Class 6 Sample Paper Science (Half Yearly)

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HALF YEARLY EXAMINATION
SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER

Class - VI Subject – Science
Time – 3 Hours Maximum Marks- 80

Attempt all questions. However there are internal choices. Rough work to be done in the
right margin.

PHYSICS
1. A car moving on a straight road is an example of [1]
a. rotatory motion
b. rectilinear motion
c. oscillatory motion
d. periodic motion
2. Umbra is a region of [1]
a. partial darkness
b. partial brightness
c. complete brightness
d. complete darkness
3. What kind of motion does a mosquito have across the room? [1]
4. What do you mean by reflection of light? [1]
5. i. What do you mean by measurement?

ii. While measuring the length of a knitting needle, the reading of the scale at one end is 3.0
centimetre and at the other end is 33. 4 centimetre. What is the length of the needle? Show
working. [2]

6. What are the two laws of reflection of light? [2]
7. What is shadow? What are the three things required for its formation? [2]
8. i. Is the motion of the moon around the earth periodic? Give reasons for your answer.
ii. Why can't a footstep or a pace be used as standard unit of length? [3]
9. i. What do you mean by oscillatory motion? Draw an object having oscillatory motion.
ii. Name two modes of transport in air. [3]
10. i. Define pinhole camera.
ii. State the principle on which pinhole camera works.
iii. Draw a labelled diagram of pinhole camera. [3]
11. i. When is our shadow shortest?

ii. State one difference between shadow and image.
iii. If you are standing 5 metre in front of a plane mirror, how far will your image be from you?

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12. Attempt either A or B [5]

A. i. What are the three precautions you will take while using a scale to measure length of a line
segment.

ii. Draw one example having rotational motion as well as periodic motion at the same time.

OR

B. i. Describe an activity to show that light travels in a straight line.

ii. Categorise these as opaque, transparent or translucent
Glass, mirror, air, steel

CHEMISTRY
I. Very short answer questions [1x 5 = 5]

1. Which of the following pair is immiscible liquids
a. oil & water
b. glycerine and water
c. milk and water
d. lemon juice and water

2. Solubility of a solid substance in water
a. increases with temperature
b. decreases with temperature
c. no effect of temperature
d. depend on other factors

3. “Formation of a new substance” is associated with which type of change
a. periodic change
b. physical change
c. chemical change
d. slow change

4. X & Y are two types of materials .Material X can be drawn into wire and material Y can be
beaten into thin sheet. Name the property shown by material X and material Y.

5. Why rusting is considered as undesirable change?

II. Short answer questions [2 x 4 =8]

6. Identify the following changes as reversible and irreversible
a. baking of Roti
b. making dough from wheat flour
c. rolling of Roti
d. boiling of egg

7. Mention the process/processes involved in fixing of a metal rim on an wooden wheel.

8. Why water is called universal solvent ?

9. a. Name two gases soluble in water .

b. Can fishes survive in distilled water? Give reasons.
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III long answer questions [3x3 = 9]

10. a.Which property is used in separating the components of the mixture by winnowing?

b. Write two main apparatus used in distillation process.

11. Draw a well labelled diagram of a change which is irreversible and fast.

12. a. How butter can be separated from buttermilk ?

b. You are given a sample of white powdery substance .It may be a common salt or chalk
powder .How will you identify it without tasting it.

IV. Very long answer question (attempt any one A Or B)

13. A. a.How will you separate the mixture of oil, water and sand ?

b. Draw a well labelled diagram of filtration process.

OR

13. B. .a. How will you separate the mixture of sugar, iron and mud.?

b. Draw a well lablelled diagram of separating funnel.

BIOLOGY

I. Choose the correct option: [1X2=2]
1. Identify X and Y in the given Venn diagram and select the correct option.

a. X – Nylon, Y - Silk
b. X- Rubber, Y- Wool
c. X- Silk, Y - Cotton
d. X- Polyester, Y- Nylon
2. Read the given statements and select the correct option.
Statement 1 – Plants release a lot of water into the air through the process of transpiration.
Statement 2 – The water is released through the leaves in the form of water vapour.
a. Both the statements 1 and 2 are true and statement 2 is the correct explanation of statement 1.
b. Both the statements 1 and 2 are true but statement 2 is not the correct explanation of statement
1.
c. Statement 1 is true but statement 2 is false.
d. Statement 1 is false but statement 2 is true.

II. Answer the following questions in one sentence : [1x2=2]
3. Why should we not eat unknown plants around us even if they seem edible?
4. Mention one point of difference between node and internode.

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III. Answer the following questions briefly:
5. Sarita lives in a hilly region. She has recently noticed a swelling in her neck. [1+1=2]
a. Identify the deficiency disease she is suffering from and name the mineral whose deficiency
causes the disease.
b. Explain why people who eat sea food generally do not suffer from this disease.

6. Describe the two main processes of making fabric from yarn. [2]

7. ‘ Vitamins are of different kinds known by different names.’ Mention functions of the
following vitamins in our body.
[1+1=2]
a. Vitamin A b. Vitamin D

8. Why is stem of a plant considered as a street with two way traffic? [2]

IV. Answer the following questions as directed:
9. a. ‘Roughage is not digestible in human body.’ Then why are we advised to include it in our
daily diet ? Give one reason.
[1+2=3]
b. Write two symptoms of protein deficiency in a person.

10. a. How is jute fibre obtained from jute plant?
b. These days clothes made out of a mixture of synthetic fibres and natural fibres are more
popular than those made purely out of synthetic fibres. Discuss one reason for this.
[2+1=3]

11. The diagrams given below show two different types of venation. Study the diagram and
answer the questions that follow.
[1+1+1=3]

(a) (b)
(i) Name the types of venation represented by the diagrams (a) and (b).
(ii) Briefly explain one function of leaves.
(iii) What is the relation between leaf venation and the type of roots?

V. Answer the following questions in detail:
[3+1+1=5]
12. a Draw a neat diagram of a flower and label any four parts.
b. Name two plants in which one has joined sepals and the other has separate sepals.

c. Why do flowers have colourful petals?

OR [2+1+1+1=5]
a. Draw a neat diagram of a pistil and label any three parts.

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b. In which part of the pistil do we find the ovules?
c. Write the function of stigma in flowers.
d. Name the two parts of a stamen.

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