NCERT Solutions Class 6 Science
The NCERT Solutions in English Language for Class 6 Science Chapter – 4 (Sorting Materials into Groups) has been provided here to help the students in solving the questions from this exercise.
Chapter – 4 (Sorting Materials into Groups)
1. Name five objects which can be made from wood.
Answer –
(i) Table
(ii) Chair
(iii) Doors
(iv) Boat
(v) Bed
2. Select those objects from the following which shine:
Glass bowl, plastic toy, steel spoon, cotton shirt
Answer – Glass bowl and steel spoon are shining objects.
3. Match the objects given below with the materials from which they could be made. Remember, an object could be made from more than one material and a given material could be used for making many objects.
| Objects | Material |
| Book | Glass |
| Tumbler | wood |
| Chair | Paper |
| Toy | Leather |
| Shoes | Plastics |
Answer –
| Objects | Material |
| Book | Paper |
| Tumbler | Glass, Wood, Plastic |
| Chair | Wood, Plastic |
| Toy | Glass, Wood, Paper, Plastics, Leather |
| Shoes | Leather, Plastic |
4. State whether the statements given below are True or False.
(i) Stone is transparent, while glass is opaque.
(ii) A notebook has lustre while eraser does not.
(iii) Chalk dissolves in water.
(iv) A piece of wood floats on water.
(v) Sugar does not dissolve in water.
(vi) Oil mixes with water.
(vii) Sand settles down in water.
(viii) Vinegar dissolves in water.
Answer –
(i) Stone is transparent, while glass is opaque. (False)
(ii) A notebook has lustre while eraser does not. (False)
(iii) Chalk dissolves in water. (False)
(iv) A piece of wood floats on water. (True)
(v) Sugar does not dissolve in water. (False)
(vi) Oil mixes with water. (False)
(vii) Sand settles down in water. (True)
(viii) Vinegar dissolves in water. (True)
5. Given below are the names of some objects and materials:
Water, basket ball, orange, sugar, globe, apple and earthen pitcher. Group them as:
(a) Round shaped and other shapes
(b) Eatables and non eatables
Answer –
(a)
(i) Round shaped: Basket ball, Apple, Orange, Globe, Earthen pitcher.
(ii) Other shapes: Water, Sugar.
(b)
(i) Eatables: Water, Orange, Sugar and Apple.
(ii) Non-eatables: Basket ball, Globe and Earthen pitcher.
6. List all items known to you that float on water. Check and see if they will float on an oil or kerosene.
Answer –
(A) List of some items that float on water:
1. Paper
2. Wood
3. Thin plastic sheets
4. Wax
5. Ice
6. Thermocol
7. Oil
(B) List of items that float on an oil:
1. Paper
2. Plastic sheet
3. Wax
4. Thermocol
5. Wood
(C) List of items that float on kerosene:
1. Paper
2. Thermocol
3. Thin plastic sheet
7. Find the odd one out from the following:
(a) Chair, Bed, Table, Baby, Cupboard
(b) Rose, Jasmine, Boat, Marigold, Lotus
(c) Aluminum, Iron, Copper, Silver, Sand
(d) Sugar, Salt, Sand, Copper sulphate
Answer –
(a) Baby – others are non-living
(b) Boat – others are flowers
(c) Sand – others are metals
(d) Sand – others are soluble in water
NCERT Solutions for Class 6 Science
- Chapter 1 – Food Where Does It Come From
- Chapter 2 – Components of Food
- Chapter 3 – Fibre to Fabric
- Chapter 5 – Separation of Substances
- Chapter 6 – Changes Around Us
- Chapter 7 – Getting to Know Plants
- Chapter 8 – Body Movements
- Chapter 9 – The Living Organisms and Their Surroundings
- Chapter 10 – Motion and Measurement of Distances
- Chapter 11 – Light, Shadows and Reflection
- Chapter 12 – Electricity and Circuits
- Chapter 13 – Fun with Magnets
- Chapter 14 – Water
- Chapter 15 – Air Around Us
- Chapter 16 – Garbage In, Garbage Out
