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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 93
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Answer the questions.

  1. Which disease is caused by the lack of vitamin C?
  2. An animal that eats both plants and animals is called ______.
  3. Name an animal that eats only plants.
  4. What is roughage? Why do we need it?
  5. Name two foods rich in carbohydrates.
  6. Lack of iodine causes ______.
  7. Which nutrient helps our body grow and repair itself?
  8. Which solution is used to test for starch? What colour appears?
  9. A diet that has all nutrients in the right amount is called a ______ diet.
  10. Lack of vitamin D causes ______.

Materials and separation

Class 6 · Worksheet 2 · set 93
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Answer the questions.

  1. Which method separates stones from rice by hand?
  2. Is sugar soluble or insoluble in water?
  3. Is sand soluble or insoluble in water?
  4. Name a material that floats on water.
  5. Name a material that is opaque.
  6. How is salt obtained from sea water?
  7. Butter is separated from curd by ______.
  8. Which method is used to separate tea leaves from tea?
  9. Separating flour from bran using a sieve is called ______.
  10. Which method separates husk from grain using wind?

Living things and our body

Class 6 · Worksheet 3 · set 93
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Answer the questions.

  1. Why do fish have gills?
  2. The place where a plant or animal lives is its ______.
  3. Why does a cactus have spines instead of leaves?
  4. How does an earthworm move?
  5. How is a camel adapted to live in the desert?
  6. Name two non-living things.
  7. Plants with weak stems that spread on the ground are called ______.
  8. The joint in our shoulder is a ______ joint.
  9. The bones that protect our heart and lungs form the ______.
  10. Which part of a plant makes food?

Motion and measurement

Class 6 · Worksheet 4 · set 93
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Answer the questions.

  1. The motion of a swing is ______ motion.
  2. 1 km = ______ m
  3. What is the motion of the Earth around the Sun?
  4. The motion of the blades of a fan is ______ motion.
  5. How many millimetres are in 1 cm?
  6. What is the SI unit of length?
  7. Name an instrument to measure a curved line.
  8. 1 m = ______ cm
  9. The motion of a car on a straight road is ______ motion.
  10. What is the correct way to place the eye when reading a scale?

Light, shadows and reflection

Class 6 · Worksheet 5 · set 93
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Answer the questions.

  1. What three things are needed to make a shadow?
  2. When is your shadow the shortest?
  3. Name two luminous objects.
  4. Is the Moon luminous?
  5. Objects that give out their own light are called ______.
  6. Name an object that is translucent.
  7. Light travels in a ______ line.
  8. What is the image in a pinhole camera like?
  9. Why is a shadow always black?
  10. A shadow forms when an ______ object blocks light.

Electricity and magnets

Class 6 · Worksheet 6 · set 93
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Answer the questions.

  1. Name two conductors.
  2. Like poles ______; unlike poles ______.
  3. A device that converts chemical energy into electricity is a ______.
  4. What does a switch do?
  5. The thin wire inside a bulb that glows is the ______.
  6. A complete path for electric current is called a ______.
  7. A freely hanging magnet always points in the ______ direction.
  8. Name two insulators.
  9. Which materials are attracted by a magnet?
  10. Name the two poles of a magnet.

Water and air

Class 6 · Worksheet 7 · set 93
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Answer the questions.

  1. Name something that shows air is present around us.
  2. Which gas in air do we need to breathe?
  3. Which gas makes up most of the air?
  4. Which gas do plants take in to make food?
  5. Collecting rainwater for later use is called ______.
  6. Name two ways to save water.
  7. What are the three states of water?
  8. The change of water vapour into water is called ______.
  9. The layer of air around the Earth is called the ______.
  10. Why does a burning candle go out when covered with a glass?

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