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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 86
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Name the nutrient that gives us energy quickly. Lack of iron causes ______. An animal that eats both plants and animals is called ______. Name two foods rich in carbohydrates. Which solution is used to test for starch? What colour appears? Lack of vitamin D causes ______. Which nutrient helps our body grow and repair itself? A diet that has all nutrients in the right amount is called a ______ diet. Which disease is caused by the lack of vitamin C? Lack of iodine causes ______.
✅ Answer key — Food and nutrition
carbohydrates anaemia an omnivore e.g. rice, potato, wheat iodine solution — blue-black rickets proteins balanced scurvy goitre TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Materials and separation Class 6 · Worksheet 2 · set 86
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Oiled paper is transparent, translucent or opaque? Is sugar soluble or insoluble in water? Is sand soluble or insoluble in water? Butter is separated from curd by ______. Which method is used to separate tea leaves from tea? Which method separates stones from rice by hand? Name a material that is opaque. What is it called when heavier particles settle at the bottom of a liquid? Name a material that floats on water. Name a material that is transparent.
✅ Answer key — Materials and separation
translucent soluble insoluble churning filtration (using a strainer) handpicking e.g. wood, cardboard, metal sedimentation e.g. wood, cork, plastic ball 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 86
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Name three things all living things do. How does an earthworm move? How is a camel adapted to live in the desert? Plants with weak stems that spread on the ground are called ______. The joint in our shoulder is a ______ joint. Why do fish have gills? Name two non-living things. Why does a cactus have spines instead of leaves? Which part of a plant makes food? Roots with one main root are called ______ roots.
✅ Answer key — Living things and our body
e.g. grow, breathe, need food, reproduce, respond, excrete by stretching and shortening its body muscles, using tiny bristles long legs, wide feet for sand, can live without water for days, little sweat creepers ball and socket to breathe oxygen dissolved in water e.g. stone, chair to lose less water leaves tap TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Motion and measurement Class 6 · Worksheet 4 · set 86
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What is the SI unit of length? How many millimetres are in 1 cm? Name an instrument to measure a curved line. What is the correct way to place the eye when reading a scale? 1 m = ______ cm Name one means of transport used in water. The motion of the blades of a fan is ______ motion. What is the motion of the Earth around the Sun? Why should we not use a hand span to measure length? 1 km = ______ m
✅ Answer key — Motion and measurement
metre (m) 10 a thread and a scale (or a measuring tape) directly above the mark (not from the side) 100 e.g. boat, ship circular circular / periodic hand spans differ from person to person — not a standard unit 1000 TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Light, shadows and reflection Class 6 · Worksheet 5 · set 86
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When is your shadow the shortest? Name two luminous objects. Can we see a shadow in a dark room? Objects that give out their own light are called ______. What is the image in a pinhole camera like? Why is a shadow always black? The bouncing back of light from a shiny surface is called ______. Name an object that is translucent. What three things are needed to make a shadow? A shadow forms when an ______ object blocks light.
✅ Answer key — Light, shadows and reflection
at noon, when the Sun is overhead e.g. the Sun, a torch, a candle flame No — a shadow needs light luminous upside down (inverted) because no light reaches that area reflection e.g. butter paper, frosted glass a source of light, an opaque object and a screen opaque TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Electricity and magnets Class 6 · Worksheet 6 · set 86
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Why are electric wires covered with plastic? Materials that allow electricity to pass are called ______. 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 ______. Which materials are attracted by a magnet? What does a switch do? Like poles ______; unlike poles ______. A device that converts chemical energy into electricity is a ______. A complete path for electric current is called a ______.
✅ Answer key — Electricity and magnets
plastic is an insulator — it keeps us safe from shocks conductors north–south terminals (positive and negative) filament magnetic materials — iron, nickel, cobalt it opens or closes a circuit repel; attract cell circuit TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Water and air Class 6 · Worksheet 7 · set 86
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Which gas makes up most of the air? The change of water vapour into water is called ______. What are the three states of water? The layer of air around the Earth is called the ______. Name two ways to save water. The change of water into vapour is called ______. What is the water cycle? Which gas in air do we need to breathe? Name something that shows air is present around us. Which gas do plants take in to make food?
✅ Answer key — Water and air
nitrogen (about 78%) condensation solid (ice), liquid (water), gas (water vapour) atmosphere e.g. close the tap while brushing, collect rainwater evaporation the continuous movement of water from the Earth to the air and back as rain oxygen e.g. moving leaves, a flying kite 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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