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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 63
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Answer the questions.

  1. Night blindness is caused by the lack of vitamin ______.
  2. Which nutrient helps our body grow and repair itself?
  3. What is roughage? Why do we need it?
  4. Lack of iodine causes ______.
  5. Name two foods rich in carbohydrates.
  6. An animal that eats both plants and animals is called ______.
  7. Name an animal that eats only plants.
  8. Name the nutrient that gives us energy quickly.
  9. Which solution is used to test for starch? What colour appears?
  10. A diet that has all nutrients in the right amount is called a ______ diet.

Materials and separation

Class 6 · Worksheet 2 · set 63
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Answer the questions.

  1. Which method is used to separate tea leaves from tea?
  2. What is it called when heavier particles settle at the bottom of a liquid?
  3. Is sugar soluble or insoluble in water?
  4. Name a material that is opaque.
  5. Name a material that is transparent.
  6. How is salt obtained from sea water?
  7. Butter is separated from curd by ______.
  8. Name a material that floats on water.
  9. Which method separates husk from grain using wind?
  10. Which method separates stones from rice by hand?

Living things and our body

Class 6 · Worksheet 3 · set 63
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Answer the questions.

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

Motion and measurement

Class 6 · Worksheet 4 · set 63
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Answer the questions.

  1. The motion of a car on a straight road is ______ motion.
  2. What is the correct way to place the eye when reading a scale?
  3. The motion of a swing is ______ motion.
  4. 1 m = ______ cm
  5. What is the SI unit of length?
  6. Name one means of transport used in water.
  7. The motion of the blades of a fan is ______ motion.
  8. How many millimetres are in 1 cm?
  9. Name an instrument to measure a curved line.
  10. 1 km = ______ m

Light, shadows and reflection

Class 6 · Worksheet 5 · set 63
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Answer the questions.

  1. The bouncing back of light from a shiny surface is called ______.
  2. When is your shadow the shortest?
  3. Name an object that is translucent.
  4. Objects that give out their own light are called ______.
  5. Name two luminous objects.
  6. Light travels in a ______ line.
  7. Is the Moon luminous?
  8. A shadow forms when an ______ object blocks light.
  9. What three things are needed to make a shadow?
  10. Why is a shadow always black?

Electricity and magnets

Class 6 · Worksheet 6 · set 63
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Answer the questions.

  1. Which device uses a magnet to find directions?
  2. A device that converts chemical energy into electricity is a ______.
  3. Like poles ______; unlike poles ______.
  4. Name two conductors.
  5. Materials that allow electricity to pass are called ______.
  6. Name two insulators.
  7. Which materials are attracted by a magnet?
  8. The thin wire inside a bulb that glows is the ______.
  9. What does a switch do?
  10. A complete path for electric current is called a ______.

Water and air

Class 6 · Worksheet 7 · set 63
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Answer the questions.

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

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