Sorting Materials into Groups - Solutions
CBSE Class–VI Subject Science
NCERT Solutions
(CHAPTER-04)
SORTING MATERIALS INTO GROUPS
Question 1. Name five objects which can be made from wood.
Answer: Objects made from wood:
(i) Table, (ii) Chair, (iii) Bullockart, (iv) Door, (v) Wooden box.
Question 2. Select those objects from the following which shine:
Steel, Spoon, Glass bowl.
Answer: The objects which shine from the following are:
(i) Steel spoon
(ii) Glass bowl.
Question 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 given material could be used for making many objects.
Objects | Materials |
Book Tumbler Chair Toy Shoes | Glass Wood Paper Leather Plastic |
Answer:
Objects | Materials |
Book Tumbler Chair Toy Shoes | Paper. Glass, plastic Wood, plastic. Glass, wood, leather, plastic Leather. |
Question 4. State whether the statements given below are true or false:
(i) Stone is transparent, while glass is opaque.
(ii) A note book 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)F, (ii)F, (iii)F, (iv)T, (v)F, (vi)F, (vii)T, (viii)T
Question 5. Given below are the names of some objects and materials:
Water, basketball, orange, sugar, globe, apple, and earthen pitcher. Group them as :
(a) Round shaped and other shaped
(b) Eatables and non-eatables.
Answer:
Round shaped | Other shaped | Eatable | Non-eatable |
Basketball Orange Globe Earthen pitcher
| Apple Water Sugar | Water Orange Sugar Apple | Basketball Globe Earthen pitcher |
Question 6. List all items known to you that float on water. Check and see if they will float on oil or kerosene.
Answer: Items that float on water include:
(i) Plastic ball, (ii) Balloon, (iii) Feather, (iv) Matchstick, (v) Wood, (vi) Thermocole, (vii) Cane, (viii) Boat, (ixHair
They also float on oil or kerosene.
Question 7. Find the odd one out from the following:
(a) Chair, Bed, Table, Baby, Cupboard.
(b) Rose, Jasmine, Boat, Marigold, Lotus.
(c) Aluminium, Iron, Copper, Silver, Sand.
(d) Sugar, Salt, Sand, Milk, Milk powder.
Answer: (a) Baby, (b) Boat, (c) Sand, (d) Sand
