RAINBOW CLASSES
CLASS TEST – FUN WITH MAGNETS
MATHEMATICS (TEST)
STD – VI TIME: 1 HOURS M.M: 48
Q1. Fill in the blanks in the following:- [3]
(i) Artificial magnets are made in different shapes such as __________,
__________ and ____________.
(ii) The materials which are attracted towards a magnet are
called________.
(iii) Paper is not a ______ material.
(iv) In the olden days, sailors used to find direction by suspending a
piece of ___________.
(v) A magnet always has __________ poles.
Q2. State whether the following statements are true or false: [7]
(i) A cylindrical magnet has only one pole.
(ii) Artificial magnets were discovered in Greece.
(iii) Similar poles of a magnet repel each other.
(iv) Maximum iron filings stick in the middle of a bar magnet when it is
brought near them.
(v) Bar magnets always point towards North-South direction.
(vi) A compass can be used to find East-West direction at any place.
(vii) Rubber is a magnetic material.
Q3. Write any two properties of a magnet. [2]
Q4. Where are poles of a bar magnet located? [1]
Q5. You are given an iron strip. How will you make it into a magnet? [3]
Q6. How is a compass used to find directions? [2]
Q7. Column I shows different positions in which one pole of a magnet is
placed near that of the other. Column II indicates the resulting action
between them for each situation. Fill in the blanks. [4]