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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 94
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Name the nutrient that gives us energy quickly. Name two foods rich in proteins. Name two foods rich in carbohydrates. An animal that eats both plants and animals is called ______. Lack of iodine causes ______. Lack of iron causes ______. Which solution is used to test for starch? What colour appears? What is roughage? Why do we need it? Night blindness is caused by the lack of vitamin ______. Lack of vitamin D causes ______.
✅ Answer key — Food and nutrition
carbohydrates e.g. dal (pulses), eggs, milk, paneer e.g. rice, potato, wheat an omnivore goitre anaemia iodine solution — blue-black fibre in food; it helps the body get rid of undigested food A rickets TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Materials and separation Class 6 · Worksheet 2 · set 94
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Separating flour from bran using a sieve is called ______. Which method separates iron pins from sand? Oiled paper is transparent, translucent or opaque? Is sand soluble or insoluble in water? How is salt obtained from sea water? What is it called when heavier particles settle at the bottom of a liquid? Which method is used to separate tea leaves from tea? Is sugar soluble or insoluble in water? Which method separates stones from rice by hand? Name a material that floats on water.
✅ Answer key — Materials and separation
sieving using a magnet translucent insoluble by evaporation sedimentation filtration (using a strainer) soluble handpicking e.g. wood, cork, plastic ball TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Living things and our body Class 6 · Worksheet 3 · set 94
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Why do fish have gills? How is a camel adapted to live in the desert? Plants with weak stems that spread on the ground are called ______. Name two non-living things. How does an earthworm move? The joint in our shoulder is a ______ joint. Name a plant that grows in water. Roots with one main root are called ______ roots. The place where a plant or animal lives is its ______. Which part of a plant makes food?
✅ Answer key — Living things and our body
to breathe oxygen dissolved in water long legs, wide feet for sand, can live without water for days, little sweat creepers e.g. stone, chair by stretching and shortening its body muscles, using tiny bristles ball and socket e.g. lotus, water lily, hydrilla tap habitat leaves TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Motion and measurement Class 6 · Worksheet 4 · set 94
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The motion of a swing is ______ motion. What is the motion of the Earth around the Sun? What is the correct way to place the eye when reading a scale? How many millimetres are in 1 cm? The motion of the blades of a fan is ______ motion. 1 m = ______ cm What is the SI unit of length? 1 km = ______ m Why should we not use a hand span to measure length? Name an instrument to measure a curved line.
✅ Answer key — Motion and measurement
periodic (oscillatory) circular / periodic directly above the mark (not from the side) 10 circular 100 metre (m) 1000 hand spans differ from person to person — not a standard unit a thread and a scale (or a measuring tape) TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Light, shadows and reflection Class 6 · Worksheet 5 · set 94
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Can we see a shadow in a dark room? Name an object that is translucent. The bouncing back of light from a shiny surface is called ______. When is your shadow the shortest? Name two luminous objects. A shadow forms when an ______ object blocks light. Is the Moon luminous? Why is a shadow always black? What is the image in a pinhole camera like? Light travels in a ______ line.
✅ Answer key — Light, shadows and reflection
No — a shadow needs light e.g. butter paper, frosted glass reflection at noon, when the Sun is overhead e.g. the Sun, a torch, a candle flame opaque No — it reflects sunlight because no light reaches that area upside down (inverted) straight TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Electricity and magnets Class 6 · Worksheet 6 · set 94
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A complete path for electric current is called a ______. Name two insulators. Name two conductors. A device that converts chemical energy into electricity is a ______. Name the two poles of a magnet. A freely hanging magnet always points in the ______ direction. What does a switch do? The thin wire inside a bulb that glows is the ______. Materials that allow electricity to pass are called ______. Like poles ______; unlike poles ______.
✅ Answer key — Electricity and magnets
circuit e.g. plastic, rubber, wood e.g. copper, iron, aluminium cell north pole and south pole north–south it opens or closes a circuit filament conductors repel; attract TalentJR · talentjr.in/science-worksheet-for-class-6
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Water and air Class 6 · Worksheet 7 · set 94
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What are the three states of water? The layer of air around the Earth is called the ______. Name two ways to save water. Name something that shows air is present around us. The change of water into vapour is called ______. Collecting rainwater for later use is called ______. The change of water vapour into water is called ______. What is the water cycle? Which gas makes up most of the air? Why does a burning candle go out when covered with a glass?
✅ Answer key — Water and air
solid (ice), liquid (water), gas (water vapour) atmosphere e.g. close the tap while brushing, collect rainwater e.g. moving leaves, a flying kite evaporation rainwater harvesting condensation the continuous movement of water from the Earth to the air and back as rain nitrogen (about 78%) the oxygen inside gets used up 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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