Class: VI,

Subject: Science (Sample Paper)

TERM I
Maximum marks: 90
I. Choose the correct option. (1x12=12)
1. Which of the following food is considered as unprotective food?
a) Milk.
b) Vegetables.
c) Junk foods.
d) Fruits.
2. Synthetic fiber is obtained from _______.
a) Petroleum.
b) Animals.
c) Plants.
d) All of the above.
3. Which is the essential factor for performing winnowing activity?
a) Soil.
b) Water.
c) Wind.
d) Heat.
4. A glass is a_______ object.
a) Transparent.
b) Opaque.
c) Translucent.
d) None of these.
5. Bleeding of gums (scurvy) is caused by the deficiency of _______.
a) Vitamin A.
b) Vitamin B1.
c) Vitamin C.
d) Vitamin D.
6. Identify the type of change in bursting of crackers.
a) Physical change.
b) Periodic change.
c) Reversible change.
d) Irreversible change.
7. The method used for separating paddy seeds from its stalks is _______.
a) Winnowing.
b) Hand picking.
c) Sieving.

d) Threshing.
8. Which of the following is an example of physical change?
a) Melting of an ice.
b) Rusting of an iron.
c) Ripening of fruits.
d) Earthquake.
9. Which part of the plant produces food and the process of producing food is called as _______.
a) Leaves, transpiration.
b) Leaves, photosynthesis.
c) Flower, pollination.
d) Roots, stores food.
10. _______ protects our lungs.
a) Cranium.
b) Backbone.
c) Pelvic bones.
d) Ribs cage.
11. Which is the common medicinal plant?
a) Tulsi.
b) Rose.
c) Mango.
d) Lotus.
12. Which of the following group of animals contains only herbivores?
a) Leopard, cheetah, lion, tiger.
b) Hyena, wolf, fox, panthers.
c) Deer, giraffe, elephant, zebras.
d) Rhinoceroses, ostriches, eagle, vulture.
II. Give one word answers for the following. (1x12=12)
1. Which disease is caused due to the deficiency of Iodine?
2. Name the nutrient that helps in growth and maintenance of our body?
3. Name the process of removing seed from cotton?
4. Name the object through which things is partially visible?
5. Name the matter that has fixed volume and shape?
6. Name the process used for separating cream from milk?
7. What type of change is involved in burning a match stick?
8. Which gas is essential for photosynthesis?
9. Which worm is used in the process of vermicomposting?
10. What is the total number of bones present in a human body?
11. Name the plant which has long and weak stem?
12. Which part of a plant contains ovary?

III. Give reason for the following. (2x6=12)

1. Why humans are considered as omnivores?
2. Why should we include fresh and un-cooked vegetables and fruits in our diets?
3. Why coconut fibers are not used to make garments?
4. Why should we sieve the flour before making dough?
5. Why are the materials classified into different groups?
6. Why, calk powder, soil and clay are grouped into insoluble substances?
IV. Answer the following questions. (2x6=12)
1. What are the major nutrients in our food?
2. What is a mixture?
3. What are terrestrial animals? Give example?
4. Give the difference between yarn and fabric?
5. List out the common characteristics of living things?
6. What are slow and fast change? Explain with examples?
V. Answer the following questions. (3x9=27)
1. What is food pyramid?
2. What are bones made up of?
3. What is filtration? Where it is used?
4. What are joints?
5. What is habitat?
6. Name two plants and animals of mountain region?
7. What are the functions of skeleton?
8. Explain reversible change with examples?
9. Label the parts of a plant and a flower?

VI. Answer the following questions. (3x5=15)

1. Explain:
i. Roughage.
ii. Ball and socket joins.
iii. Carnivore animals.
iv. A biotic factor.
v. Hand picking.
vi. Vitamins.
2. Explain the process involved in making cotton fabrics from the cotton bolls?
3. Explain the general methods used for separating solid from liquid mixtures?
4. How to prove that milk contains proteins and rice contains starch?
5. Explain the process involved in distillation?
(Or)
Explain, how are the cactus adapted to survive in a desert?