HILLWOODSSCHOOL, GANDHINAGAR
HALF YEARLY EXAMINATION (2018-19)
SCIENCE
CLASS : VI SET - B DATE : 22-9-18
TIME : 3 Hrs M. MARKS : 80
NAME : ROLL NO. :
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS-
a. All questions are compulsory.
b. There is no overall choice.
c. Internal choice is there in two questions of 3 marks and one question of 2
marks(PBQ).
d. Question number 1 and 2 are ONE mark questions, to be answered in one
word or one sentence.
e. Question number 3 to 5 is TWO mark questions, to be answered in about 30
words.
f. Question number 6 to 15 is THREE mark questions. They are to be
answered in about 50 words.
g. Question number 16 to 21 is FIVE mark questions, to be answered in about
70 words.
h. Question number 22 to 27 is TWO mark questions and is based on practical
(PBQ), to be answered in about 30 words.
1 Name two immiscible liquid? [1]
2 Which method is used to separate heavier and lighter components of a mixture? [1]
3 Give one word [2]
i. Honeybees suck from flower_________
ii. Animals which eats only plants and plant products______________
iii. _____________is an omnivore .
iv. ______________is a root vegetable.
4 What are soluble and insoluble? Give example. [2]
5 Explain the process of making fabric from yarn. [2]
6 Write importance of roughage?( three points) [3]
7 Draw the parts of the plant and label any three parts . [3]
OR
Define the term-Herbivores, carnivores and omnivores ,with example. [3]
8 Write any three function of Vitamins . [3]
9 Where is Jute cultivated? List any two uses of Jute. [3]
10 Define the term transparent, translucentand opaque with example. [3]
OR
Mention different properties of materials. [3]
11 How will you separate – [3]
i. Tomato and potato.
ii. Husk and wheat.
iii. Sand and water.
12 Explain Reversible and Irreversible change with example. [3]
13 Write three function of root. [3]
14 Draw the types of leaf venation and also explain each of them. [3]
15 Identify the types of joint and describe them. [3]
a. b. c.
16 a) Write the symptoms of Goiter and Anemia. [3]
b) Define the terms – Nutrition and deficiency disease . [2]
17 A. Give reason [3]
a) Jute is used as packing material.
b) In older days ,people simply draped fabrics to cover their body parts .
c) Ginning of cotton is important.
[2]
B. How is weaving different from knitting.
18 [Link] are homogeneous and heterogeneous mixtures? Give examples. [2]
[Link] the process involved in sieving. Give example from daily life where you
can use sieving. [3]
19 A. Identify the type of changes [2]
i. Raw egg to boil egg
ii. Breaking of a scale
iii. Cooking of food
iv. Burning of wood
B. Give two examples of changes in which energy is given out. [2]
C. Why are tools often heated before fixing wooden handles? [1]
20 Draw a well labeled diagram to show parts of a flower .Also draw its reproductive parts. [5]
21 a) Write any three features of a birds body that enable it to fly. [3]
b) Differentiate between bone and cartilage. [2]
22 Identify the methods of separation given below and explain them. [2]
a) b)
23 How are handlooms different from power looms? [2]
24 How will you separate mixture of oil and water? Explain. [2]
25 Explain an activity to show that stem conducts water and other substances . [2]
26 All animals depends on plants for their food directly or indirectly .Give reason in support [2]
of this statement.
27 How to test presence of proteins in a food item? Explain [2]
OR
Renu was found to be sitting during her games period as she didn’t have energy to
[Link] doctor said that her muscles were week.
i. Which deficiency disease is she suffering from?
ii. Suggest any three food items that she should include in her diet.