Here are five important questions and answers for each chapter, covering key concepts for

your Class 6 final exam:

Chapter: Separation of Substances

1. Why do we separate substances?
Answer: We separate substances to remove unwanted materials, obtain useful components, and
improve purity.
2. What is sedimentation and decantation?
Answer: Sedimentation is the process where heavier particles settle at the bottom of a liquid.
Decantation is the process of carefully pouring the clear liquid without disturbing the settled
particles.
3. What is the difference between evaporation and filtration?
Answer:
• Evaporation is used to separate dissolved solids from liquids by heating
(e.g., obtaining salt from seawater).
• Filtration is used to separate insoluble solids from liquids using a filter
(e.g., tea leaves from tea).
4. How is handpicking different from winnowing?
Answer:
• Handpicking is manually separating large impurities from substances
(e.g., stones from grains).
• Winnowing is using wind to separate lighter particles from heavier ones
(e.g., husk from grains).
5. What is sieving used for?
Answer: Sieving is used to separate particles of different sizes, such as separating sand from
gravel.

Chapter: Getting to Know Plants

1. What are the main types of plants?
Answer:
• Herbs – Small, soft-stemmed plants (e.g., mint, spinach).
• Shrubs – Medium-sized plants with woody stems (e.g., rose, hibiscus).
• Trees – Large, tall plants with thick trunks (e.g., mango, banyan).
2. What is the function of roots?
Answer: Roots anchor the plant, absorb water and nutrients, and sometimes store food (e.g.,
carrot, radish).
3. What are the types of venation in leaves?
Answer:
• Parallel venation – Veins run parallel to each other (e.g., grass).
• Reticulate venation – Veins form a network (e.g., mango leaf).
4. What are the reproductive parts of a flower?
Answer: The reproductive parts of a flower are:
• Stamens (male part) – Produces pollen.
• Carpel/Pistil (female part) – Contains ovary, style, and stigma.
5. Why are leaves called the ‘food factories’ of plants?
Answer: Leaves make food for the plant through photosynthesis, using sunlight, water, and
carbon dioxide.

Chapter: Light, Shadows, and Reflections

1. What are transparent, translucent, and opaque objects?
Answer:
• Transparent – Allow light to pass through (e.g., glass).
• Translucent – Allow some light to pass (e.g., frosted glass).
• Opaque – Do not allow light to pass (e.g., wood).
2. How are shadows formed?
Answer: Shadows are formed when an opaque object blocks the path of light.
3. What are the three conditions necessary for shadow formation?
Answer:
• A source of light (e.g., the Sun, lamp).
• An opaque object (e.g., a tree, a book).
• A surface to receive the shadow (e.g., ground, wall).
4. What is reflection of light?
Answer: Reflection occurs when light bounces back from a smooth and shiny surface, such as a
mirror.
5. Why does a mirror form an image?
Answer: A mirror forms an image because it reflects light in a regular pattern, allowing our eyes
to see a reversed but clear picture.

Chapter: Electricity and Circuits

1. What is an electric circuit?
Answer: An electric circuit is a closed path through which electricity flows, usually containing a
Answer: An electric circuit is a closed path through which electricity flows, usually containing a
battery, wires, a bulb, and a switch.
2. What is the function of a switch?
Answer: A switch opens or closes a circuit to control the flow of electricity.
3. What is the difference between conductors and insulators?
Answer:
• Conductors allow electricity to pass through (e.g., copper, aluminum).
• Insulators do not allow electricity to pass through (e.g., plastic, rubber).
4. Why does a bulb glow in a closed circuit?
Answer: A bulb glows when the circuit is closed, allowing electricity to flow through the filament,
which heats up and produces light.
5. What are the two terminals of a battery?
Answer: A battery has positive (+) and negative (-) terminals. Electricity flows from the
positive to the negative terminal through the circuit.

Chapter: Air Around Us

1. What are the main components of air?
Answer: Air is a mixture of gases:
• Nitrogen (78%)
• Oxygen (21%)
• Carbon dioxide, water vapor, and other gases (1%)
2. Why do living beings need air?
Answer:
• Humans and animals need oxygen for respiration.
• Plants need carbon dioxide for photosynthesis.
3. How does air help in burning?
Answer: Oxygen in the air supports burning. Without oxygen, a flame goes out.
4. What is the role of air in cloud formation?
Answer: Water vapor in the air cools and condenses to form clouds, leading to rain.
5. How do plants and animals maintain the balance of oxygen and carbon
dioxide?
Answer:
• Plants take in carbon dioxide and release oxygen during
photosynthesis.
• Animals and humans breathe in oxygen and release carbon dioxide
during respiration.
 during respiration.

Chapter: Living Organisms and Their Surroundings

1. What are the characteristics of living organisms?
Answer: Living organisms:
• Grow
• Reproduce
• Move
• Breathe
• Respond to stimuli
2. What is adaptation?
Answer: Adaptation is a special feature that helps an organism survive in its environment (e.g.,
camels store fat in humps for desert survival).
3. What is the difference between terrestrial and aquatic habitats?
Answer:
• Terrestrial habitat – Land-based (e.g., deserts, forests).
• Aquatic habitat – Water-based (e.g., rivers, oceans).
4. Why do fish have gills?
Answer: Fish use gills to absorb oxygen dissolved in water for breathing.
5. How do plants in deserts survive with little water?
Answer: Desert plants have thick stems to store water and spines instead of leaves to reduce
water loss.

Chapter: Motion and Measurement of Distances

1. What are the types of motion?
Answer:
• Rectilinear motion – Straight-line movement (e.g., car moving on a
road).
• Circular motion – Movement in a circle (e.g., the hands of a clock).
• Periodic motion – Repeating motion (e.g., a pendulum).
2. Why do we need standard units of measurement?
Answer: Standard units ensure accuracy and consistency in measuring lengths, weights, and
time worldwide.
3. What is the SI unit of length?
Answer: The meter (m) is the standard unit of length.
4. How can we measure curved distances?
 4. How can we measure curved distances?
Answer: Curved distances can be measured using a thread and then straightening it against a
ruler.
5. What is the difference between rest and motion?
Answer:
• An object is in motion when it changes position over time.
• An object is at rest when it does not change its position.

Chapter: Magnets
1. What are the properties of magnets?
Answer:
• Magnets attract iron and similar materials.
• They have north and south poles.
• Like poles repel, unlike poles attract.
2. What are natural and artificial magnets?
Answer: Natural magnets are found in nature (e.g., lodestone), while artificial magnets are man-
made (e.g., bar magnet).
3. Where are magnets used?
Answer: In compasses, electric motors, refrigerator doors, and MRI machines.
4. What happens when a magnet is cut in half?
Answer: Each half forms a new magnet with both north and south poles.
5. What is a magnetic field?
Answer: The invisible area around a magnet where its force can be felt.