CLASS 6 SCIENCE 1 MARK QUESTIONS

General Instructions:

 All questions or parts in this section are one mark questions comprising MCQ’S, VSA type,
True-False and Match the following type questions.
 They are to be answered in one word or one sentence only.

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1. The process of condensation is the reverse of:

a) Evaporation
b) Condensation
c) Transpiration
d) Precipitation
2. A mixture of pebbles and stones from sand can be separated by
a) Decantation
b) Filtration
c) Sieving
d) Handpicking
3. Fibrous roots are associated with
a) Parallel venation
b) Reticulate venation
c) Lateral roots
d) Carrots
4. Photosynthesis takes place during
a) The night only
b) The day only
c) The whole day
d) Noon only
5. Which one of the following are battery powered electrical appliances – refrigerators, torch,
mobile phone, washing machine?
a) Refrigerator and torch
b) Torch and mobile phone
c) Mobile phone and washing machine
d) Refrigerator and washing machine
6. Hip joint is an example of
a) Ball and socket joint
b) Hinge joint
c) Fixed joint
d) Pivotal joint
7. From which part of jute plant is jute fibre obtained?
a) Leaves
b) Roots
 c) Stem
d) Flower
8. The length of the playground is ten times the length of the classroom. If classroom is 10 m
long, then the playground is __________ long.
a) 10 cm
b) 1m
c) 100 m
d) 1000m

9. Which one of the following is not a source of light?

a) Candle
b) Sun
c) Torch
d) Mirror
10. The image formed by a pin hole camera is
a) Erect
b) Upside down
c) Bent at an angle
d) None of the above
11. Sunlight helps in building which Vitamin in human body?
a) Vitamin E
b) Vitamin B
c) Vitamin C
d) Vitamin D
12. Which one of the following techniques uses a device known as charkha?
a) Weaving
b) Spinning
c) Combing
d) Ginning
13. What happens when we add chalk powder in water?
a) Chalk powder does not dissolve in water
b) Chalk powder disappears in water
c) Chalk powder dissolves in water
d) Water becomes blue in colour
14. The zero mark of a ruler is broken and the length of a box is measured from the two cm
mark of the ruler. The length measured is 20 cm. What is the actual length of the box?
a) 2ocm
b) 18cm
c) 22cm
d) None of the above
15. Match

S.NO COLUMN I S.N COLUMN II

o
a) Magnet attracts i) Rest along a particular
direction
b) Magnet can be ii) Iron
repelled
c) Magnet if suspended iii) By another magnet
freely
d) Poles of the magnet iv) Iron fillings
can be identified by
16. Correct the definitions of certain terms given below by changing only one word
a) Compost – Substances converted into manure for use in industries
b) Land Fill – Garbage buried under water in an area
c) Recycling – reuse of unused material

17. State whether true or false:

a) Plants consume oxygen for respiration
b) Plants produce oxygen during the process of making food
c) Air helps in movement of glider
d) Air does not occupy any space
18. Make sentences using given set of words:
a) 99%, oxygen, nitrogen, air, together
b) Respiration, dissolves, animals, air, aquatic
c) Air, wind, motion, called
19. Fill in the blanks:
a) Saline water, hot air and sand are _________ components of a habitat.
b) The habitat of plants and animals that live in ___________ is called the aquatic habitat.
c) Plants and animals that live on land are called said to live in _________ habitat.
20. Choose the type of plant for every feature and classify as aquatic plant, desert plant,
mountainous plant
a) Thick waxy stem
b) Short roots
c) Cone shaped plants
d) Sloping branches
e) Hollow stem
21. Which of the following is not a correct match:
a) Petiole: attaches leaf to stem
b) Lamina: green flat part of leaf
c) Margin: gives shape to the leaf
d) Veins: transpiration
22. Find the odd one out from the following:
a) Tawa
b) Spade
c) Pressure cooker
 d) Eraser
23. Paheli avoids eating vegetables but likes to eat biscuits, noodles and white bread. She
frequently complains of stomach ache, constipation and visits a doctor.
a) What does the doctor suggest that Paheli should include in her diet?
b) List all those components of food that provide nutrients.
c) Mention two components of food that do not provide nutrients.
24. Birju was having difficulty in seeing things in dim light. The doctor tests his eyesight and
prescribed him with vitamin supplements. He also advises to include a few food items in the
diet.
a) Which deficiency disease is he suffering from?
b) Which food component may be lacking in his diet?
25. Which of the following changes are irreversible?
a) Blowing of balloon
b) Drying a wet cloth
c) Baking cake in an oven
d) Making biogas from cow dung
e) Folding a paper to make a toy aero plane

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