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CBSE · Class 6 · Social Science

Family and Community

Standard difficulty · 20 questions · 40 marks

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Write full answers in Sections B and C. Answers are on the last page — try every question first!

Section A — Choose the correct answer8 × 1 = 8 marks
1.
A family in which grandparents, parents, uncles, aunts and children live together is a:
  1. community
  2. panchayat
  3. nuclear family
  4. joint family
2.
What does a sanitation worker do?
  1. keeps streets and drains clean
  2. teaches children
  3. repairs electric wiring
  4. keeps law and order
3.
Which action shows service?
  1. listening carefully to a grandparent’s advice
  2. finishing your own chores without being told
  3. giving part of your lunch to a friend who forgot theirs
  4. volunteering at a community kitchen
4.
Kabir’s home has an uncle and aunt as well as parents and 3 children. What kind of family is this?
  1. panchayat
  2. nuclear family
  3. joint family
  4. community
5.
Who grows the food we eat?
  1. a sanitation worker
  2. a doctor
  3. an electrician
  4. a farmer
6.
A family of 3 shares 12 chores equally each week. How many chores does each person do?
  1. 5 chores
  2. 4 chores
  3. 9 chores
  4. 3 chores
7.
A joint family has 4 grandparents, 2 parents, 0 uncles and aunts and 3 children. How many people live together?
  1. 9 people
  2. 8 people
  3. 10 people
  4. 24 people
8.
Which of these is a community helper?
  1. a superhero
  2. a cartoon character
  3. a police officer
  4. a river
Section B — Short answer8 × 2 = 16 marks
9.
What is the difference between a joint family and a nuclear family?
10.
Name the community helper who: (a) repairs electric wiring (b) keeps streets and drains clean
11.
Give an example of each value in action: (a) service (b) cooperation
12.
A family of 7 decides that each person will do 4 chores a day. How many chores get done in a week?
13.
A family earns ₹50,000 a month and spends 40 out of every 100 rupees on food. How much does it spend on food?
14.
For a flood relief drive, 53 families in a housing society each give ₹20. How much is collected?
15.
What do a sanitation worker and a police officer do for the community?
16.
Asha lives with grandparents, parents and 1 sibling. Is this a joint or a nuclear family? Give one advantage of this kind of family.
Section C — Longer answers4 × 4 = 16 marks
17.
Compare joint and nuclear families. Give two advantages of each.
18.
A family of 8 has 24 household tasks each week. (a) If shared equally, how many does each person do? (b) Make a fair chart of who does what for three of the tasks. (c) Why is sharing work fair?
19.
Match each with its work: (a) a police officer (b) a sanitation worker (c) a firefighter. Choose from: keeps law and order; keeps streets and drains clean; puts out fires and rescues people.
20.
A neighbourhood collects ₹170 from each of 65 families for a community kitchen after a flood. (a) How much is collected? (b) One meal costs ₹80. How many meals can be served? (c) Which value does this show?
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Family and Community · AW-6SS-FAC-2026-V1 · For parents — fold back or tear off before handing the sheet to your child.

QAnswerWorking
1(d) joint family—
2(a) keeps streets and drains clean—
3(d) volunteering at a community kitchen—
4(c) joint family—
5(d) a farmer—
6(b) 4 chores12 ÷ 3
7(a) 9 people4 + 2 + 0 + 3
8(c) a police officer—
9A joint family has several generations living together; a nuclear family has only parents and their children.—
10(a) an electrician (b) a sanitation worker—
11(a) volunteering at a community kitchen (b) all family members dividing the housework—
121967 × 4 × 7
13₹20,000₹50,000 ÷ 100 × 40
14₹1,06053 × 20
15a sanitation worker: keeps streets and drains clean; a police officer: keeps law and order—
16A joint family; for example, children learn from grandparents and work is shared.—
17Joint: children learn from elders, and work and costs are shared. Nuclear: more privacy, and families can move easily for work and make decisions quickly.—
18(a) 3 (b) any fair chart (c) It saves time, no one is overloaded, and everyone learns responsibility.24 ÷ 8
19(a) keeps law and order (b) keeps streets and drains clean (c) puts out fires and rescues people—
20(a) ₹11,050 (b) 138 meals (c) service, sharing and community support.65 × 170; ÷ 80