PRIMUS PRIVATE SCHOOL
ASSET PRACTICE WORKSHEET -1
Sub: Science Name: Grade: 6
1. In a sweet potato, the edible part is its
A) stem B) flower C) fruit D) root
2. Shalini had fever, shown here are the recordings of her body temperature at two
different times. By how many degrees did Shalini’s fever increases between the two
readings? (See the markings between 98 F and 100 )
a. 0.5 0 F b.1.00 F c. 2.0 0 F d. 5.0 0 F
3.Which of the following group of animals contain only omnivores?
A) man, sparrow, cow, buffalo
B) tiger, lizard, deer, cat
C)sparrow, dog, man, insects
D)deer, man, dog, cat
4. Ultra Violet (UV) radiation is a component of sunlight. UV rays can damage the
skin.
If UV levels are higher than 3 you should protect your skin from UV rays.
According to the graph, when should a person be protected from UV rays?
A)between 11.00 and 14.00
B)between 8.00 and 17.00
C)between 6.00 and 17.00
D)between 13.00 and 20.00
5. Jagan took some pieces of lime, grape , tamarind and orange. He made pulp out of
each fruit separately. He blindfolded his friend Amir. With a teaspoon, he placed a
small quantity of each pulp on Amir’s tongue one at a time and asked him to guess
which fruit it was.
What was Jagan MOST LIKELY testing?
a. Do all sour fruits have the same taste? B. Which of these fruits can be eaten
raw?
C. Do these fruits taste different when they D. Which fruit will taste sweet if sugar
are ripe? added to it ?
6. Suman is a Punjabi girl living in Ludhiana. During her vacation, she visits one of her
Telugu speaking friends in coastal Andhra Pradesh. What difference is she likely to
find in the eating habits in this new place ?
A. Rice instead of Rotis B. Ice – Cream instead of Buffalo Milk
C. Lassi instead of Milk D. Noodles instead of Paneer
7. Ahmed places a measuring cylinder on the scales and then resets the scales to zero.
He adds 100 mL of water to the measuring cylinder.
He then adds 25 g of salt to the water.
The reading on the scales is 125 g
If all the water in the cylinder evaporated, what would be the reading on the scales?
b. 0 g b.25 g c. 95 g d. 100 g
8. An owl eats a mouse.
Which word best describes the mouse?
A. Carnivore B. Consumer C. Predator D. Prey
9.Sujata had 4 metal rods of the same size and shape. The metals were - iron, steel, copper and
silver. She stuck wax pieces on each of them. She then heated each of them as shown here
and noted down the time it took for all the wax pieces to melt and fall off the rod.
Which of the following was she trying to find out?
A. Why does wax melt when it is heated?
B. Which metal conducts heat the fastest?
C. Can a candle flame melt large amounts of
wax?
D. Does a metal rod help to make a candle burn
faster?
10. The movement of a screw driver is an example of ______________ motion
a.Rotational and linear motion b. circular and rotatory motion
c. Oscillatory motion d. circular and linear motion
11. A very large redwood tree is measured to be about 100 units tall. Which unit is the
most appropriate to use?
c. Millimeters b. centimeters c.meters d. kilometers
12. An expiry date is the date till which some thing can be stored and used safely. After this
date, that object may not be safe to use. Which of the following is most likely to have an expiry
date?
A. a pack of milk powder B. a new mobile phone C. a thermometer D. a CD
13. Mandy wonders if duckweed reproduces more quickly if it gets more sunlight.
She does an investigation to see if this is true. Mandy fills identical jars with 75
cm3 of water. Which apparatus is most accurate for measuring 75 cm3 of water?
a. b. c. d.
14. Why is copper wire used for connecting a torch and a cell?
A. Copper is a good conductor of heat. B. Copper is a good electrical conductor.
C. Copper is brightly coloured. D. Copper is malleable.
15. Annie was eating cabbage, carrots and spinach (palak). Which parts of these plants were
she eating?
a. roots and fruits B. stems and fruits C. leaves and fruits D. roots and leaves
16. Four pieces of wooden sticks A, B, C and D are placed along the length of 30 cm long
scale as shown in the figure. Which one of them is 3.4 cm length?
a. A b) B c) C d) D
17. Nina has ten marbles. Each marble weighs exactly 10 g. She
puts five marbles in each of the pans P and Q of a balance.
The pans come to rest as shown here.
What can be said from what is seen here?
a.Pan Q is lighter than P.
b.Pan Q is heavier than pan P.
c.Some marbles are made of Iron.
d.All the marbles are not of the same size.
18. What is the best reason for including fruits and leafy
vegetables in a healthy diet?
a. They have a high water content
b. They are the best source of protein
c. They are rich in minerals and vitamins.
d. They are the best source of energy
19. Owen ties a weight onto a string. He winds the string around
a cardboard roll. Select the instrument he should use to
measure the time taken for the string to unwind.
Forcemetre Ruler stopwatch Balance
20. Milan wants to find out which of his friends can run 100 meters in less than 15
seconds. Which of the following is the BEST procedure to find this?
a.Make his friends run a race on a 100 metre track and choose the winner
b.Make each of his friends run 200 metres and divide the time taken by 2
c.Make each of his friends run 100 metres and record the start and end times.
d.Make each of his friends run for 10 seconds and see if they can cover 100
metres
