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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 8
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Lack of iodine causes ______. 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? Name an animal that eats only plants. An animal that eats both plants and animals is called ______. Name two foods rich in proteins. Which solution is used to test for starch? What colour appears? Night blindness is caused by the lack of vitamin ______.
✅ Answer key — Food and nutrition
goitre rickets e.g. rice, potato, wheat anaemia scurvy e.g. cow, deer, goat (herbivore) an omnivore e.g. dal (pulses), eggs, milk, paneer iodine solution — blue-black A TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Materials and separation Class 6 · Worksheet 2 · set 8
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Is sugar soluble or insoluble in water? Butter is separated from curd by ______. Which method separates husk from grain using wind? Name a material that floats on water. Is sand soluble or insoluble in water? Which method separates stones from rice by hand? Oiled paper is transparent, translucent or opaque? How is salt obtained from sea water? Which method is used to separate tea leaves from tea? Separating flour from bran using a sieve is called ______.
✅ Answer key — Materials and separation
soluble churning winnowing e.g. wood, cork, plastic ball insoluble handpicking translucent by evaporation filtration (using a strainer) sieving TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Living things and our body Class 6 · Worksheet 3 · set 8
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The joint in our shoulder is a ______ joint. Name a plant that grows in water. Name two non-living things. Which part of a plant makes food? Why does a cactus have spines instead of leaves? The place where a plant or animal lives is its ______. Plants with weak stems that spread on the ground are called ______. Roots with one main root are called ______ roots. Why do fish have gills? How is a camel adapted to live in the desert?
✅ Answer key — Living things and our body
ball and socket e.g. lotus, water lily, hydrilla e.g. stone, chair leaves to lose less water habitat creepers tap to breathe oxygen dissolved in water long legs, wide feet for sand, can live without water for days, little sweat TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Motion and measurement Class 6 · Worksheet 4 · set 8
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Name an instrument to measure a curved line. The motion of a car on a straight road is ______ motion. The motion of the blades of a fan is ______ motion. Why should we not use a hand span to measure length? What is the SI unit of length? What is the correct way to place the eye when reading a scale? 1 m = ______ cm How many millimetres are in 1 cm? The motion of a swing is ______ motion. 1 km = ______ m
✅ Answer key — Motion and measurement
a thread and a scale (or a measuring tape) rectilinear (straight-line) circular hand spans differ from person to person — not a standard unit metre (m) directly above the mark (not from the side) 100 10 periodic (oscillatory) 1000 TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Light, shadows and reflection Class 6 · Worksheet 5 · set 8
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Why is a shadow always black? What three things are needed to make a shadow? Can we see a shadow in a dark room? What is the image in a pinhole camera like? A shadow forms when an ______ object blocks light. When is your shadow the shortest? Name an object that is translucent. Light travels in a ______ line. The bouncing back of light from a shiny surface is called ______. Is the Moon luminous?
✅ Answer key — Light, shadows and reflection
because no light reaches that area a source of light, an opaque object and a screen No — a shadow needs light upside down (inverted) opaque at noon, when the Sun is overhead e.g. butter paper, frosted glass straight reflection No — it reflects sunlight TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Electricity and magnets Class 6 · Worksheet 6 · set 8
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A complete path for electric current is called a ______. Why are electric wires covered with plastic? Which materials are attracted by a magnet? Name two insulators. A freely hanging magnet always points in the ______ direction. The two ends of a cell are called ______. The thin wire inside a bulb that glows is the ______. Like poles ______; unlike poles ______. Name the two poles of a magnet. Which device uses a magnet to find directions?
✅ Answer key — Electricity and magnets
circuit plastic is an insulator — it keeps us safe from shocks magnetic materials — iron, nickel, cobalt e.g. plastic, rubber, wood north–south terminals (positive and negative) filament repel; attract north pole and south pole a compass TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Water and air Class 6 · Worksheet 7 · set 8
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Name something that shows air is present around us. Why does a burning candle go out when covered with a glass? What is the water cycle? Which gas makes up most of the air? Name two ways to save water. Which gas in air do we need to breathe? What are the three states of water? The change of water vapour into water is called ______. Collecting rainwater for later use is called ______. The layer of air around the Earth is called the ______.
✅ Answer key — Water and air
e.g. moving leaves, a flying kite the oxygen inside gets used up the continuous movement of water from the Earth to the air and back as rain nitrogen (about 78%) e.g. close the tap while brushing, collect rainwater oxygen solid (ice), liquid (water), gas (water vapour) condensation rainwater harvesting 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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