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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 6
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Name two foods rich in proteins. Name the nutrient that gives us energy quickly. An animal that eats both plants and animals is called ______. Which nutrient helps our body grow and repair itself? Lack of iron causes ______. Name two foods rich in carbohydrates. Lack of iodine causes ______. Lack of vitamin D causes ______. Name an animal that eats only plants. Night blindness is caused by the lack of vitamin ______.
✅ Answer key — Food and nutrition
e.g. dal (pulses), eggs, milk, paneer carbohydrates an omnivore proteins anaemia e.g. rice, potato, wheat goitre rickets e.g. cow, deer, goat (herbivore) A TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Materials and separation Class 6 · Worksheet 2 · set 6
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Which method is used to separate tea leaves from tea? Is sugar soluble or insoluble in water? Oiled paper is transparent, translucent or opaque? Which method separates iron pins from sand? Name a material that floats on water. Butter is separated from curd by ______. Name a material that is opaque. Separating flour from bran using a sieve is called ______. Name a material that is transparent. How is salt obtained from sea water?
✅ Answer key — Materials and separation
filtration (using a strainer) soluble translucent using a magnet e.g. wood, cork, plastic ball churning e.g. wood, cardboard, metal sieving e.g. glass, clean water, air by evaporation TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Living things and our body Class 6 · Worksheet 3 · set 6
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How is a camel adapted to live in the desert? The bones that protect our heart and lungs form the ______. Roots with one main root are called ______ roots. How does an earthworm move? The place where a plant or animal lives is its ______. Name two non-living things. Which part of a plant makes food? Plants with weak stems that spread on the ground are called ______. The joint in our knee is a ______ joint. Name three things all living things do.
✅ Answer key — Living things and our body
long legs, wide feet for sand, can live without water for days, little sweat rib cage tap by stretching and shortening its body muscles, using tiny bristles habitat e.g. stone, chair leaves creepers hinge e.g. grow, breathe, need food, reproduce, respond, excrete TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Motion and measurement Class 6 · Worksheet 4 · set 6
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The motion of a car on a straight road is ______ motion. 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 the blades of a fan is ______ motion. Why should we not use a hand span to measure length? What is the correct way to place the eye when reading a scale? What is the SI unit of length? 1 km = ______ m 1 m = ______ cm
✅ Answer key — Motion and measurement
rectilinear (straight-line) circular / periodic periodic (oscillatory) 10 circular hand spans differ from person to person — not a standard unit directly above the mark (not from the side) metre (m) 1000 100 TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Light, shadows and reflection Class 6 · Worksheet 5 · set 6
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Objects that give out their own light are called ______. Why is a shadow always black? Can we see a shadow in a dark room? Name an object that is translucent. Is the Moon luminous? The bouncing back of light from a shiny surface is called ______. Light travels in a ______ line. Name two luminous objects. When is your shadow the shortest? What three things are needed to make a shadow?
✅ Answer key — Light, shadows and reflection
luminous because no light reaches that area No — a shadow needs light e.g. butter paper, frosted glass No — it reflects sunlight reflection straight e.g. the Sun, a torch, a candle flame at noon, when the Sun is overhead 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 6
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A complete path for electric current is called a ______. Name the two poles of a magnet. Which device uses a magnet to find directions? The two ends of a cell are called ______. Like poles ______; unlike poles ______. Name two conductors. Name two insulators. A device that converts chemical energy into electricity is a ______. What does a switch do? Why are electric wires covered with plastic?
✅ Answer key — Electricity and magnets
circuit north pole and south pole a compass terminals (positive and negative) repel; attract e.g. copper, iron, aluminium e.g. plastic, rubber, wood cell it opens or closes a circuit plastic is an insulator — it keeps us safe from shocks TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Water and air Class 6 · Worksheet 7 · set 6
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What are the three states of water? The change of water vapour into water is called ______. Which gas in air do we need to breathe? Why does a burning candle go out when covered with a glass? What is the water cycle? Name two ways to save water. Name something that shows air is present around us. Which gas do plants take in to make food? The change of water into vapour is called ______. The layer of air around the Earth is called the ______.
✅ Answer key — Water and air
solid (ice), liquid (water), gas (water vapour) condensation oxygen the oxygen inside gets used up the continuous movement of water from the Earth to the air and back as rain e.g. close the tap while brushing, collect rainwater e.g. moving leaves, a flying kite carbon dioxide evaporation atmosphere 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.
How do I get different questions? Press “🔄 New set” — the questions change (maths numbers are new every time; English sentences are shuffled).
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