Class VI - Science

Chapter - 4 Sorting Materials into Groups

Q1. Name five objects which can be made from wood.

Answer:

i)                     Desk

ii)                   Cupboard

iii)                  Door

iv)                  Chair

v)                   Bed

 

Q2. Select those objects from the following which shine:

Glass bowl, plastic toy, steel spoon, cotton shirt

Answer:

Out of the given objects, the objects that shine are glass bowl and steel spoon.

 

Q3. Match the objects given below with the materials from which they could be made. Remember, an object could be made from more than one material and a given material could be used for making many objects.

 

Objects

Materials

Book

Glass

Cups

Wood

Chair

Paper

Toy

Leather

Shoes

Plastics

 

Answer:

Objects

Materials

Book

Paper

Tumbler

Glass, Plastic

Chair

Wood, Plastic

Toy

Plastics, Wood

Shoes

Leather

 

 

Q4. State whether the statements given below are True or False.

(i) Stone is transparent, while glass is opaque.

(ii) A notebook has lustre while eraser does not.

(iii) Chalk dissolves in water.

(iv) A piece of wood floats on water.

(v) Sugar does not dissolve in water.

(vi) Oil mixes with water.

(vii) Sand settles down in water.

(viii) Vinegar dissolves in water.

Answer:

(i) Stone is transparent, while glass is opaque. (False)

(ii) A notebook has lustre while eraser does not. (False)

(iii) Chalk dissolves in water. (False)

(iv) A piece of wood floats on water. (True)

(v) Sugar does not dissolve in water. (False)

(vi) Oil mixes with water. (False)

(vii) Sand settles down in water. (True)

(viii) Vinegar dissolves in water. (True)

 

Q5. Given below are the names of some objects and materials:

                  water, basketball, orange, sugar, globe, apple and earthen pitcher

Group them as:

(a) Round shaped and other shapes

(b) Eatables and non-eatables

Answer:

(a) (i) Round shaped: basketball, orange, globe, apple and earthen pitcher

      (ii) Other shapes: sugar, water

(b) (i) Eatables: Apple, water, sugar and orange

      (ii) Non-eatables: basketball, globe and earthen pitcher.

 

 

Q6. List all items known to you that float on water. Check and see if they will float on oil or kerosene.

Answer:

(a) List of objects that float on water

·       Wood

·       Paper

·       Plastic sheet

·       Ice

·       Wax

·       Oil

·       Thermocol

 

(b) Objects in the list that float on an oil:

·       Wood

·       Paper

·       Plastic sheet

·       Wax

·       Thermocol

 

(c) Objects in the list that float on kerosene:

·       Paper

·       Plastic sheet

·       Thermocol

 

Q7. Find the odd one out from the following:

a) Chair, Bed, Table, Baby, Cupboard

b) Rose, Jasmine, Boat, Marigold, Lotus

c) Aluminium, Iron, Copper, Silver, Sand

d) Sugar, Salt, Sand, Copper sulphate

Answer:

a) Baby (expect this all others are non-living)

b) Boat (expect this all others are flowers)

c) Sand (expect this all others are metals)

d) Sand (expect this all others are soluble in water)

 

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