ANNUAL EXAMINATION

SESSION: (2023-24)
SCIENCE
SAMPLE PAPER
GRADE: VI

Time Allowed: 3 hours Maximum Marks: 80

General Instructions:
• This question paper consists of 39 questions in 5 sections
• All questions are compulsory. However, an internal choice is provided in some questions. A student
is expected to attempt only one of these questions.
• Section A consists of 20 objective type questions carrying 1 mark each
• Section B consists of 6 Very Short questions carrying 02 marks each. Answers to these questions
should be in the range of 30 to 50 words.
• Section C consists of 7 Short Answer type questions carrying 03 marks each. Answers to these
questions should be in the range of 50 to 80 words.
• Section D consists of 3 Long Answer type questions carrying 05 marks each. Answer to these
questions should be in the range of 80 to 120 words.
• Section E consists of 3 source-based/case-based units of assessment of 04 marks each with sub-parts.

SECTION – A

OBJECTIVE BASED QUESTIONS (1×20=20)

Choose the correct option

1. Which of these does not belong to the skeletal system?

a) Bone

b) Joint

c) Cartilage

d) Blood

2. Energy is released during _________.

a) Growth

b) Respiration

c) Excretion

d) Nutrition
 3. Thick fur is present in __________.

a) Polar bear

b) Deer

c) Dolphin

d) Elephant

4. Mountaineers carry oxygen cylinders with them because ________

a) There is no oxygen on high mountains

b) There is deficiency of oxygen on mountains at high altitudes.

c) Oxygen is used for cooking

d) Oxygen keeps them warm at low temperature.

5. The dry cell contains a paste of ammonium chloride inside a container made of _______.

a) Zinc

b) Iron

c) Copper

d) Aluminum

6. Repulsion is a sure test of _________.

a) Magnetism

b) Resistance

c) Electricity

d) Refraction

Q. No. 7 to 10 are Assertion – Reasoning based questions:-

These consists of two statements – Assertion (A) and Reason (R).

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

b) Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false.

d) A is false but R is true.

7. Assertion- Evaporation can be used to separate a solid dissolved in a liquid .

Reason- Evaporation is the process in which liquid gets converted into its vapour .

8. Assertion- For measuring the length of an object, choose a suitable device.

Reason – We can measure the length of a curved line directly by using a metre scale .
 9. Assertion – Air is an insulator .
Reason- Those materials that do not allow electric current to pass through them are called
insulators.

10. Assertion- Magnets should be kept in Keepers.

Reason - Keepers prevent self-demagnetisation of magnets.

Fill in the blanks

11. Pivot joint is present in the ________.

12. _________ are the basic building blocks of the body of living things.

13. Camels store _______ in the hump.

14. ______ layer present in the upper atmosphere absorbs the harmful ultraviolet rays.

15. A ______ is a simple device that either breaks or completes the circuit .

State true for correct statement and false for incorrect statement.

16. Magnets are used to separate iron scraps from waste dumps. _____

17. The components of a mixture lose their properties on mixing. ____

18. An apple falling down from a tree shows circular motion. ____

19. Connecting wires are made up of plastic. _______

20. Magnets tend to lose their magnetic property with time. _____

SECTION – B

VERY SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS (2×6=12)

21. Some desert plants have very small leaves whereas some others have only spines . How does this
benefit the plants?

22. Why during an incident of fire, one is advised to wrap a woollen blanket over a burning object?

23. Pooja and her friends were decorating the class bulletin board. She dropped the box of stainless
steel pins by mistake. She tried to collect the pins using a magnet . She could not succeed. What
could be the reason for this ?

24. Mention one adaptation present in the following animals :-

25. Explain the following observations very briefly:-

26. Three identical iron bars are kept on a table. Two out of three bars are magnets. In one of the
magnet, the North – South Poles are marked. How will you find out which of the other two bars
is a magnet? Identify the poles of this magnet.
 SECTION – C

SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS (3×7=21)

27. Write the type of joint which is used for each of the following movements:
a) A cricket bowler bowls the ball.
b) A girl moves her head in right and left direction.
c) A person lifts weights to build his biceps.
28. Explain how biotic components interact with each other, mention atleast three points.
29. Read the features of plants given below: -
a) Thick waxy stem
b) Short roots
c) Cone shaped plants
d) Sloping branches
e) Small or spine – like leaves
f) Hollow stem
Choose the type of plant for every feature given in a ,b ,c ,d , e and f from the list given below :
Aquatic plant , Desert plant , Mountainous plant .
30. Write just a few sentences for an imaginary situation of any of the following gases disappear
from the atmosphere:-
a) Oxygen
b) Nitrogen
c) Carbon dioxide
31. Paheli wanted to light a torch bulb using a cell . She could not get connecting wires, instead, she
got two strips of aluminium foil. Will she succeed ? Explain , how ?
32. Why are handspan and cubit not accepted as standard units of length ?
33. Name and describe briefly a method which can be helpful in separating a mixture of husk from
grains . What is the principle of this method?

SECTION – D

LONG ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS (5×3=15)

34. Provide one word answers for the statements given below :-
a) Joint which allows movement in all directions.
b) Hard structure that forms the skeleton.
c) Help in the movement of body by contraction and relaxation.
d) Bones that joint with chest bone at one end and to the backbone at other end .
e) Framework of bones which gives shape to our body.
35. Design an experiment to show that like poles repel each other and unlike poles attract each other
with the help of diagram.
OR
Design an experiment to show that magnetism is highest at poles of magnet
with the help of diagram.
36. Design an experiment by observing the given diagram: -

SECTION -E

CASE BASED AND SOURCE BASED QUESTIONS (4×3=12)

37. A deer is another animal that lives in forests and grasslands. It has strong teeth for chewing hard
plant stems of the forest. A deer needs to know about the presence of predators (animals like lion
that make it their prey) in order to run away from them and not become their prey. It has long ears
to hear movements of predators. The eyes on the side of its head allow it to look in all directions
for dangers. The speed of the deer helps them to run away from the predators.
There are many other features of a lion, a deer or other animals and plants that help them to
survive in their habitat.
1) Name the habitat of deer.
2) What do you mean by predators?
3) Mention at-least two adaptive features of deer.

38. Paheli kept some water in a beaker for heating. She observed that tiny bubbles appeared before
the water started to boil. She boiled the water for about 5 minutes and filled it in a bottle up to
the brim and kept the bottle airtight till it cooled down to room temperature.
1) Why did the tiny bubbles appear?
2) Do you think tiny bubbles will appear on heating the water taken out from the bottle? Justify
your answer.
39. (a) Spot and make a list of accidents that may occur due to the careless use of electricity in the
office room given below: -

(b) What precautions should be taken while we handle electricity at home

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