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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 52
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Night blindness is caused by the lack of vitamin ______. What is roughage? Why do we need it? Lack of vitamin D causes ______. Lack of iodine causes ______. Which nutrient helps our body grow and repair itself? Name the nutrient that gives us energy quickly. Name two foods rich in proteins. Name an animal that eats only plants. Name two foods rich in carbohydrates. Which solution is used to test for starch? What colour appears?
✅ Answer key — Food and nutrition
A fibre in food; it helps the body get rid of undigested food rickets goitre proteins carbohydrates e.g. dal (pulses), eggs, milk, paneer e.g. cow, deer, goat (herbivore) e.g. rice, potato, wheat iodine solution — blue-black TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Materials and separation Class 6 · Worksheet 2 · set 52
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Oiled paper is transparent, translucent or opaque? Which method is used to separate tea leaves from tea? Name a material that is opaque. Butter is separated from curd by ______. Name a material that is transparent. Separating flour from bran using a sieve is called ______. Name a material that floats on water. Which method separates iron pins from sand? Which method separates husk from grain using wind? Is sugar soluble or insoluble in water?
✅ Answer key — Materials and separation
translucent filtration (using a strainer) e.g. wood, cardboard, metal churning e.g. glass, clean water, air sieving e.g. wood, cork, plastic ball using a magnet winnowing soluble TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Living things and our body Class 6 · Worksheet 3 · set 52
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Name a plant that grows in water. How is a camel adapted to live in the desert? Plants with weak stems that spread on the ground are called ______. Name two non-living things. Why does a cactus have spines instead of leaves? The joint in our knee is a ______ joint. Why do fish have gills? How does an earthworm move? Name three things all living things do. The bones that protect our heart and lungs form the ______.
✅ Answer key — Living things and our body
e.g. lotus, water lily, hydrilla long legs, wide feet for sand, can live without water for days, little sweat creepers e.g. stone, chair to lose less water hinge to breathe oxygen dissolved in water by stretching and shortening its body muscles, using tiny bristles e.g. grow, breathe, need food, reproduce, respond, excrete rib cage TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Motion and measurement Class 6 · Worksheet 4 · set 52
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Why should we not use a hand span to measure length? What is the correct way to place the eye when reading a scale? The motion of a swing is ______ motion. The motion of a car on a straight road is ______ motion. 1 km = ______ m What is the motion of the Earth around the Sun? Name an instrument to measure a curved line. 1 m = ______ cm How many millimetres are in 1 cm? The motion of the blades of a fan is ______ motion.
✅ Answer key — Motion and measurement
hand spans differ from person to person — not a standard unit directly above the mark (not from the side) periodic (oscillatory) rectilinear (straight-line) 1000 circular / periodic a thread and a scale (or a measuring tape) 100 10 circular TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Light, shadows and reflection Class 6 · Worksheet 5 · set 52
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Name two luminous objects. What three things are needed to make a shadow? Light travels in a ______ line. Can we see a shadow in a dark room? Name an object that is translucent. Why is a shadow always black? Objects that give out their own light are called ______. A shadow forms when an ______ object blocks light. When is your shadow the shortest? What is the image in a pinhole camera like?
✅ Answer key — Light, shadows and reflection
e.g. the Sun, a torch, a candle flame a source of light, an opaque object and a screen straight No — a shadow needs light e.g. butter paper, frosted glass because no light reaches that area luminous opaque at noon, when the Sun is overhead upside down (inverted) TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Electricity and magnets Class 6 · Worksheet 6 · set 52
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Why are electric wires covered with plastic? Which device uses a magnet to find directions? Name two conductors. A complete path for electric current is called a ______. What does a switch do? Name two insulators. Materials that allow electricity to pass are called ______. A device that converts chemical energy into electricity is a ______. The thin wire inside a bulb that glows is the ______. The two ends of a cell are called ______.
✅ Answer key — Electricity and magnets
plastic is an insulator — it keeps us safe from shocks a compass e.g. copper, iron, aluminium circuit it opens or closes a circuit e.g. plastic, rubber, wood conductors cell filament terminals (positive and negative) TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Water and air Class 6 · Worksheet 7 · set 52
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Which gas do plants take in to make food? What are the three states of water? Collecting rainwater for later use is called ______. The change of water into vapour is called ______. Name two ways to save water. Which gas in air do we need to breathe? Name something that shows air is present around us. What is the water cycle? The layer of air around the Earth is called the ______. The change of water vapour into water is called ______.
✅ Answer key — Water and air
carbon dioxide solid (ice), liquid (water), gas (water vapour) rainwater harvesting evaporation e.g. close the tap while brushing, collect rainwater oxygen e.g. moving leaves, a flying kite the continuous movement of water from the Earth to the air and back as rain atmosphere condensation 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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