SESSION: 2025-26

BASAVA INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

SAMPLE PAPER
SUBJECT: SCIENCE

DATE: M.M: 80
CLASS: VI TIME: 3 HOURS
General Instructions:

• All questions are compulsory.

• Please write down the Serial Number of the question before attempting it.
• There is an internal choice in two questions of two marks, two questions of three
marks and one question of five mark each.
• Question number 1 has ten multiple choice questions of one-mark each.
• Question number 2 has ten parts having one mark each, answer to be in one word or
one sentence.
• Question numbers 3 to 13 are two-mark questions. To be answered in about 35 to 40
words each.
• Question numbers 14 to 19 are three-mark questions. To be answered in about 50
words each.
• Question numbers 20 to 23 are five-mark questions. To be answered in about 70
words each.
1. Choose the correct option in the following questions:
i) Which of the following daily life activities involves scientific method? 1
a) Noticing why the dal spilled out of the cooker and reducing water next
time.
b) Forgetting about a flat bicycle tyre and asking someone to fix it.
c) Observing how stars shine without taking further action.
d) Waiting for someone to explain why plant grow towards sunlight.
ii) A student wants to read a clinical thermometer. Which is the correct 1
option to measure the proper method of reading temperature?
a) The thermometer should be above his/her eyes.
b) The thermometer should be below his/her eyes.
c) The thermometer should be before his/her eyes.
d) Hold the thermometer bulb anywhere near his/her eyes.
iii) Which of the following combination of features would you observe in 1
banana?
a) Parallel venation and fibrous root
b) Parallel venation and tap root
c) Reticulate venation and fibrous root
d) Reticulate venation and tap root
iv) Assertion(A): Carrot is a rich source of proteins. 1
Reason(R) : Proteins are essential for growth and repair of body.
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
 c) A is true but R is false.
d) A is false but R is true.
v) Select the correct match. 1
a) Groundnut- fat
b) Sweet potato- protein
c) Ghee- minerals
d) Orange - carbohydrates
vi) What will be 45℃ temperature in Fahrenheit scale ? 1
a) 145℉
b) 113℉
c) 200℉
d) 50℉
vii) A girl uses a worn-out ruler to measure the length of a table in her room. 1
She placed the ruler such that the mark 3.0 cm coincides with one end of
the table and the other end coincides with the mark 33.5 cm. The length
of the table is:
a) 33.5
b) 38.5
c) 36.5
d) 30.5
viii) Three magnets A, Band C were dipped one by one in a heap of iron fillings. 1
c)
Figure shows the amount of iron fillings sticking to them. The strength of
magnets will be :

d)

a) A > B > C
b) A < B < C
c) A = B = C
d) A < B > C
ix) Boojho found a bag containing the following materials 1
(i) Mirror
(ii) Paper stained with oil
(iii) Magnet`
(iv) Glass spectacles
Help Boojho in finding out the material(s) which is/are opaque:
a) (i) only
b) (iv) only
c) (i) and (iii)
d) (ii) and (iv)
x) What type of motion is exhibited by a merry-go-round? 1
a) Oscillatory motion
b) Linear motion
c) Circular motion
d) Random motion
2. Answer the following in one sentence /one word only.
i) State true or false – Science is only applicable in science labs. 1
ii) Fishes have __________ body that help swimming. 1
iii) Neha is suffering from bone and tooth decay. Write two food items that he 1
should include in his diet to overcome this problem.
iv) Can magnetic poles be isolated? 1
v) What are the adaptations in plants found in mountainous areas? 1
vi) Why do we need to classify objects in daily life? 1
vii) The height of a statue is 115 metres. Convert this into cm and mm. 1
viii) The temperature shown by the thermometer in the figure is : 1

ix) Is air considered matter? Give a reason for your answer. 1

x) Write the name of the scientist who is referred to as the “Weather woman 1
of India”.
Section B
3. Write a short note on sacred groves. 2
4. Give two example of gases that are soluble in water with their 2
applications.
5. i. How can students promote the consumption of millet in our 1+1
country? =2
ii. “Eat healthy , share and respect food ”.What does this phrase
mean ?
6. Compare herbs and trees with suitable examples. 2
OR
How do camels living in the hot desert of Rajasthan differ from camels
living in the cold desert of Ladakh?
7. Why is the Earth considered a special planet? 2
8. Draw the scale of a thermometer to show a temperature of 13.5 °C, where 2
the smallest division of the scale is 1 °C.
9. What are the ways to keep magnets safe? 2
10. How do visually challenged students measure lengths? 2
11. Differentiate between magnetic and non-magnetic materials 2
OR
Describe an activity to show that a freely suspended bar magnet always
comes to rest N-S direction.
12. i. Name the property of material shown in the image: 1+1
=2

ii. How can you differentiate the two substances shown in the image?
13. Do you think traditional methods of measuring length (such as using hand 2
span or footstep) can still be used in today’s world? Give reasons for your
answer.
Section C
14. i. Write a test to show the test of presence of starch in a food 2+1
sample. =3
ii. Explain the role of fats in our body and why they should be a part
of our diet.
OR
i. Discuss traditional versus modern culinary practices in India.
ii. Why millets are considered a healthy choice of food?
15. What are the steps involved in a scientific method? 3
16. Describe the process and precautions necessary for using a laboratory 3
thermometer.
17. Vridhi wants to make a magnetic compass at home. She has an iron 3
needle, a bar magnet, and a small bowl of water. Describe the steps she
should follow to magnetize the iron needle using the bar magnet.
18. i. Mention one adaptation present in the following animals along 1+2
with their habitat. =3
a) Cactus b) Camel
ii. Differentiate between reticulate and parallel venations. Give two
examples of each.
19. Define motion. Illustrate any three types of motion with appropriate 1+1
examples. +1=
3
OR
i. What is standard unit of measurement?
ii. Why is it necessary to have standard units of measurement?
iii. Write the standard unit used to express larger measurements of
length.

Section D
20. i. Explain, using examples, the differences between transparent, 3+2
translucent, and opaque material. =2
ii. Write a note on how materials can be classified based on their
hardness and softness.
21. i. Explain the steps to test the presence of protein in the cottage 3+2
cheese sample. =5
ii. Which foods are referred to as protective foods? Give a few
examples.
OR
i. Write the deficiency diseases with symptoms for the following
vitamins and minerals- Vitamin C, Calcium, and Vitamin B
ii. Write the steps to test the presence of fats.
22. i. A student measured a pencil with a metre scale but got the wrong 3+2
reading. Suggest three precautions he should follow next time to =5
avoid errors.
 ii. If you are sitting in a moving bus, are you at rest or in motion?
23. Clinical thermometer is used by doctors to measure the temperature of 1+1
the human body. Thermometer liquid used in this thermometer is +1+
mercury. It has a stem with an inner capillary tube and a bulb containing 1+1
mercury. The capillary tube has a small bend kink in it. This bend prevents =5
the mercury from getting back into the bulb after the thermometer is
taken out from a patient’s mouth. This enables the doctor to read the
thermometer.To reuse , it has slight jerk which brings the mercury back
into the bulb by flowing past the bend.

i. What is the normal human body temperature?

ii. Write the smallest temperature of the clinical thermometer.
iii. Why should we not use mercury thermometer?
iv. What is the difference between two consecutive divisions of the
thermometer?
v. Convert 40℃ into Kelvin .