APEEJAY COMMON ANNUAL EXAMINATION

SESSION:2023-2024

SUBJECT:SCIENCE CLASS: VI
Time: 2 hours 30 mins M.Marks:60

General Instructions:
(i) This question paper contains 6 printed pages.
(ii) There are 27 questions in 5 sections - A, B, C, D and E.
(iii) All questions are compulsory.
(iv) Section A has Multiple Choice Questions of 1 mark each.
(v) Section B has very short answer type questions of 2 marks each.
(vi) Section C has short answer type questions of 3 marks each.
(vii) Section D has a long answer type question of 4 marks each.
(viii) Section E has Case/ Source based questions of 5 marks each.
(ix) Draw neat labeled diagrams wherever required.
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SECTION A
1 In which of the following types of motion, there is no change in the direction of movement of the 1
body?
(a) Rotational motion
(b) Curvilinear motion
(c) Circular motion
(d) Rectilinear motion

2 Which of the following energy conversions take place in a torch? 1

(a) Electrical Chemical Light
(b) Chemical Electrical Light
(c) Light Chemical Electrical
(d) Light Electrical Chemical

3 A bar magnet is immersed in a heap of iron filings and pulled out. The iron filings will be clinging 1
to the
(a) North pole and South pole nearly same.
(b) North pole more than the South pole.
(c) North pole less than the South pole.
(d) Entire length of the magnet equally.

4 Which of the following statements is incorrect? 1

(a) All living things require air to breathe.
(b) We can feel air but we cannot see it.
(c) Moving air makes it possible to fly a kite.
(d) Air is present everywhere but not in soil.

5 In which of the following air is expected to be most polluted? 1

(a) A high mountain peak
(b) A farmland
(c) A wild life sanctuary
(d) An industrial town

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6 Following are some features of plants 1
(i) They lose a lot of water through transpiration.
(ii) Their leaves are always broad and flat.
(iii)They lose very little water through transpiration.
(iv) Their roots grow very deep into the soil.
Which of the combination of above features are typical of desert plants?
(a) (i) and (ii)
(b) (ii)and (iv)
(c) (ii) and (iii)
(d) (iii) and (iv)
7 Identify the musical instrument in which air plays an important role. 1
(a) Guitar
(b) Sitar
(c) Tabla
(d) Flute

8 The table lists four different objects/observations. 1

P A wax statue
Q Earth around the Sun
R Pendulum of the clock
S Marching of the soldiers

Which option represents an object at rest and an object in motion?

(a) P and Q
(b) Q and R
(c) R and S
(d) Q and S

9 Which of the following represents correct order of abundance of various gases in air? 1
(a) Nitrogen > Oxygen > Carbon dioxide > Argon
(b) Nitrogen > Oxygen > Argon >Carbon dioxide
(c) Oxygen > Nitrogen >Carbon dioxide > Argon
(d) Carbon dioxide > Nitrogen > Oxygen > Argon

10 A student performs an activity where a bar magnet is suspended. Another bar magnet is held and
moved close to it as shown in the image.

Which of these statements can be concluded based on the activity?

(a) A magnet always repels other magnets.
(b) Like poles of magnet always repel each other.
(c) A bar magnet repels all other substances except iron.
(d) North poles of a magnet always repels the south pole.

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11 Roopa wants to measure the height of her son.She asked her son to stand against the wall. Which 1
picture shows the correct way of marking his height?

12 Filament of a torch bulb is 1

(a) a metal case
(b) metal tip at the centre of the base
(c) two thick wires
(d) a thin wire

SECTION B
13 Answer the following question: 1+1=2
(a)The height of a person is 1.65m. Express it in mm.
(b)While measuring the length of a line segment, the reading of the scale at one end is 4 cm and
the other end is 10.5 cm. What is the length of the line segment?

14 Correct the following statements. 1+1=2

(a) A magnetic compass gets deflected in the presence of an iron bar.
(b) The motion of a swing is an example of rectilinear motion.

15 Name two examples of each of the following: 1+1=2

(a) Aquatic animals which do not respire through gills.
(b) Excretory products of plants.

16 What will happen if- 1+1=2

(a) Mountaineers do not carry oxygen cylinders with them while climbing mountains?
(b) The percentage of carbon dioxide becomes more in the air?

17 (a) Name two materials that can be turned into a magnet other than iron. 1+1=2
(b) A bar magnet is cut into two pieces A and B, from the middle.Will the two pieces act as
individual magnets? Draw a diagram and mark the poles of these two pieces.

18 Write one similarity and one difference between the motion of a bicycle and a moving ceiling fan. 2

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 SECTION C
19 Suggest an arrangement (with a diagram ) to store a U shaped magnet. How is this different from 3
storing a pair of bar magnets?

20 (a) Why are the electric wires made of copper or aluminium although silver is a better conductor 1+2=3
of electricity?
(b) While making a circuit , Ram used the plastic covering of the wire to connect with the cell,
instead of the metal wire inside it. Will current flow in the circuit? Give reason for your
answer.

21 Why do aquatic plants have the following adaptations? 1+1+1=3

(a) Roots are much reduced in size
(b) Submerged plants have narrow and thin ribbon-like leaves
(c ) Broad waxy coated leaves.

SECTION D
22 Answer the following: 1+2+1=4
(a) Give one word for “hiding by merging with the surroundings”.
(b) Enlist any four abiotic components useful for biotic habitat.
(c) Write one difference between biotic and abiotic component of habitat.

23 (a) Give one reason as to why a wooden piece cannot be made into a magnet. 1+2+1=4
(b) What two precautions should be taken while magnetizing the iron strip?
(c) Suggest a way by which a magnet can be demagnetized.

24 (a) Foot size cannot be considered as standard unit of measurement. Explain. 1+2+1=4
(b) State two precautions that should be taken while measuring the length of a table using a metre
scale.
(c) Four children measure the length of a table which was about 2 m. Each of them used different
ways to measure it. Sam measured it with a half metre long thread, Ram measured it with a 15 cm
scale from his geometry box.Reena measured it using her hand span and Salim measured it using
a 5 m long measuring tape.
Which one of them would get the most accurate length? Give reason for your answer.

SECTION E
25 (a) A torch requires 3 cells. Show the arrangement of the cells, with a diagram, inside the torch so 1+2+2=5
that the bulb glows.
(b) Using the circuit diagram, differentiate between an open circuit and a closed circuit.
(c) Sonu connected two bulbs to a cell, as shown below:

She found that the filament of bulb B is broken. Will the bulb A glow in this circuit?

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26 Give reasons for the following statements. 1X5=5
(a) Mountain goat has strong hooves.
(b) Earthworms come out of soil during heavy rain.
(c) Cactus plants have long root system and green stems.
(d) One should never join the two terminals of an electric cell without connecting them through a
switch and a device like bulb.
(e) We should never touch water that is being heated by an electric immersion rod.

27 Raj read the following paragraph in his science book. 1+1+2+1=5

“Air consists of nitrogen and oxygen as major components of air. But oxygen dissolves in water
easily than Nitrogen or any other component of air. Hence, water contains a higher portion of
oxygen than nitrogen or other gases”.
After reading the above paragraph ,he performs the following activity:

He fills a steel vessel with water and starts heating it on an oven. He notices small bubbles at the
bottom of the vessel after some time.Look at the picture given below and answer the questions
that follow:

(a) Where do the bubbles come from?

(b) What will happen if we continue heating water?
(c) Why should we inhale air through our nostrils?
(d) Organisms that live deep in the water need oxygen to respire. How do they breathe?
OR
Joseph Priestley a Chemist, performed a series of experiments, called the inverted jar experiments,
in the year 1770, that revealed the essential role of air in the growth of green plants.

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Look at his experiment setup and answer the questions that follow:
(a) Experiment A, proved that burning candle uses ____ gas.
(b) Experiment B, proved that the plant gave out ____ gas during photosynthesis, helping the
mouse respire.
(c) The plant in Experiment B, is watered and kept in the sun inside the bell jar. Is it likely to
carry out photosynthesis? Explain.
(d) In Experiment B,how is the plant useful to both mouse and the candle?

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