KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN

CHANDIGARH REGION
MARKING SCHEME
CLASS VI
SCIENCE

Q NO DETAILS OF ANSWERS-PARTWISE MARKS

AWARDED
VALUE
POINT
WISE
1 Yes, 1
2 Lower jaw 1
3 At both ends of bar magnet 1
4 Converting plants and animal waste including that from kitchen, 1
into manure, is called composting.
5 One wire is to be connected to bulb and other to cells other 1
terminal( draw correct fig)
6 Method of separation which is used to separate heavier and lighter 2
components of a mixture by wind or blowing air.
It is used by farmers at farm to separate husk from seed grains.
7 any suitable answer 2
8 (1)Folding of paper and cutting of paper,(2)Blowing air in balloon 2
and bursting of balloon(any other examples may be)
9 Two properties are 2
1.magnet attracts object of iron,cobalt,nickel
2.like poles of two magnet always repel each other.
(any other suitable answer)
10 (a)Oxygen 2
(b)Carbon di oxide
11 (a)Atmosphere 2
(b)oxygen
12 No, because these are irreversible chemical changes. 2
13 We need to separate different components of mixture to separate 3
useful components and remove impurities,harmful and non useful
components.
Examples are (1)separate stones from rice,(2)churning milk to
obtain butter (any other may be)
14 The combination of Bones and cartilage which gives the frame and 3
shape to the body.
Examples-1.cockroach 2. snail
15 Switch is a simple device that is used to either break the electric 3
circuit or to complete it.
Examples-1.heater,2.cooler (any other suitable)
16 (a)Materials that are attracted towards magnet are called magnetic. 3
Example- iron
(b)Without lifting the bar magnet, moving it along the length of
 the iron strip till we reach the other end. We repeat this process
atleast 30 to 40 times or more without changing poles and direction
of magnet.
17 Conductor- iron nails,pins, metal rod 3
Insulator- eraser ,wood,thermocol
18 Any three suitable answers or 3
( respiration,evaporation,photosynthesis)
19 Any six 3
20 (a) correct definition and any two habitat 3
(b) any three correct adaptive features. 2
21 (i) Refer NCERT book page no.73,74 and 75 3
(ii) any two joints with suitable examples 2

22 Any five appropriate points. 5

23 (b) 1
24 (d) 1
25 (d) 1
26 (a) 1
27 (b) 1