Mock Worksheet
Timeframe: April – May 2025
Subject: Science Grade VI Section ________ Time Duration: 45 minutes
Instructions
Attempt all questions from this worksheet using a blue pen. Write legibly and clearly.
Answer Questions 1-7 in the given space only.
No additional materials are required.
Q1. The diagram given below represents a sound wave coming from a loudspeaker and shows the effects
on particles of the air. Use the diagram to explain how sound transfers energy.
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Q2. Complete the following statements about the bell jar experiment using suitable words of your choice.
The bell jar experiment shows that ___________ needs a medium to travel. This means that sound cannot travel
in a ___________. The experiment helps us understand that ___________ is needed for sound waves to move
from one place to another. To do this experiment, we need a large glass cover called a___________. We also
need a ___________ to remove air from inside the jar. Inside the jar, there is an electric ___________ that
makes a continuous ___________. At first, the bell is ringing, and we can ___________ the sound clearly.
Then, we turn on the ___________ to remove the ___________ inside the jar. As more air is taken out, the
sound becomes ___________. When there is almost no air left, the bell is still ringing, but we can ___________
hear it anymore. This experiment proves that sound needs a ___________ to travel. In space, there is no
___________, so astronauts cannot hear each other.
Q3. Look at the apparatus given below, use it to explain the bell jar experiment. Also highlight the
outcome of the experiment.
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Q4. The table gives some speeds. Place a tick in the table to show the speed which is closest to
i. the speed of sound in air,
ii. the speed of sound in water.
Q5a. The diagram below shows the path of a sound wave from a source X.
i. Draw a line to show where the echo will be heard.
ii. Explain why the echo is heard at that particular position.
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Q5b. The diagram below shows a loudspeaker cone oscillating to produce sound waves. Use the diagram
and your own knowledge, to explain how sounds are produced.
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Q5c. The loudness and pitch of a sound affect how the sound is. Name a:
i. High pitched sound ___________________________________
ii. Low pitched sound ___________________________________
Q5d. An unused railway line has a length of 300 m. A man puts his ear against one end of the rail and
another man hits the other end with a metal hammer, as shown in the figure below.
i. State an approximate value for the speed of sound in air.
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ii. Sound travels at 5000 m / s in steel. Calculate the time it takes for the sound to travel along the rail. Show
all the working in your answer.
Use the equation:
time = distance / speed
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iii. Explain why sounds travels the slowest in air, and the fastest in solids.
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iv. The man with his ear to the railway line notices that there is an effect on the sound. What is meant by an
effect on the sound?
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Q6a. A device called echosounder measures the distance travelled by an echo.
An echo-sounder on a ship produces a pulse of sound. The echo is received by the echo-sounder after two
seconds. The echosounder determines the distance travelled by an echo to be 1500 m.
What is the depth of water? Explain your answer, and show all working.
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Q6b. A sound wave travels from a point X to another point Y.
Which diagram represents the movement of the air molecules, due to the sound wave, in the region
between X and Y? Choose one option from below.
Q7a. An architect is designing a theatre. He is deciding the layout of the theatre and has to make sure
that the sounds of the artists don’t echo while they perform on the stage.
What should the architect do in this case?
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Q7b. A music room is used to record a song. While recording the song, the musicians notice that their
voices are being echoed in the song.
i. Explain why are their voices echoed?
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ii. What should be done to prevent this echo?
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Q7c. The owner decides to get a new room constructed for his musicians. On the rectangular block below,
illustrate how the wall of the room should be to prevent any echoes.