Motion and Measurement of Distances – Class 6th Science Question Paper

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
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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?

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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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