Paper: Science

Class: 6th Time: ________

Name: _____________________
Allied School Sargodha road Faisalabad

Marks: 100

Q#1: Encircle the correct answer.

15 * 1 = 15

1. Any living plant or animal is called an

A. Organism
B. Organ
C. Organ system
D. Organelle
2. To separate two liquids having different boiling points we use
A. Distillation
B. Evaporation
C. crystallization
D. fractional
distillation
3. The moon moves around the Earth once every
A. 25.2 days
B. 26.4 days
C. 27.3 days
D. 28.5 days
4. Which one of the following is called a dwarf planet?
A. Mercury
B. Venus
C. Pluto
D. Mars
5. A light year is the distance light travels in
A. 1 year
B. 2 year
C. 3 year
D. 4 year
6. Which planet other than Earth do Scientists believe could have
supported life.
A. Mercury
B. Venus
C. Saturn
D. Mars
7. The place where a particular species of plant or an animal usually lives
is called its
A. Home
B. Cage
C. Habitat
D. Community
8. When we pour a liquid from a beaker into a flask, the liquid
A.
Has a large volume
B. keeps the same volume
C. fills up the flask
D. keeps the same shape
9. Which organism is herbivore in this food chain?
lattice
Slug
Thrush
Sparrow howk
A. Lattice
B. Slug
C. Thrush
D. Sparrow
10.
Nail varnish dissolves in
A. Tricholoroethene
B. White spirit
C. Propane
D.
ethanol
11.
Chromatography is used to separate mixtures of
A. Solids
B. Liquids
C. Oils
D. Colored substance
12.
The best method for separating liquids from solutions is
A. Evaporation
B. distillation
C. filtration
D.
condensation
13.
When a substance dissolves in a liquid, it forms a
A. Suspension
B. solutions
C. sediment
D. emulsion
14.
The orbit Viking 2 took close up of photographs of
A. Jupiter
B. Mars
C. Venus
D. 4 Saturn
15.
The average distance of Earth from the sun (in million km) is
A. 60
B. 108
C. 150
D. 230
Q#2: Indicate whether the following statements are true or false.
10 * 1 = 10
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Producers can make their own food.

A galaxy is a huge mass of stars.
Water is a bad solvent.
The process of producing crystals is called distillation.
The largest planet is mercury.

6. A light year is the distance that light travels in one year moving at
186,000 miles per second.
7. Living parts of environment are called a biotic factors.
8. Each plant or animal is a link in a food chain.
9. The smallest particles are called molecules.
10.
One substance spreading through another is called diffusion.
Q#3: Fill in the blanks with appropriate word.

10 * 1 = 10

1. _______________ is a scientific word for surrounding.

2. Animals that eat plants are called __________
3. ____________ do not have well defined shapes and they flow over
surfaces.
4. The random motion is called ___________
5. A substance which will dissolves is said to be ___________
6. Colored substances can be separated using a process called
_____________
7. The solid part of the solution is called _____________
8. The ________ means everything that exists.
9. All the planets and other bodies revolving around the sun are held in
orbit by a force of _______________
10.
An ____________ takes place when a planet or moon blocks the
light from another.
Q#4: Match the columns from A & B and write correct answer in C.
(10 * 1 = 10)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

A
Plants
Animals
Sun
Pluto
Mercury
Solvent
Solute
Molecules

9. Liquids
10.

Gases

B
Star
Planet
Liquids
Solid
Consumers
Producers
Group of atoms
Well defined
volume
Well defined
shape
Dwarf planet
Subjective Part

Q#5: Attempt any TEN questions.

15 * 2 = 30

1. What is an ecosystem?
2. What are producers? Give example.
3. Why do sea birds have strong beaks?
4. What is a molecule?
5. What does contract mean?
6. What does particle model attempt to do?
7. What is a suspension?
8. Differentiate between solute and solvent?
9. What does filtration mean?
10.
What does crystallization mean?
11.
Explain what is meant by light year?
12.
Explain how we can see the planets and their moons?
13.
What is a year?
14.
Describe winter.
15.
Who was the first man in the space? What nationality was he?
Q#5: Attempt any TWO questions.

10 * 2 = 20

1. (a) What is an eclipse? Describe the relative positions of sun, Earth and
moon during solar eclipse. (3)
(b) How are radio telescopes different from optical ones? (2)
2. (a) Explain why filtration is not good for separating dissolved solids? (2)
(b) Differentiate between filtrate and residue. (3)
3. (a) What does environment mean? Differentiate between biotic and
abiotic factors. (3)
(b) Why do camels have a hump? (2)
4. (a) Explain why a balloon slowly deflates? (2)
(b) Explain how Brownian motion supports the particle model. (3)
5. Draw a diagram for solar system Or Project work. (5)

Best of Luck dear Students