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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 83
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Which disease is caused by the lack of vitamin C? An animal that eats both plants and animals is called ______. Which solution is used to test for starch? What colour appears? Lack of vitamin D causes ______. Name two foods rich in proteins. What is roughage? Why do we need it? Lack of iodine causes ______. Night blindness is caused by the lack of vitamin ______. Name an animal that eats only plants. Which nutrient helps our body grow and repair itself?
✅ Answer key — Food and nutrition
scurvy an omnivore iodine solution — blue-black rickets e.g. dal (pulses), eggs, milk, paneer fibre in food; it helps the body get rid of undigested food goitre A e.g. cow, deer, goat (herbivore) proteins TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Materials and separation Class 6 · Worksheet 2 · set 83
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Separating flour from bran using a sieve is called ______. How is salt obtained from sea water? Which method separates stones from rice by hand? What is it called when heavier particles settle at the bottom of a liquid? Which method separates husk from grain using wind? Oiled paper is transparent, translucent or opaque? Name a material that is transparent. Butter is separated from curd by ______. Is sugar soluble or insoluble in water? Is sand soluble or insoluble in water?
✅ Answer key — Materials and separation
sieving by evaporation handpicking sedimentation winnowing translucent e.g. glass, clean water, air churning soluble insoluble TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Living things and our body Class 6 · Worksheet 3 · set 83
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How does an earthworm move? Which part of a plant makes food? Name two non-living things. Why does a cactus have spines instead of leaves? Name a plant that grows in water. The place where a plant or animal lives is its ______. How is a camel adapted to live in the desert? Why do fish have gills? The joint in our shoulder is a ______ joint. The bones that protect our heart and lungs form the ______.
✅ Answer key — Living things and our body
by stretching and shortening its body muscles, using tiny bristles leaves e.g. stone, chair to lose less water e.g. lotus, water lily, hydrilla habitat long legs, wide feet for sand, can live without water for days, little sweat to breathe oxygen dissolved in water ball and socket rib cage TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Motion and measurement Class 6 · Worksheet 4 · set 83
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1 m = ______ cm Name one means of transport used in water. What is the SI unit of length? The motion of a swing is ______ motion. The motion of the blades of a fan is ______ motion. Why should we not use a hand span to measure length? The motion of a car on a straight road is ______ motion. How many millimetres are in 1 cm? 1 km = ______ m What is the correct way to place the eye when reading a scale?
✅ Answer key — Motion and measurement
100 e.g. boat, ship metre (m) periodic (oscillatory) circular hand spans differ from person to person — not a standard unit rectilinear (straight-line) 10 1000 directly above the mark (not from the side) TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Light, shadows and reflection Class 6 · Worksheet 5 · set 83
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The bouncing back of light from a shiny surface is called ______. Can we see a shadow in a dark room? Name an object that is translucent. Objects that give out their own light are called ______. When is your shadow the shortest? Name two luminous objects. Light travels in a ______ line. Is the Moon luminous? What is the image in a pinhole camera like? Why is a shadow always black?
✅ Answer key — Light, shadows and reflection
reflection No — a shadow needs light e.g. butter paper, frosted glass luminous at noon, when the Sun is overhead e.g. the Sun, a torch, a candle flame straight No — it reflects sunlight upside down (inverted) 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 83
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Name two insulators. A complete path for electric current is called a ______. A freely hanging magnet always points in the ______ direction. Name the two poles of a magnet. Which materials are attracted by a magnet? A device that converts chemical energy into electricity is a ______. The thin wire inside a bulb that glows is the ______. Which device uses a magnet to find directions? Materials that allow electricity to pass are called ______. What does a switch do?
✅ Answer key — Electricity and magnets
e.g. plastic, rubber, wood circuit north–south north pole and south pole magnetic materials — iron, nickel, cobalt cell filament a compass conductors 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 83
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Name something that shows air is present around us. The change of water into vapour is called ______. The layer of air around the Earth is called the ______. What is the water cycle? Why does a burning candle go out when covered with a glass? Which gas makes up most of the air? What are the three states of water? Name two ways to save water. Collecting rainwater for later use is called ______. Which gas do plants take in to make food?
✅ Answer key — Water and air
e.g. moving leaves, a flying kite evaporation atmosphere the continuous movement of water from the Earth to the air and back as rain the oxygen inside gets used up nitrogen (about 78%) solid (ice), liquid (water), gas (water vapour) e.g. close the tap while brushing, collect rainwater rainwater harvesting carbon dioxide 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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