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Class 6 Methods of Separation in Everyday Life worksheet
CBSE Science. Handpicking, threshing, winnowing, sieving, sedimentation, filtration, evaporation, churning, magnets. 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.
Removing small stones from rice by hand is called:
- sieving
- filtration
- winnowing
- handpicking
Answer
(d) handpicking
- 2.
The best way to separate bran from wheat flour is:
- sieving
- sedimentation
- magnet
- decantation
Answer
(a) sieving
- 3.
We separate bran from wheat flour by sieving because:
- the heavy particles sink by themselves
- they differ in size and colour and are few
- the particles are of different sizes
- beating loosens the grain from the stalks
Answer
(c) the particles are of different sizes
Section B · short answer
- 4.
Why do we need to separate mixtures?
Answer
To remove unwanted or harmful things, or to get a useful part.
- 5.
Name the method to separate (a) iron filings from sawdust (b) butter from curd
Answer
(a) magnet (b) churning
Section C · long answer
- 6.
Describe how grain is separated from the harvested crop and cleaned, naming each method.
Answer
Threshing: the stalks are beaten to free the grain. Winnowing: the mixture is dropped from a height in the wind, so light husk blows away and heavy grain falls in a heap. Handpicking or sieving removes any stones and dirt.
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