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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 81
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A diet that has all nutrients in the right amount is called a ______ diet. Name two foods rich in carbohydrates. What is roughage? Why do we need it? Which solution is used to test for starch? What colour appears? An animal that eats both plants and animals is called ______. Name the nutrient that gives us energy quickly. Lack of iodine causes ______. Name two foods rich in proteins. Which disease is caused by the lack of vitamin C? Name an animal that eats only plants.
✅ Answer key — Food and nutrition
balanced e.g. rice, potato, wheat fibre in food; it helps the body get rid of undigested food iodine solution — blue-black an omnivore carbohydrates goitre e.g. dal (pulses), eggs, milk, paneer 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 81
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What is it called when heavier particles settle at the bottom of a liquid? Which method is used to separate tea leaves from tea? Butter is separated from curd by ______. Is sugar soluble or insoluble in water? Which method separates husk from grain using wind? How is salt obtained from sea water? Which method separates iron pins from sand? Is sand soluble or insoluble in water? Name a material that is transparent. Name a material that is opaque.
✅ Answer key — Materials and separation
sedimentation filtration (using a strainer) churning soluble winnowing by evaporation using a magnet insoluble e.g. glass, clean water, air e.g. wood, cardboard, metal TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Living things and our body Class 6 · Worksheet 3 · set 81
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The joint in our shoulder is a ______ joint. Roots with one main root are called ______ roots. Why do fish have gills? How does an earthworm move? Name three things all living things do. Name two non-living things. The joint in our knee is a ______ joint. Name a plant that grows in water. Plants with weak stems that spread on the ground are called ______. Why does a cactus have spines instead of leaves?
✅ Answer key — Living things and our body
ball and socket tap to breathe oxygen dissolved in water by stretching and shortening its body muscles, using tiny bristles e.g. grow, breathe, need food, reproduce, respond, excrete e.g. stone, chair hinge e.g. lotus, water lily, hydrilla creepers to lose less water TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Motion and measurement Class 6 · Worksheet 4 · set 81
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The motion of a car on a straight road is ______ motion. 1 m = ______ cm The motion of a swing is ______ motion. Name an instrument to measure a curved line. 1 km = ______ m Why should we not use a hand span to measure length? What is the SI unit of length? How many millimetres are in 1 cm? What is the correct way to place the eye when reading a scale? Name one means of transport used in water.
✅ Answer key — Motion and measurement
rectilinear (straight-line) 100 periodic (oscillatory) a thread and a scale (or a measuring tape) 1000 hand spans differ from person to person — not a standard unit metre (m) 10 directly above the mark (not from the side) 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 81
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Name two luminous objects. What is the image in a pinhole camera like? Light travels in a ______ line. When is your shadow the shortest? Can we see a shadow in a dark room? Objects that give out their own light are called ______. A shadow forms when an ______ object blocks light. Why is a shadow always black? What three things are needed to make a shadow? Name an object that is translucent.
✅ Answer key — Light, shadows and reflection
e.g. the Sun, a torch, a candle flame upside down (inverted) straight at noon, when the Sun is overhead No — a shadow needs light luminous opaque because no light reaches that area a source of light, an opaque object and a screen e.g. butter paper, frosted glass TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Electricity and magnets Class 6 · Worksheet 6 · set 81
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Name two insulators. Why are electric wires covered with plastic? A complete path for electric current is called a ______. A freely hanging magnet always points in the ______ direction. What does a switch do? A device that converts chemical energy into electricity is a ______. The two ends of a cell are called ______. Materials that allow electricity to pass are called ______. Name the two poles of a magnet. Name two conductors.
✅ Answer key — Electricity and magnets
e.g. plastic, rubber, wood plastic is an insulator — it keeps us safe from shocks circuit north–south it opens or closes a circuit cell terminals (positive and negative) conductors north pole and south pole e.g. copper, iron, aluminium TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Water and air Class 6 · Worksheet 7 · set 81
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What are the three states of water? Name something that shows air is present around us. The change of water vapour into water is called ______. The change of water into vapour is called ______. Why does a burning candle go out when covered with a glass? Name two ways to save water. Which gas do plants take in to make food? Which gas in air do we need to breathe? What is the water cycle? Collecting rainwater for later use is called ______.
✅ Answer key — Water and air
solid (ice), liquid (water), gas (water vapour) e.g. moving leaves, a flying kite condensation evaporation the oxygen inside gets used up e.g. close the tap while brushing, collect rainwater carbon dioxide oxygen the continuous movement of water from the Earth to the air and back as rain rainwater harvesting 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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