Worksheets › Class 6 › Exploring Magnets
Class 6 Exploring Magnets worksheet
CBSE Science. Magnetic materials, poles, attraction and repulsion, compasses and directions. Every sheet has 20 questions in three sections and an answer key, and the numbers change every time.
Sample questions
Real questions from this chapter, as the app sets them. Tap Answer to see the answer and working.
Section A · multiple choice
- 1.
A natural magnet found in rocks is called:
- marble
- sandstone
- limestone
- lodestone
Answer
(d) lodestone
- 2.
Which of these is attracted by a magnet?
- a steel spoon
- aluminium foil
- a cotton thread
- a copper wire
Answer
(a) a steel spoon
- 3.
Which of these is NOT attracted by a magnet?
- iron filings
- a steel spoon
- a steel paper clip
- a cotton thread
Answer
(d) a cotton thread
Section B · short answer
- 4.
What are magnetic and non-magnetic materials? Give one example of each.
Answer
Magnetic materials are attracted by a magnet (iron); non-magnetic ones are not (wood).
- 5.
Write "magnetic" or "non-magnetic": (a) the blades of steel scissors (b) a wooden pencil
Answer
(a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
Section C · long answer
- 6.
Describe an activity to show that a magnet's pull is strongest at its poles.
Answer
Spread iron filings on paper and roll a bar magnet in them. Most filings stick at the two ends and very few in the middle, showing the pull is strongest at the poles.
Fresh sheets for your child
In the app, every Exploring Magnets sheet is new: the app remembers the questions your child has already had and leaves them out. Print the sheet as a PDF, or use notebook mode and write the answers in a notebook.
Coming soon for Android and iPhone.