DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL AGRA
(Under the aegis of the Delhi Public School Society, East of Kailash, New Delhi)
PRACTICE WORKSHEET
GRADE – VI SCIENCE
TOPIC- MATERIALS AROUND US
Q. Choose the most appropriate option.
1. Air is all around us but does not hinder us from seeing each other. Whereas, if a wooden door
comes in between, we cannot see each other. It is because air is ________________ and the
wooden door is ___________ . Choose the most appropriate option:
a. transparent, opaque
b. translucent, transparent
c. opaque, translucent
d. transparent, translucent
2. Which material is used to make utensils?
a. Cotton
b. Plastic
c. Steel
d. Rubber
3. Which of these materials can float on water?
a. Stones
b. Iron nail
c. Wood
d. Glass
4. Which property of metals makes them useful for making electrical wires?
a. Hardness
b. Conductivity
c. Solubility
d. Elasticity
5. What is the correct pair of material and its use?
a. Paper – making clothes
b. Rubber – making tires
c. Wool – making utensils
d. Glass – making shoes
Q. Answer the following questions.
6. Define the term transparent materials with two examples.
7. List any four materials that are soluble in water.
8. What is the difference between natural and man-made materials? Give two examples each.
9. Why are cooking vessels usually made of metals?
10. Give two examples each of materials that are:
(a) Hard
(b) Soft
11. Suppose you are designing a water bottle. Which properties will you look for in the material used?
12. You are asked to build a shelter for animals in the rainy season.
a. Which materials will you choose?
b. Explain why they are suitable.
13. You are provided with the following materials – turmeric, honey, mustard oil, water, glucose, rice
flour, groundnut oil. Make any three pairs of substances where one substance is soluble in the
other and any three pairs of substances where one substance remains insoluble in the other
substances.
14. Differentiate among opaque, translucent and transparent materials, giving one example of each.
15. Who am I? Identify me on the basis of the given properties.
a. I have lustre. ___________________________
b. I can be easily compressed. ___________________________
c. I am hard and soluble in water. ___________________________
d. You cannot see clearly through me. ___________________________
e. I have mass and volume but you cannot see me. ___________________________
16. You are provided with the following materials—vinegar, honey, mustard oil, water, glucose and
wheat flour. Make any two pairs of materials where one material is soluble in the other. Now, make
two pairs of materials where one material remains insoluble in the other material.
