CLASS : VI FA-4_ASSIGNMENT – 2

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SYLLABUS: 2. FUN WITH MAGNETS

I. Very Short Answer questions 2×1=2M

Each question carries – 1 mark.
1. It was observed that a pencil sharpener gets attracted by both the poles of a
magnet although its body is made of plastic. Name a material that might have
been used to make some part of it.
2. State whether the following statements are true or false:
i) A cylindrical magnet has only one pole.
ii) Artificial magnets were discovered in Greece.
iii) Similar poles of a magnet repel each other.
iv) Maximum iron filings stick in the middle of a bar magnet when it is
brought near them.
v) Bar magnets always point towards North-South direction.
vi) A compass can be used to find East-West direction at any place.
vii) Rubber is a magnetic material.

II. Short Answer questions. 2×2=4M

Each question carries – 2 marks.
3. Write any two properties of a magnet.
4. Define magnetic materials and non-magnetic materials with two examples.

III. Long Answer questions. 1×8=8M

(Internal choice)
Each question carries – 8 marks.
5. What are the properties of a magnet?
6. What are the applications of the magnets in daily life?

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IV. Objective type questions. 6×1= 6M

Each question carries – 1 mark.
7. ___________ is the surest test of magnetism. [ ]
1) Attraction 2) Rotation 3) Repulsion 4) None
8. A magnet always has ___________ poles. [ ]
1) One 2) Two 3) Three 4) Four
9. Magnetic poles always came in _________ pairs. [ ]
1) same 2) opposite 3) like 4) All the above
10. Which of the following can be converted into a magnet? [ ]
1) Iron 2) Cobalt 3) Nickel 4) All the above.
11. Which of the following have magnetism as prime sense of perception? [ ]
1) dogs 2) reptiles 3) birds 4) all animals
12. On heating, the strength of a magnet __________. [ ]
1) increases 2) remains unchanged
3) decreases 4) becomes negative

ALL THE BEST