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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 51
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Name an animal that eats only plants. An animal that eats both plants and animals is called ______. Which solution is used to test for starch? What colour appears? Lack of iodine causes ______. Which nutrient helps our body grow and repair itself? Which disease is caused by the lack of vitamin C? Name two foods rich in carbohydrates. Name two foods rich in proteins. Name the nutrient that gives us energy quickly. Lack of vitamin D causes ______.
✅ Answer key — Food and nutrition
e.g. cow, deer, goat (herbivore) an omnivore iodine solution — blue-black goitre proteins scurvy e.g. rice, potato, wheat e.g. dal (pulses), eggs, milk, paneer carbohydrates rickets TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Materials and separation Class 6 · Worksheet 2 · set 51
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Name a material that is transparent. Is sand soluble or insoluble in water? Separating flour from bran using a sieve is called ______. Which method separates husk from grain using wind? Name a material that floats on water. Oiled paper is transparent, translucent or opaque? Which method is used to separate tea leaves from tea? Is sugar 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 insoluble sieving winnowing e.g. wood, cork, plastic ball translucent filtration (using a strainer) soluble 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 51
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The place where a plant or animal lives is its ______. The joint in our knee is a ______ joint. How is a camel adapted to live in the desert? How does an earthworm move? Name two non-living things. The joint in our shoulder is a ______ joint. Name a plant that grows in water. Name three things all living things do. Roots with one main root are called ______ roots. Plants with weak stems that spread on the ground are called ______.
✅ Answer key — Living things and our body
habitat hinge long legs, wide feet for sand, can live without water for days, little sweat by stretching and shortening its body muscles, using tiny bristles e.g. stone, chair ball and socket e.g. lotus, water lily, hydrilla e.g. grow, breathe, need food, reproduce, respond, excrete tap creepers TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Motion and measurement Class 6 · Worksheet 4 · set 51
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How many millimetres are in 1 cm? 1 m = ______ cm What is the correct way to place the eye when reading a scale? What is the SI unit of length? Name an instrument to measure a curved line. Name one means of transport used in water. 1 km = ______ m What is the motion of the Earth around the Sun? The motion of the blades of a fan is ______ motion. The motion of a car on a straight road is ______ motion.
✅ Answer key — Motion and measurement
10 100 directly above the mark (not from the side) metre (m) a thread and a scale (or a measuring tape) e.g. boat, ship 1000 circular / periodic circular rectilinear (straight-line) TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Light, shadows and reflection Class 6 · Worksheet 5 · set 51
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Is the Moon luminous? The bouncing back of light from a shiny surface is called ______. What is the image in a pinhole camera like? Name two luminous objects. When is your shadow the shortest? Why is a shadow always black? Light travels in a ______ line. Objects that give out their own light are called ______. Can we see a shadow in a dark room? What three things are needed to make a shadow?
✅ Answer key — Light, shadows and reflection
No — it reflects sunlight reflection upside down (inverted) e.g. the Sun, a torch, a candle flame at noon, when the Sun is overhead because no light reaches that area straight luminous No — a shadow needs light a source of light, an opaque object and a screen TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Electricity and magnets Class 6 · Worksheet 6 · set 51
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Why are electric wires covered with plastic? Which device uses a magnet to find directions? Materials that allow electricity to pass are called ______. Name two conductors. A freely hanging magnet always points in the ______ direction. Name two insulators. Like poles ______; unlike poles ______. The two ends of a cell are called ______. A complete path for electric current is called a ______. Which materials are attracted by a magnet?
✅ Answer key — Electricity and magnets
plastic is an insulator — it keeps us safe from shocks a compass conductors e.g. copper, iron, aluminium north–south e.g. plastic, rubber, wood repel; attract terminals (positive and negative) circuit magnetic materials — iron, nickel, cobalt TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Water and air Class 6 · Worksheet 7 · set 51
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Which gas in air do we need to breathe? Which gas makes up most of the air? Which gas do plants take in to make food? The change of water into vapour is called ______. What are the three states of water? Why does a burning candle go out when covered with a glass? Name two ways to save water. The layer of air around the Earth is called the ______. What is the water cycle? Name something that shows air is present around us.
✅ Answer key — Water and air
oxygen nitrogen (about 78%) carbon dioxide evaporation solid (ice), liquid (water), gas (water vapour) the oxygen inside gets used up e.g. close the tap while brushing, collect rainwater atmosphere the continuous movement of water from the Earth to the air and back as rain e.g. moving leaves, a flying kite 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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