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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 7
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Night blindness is caused by the lack of vitamin ______. Lack of vitamin D causes ______. Name two foods rich in carbohydrates. Lack of iron causes ______. Which disease is caused by the lack of vitamin C? What is roughage? Why do we need it? Which nutrient helps our body grow and repair itself? Name an animal that eats only plants. Name the nutrient that gives us energy quickly. Which solution is used to test for starch? What colour appears?
✅ Answer key — Food and nutrition
A rickets e.g. rice, potato, wheat anaemia scurvy fibre in food; it helps the body get rid of undigested food proteins e.g. cow, deer, goat (herbivore) carbohydrates iodine solution — blue-black TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Materials and separation Class 6 · Worksheet 2 · set 7
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Separating flour from bran using a sieve is called ______. How is salt obtained from sea water? Which method separates husk from grain using wind? Name a material that floats on water. Which method separates iron pins from sand? Is sand soluble or insoluble in water? Is sugar soluble or insoluble in water? Oiled paper is transparent, translucent or opaque? Which method is used to separate tea leaves from tea? Name a material that is transparent.
✅ Answer key — Materials and separation
sieving by evaporation winnowing e.g. wood, cork, plastic ball using a magnet insoluble soluble translucent filtration (using a strainer) e.g. glass, clean water, air TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Living things and our body Class 6 · Worksheet 3 · set 7
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The place where a plant or animal lives is its ______. Name two non-living things. How is a camel adapted to live in the desert? Name three things all living things do. The bones that protect our heart and lungs form the ______. Why does a cactus have spines instead of leaves? Name a plant that grows in water. Plants with weak stems that spread on the ground are called ______. The joint in our shoulder is a ______ joint. Why do fish have gills?
✅ Answer key — Living things and our body
habitat e.g. stone, chair long legs, wide feet for sand, can live without water for days, little sweat e.g. grow, breathe, need food, reproduce, respond, excrete rib cage to lose less water e.g. lotus, water lily, hydrilla creepers ball and socket to breathe oxygen dissolved in water TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Motion and measurement Class 6 · Worksheet 4 · set 7
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The motion of the blades of a fan is ______ motion. Why should we not use a hand span to measure length? What is the motion of the Earth around the Sun? The motion of a swing is ______ motion. What is the SI unit of length? How many millimetres are in 1 cm? 1 m = ______ cm The motion of a car on a straight road is ______ motion. Name one means of transport used in water. Name an instrument to measure a curved line.
✅ Answer key — Motion and measurement
circular hand spans differ from person to person — not a standard unit circular / periodic periodic (oscillatory) metre (m) 10 100 rectilinear (straight-line) e.g. boat, ship a thread and a scale (or a measuring tape) TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Light, shadows and reflection Class 6 · Worksheet 5 · set 7
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Light travels in a ______ line. Objects that give out their own light are called ______. Is the Moon luminous? Name an object that is translucent. A shadow forms when an ______ object blocks light. The bouncing back of light from a shiny surface is called ______. What three things are needed to make a shadow? What is the image in a pinhole camera like? Name two luminous objects. Why is a shadow always black?
✅ Answer key — Light, shadows and reflection
straight luminous No — it reflects sunlight e.g. butter paper, frosted glass opaque reflection a source of light, an opaque object and a screen upside down (inverted) e.g. the Sun, a torch, a candle flame because no light reaches that area TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Electricity and magnets Class 6 · Worksheet 6 · set 7
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The two ends of a cell are called ______. What does a switch do? Like poles ______; unlike poles ______. A complete path for electric current is called a ______. Which device uses a magnet to find directions? Name two conductors. A freely hanging magnet always points in the ______ direction. The thin wire inside a bulb that glows is the ______. Why are electric wires covered with plastic? Materials that allow electricity to pass are called ______.
✅ Answer key — Electricity and magnets
terminals (positive and negative) it opens or closes a circuit repel; attract circuit a compass e.g. copper, iron, aluminium north–south filament plastic is an insulator — it keeps us safe from shocks conductors TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Water and air Class 6 · Worksheet 7 · set 7
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Which gas makes up most of the air? Why does a burning candle go out when covered with a glass? The layer of air around the Earth is called the ______. What is the water cycle? The change of water into vapour is called ______. Name two ways to save water. Collecting rainwater for later use is called ______. Which gas do plants take in to make food? What are the three states of water? Which gas in air do we need to breathe?
✅ Answer key — Water and air
nitrogen (about 78%) the oxygen inside gets used up atmosphere the continuous movement of water from the Earth to the air and back as rain evaporation e.g. close the tap while brushing, collect rainwater rainwater harvesting carbon dioxide solid (ice), liquid (water), gas (water vapour) oxygen 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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