CLASS 6 • SCIENCE • PRACTICE PAPER
Science Practice Paper
Measurement & Motion • Concept Practice • Exam-Style Questions
Class 6 Science Practice Paper
Use this Class 6 Science practice paper to strengthen your understanding of measurement and motion. The paper combines objective questions, matching, fill-in-the-blanks, short answers, numericals, diagram-based thinking, HOTS and application-based questions.
Try the questions independently first, show your working for numerical problems and use suitable scientific terms in your answers.
Skills practised: Standard Units • Length & Time • Types of Motion • Measurement • Numericals • Logical Thinking • Application-Based Science
Practice Paper
Class 6 Science
Chapter Focus: Measurement & Motion
Section A: Choose the Correct Option 1 mark each
Q1. Select the correct answer from the options given.
1
Which of these is the SI unit of length?
a) Kilometre
b) Foot
c) Metre
d) Inch
2
What kind of motion does a spinning top show?
a) Translatory
b) Oscillatory
c) Rotational
d) Rectilinear
3
The tool used to measure long road distances in vehicles is:
a) Stopwatch
b) Speedometer
c) Thermometer
d) Odometer
4
One kilometre is equal to:
a) 100 metres
b) 1000 metres
c) 10000 metres
d) 10 metres
5
Motion that repeats itself after fixed time intervals is called:
a) Random motion
b) Periodic motion
c) Curvilinear motion
d) Uniform motion
Section B: Match the Columns 1 mark each
Q2. Match the items in Column A with the correct option in Column B.
| Column A |
Column B |
| a) Pendulum |
i) Rectilinear motion |
| b) Earth rotating on axis |
ii) Periodic motion |
| c) Moving car on a straight road |
iii) Circular + Periodic motion |
| d) Fan blades |
iv) Rotational motion |
| e) Heartbeat |
v) Non-periodic motion |
Section C: Fill in the Blanks 1 mark each
Q3. Complete the following sentences.
1
The __________ was one of the earliest units used to measure length.
2
__________ motion follows a curved path.
3
The number of seconds in 1 hour is __________.
4
A __________ motion does not repeat itself in a regular pattern.
5
Motion of a clock’s hands is an example of __________ motion.
Section D: Short Answer Questions 2 marks each
Q4. Answer briefly.
1
What do you understand by the term “motion”?
2
Why is it important to use standard units for measurement?
3
How can you convert kilometres to metres? Give an example.
4
Give one similarity and one difference between periodic and non-periodic motion.
Section E: Numericals & Logical Thinking 3 marks each
Q5. Solve the following and show your working.
1
If the total time you spend in school is 5.5 hours, calculate it in seconds.
2
A stack of 8 books is 32 cm tall. What will be the height of 12 books of the same kind?
3
The distance between two cities is 120 km. Convert this into metres.
Section F: Diagram-Based Questions 4 marks
Q6
Look at the picture given by your teacher (or imagine the motion): A person is riding a bicycle on a curved mountain road.
Answer the following:
1. What type of motion is shown by the wheels?
2. What type of motion is the bicycle as a whole undergoing?
3. Name one more example where two types of motion occur together.
4. What could happen if we measure the road distance in a straight line only?
Section G: Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) 4 marks
Q7. Think carefully and answer.
1
Give two examples where estimation is more practical than exact measurement in daily life.
2
Explain why measuring with your handspan is not suitable for comparing book lengths accurately.
Section H: Application-Based Questions 5 marks
Q8. Read the case and answer the questions that follow.
Case: Two trains, A and B, are moving in the same direction on parallel tracks at the same speed.
1. Will a person sitting in Train A appear to be in motion or at rest to someone in Train A? Why?
2. What about to someone standing outside on the platform?
3. What kind of motion do both trains show?
4. If Train A covers 600 km in 5 hours, what is its speed?
5. Convert that speed into metres per second.
Practice First. Check Your Concepts Later.
Try this paper independently and strengthen your Class 6 Science concepts through regular practice.
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