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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 77
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Night blindness is caused by the lack of vitamin ______. Which solution is used to test for starch? What colour appears? An animal that eats both plants and animals is called ______. Lack of vitamin D causes ______. A diet that has all nutrients in the right amount is called a ______ diet. Lack of iron causes ______. Name two foods rich in proteins. Lack of iodine causes ______. Which disease is caused by the lack of vitamin C? Name an animal that eats only plants.
✅ Answer key — Food and nutrition
A iodine solution — blue-black an omnivore rickets balanced anaemia e.g. dal (pulses), eggs, milk, paneer goitre scurvy e.g. cow, deer, goat (herbivore) TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Materials and separation Class 6 · Worksheet 2 · set 77
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Which method separates iron pins from sand? Name a material that floats on water. Oiled paper is transparent, translucent or opaque? Which method separates husk from grain using wind? Is sugar soluble or insoluble in water? How is salt obtained from sea water? Butter is separated from curd by ______. Is sand soluble or insoluble in water? Which method separates stones from rice by hand? Which method is used to separate tea leaves from tea?
✅ Answer key — Materials and separation
using a magnet e.g. wood, cork, plastic ball translucent winnowing soluble by evaporation churning insoluble handpicking filtration (using a strainer) TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Living things and our body Class 6 · Worksheet 3 · set 77
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How is a camel adapted to live in the desert? The joint in our shoulder is a ______ joint. Why do fish have gills? The joint in our knee is a ______ joint. Name a plant that grows in water. Roots with one main root are called ______ roots. The bones that protect our heart and lungs form the ______. Which part of a plant makes food? Name two non-living things. Why does a cactus have spines instead of leaves?
✅ Answer key — Living things and our body
long legs, wide feet for sand, can live without water for days, little sweat ball and socket to breathe oxygen dissolved in water hinge e.g. lotus, water lily, hydrilla tap rib cage leaves e.g. stone, chair to lose less water TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Motion and measurement Class 6 · Worksheet 4 · set 77
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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. What is the SI unit of length? What is the correct way to place the eye when reading a scale? Why should we not use a hand span to measure length? How many millimetres are in 1 cm? Name an instrument to measure a curved line. 1 km = ______ m Name one means of transport used in water.
✅ Answer key — Motion and measurement
rectilinear (straight-line) circular / periodic periodic (oscillatory) metre (m) directly above the mark (not from the side) hand spans differ from person to person — not a standard unit 10 a thread and a scale (or a measuring tape) 1000 e.g. boat, ship TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Light, shadows and reflection Class 6 · Worksheet 5 · set 77
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Name an object that is translucent. A shadow forms when an ______ object blocks light. Light travels in a ______ line. Can we see a shadow in a dark room? What is the image in a pinhole camera like? When is your shadow the shortest? What three things are needed to make a shadow? Name two luminous objects. Why is a shadow always black? Is the Moon luminous?
✅ Answer key — Light, shadows and reflection
e.g. butter paper, frosted glass opaque straight No — a shadow needs light upside down (inverted) at noon, when the Sun is overhead a source of light, an opaque object and a screen e.g. the Sun, a torch, a candle flame because no light reaches that area No — it reflects sunlight TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Electricity and magnets Class 6 · Worksheet 6 · set 77
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The two ends of a cell are called ______. A freely hanging magnet always points in the ______ direction. Name two insulators. A complete path for electric current is called a ______. Materials that allow electricity to pass are called ______. Like poles ______; unlike poles ______. Which materials are attracted by a magnet? A device that converts chemical energy into electricity is a ______. Name the two poles of a magnet. What does a switch do?
✅ Answer key — Electricity and magnets
terminals (positive and negative) north–south e.g. plastic, rubber, wood circuit conductors repel; attract magnetic materials — iron, nickel, cobalt cell north pole and south pole it opens or closes a circuit TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Water and air Class 6 · Worksheet 7 · set 77
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What are the three states of water? Why does a burning candle go out when covered with a glass? Name two ways to save water. Collecting rainwater for later use is called ______. Which gas do plants take in to make food? What is the water cycle? Name something that shows air is present around us. Which gas in air do we need to breathe? The change of water vapour into water is called ______. The layer of air around the Earth is called the ______.
✅ Answer key — Water and air
solid (ice), liquid (water), gas (water vapour) the oxygen inside gets used up e.g. close the tap while brushing, collect rainwater rainwater harvesting carbon dioxide the continuous movement of water from the Earth to the air and back as rain e.g. moving leaves, a flying kite oxygen condensation 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.
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