NORTH-EX PUBLIC SCHOOL(

RECOGNISED)
Half yearly Examination ( 2020-21)

Class – VI Subject:- Science

M.M –80 Time:- 2hrs

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General Instructions
# Attempt all questions.There are 33 questions in paper.
# Paper is divided into four section.
# Section A consists of 14 MCQs of one mark each.
# Section B consists of 3 practical based questions of two marks each.
#Section C consists of 10 short answer type questions of three marks each.
# Section D consists of 6 long answer type questions of five marks each.

SECTION A
4. 1. Which of the following is a natural fibre?

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Silk

Nylon

Polyester

Acrylic

5. 2. Which of these process is used to make yarn from fibres?

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Ginning

Harvesting

Weaving

Spinning

6. 3. Rubber coating used to cover metal wires acts as

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Conductor

Insulator

Switch

Negative charge
7. 4. --------------- is a small coiled wire that glows in an electric bulb.

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Conductor

Switch

Circuit

Filament

8. 5. Which of the following is not a magnetic material?

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Nickel

Cobalt

Zinc

Iron

9. 6. A device used to store information on ATM cards and credit cards.

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Hard disk

Magnetic strip

Magnetic compass

Microphone
10. 7. Green plants are called

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Consumer

Producers

Herbivores

Omnivores

11. 8. The edible part of wheat plant is

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Stem

Seed

Root

Fruit

12. 9. Anaemia is caused due to the lack of.....................

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Iron

Phosphorus

Calcium

Sodium
13. 10. Which of the following is an example of unicellular organism?

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Human Beings

Cat

Amoeba

Plants

14. 11. Which of these is a group of similar cells that perform the same function?

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A tissue

An organ system

An organ

An organism

15. 12. A path along which electric current flows is called.................

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Cell

Battery

Circuit

Conductor
16. 13. Process of separating cotton Fibres from seeds is called.............

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Harvesting

Spinning

Ginning

Knitting

17. 14. Insects breath through tiny pores called

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Lungs

Gills

Kidneys

Spiracles

SECTION B

18. 15. In which the colour of iodine solution changes to when it is added to
starch?

19. 16. In which direction the freely suspended bar magnet always rest?

20. 17. Name the plant which folds it's leaves when touched.
SECTION C

21. 18. Why did ancient men drape unstitched clothes around their body?

22. 19. Why is jute also called the golden fibre?

23. 20. No current flows in an open circuit. Why?

24. 21. Give reason, Argon gas is used to fill an electric bulb.

25. 22. Give reason, storing of a magnet is an important aspect to preserve it?

26. 23. Give one example of a magnetic material. Name two poles of a magnet.

27. 24. What do decomposers feed on?

28. 25. Define a cell. Name a living things that reproduces by living eggs?
29. 26. What is the importance of roughage in diet?

30. 27. Give reason, all living things need food.

SECTION D

31. 28. How are the teeth of animals different based on their food habits?

32. 29. What causes beriberi ? How can it be prevented ?

33. 30. What are natural fibres? Give two examples. What type of soil is needed for the
cultivation of jute ? Name any two states in india, where jute is cultivated ?

34. 31. List any four characteristics of living things.

35. 32. Differentiate between open and closed circuits.

36. 33. What are strong magnets made up of ? How are magnets demagnetised?