INDIAN SCHOOL MUSCAT

FIRST SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT: 2015-16

SCIENCE RETEST
STD : VI
DATE: 01-10-2015
Name: _______________

MAX MARKS: 60
TIME: 2HOURS
Roll No: ____ Signature of invigilator:_________
SECTION I (MARKS: 20)
(OBJECTIVE TYPE)

SECTION I should be answered in the question paper itself and attached to the main
answer sheet.
Q1.

FILL IN THE BLANKS

(1 Mark Each)

Liquids that are insoluble in water are called__________

Cooling causes ____________ in a material.

The green coloured pigment found in leaves is ______

A structure built on a river to store water is called a ________.

Gas with the highest percentage in air is _____________.

Q2.
1

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

(1 Mark Each)

_______ is not a transparent substance,

(a) Gold
(b) Diamond
(c) Glass

(d) Vacuum

Which of the following is a physical change?

(a) Baking a cake
(b) Curdling of milk
(c) tearing a paper
(d) Ripening of fruits

_________ is a magnetic substance.

(a)Cobalt
(b) Copper
(c) Aluminum

Light travels in a ______________

(a) Straight path
(b) Curved Path
(d) All of these

(d) Mica
(c) Zigzag Path

ANSWERS

Q3.

For Photosynthesis, plants need__________.

(a) Oxygen (b) Nitrogen (c) Carbon dioxide (d) All the above

STATE WHETHER TRUE OR FALSE

(1 Mark Each)

Crushing of chalk is an irreversible change

Magnetite is a powerful artificial magnet.

Plants breathe through their leaves.

Nitrogen supports burning.

Building dam is a solution to both drought and flood.

Q4.

NAME THE FOLLOWING

(1 Mark Each)

Artificial watering system

Objects that give out light.

The part of the magnet where magnetic forces are the

strongest.

The female reproductive part of the flower.

Materials that allow some light to pass through them.

INDIAN SCHOOL MUSCAT

FIRST SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT - 2015-16
SCIENCE RETEST
SECTION II (MARKS: 40)
STD : VI
DATE: 01 10 2015

NOTE:

MAX MARKS: 60
TIME: 2 HOURS

Questions Q5 to Q13 carry one mark each.

Questions Q14 to Q22 carry two marks each.
Questions Q23 and Q25 carry three marks each.
Question Q26 carries four marks

SECTION II should be answered in a separate answer sheet.

Q5 Switches are made of plastic or bakelite and not metals. Why?
Q6. Why do shop keepers prefer to keep biscuits, sweets and other eatables in transparent
containers?
Q7. Distinguish between reversible and irreversible changes
Q8. What is the correct way of storing bar magnets?
Q9. Why does a freely suspended magnet point to earths north- south direction?
Q10 Give one example to show that light travels in a straight line?
Q11. In what way is the shadow of an object similar to its image? In what way is it different?
Q12. Define pollution.
Q13. Name the breathing organ of the following organisms.
(a) Cockroach (b) Earthworm
Q14. List any two ways to reduce air pollution.
Q15. Connection wires in your house hold electric circuits are made up of Copper but they
are covered with plastic or rubber. Give reasons.
Q16. During the burning of a candle, both reversible and irreversible changes take place.
Justify your answer.
Q17. Give reason
(a) Mercury is used as a thermometric liquid.
(b) Water pipes usually crack in winter.
Q18. How can a magnet lose its magnetism? (any two points)
Q19. What is a shadow? State any two necessary conditions for the formation of a shadow.
Q20. (a) Name two physical processes involved in cloud formation.
(b) Give two uses of dams.
Q21. Suggest two methods to conserve water.
Q22. Give reasons:
(a) Dolphins come to the surface of water to take in air whereas fish do not.
(b) Although carbon dioxide leads to global warming, it is still important for our survival.

Q23. Write any three uses of magnets.

Q24. (a) Define transpiration. How does it help a plant?
(b) Why are stems of few plants modified into tendrils?

Q25. With the help of a diagram, explain the difference between reflection from a rough
surface and a smooth surface

Q26. The diagram given below shows the section of a flower

(a) Label the parts Q, R and S?

(b) Name the male reproductive part of the flower
(c) What is the function of part P?
(d) What happens to a flower after pollination?

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