.
✅ Answer key — Food and nutrition
e.g. cow, deer, goat (herbivore) an omnivore proteins balanced rickets iodine solution — blue-black fibre in food; it helps the body get rid of undigested food e.g. dal (pulses), eggs, milk, paneer goitre A TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Materials and separation Class 6 · Worksheet 2 · set 5
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Name a material that is transparent. What is it called when heavier particles settle at the bottom of a liquid? Separating flour from bran using a sieve is called ______. Which method is used to separate tea leaves from tea? Which method separates iron pins from sand? Is sugar soluble or insoluble in water? Oiled paper is transparent, translucent or opaque? Is sand soluble or insoluble in water? Which method separates stones from rice by hand? How is salt obtained from sea water?
✅ Answer key — Materials and separation
e.g. glass, clean water, air sedimentation sieving filtration (using a strainer) using a magnet soluble translucent insoluble handpicking by evaporation TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Living things and our body Class 6 · Worksheet 3 · set 5
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Name three things all living things do. Name two non-living things. The place where a plant or animal lives is its ______. Roots with one main root are called ______ roots. Why do fish have gills? Why does a cactus have spines instead of leaves? How does an earthworm move? How is a camel adapted to live in the desert? Plants with weak stems that spread on the ground are called ______. Which part of a plant makes food?
✅ Answer key — Living things and our body
e.g. grow, breathe, need food, reproduce, respond, excrete e.g. stone, chair habitat tap to breathe oxygen dissolved in water to lose less water by stretching and shortening its body muscles, using tiny bristles long legs, wide feet for sand, can live without water for days, little sweat creepers leaves TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Motion and measurement Class 6 · Worksheet 4 · set 5
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What is the correct way to place the eye when reading a scale? How many millimetres are in 1 cm? 1 km = ______ m What is the motion of the Earth around the Sun? What is the SI unit of length? The motion of the blades of a fan is ______ motion. The motion of a car on a straight road is ______ motion. The motion of a swing is ______ motion. 1 m = ______ cm Name one means of transport used in water.
✅ Answer key — Motion and measurement
directly above the mark (not from the side) 10 1000 circular / periodic metre (m) circular rectilinear (straight-line) periodic (oscillatory) 100 e.g. boat, ship TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Light, shadows and reflection Class 6 · Worksheet 5 · set 5
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What is the image in a pinhole camera like? Name two luminous objects. What three things are needed to make a shadow? Is the Moon luminous? A shadow forms when an ______ object blocks light. Name an object that is translucent. Can we see a shadow in a dark room? Light travels in a ______ line. Why is a shadow always black? Objects that give out their own light are called ______.
✅ Answer key — Light, shadows and reflection
upside down (inverted) e.g. the Sun, a torch, a candle flame a source of light, an opaque object and a screen No — it reflects sunlight opaque e.g. butter paper, frosted glass No — a shadow needs light straight because no light reaches that area luminous TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Electricity and magnets Class 6 · Worksheet 6 · set 5
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What does a switch do? Name two insulators. Name two conductors. Which device uses a magnet to find directions? Like poles ______; unlike poles ______. A freely hanging magnet always points in the ______ direction. Name the two poles of a magnet. The thin wire inside a bulb that glows is the ______. A device that converts chemical energy into electricity is a ______. Materials that allow electricity to pass are called ______.
✅ Answer key — Electricity and magnets
it opens or closes a circuit e.g. plastic, rubber, wood e.g. copper, iron, aluminium a compass repel; attract north–south north pole and south pole filament cell conductors TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Water and air Class 6 · Worksheet 7 · set 5
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Which gas do plants take in to make food? Name two ways to save water. The change of water vapour into water is called ______. Why does a burning candle go out when covered with a glass? The layer of air around the Earth is called the ______. Which gas in air do we need to breathe? Name something that shows air is present around us. Which gas makes up most of the air? What is the water cycle? Collecting rainwater for later use is called ______.
✅ Answer key — Water and air
carbon dioxide e.g. close the tap while brushing, collect rainwater condensation the oxygen inside gets used up atmosphere oxygen e.g. moving leaves, a flying kite nitrogen (about 78%) the continuous movement of water from the Earth to the air and back as rain rainwater harvesting 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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