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XSEED Summative Assessment – Test 1

© XSEED Education Science | Grade 6

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NAME: _____________________________________ GRADE: ________ SECTION: ________

PART I – Short Answer Questions 30 Marks

1. Mahesh bought some food items from the grocery store to make vegetable pulao. Which parts of plants do these foods come from? One example has been done for you.

Item used to make pulao

rice pea carrot spinach ginger potato capsicum

Which part of a plant is it?

root

2. Answer the questions about types of changes. A. Underline the correct types of changes for each step.

Steps to make a rice dosa Types of changes

Soak rice in water for 5 hours.

Periodic/Non-periodic Physical/Chemical

Grind the rice. Reversible/Irreversible Physical/Chemical

Melt some butter on a hot pan.

Reversible/Irreversible Periodic/Non-periodic

Spread the rice mixture on the pan and cook.

Endothermic/Exothermic Physical/Chemical

B. Why is the process of making a dosa a desirable change?

3. Write True or False. Correct and rewrite the false statements. A. Bamboo is used for construction purposes because it is strong and flexible.

B. Cotton is used to make clothes because it is a hard fibre.

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C. Plants prevent soil erosion because they help to bind the soil with their roots.

D. Dead plants are a source of fuels like coal and petroleum.

E. Chocolate and cocoa are obtained from the stem of a cocoa tree.

F. Coconut coir is used to make ropes because it is hard and strong.

4. Read the table and answer the questions.

Measurements to be done

Tick (✓) the tool that can be used to get the same measurement each time.

Tick (✓) the predicted measurement of the object.

Length of a pencil box

Hand-span

5 m

Ruler

8 cm

Height of a table

Cubit

2 km

Metre rod

1 m

Distance between the

walls of a room

Measuring tape

7 m

Foot

5 mm

Girth of an LPG cylinder

Metre rod

0.5 mm

Measuring tape

0.8 m

Width of a door

Ruler

155 cm

Cubit

0.5 km

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5. Write 1 difference between the pairs of pictures based on the given criteria.

Picture 1 Picture 2

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Criteria Type of food eaten by animals with these jaws

1 difference

B.

Criteria Food items that these animals provide us

1 difference

C.

Criteria Types of motion that these pictures show

1 difference

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6. Why are plants beneficial to people and society?

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7. Fill in the table about different types of motions. A.

Examples a. A car turning at a cross

road b. A train moving on a

straight track

Type of motion (Rectilinear/Curvilinear)

1 difference between these two types of motion

B.

Examples a. Motion of a fan b. Motion of the moon

around the Earth

Type of motion (Rotational/Circular)

1 difference between these two types of motion

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PART II – Long Answer Questions 30 Marks

8. Read the table and answer the questions.

Nutrient Role in our body Identification test

Carbohydrates Provide us with energy Starch (complex carbohydrate) gives blue-black colour in the presence of iodine

Proteins Help in growth, repair and maintenance

Turn violet in the presence of copper sulphate and caustic soda mixture

Fats Provide us with energy Leave oil marks when rubbed against a paper

A. Write 1 nutrient that the following people should eat in large amounts. Give a reason for your answer.

a. A labourer who does a lot of physical work

Nutrient:

Reason:

b. A 10-year-old boy

Nutrient:

Reason:

B. Egg white was tested for the presence of starch, proteins and fats.

a. What results will be obtained for the 3 tests? Fill in the table.

Test Observations

Starch

Proteins

Fats

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b. Based on the observations, what can you conclude about the main nutrient present in egg white?

9. Read the text and answer the questions about mass and weight.

A. Fundamental quantities can be used to derive other quantities.

Which is NOT a fundamental quantity—mass or weight? Give a reason for your answer.

B. Convert the given mass of objects into its SI unit.

(Note: 1 gram = th

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1000 of a kilogram; 1 tonne = 1000 times of a kilogram;

1 quintal = 100 times of a kilogram)

Object Mass of the object in SI unit

A 2000 grams brick

A 2 tonnes wooden log

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Mass is the amount of matter that any given object contains. The SI unit for mass is kilograms (kg). The weight of an object is different from its mass. The weight of an object is a product of its mass and the gravity acting on it.



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A 450 quintals rice bag

C. The gravity on Jupiter is 2.5 times the gravity on Earth. If a stone weighed 10 g on Earth, what will happen to its weight on Jupiter?

10. Answer the questions about types of nutrition in plants. A. Look at the pictures of different types of nutrition and fill in the table.

Type of nutrition How do the plants obtain nutrition?

Photosynthesis

Parasitism

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Saprophytic nutrition

Insectivorous nutrition

B. How does the Venus flytrap plant show both autotrophic and heterotrophic modes of nutrition?



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11. Answer the questions about magnets and their properties. A. A boy conducted 2 experiments to make an artificial magnet from an iron nail.

Experiment 1 Experiment 2

a. How are these two experiments of making artificial magnets different?

Experiment 1 Experiment 2

b. Which experiment will result in the formation of a temporary magnet? Give a reason for your answer.

B. A girl conducted 2 experiments using a freely suspended magnet. Read about them and fill in the table.

Experiments What will happen? Why will it happen?

1. She brought another magnet close to the suspended magnet.

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2. She brought an iron nail close to the suspended magnet.

C. Explain how a freely suspended magnet can be used for finding directions.

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Score Report

Name: ________________________________________________________________________

Roll No.: _______________ Grade: _______________ Section: _______________

To be filled in by the teacher:

SECTION QUESTION NUMBER/TOPIC MARKS TOTAL MARKS

Part I

Short Answer

Questions

1. Food from Plants 3

2. Types of Changes 5

3. Uses of plants 5

4. Measurement Tools and SI Units of Length 5

5. Spot the Difference 3

6. Uses of plants 5

7. Types of Motion 4

PART I SUBTOTAL 30

Part II

Long Answer

Questions

8. Nutrients in Food 7

9. Mass and Weight 7

10. Types of Nutrition 6

11. Magnets 10

PART II SUBTOTAL 30

TOTAL MARKS 60

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