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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 50
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Which disease is caused by the lack of vitamin C? Name an animal that eats only plants. Lack of iodine causes ______. Name the nutrient that gives us energy quickly. An animal that eats both plants and animals is called ______. Lack of iron causes ______. Lack of vitamin D causes ______. Name two foods rich in carbohydrates. What is roughage? Why do we need it? Night blindness is caused by the lack of vitamin ______.
✅ Answer key — Food and nutrition
scurvy e.g. cow, deer, goat (herbivore) goitre carbohydrates an omnivore anaemia rickets e.g. rice, potato, wheat fibre in food; it helps the body get rid of undigested food A TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Materials and separation Class 6 · Worksheet 2 · set 50
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Name a material that floats on water. Butter is separated from curd by ______. Oiled paper is transparent, translucent or opaque? Which method separates iron pins from sand? Name a material that is opaque. Which method separates stones from rice by hand? Which method separates husk from grain using wind? How is salt obtained from sea water? Is sugar soluble or insoluble in water? Separating flour from bran using a sieve is called ______.
✅ Answer key — Materials and separation
e.g. wood, cork, plastic ball churning translucent using a magnet e.g. wood, cardboard, metal handpicking winnowing by evaporation soluble sieving TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Living things and our body Class 6 · Worksheet 3 · set 50
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Name two non-living things. Why do fish have gills? The joint in our shoulder is a ______ joint. How is a camel adapted to live in the desert? The joint in our knee is a ______ joint. Name three things all living things do. Plants with weak stems that spread on the ground are called ______. Roots with one main root are called ______ roots. Why does a cactus have spines instead of leaves? Name a plant that grows in water.
✅ Answer key — Living things and our body
e.g. stone, chair to breathe oxygen dissolved in water ball and socket long legs, wide feet for sand, can live without water for days, little sweat hinge e.g. grow, breathe, need food, reproduce, respond, excrete creepers tap to lose less water e.g. lotus, water lily, hydrilla TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Motion and measurement Class 6 · Worksheet 4 · set 50
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What is the correct way to place the eye when reading a scale? The motion of the blades of a fan is ______ motion. 1 km = ______ m The motion of a swing is ______ motion. Name one means of transport used in water. What is the motion of the Earth around the Sun? The motion of a car on a straight road is ______ motion. What is the SI unit of length? How many millimetres are in 1 cm? Name an instrument to measure a curved line.
✅ Answer key — Motion and measurement
directly above the mark (not from the side) circular 1000 periodic (oscillatory) e.g. boat, ship circular / periodic rectilinear (straight-line) metre (m) 10 a thread and a scale (or a measuring tape) TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Light, shadows and reflection Class 6 · Worksheet 5 · set 50
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Name two luminous objects. Is the Moon luminous? Objects that give out their own light are called ______. Name an object that is translucent. When is your shadow the shortest? What is the image in a pinhole camera like? What three things are needed to make a shadow? Can we see a shadow in a dark room? Why is a shadow always black? A shadow forms when an ______ object blocks light.
✅ Answer key — Light, shadows and reflection
e.g. the Sun, a torch, a candle flame No — it reflects sunlight luminous e.g. butter paper, frosted glass at noon, when the Sun is overhead upside down (inverted) a source of light, an opaque object and a screen No — a shadow needs light because no light reaches that area opaque TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Electricity and magnets Class 6 · Worksheet 6 · set 50
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Name the two poles of a magnet. Which materials are attracted by a magnet? A freely hanging magnet always points in the ______ direction. Like poles ______; unlike poles ______. Materials that allow electricity to pass are called ______. The two ends of a cell are called ______. A device that converts chemical energy into electricity is a ______. The thin wire inside a bulb that glows is the ______. Why are electric wires covered with plastic? Name two insulators.
✅ Answer key — Electricity and magnets
north pole and south pole magnetic materials — iron, nickel, cobalt north–south repel; attract conductors terminals (positive and negative) cell filament plastic is an insulator — it keeps us safe from shocks e.g. plastic, rubber, wood TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Water and air Class 6 · Worksheet 7 · set 50
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The layer of air around the Earth is called the ______. Name something that shows air is present around us. What is the water cycle? The change of water into vapour is called ______. Which gas makes up most of the air? Which gas do plants take in to make food? Collecting rainwater for later use is called ______. Name two ways to save water. The change of water vapour into water is called ______. Which gas in air do we need to breathe?
✅ Answer key — Water and air
atmosphere e.g. moving leaves, a flying kite the continuous movement of water from the Earth to the air and back as rain evaporation nitrogen (about 78%) carbon dioxide rainwater harvesting e.g. close the tap while brushing, collect rainwater condensation 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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