At Bodhiclasses, we empower learners to go beyond textbooks. Understanding life begins with observing the world around us — and Chapter 10: Living Creatures: Exploring Their Characteristics brings this wonder to your classroom. To make revision easier and more effective, we’ve created Sample Question Paper including MCQs, True/False, short answers, and higher-order thinking skills (HOTS) based on the NCERT syllabus for Class 6 Science.
Subject: Science
Grade: 6
📘 Full Marks: 30 | Time: 1 Hour
A. Multiple Choice Questions (1 mark each × 5 = 5 marks)
Choose the correct option.
- Which of the following organisms breathes through stomata?
A) Cat
B) Cow
C) Plant
D) Dog - The movement of a shoot toward light is called:
A) Geotropism
B) Phototropism
C) Respiration
D) Reproduction - Which one of the following stages is NOT part of a mosquito’s life cycle?
A) Larva
B) Tadpole
C) Egg
D) Pupa - The scientist who invented the crescograph to study plant responses was:
A) A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
B) Isaac Newton
C) Jagadish Chandra Bose
D) C.V. Raman - Which of these is not necessary for seed germination?
A) Light
B) Water
C) Air
D) Warmth
B. True / False (1 mark each × 5 = 5 marks)
Write True or False for each statement.
- Tadpoles use their tails to swim.
- All non-living things grow.
- A seed does not respire until it becomes a plant.
- Living beings do not excrete waste materials.
- A wooden log is non-living.
C. Very Short Answer (1 mark each × 5 = 5 marks)
Answer in one sentence.
- Name any one insectivorous plant.
- What do you call the removal of waste by living organisms?
- Which part of a plant grows downward during germination?
- Which organ helps frogs breathe on land?
- What is the first stage of a plant’s life cycle?
D. Short Answer Questions (2 marks each × 3 = 6 marks)
Write your answers in 2–3 sentences.
- Why is movement not a reliable feature to identify living beings? Give an example.
- List two differences between the life cycles of a frog and a mosquito.
- Why do stored grains not germinate?
E. Higher Order Thinking Skills – HOTS (3 marks each × 3 = 9 marks)
- You place a seed in a dark place with moist soil and another in sunlight without water. Predict which one will germinate and why.
- A robot can walk, talk and respond. Why is it still considered non-living?
- Imagine a new species of plant that grows upside down. Predict how its roots and shoots might behave under gravity.
Answer Key – Bodhiclasses Solution Sheet
A. MCQs
- C) Plant
- B) Phototropism
- B) Tadpole
- C) Jagadish Chandra Bose
- A) Light
B. True/False
- True
- False
- False
- False
- True
C. Very Short Answers
- Drosera / Venus flytrap / Pitcher plant
- Excretion
- Root
- Lungs (also skin)
- Seed
D. Short Answers
- Some non-living things like cars can move, but they don’t grow, breathe or reproduce. Movement alone is not enough.
- Frog: Egg → Tadpole → Froglet → Adult
Mosquito: Egg → Larva → Pupa → Adult - Stored grains are kept in dry, cool, airtight conditions that prevent access to water and air — needed for germination.
E. HOTS
- The seed in the dark moist soil will germinate because water and air are essential. Sunlight is not necessary for germination.
- A robot is non-living because it does not grow, breathe, excrete or reproduce. Its actions are programmed, not biological.
- The plant may evolve geotropic roots that still grow downward due to gravity, but shoots may curve upward toward light (phototropism), adjusting to its orientation.
