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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 54
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Answer the questions.

  1. Which nutrient helps our body grow and repair itself?
  2. Lack of iron causes ______.
  3. An animal that eats both plants and animals is called ______.
  4. Name an animal that eats only plants.
  5. Which solution is used to test for starch? What colour appears?
  6. Name two foods rich in proteins.
  7. Name the nutrient that gives us energy quickly.
  8. Which disease is caused by the lack of vitamin C?
  9. Lack of vitamin D causes ______.
  10. Lack of iodine causes ______.

Materials and separation

Class 6 · Worksheet 2 · set 54
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Answer the questions.

  1. Which method separates husk from grain using wind?
  2. Oiled paper is transparent, translucent or opaque?
  3. Which method is used to separate tea leaves from tea?
  4. Butter is separated from curd by ______.
  5. Separating flour from bran using a sieve is called ______.
  6. Which method separates iron pins from sand?
  7. Name a material that is transparent.
  8. Which method separates stones from rice by hand?
  9. How is salt obtained from sea water?
  10. Name a material that floats on water.

Living things and our body

Class 6 · Worksheet 3 · set 54
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Answer the questions.

  1. Why do fish have gills?
  2. Which part of a plant makes food?
  3. Plants with weak stems that spread on the ground are called ______.
  4. The bones that protect our heart and lungs form the ______.
  5. Name a plant that grows in water.
  6. Name three things all living things do.
  7. How is a camel adapted to live in the desert?
  8. The joint in our shoulder is a ______ joint.
  9. Why does a cactus have spines instead of leaves?
  10. Roots with one main root are called ______ roots.

Motion and measurement

Class 6 · Worksheet 4 · set 54
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Answer the questions.

  1. What is the motion of the Earth around the Sun?
  2. Why should we not use a hand span to measure length?
  3. 1 km = ______ m
  4. The motion of a car on a straight road is ______ motion.
  5. How many millimetres are in 1 cm?
  6. What is the correct way to place the eye when reading a scale?
  7. Name an instrument to measure a curved line.
  8. Name one means of transport used in water.
  9. The motion of a swing is ______ motion.
  10. What is the SI unit of length?

Light, shadows and reflection

Class 6 · Worksheet 5 · set 54
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Answer the questions.

  1. A shadow forms when an ______ object blocks light.
  2. What is the image in a pinhole camera like?
  3. Name two luminous objects.
  4. Light travels in a ______ line.
  5. Name an object that is translucent.
  6. Is the Moon luminous?
  7. Objects that give out their own light are called ______.
  8. Can we see a shadow in a dark room?
  9. The bouncing back of light from a shiny surface is called ______.
  10. Why is a shadow always black?

Electricity and magnets

Class 6 · Worksheet 6 · set 54
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Answer the questions.

  1. Name two conductors.
  2. Materials that allow electricity to pass are called ______.
  3. The two ends of a cell are called ______.
  4. Why are electric wires covered with plastic?
  5. What does a switch do?
  6. The thin wire inside a bulb that glows is the ______.
  7. A freely hanging magnet always points in the ______ direction.
  8. A device that converts chemical energy into electricity is a ______.
  9. Like poles ______; unlike poles ______.
  10. Name two insulators.

Water and air

Class 6 · Worksheet 7 · set 54
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Answer the questions.

  1. Which gas in air do we need to breathe?
  2. Why does a burning candle go out when covered with a glass?
  3. The layer of air around the Earth is called the ______.
  4. The change of water vapour into water is called ______.
  5. Which gas makes up most of the air?
  6. Name two ways to save water.
  7. Collecting rainwater for later use is called ______.
  8. Name something that shows air is present around us.
  9. The change of water into vapour is called ______.
  10. What are the three states of water?

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