Gujarat Board GSEB Textbook Solutions Class 6 Science Chapter 4 Sorting Materials into Groups Textbook Questions and Answers, Notes Pdf.
Gujarat Board Textbook Solutions Class 6 Science Chapter 4 Sorting Materials into Groups
Gujarat Board Class 6 Science Sorting Materials into Groups Textbook Questions and Answers
Question 1.
Name five objects which can be made from wood.
Answer:
- Table
- Chair
- Doors
- Boat
- Bed
Question 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.
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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.
| Objects | Materials |
| Book | Glass |
| Tumbler | Wood |
| Chair | Paper |
| Toy | Leather |
| Shoes | Plastic |
Answer:
| Objects | Materials |
| Book | Paper |
| Tumbler | Glass and plastic |
| Chair | Wood and plastic |
| Toy | Plastic and wood |
| Shoes | Leather |
Question 4.
State whether the statements given below are ‘True’ or ‘False’.
- Stone is transparent, while the glass is opaque.
- A notebook has luster while the eraser does not.
- Chalk dissolves in water.
- A piece of wood floats on water.
- Sugar does not dissolve in water.
- Oil mixes with water.
- Sand settles down in the water.
- Vinegar dissolves in water.
Answer:
- False
- False
- False
- False
- True
- True
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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 shapes
(b) Eatables and non-eatables
Answer:
(a) (i) Round shaped: Basketball, apple, orange, globe, earthen pitcher.
(ii) Other shapes: Water, sugar.
(b) (i) Eatables: Water, orange, sugar, and apple.
(ii) Non-eatables: Basketball, globe, and 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:
(A) List of some items that float on water:
(i) Paper
(ii) Wood
(iii) Thin plastic sheets
(iv) Wax
(v) Ice
(vi) Thermocol
(vii) Oil
(B) List of items that float on an oil:
(i) Paper
(ii) Plastic sheet
(iii) Wax
(iv) Thermocol
(v) Wood
(C) List of items that float on kerosene:
(i) Paper
(ii) Thermocol
(iii) Thin plastic sheet
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Question 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 sulfate
Answer:
(a) Baby (all others are non-living)
(b) Boat (all others are flowers)
(c) Sand (all others are metals)
(d) Sand (all others are soluble in water)