OXFORD PUBLIC SCHOOL, RANCHI

SA-1 EXAMINATION
SESSION 2016-2017
Class –VI Time : 2.30 Hrs
Sub - Science F.M.: 90
Name ___________________ Class &Sec _______ Roll No _______

General Instructions
1. All questions are compulsory
2. Section-A , Each question carries 1 mark
3. Section-B , Each question carries 2 marks
4. Section-C , Each question carries 3 marks
5. Section-D ,Each question carries 4 marks

Section – A
1. Very short answer type questions. (1x10=10)
a) Name the process in which seeds like moong and chana are allowed to germinate to obtain more
nutritious food.
b) Name the solution which can be used to test the presence of starch in a food.
c) Name two components of food which donot provide any nutrients.
d) Cotton fibres are obtained from which part of the plant.
e) Name the two main groups into which all the objects around us can be classified.
f) Which method is used to separate the components of a mixture which are of different sizes?
g) Give one use of the expansion of an object on heating.
h) Which part of a plant absorbs water and minerals from the soil?
i) What runs through the centre of the backbone?
j) Name that part of a flower which becomes fruit after fertilisation.
2. Fill in the following blanks with suitable words. (1x5=5)
a) Plants make their own food by the process of ...................... .
b) The common name of the coconut fibre is ...................... .
c) Salt is obtained from sea-water by the process of ..................... .
d) The flower is that part of a plant which contains the ................. organs.
e) Joints of the bones help in the .................. of the body.
3. State whether the following statement is true or false (1x5=5)
a) A balanced diet is the same for all age groups and occupation.
b) Stone is transparent whereas glass is opaque.
c) Common salt is separated from its solution in water by evaporation.
d) Burning of paper is an irreversible change.
e) The scientific name of backbone is vertebral column.
4. Match the items in column I with items of column II. (1x6=6)
Column-I Column -II

i. The loss of water from the leaves of a plants is called a. Evaporation

ii. Melting of ice b. Transparent
iii. The method which can be used to separate sand & c. Wool and silk
water from their mixture
iv. A piece of glass is d. Reversible change
v. Animal fibres e. Transpiration
vi. Herbivores f. Eat plant and plant products
Section -B
5. Short answer type questions (2x10=20)
a. Explain how, the milk which we get from cow actually comes from the plants.
b. Why do we need Iodine in our diet? Name two sources of Iodine in our diet.
c. Why does a labourer need more carbohydrates in his diet than a normal man?
d. What is ginning? How is it done ?
e. What is meant by hard materials and soft materials?
f. How do jewellers separates the pearls of different sizes?
g. Define solubility of a substance. How does the solubility of a substance vary with temperature?
h. Explain how, the iron blade of a spade is fixed to a wooden handle .
i. Is it possible to know the types of root of a plant without pulling it out from the soil ? Explain.
j. What is a rib cage? State the functions of rib cage .

6. Define the following terms (2x6=12)

a) Reversible change and Irreversible change
b) Sedimentation and Decantation
c) Matter and Material
d) Weaving and Knitting
e) Deficiency disease and Balanced diet
f) Sprouts and Sprouting
Section -C
7. Long answer type questions (3x5=15)
a) What is backbone? What is the scientific name of backbone? Write the main functions of backbone.
b) Explain why , the burning of paper is said to be an irreversible change whereas the boiling of water is
known as a reversible change.
c) Why do we need to separate different components of a mixture? Explain with suitable examples.
d) What is a loom? For what purpose is it used? What is the difference between handloom and power
loom?
e) What is roughage? What is the function of roughage in our body? Name two sources of roughage in our
food.
8. Difference between. (3x3=9)
a) What are the differences between herbs, shrubs and tree? Give two examples each of herbs, shrubs, and
trees.
b) What are the differences between transparent materials, translucent materials and opaque materials?
Give two examples of transparent, translucent and opaque materials.
c) What are the differences between herbivores , carnivores and an omnivores ? Give two examples each of
herbivores, carnivores and omnivores.
Section - D
(2x4=8)
9. Draw the diagram of a Stamen and a Pistil and label their parts.
10. What type of joint is the Knee Joint? Draw a labelled diagram to show the knee joint.

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