NCERT Solutions for Class 6 Science Chapter 4 Sorting Materials into Groups

Here we have given NCERT Solutions for Class 6 Science Chapter 4.

Board	CBSE
Textbook	NCERT
Class	Class 6
Subject	Science
Chapter	Chapter 4
Chapter Name	Sorting Materials into Groups
Number of Questions Solved	7
Category	NCERT Solutions

NCERT Solutions for Class 6 Science Chapter 4 Sorting Materials into Groups

NCERT TEXTBOOK EXERCISES
(Pages 33-34)

Question 1.
Name five objects which can be made from wood.
Answer :
Table, chair, bullock cart, boat, bed.

Question 2.
Select those objects from the following which shine: Glass bowl, plastic toy, steel spoon, cotton shirt.
Answer :
Among these, glass bowl and steel spoon are shining objects.

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 a given material could be used for making many objects.

Object	Materials
Book	Glass
Tumbler	Wood
Chair	Paper
Toy	Leather
Shoes	Plastics

Answer :

Object	Materials
Book	Paper
Tumbler	Glass
Chair	Wood
Toy	Plastics
Shoes	Leather

Question 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) False
(ii) False
(iii) False
(iv) True
(v) False
(vi) False
(vii) True
(viii) True

Question 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, orange, globe, earthen pitcher.
(ii) Other shapes : Water, sugar, apple.
(b) (i) Eatables : Water, orange, sugar, apple.
(ii) Non-eatables : Basket ball, globe, earthen pitcher.

Question 6.
List all items known to you that float on water. Check and see if they will float on an oil or kerosene.
Answer :
List of items that float on water: Wood, plastic, thermocol, oil, etc. To students: Check and see yourself that above listed items will 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, Copper sulphate
Answer :
(a) Baby (it is living while others are non-living).
(b) Boat (except it, all others are flowers).
(c) Sand (except it, all others are metals).
(d) Sand (except it, all others are soluble in water).

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