GYAN DEVI PUBLIC SCHOOL SENIOR SECONDARY, SECTOR- 17 ,GURUGRAM

UNIT TEST 1 - APRIL / MAY 2018

SUBJECT - SCIENCE
CLASS –VI SET - 1 MM-25

1. Fill in the blanks: (1X5=5)

a) The _____ that we drink ,which comes from cows, buffaloes and
goats is an animal product.
b) The deficiency of iodine causes ________.
c) _______is caused by deficiency of vitamin D.
d) We get sugar from__________.
e) Deficiency of vitamin C causes a diseases called ____________.
2. Write two differences between carnivores and herbivores. (2)
3. What are omnivores? Give two examples. (2)
4. What is a balanced diet? (2)
5. Why should we drink a lot of water? (2)

GYAN DEVI PUBLIC SCHOOL SENIOR SECONDARY, SECTOR- 17 ,GURUGRAM

UNIT TEST 1 - APRIL / MAY 2018
SUBJECT - SCIENCE
CLASS –VI SET - 1 MM-25

1. Fill in the blanks: (1X5=5)

a) The _____ that we drink ,which comes from cows, buffaloes and
goats is an animal product.
b) The deficiency of iodine causes ________.
c) _______is caused by deficiency of vitamin D.
d) We get sugar from__________.
e) Deficiency of vitamin C causes a diseases called ____________.
2. Write two differences between carnivores and herbivores. (2)
3. What are omnivores? Give two examples. (2)
4. What is a balanced diet? (2)
5. Why should we drink a lot of water? (2)
6.How will you test the presence of protein in food item? (3)

7. Ram eats lot of junk food and is very fat. He is not able to run and play with his friends. (3)

a) What is the problem faced by Ram?

b) What should he do to avoid such problems?

c) Prepare one healthy meal for Ram.

8. How will you test the presence of starch in food item? (3)

9. Why should we avoid wastage of food? (3)

GOD BLESS YOU

6.How will you test the presence of protein in food item? (3)

7. Ram eats lot of junk food and is very fat. He is not able to run and play with his friends. (3)

a) What is the problem faced by Ram?

b) What should he do to avoid such problems?

c) Prepare one healthy meal for Ram.

8. How will you test the presence of starch in food item? (3)

9. Why should we avoid wastage of food? (3)

GOD BLESS YOU

 Answer key

Science-set 1 class VI

1 a) milk b) goiter c) rickets d) sugarcane e) Scurvy

2. Herbivorous are the animals that eat only plants. Eg- cow, deer

Carnivorous are the animals that eat meat. Eg tiger, lion

3. Omnivorous are the animals that eat plants and animals. Eg crow, humans

4. A diet which has all the nutrients in proper amount along with roughage and water.

5. All the waste materials are excreted with the help of water, controls our body temperature.

6. Take food article , add water to it and make a solution of it. Add few drops of copper sulphate

solution and 10 drops of caustic soda solution. If purple colour appears then protein is present ans

otherwise not.

7. a) Obesity

b) Avoid foods containing fats.

c) Dal, roti, subji, curd, salad

8. Add iodine to the food articles which is to be tested , appearance of blue black colour will show the

presence of starch.

9. To make food available to the people who are very poor.

To save food for future use.

To avoid deficiency diseases due to lack of food.

 Answer key

Science-set 1 class VI

1. A) sugarcane b) carnivorous c) energy d) vitamin B e) omnivorous

f) plants g) protein h) herbivorous i) calcium j) vitamin A

2. Herbivorous are the animals that eat only plants. Eg- cow, deer

Omnivorous are the animals that eat plants and animals. Eg crow, humans

3.Carnivorous are the animals that eat meat. Eg tiger, lion

4. All the waste materials are excreted with the help of water, controls our body temperature.

5. Honey bees collects nectors from flowers, convert it into honey and collect it in its beehive.

6. Take food article , add water to it and make a solution of it. Add few drops of copper sulphate
solution and 10 drops of caustic soda solution. If purple colour appears then protein is present ans
otherwise not.

7 a) Rickets

b) Ca

c) Intake of milk and milk products should be increased.