Assignment: Exploring Magnets
Class: 6 | Subject: Science | Pattern: CBSE
Part A – Multiple Choice Questions (Direct)
(Choose the correct option)
1. Which of the following is the natural magnet?
a) Iron b) Lodestone c) Nickel d) Cobalt
2. The ends of a magnet where the magnetic force is the strongest are called:
a) Magnetic equator b) Magnetic poles c) Magnetic field d) Magnetic line
3. Like poles of two magnets:
a) Attract each other b) Repel each other c) Neither attract nor repel d) Can attract or
repel randomly
4. A freely suspended bar magnet always rests in which direction?
a) East–West b) North–South c) North–East d) South–West
5. Which of the following objects cannot be attracted by a magnet?
a) Paper clip b) Iron nail c) Copper coin d) Steel pin
6. The space around a magnet where its effect can be felt is called:
a) Magnetic field b) Electric field c) Gravitational field d) Force
7. Which material is used to make electromagnets?
a) Aluminium b) Plastic c) Soft iron d) Wood
8. The south pole of a magnet attracts:
a) South pole of another magnet b) North pole of another magnet c) Any non-magnetic
material d) Nothing
9. Magnets lose their magnetic property when:
a) They are heated strongly b) They are kept in water c) They are polished d) They are
painted
10. Which of the following is a use of magnets in daily life?
a) Used in fans b) Used in compasses c) Used in mirrors d) Used in shoes
Part B – Comprehension Based MCQs
(Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.)
Passage:
Ravi performed an experiment with a bar magnet. He placed some pins, iron nails, and coins
near it. He observed that the pins and nails got attracted to the magnet, but the coins did
not. When he suspended the magnet freely, it always pointed in the North–South direction.
He also noticed that the attraction was strongest near the two ends of the magnet.
11. Which materials were attracted towards the magnet in Ravi’s experiment?
a) Pins and nails b) Coins and nails c) Only coins d) Only nails
12. Which direction did the magnet point when freely suspended?
a) East–West b) North–South c) North–East d) South–West
13. In which part of the magnet was the attraction the strongest?
a) Middle b) One end c) Both ends d) None
14. Which property of magnets was Ravi verifying by suspending it freely?
a) Poles always exist in pairs b) Magnet points North–South direction c) Magnets lose
property on heating d) Magnets attract only iron
15. The coins were not attracted because:
a) They were made of copper b) They were too far from the magnet c) They were
heavier d) They were not polished
