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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 57
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Lack of iron causes ______. Night blindness is caused by the lack of vitamin ______. Name two foods rich in proteins. A diet that has all nutrients in the right amount is called a ______ diet. Lack of iodine causes ______. What is roughage? Why do we need it? An animal that eats both plants and animals is called ______. Which nutrient helps our body grow and repair itself? Name the nutrient that gives us energy quickly. Name two foods rich in carbohydrates.
✅ Answer key — Food and nutrition
anaemia A e.g. dal (pulses), eggs, milk, paneer balanced goitre fibre in food; it helps the body get rid of undigested food an omnivore proteins carbohydrates e.g. rice, potato, wheat TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Materials and separation Class 6 · Worksheet 2 · set 57
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Which method separates husk from grain using wind? Which method is used to separate tea leaves from tea? How is salt obtained from sea water? Name a material that is transparent. Butter is separated from curd by ______. Name a material that floats on water. Oiled paper is transparent, translucent or opaque? Separating flour from bran using a sieve is called ______. Name a material that is opaque. Is sand soluble or insoluble in water?
✅ Answer key — Materials and separation
winnowing filtration (using a strainer) by evaporation e.g. glass, clean water, air churning e.g. wood, cork, plastic ball translucent sieving e.g. wood, cardboard, metal insoluble TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Living things and our body Class 6 · Worksheet 3 · set 57
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Name three things all living things do. The place where a plant or animal lives is its ______. The joint in our shoulder is a ______ joint. How is a camel adapted to live in the desert? Name two non-living things. The joint in our knee is a ______ joint. Which part of a plant makes food? Why do fish have gills? How does an earthworm move? Why does a cactus have spines instead of leaves?
✅ Answer key — Living things and our body
e.g. grow, breathe, need food, reproduce, respond, excrete habitat ball and socket long legs, wide feet for sand, can live without water for days, little sweat e.g. stone, chair hinge leaves to breathe oxygen dissolved in water by stretching and shortening its body muscles, using tiny bristles to lose less water TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Motion and measurement Class 6 · Worksheet 4 · set 57
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Name an instrument to measure a curved line. Why should we not use a hand span to measure length? 1 m = ______ cm What is the motion of the Earth around the Sun? The motion of a swing is ______ motion. How many millimetres are in 1 cm? The motion of a car on a straight road is ______ motion. The motion of the blades of a fan is ______ motion. Name one means of transport used in water. What is the correct way to place the eye when reading a scale?
✅ Answer key — Motion and measurement
a thread and a scale (or a measuring tape) hand spans differ from person to person — not a standard unit 100 circular / periodic periodic (oscillatory) 10 rectilinear (straight-line) circular e.g. boat, ship directly above the mark (not from the side) TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Light, shadows and reflection Class 6 · Worksheet 5 · set 57
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Objects that give out their own light are called ______. The bouncing back of light from a shiny surface is called ______. Can we see a shadow in a dark room? When is your shadow the shortest? What is the image in a pinhole camera like? Name two luminous objects. Light travels in a ______ line. A shadow forms when an ______ object blocks light. Is the Moon luminous? Name an object that is translucent.
✅ Answer key — Light, shadows and reflection
luminous reflection No — a shadow needs light at noon, when the Sun is overhead upside down (inverted) e.g. the Sun, a torch, a candle flame straight opaque No — it reflects sunlight e.g. butter paper, frosted glass TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Electricity and magnets Class 6 · Worksheet 6 · set 57
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Why are electric wires covered with plastic? Which materials are attracted by a magnet? The thin wire inside a bulb that glows is the ______. Name the two poles of a magnet. The two ends of a cell are called ______. Like poles ______; unlike poles ______. Materials that allow electricity to pass are called ______. A device that converts chemical energy into electricity is a ______. Name two insulators. A freely hanging magnet always points in the ______ direction.
✅ Answer key — Electricity and magnets
plastic is an insulator — it keeps us safe from shocks magnetic materials — iron, nickel, cobalt filament north pole and south pole terminals (positive and negative) repel; attract conductors cell e.g. plastic, rubber, wood north–south TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Water and air Class 6 · Worksheet 7 · set 57
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Name two ways to save water. The change of water into vapour is called ______. Collecting rainwater for later use is called ______. Name something that shows air is present around us. Which gas makes up most of the air? Which gas in air do we need to breathe? What are the three states of water? The layer of air around the Earth is called the ______. Why does a burning candle go out when covered with a glass? What is the water cycle?
✅ Answer key — Water and air
e.g. close the tap while brushing, collect rainwater evaporation rainwater harvesting e.g. moving leaves, a flying kite nitrogen (about 78%) oxygen solid (ice), liquid (water), gas (water vapour) atmosphere the oxygen inside gets used up the continuous movement of water from the Earth to the air and back as rain 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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