Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 6 (ICSE) · Science
Chapter: Chapter 6 — Chapter 6: Magnetism
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. What are the two poles of a magnet? [1]
(A) North and south
(B) East and west
(C) Up and down
(D) Left and right
2. What happens when like poles meet? [1]
(A) They repel each other
(B) They attract each other
(C) Nothing happens
(D) They cancel out
3. What happens when unlike poles meet? [1]
(A) They attract each other
(B) They repel each other
(C) Nothing happens
(D) They cancel out
4. What materials do magnets attract? [1]
(A) Iron, nickel and cobalt
(B) Wood and plastic
(C) Paper and cloth
(D) Glass and rubber
5. What does a compass use? [1]
(A) A magnetic needle
(B) A battery
(C) A light bulb
(D) A speaker
6. What does a compass needle point towards? [1]
(A) Magnetic north
(B) Magnetic south only
(C) Random directions
(D) Nowhere specific
7. What device uses magnetism? [1]
(A) An electric motor
(B) A wooden chair
(C) A plastic cup
(D) A cotton shirt
8. Why is magnetism useful? [1]
(A) It's used in many everyday devices
(B) It has no use
(C) Only for decoration
(D) It's harmful
9. What are the two poles of a magnet? [1]
(A) North and south
(B) East and west
(C) Up and down
(D) Left and right
10. What happens when like poles meet? [1]
(A) They repel each other
(B) They attract each other
(C) Nothing happens
(D) They cancel out
11. What happens when unlike poles meet? [1]
(A) They attract each other
(B) They repel each other
(C) Nothing happens
(D) They cancel out
12. What materials do magnets attract? [1]
(A) Iron, nickel and cobalt
(B) Wood and plastic
(C) Paper and cloth
(D) Glass and rubber
13. What does a compass use? [1]
(A) A magnetic needle
(B) A battery
(C) A light bulb
(D) A speaker
14. What does a compass needle point towards? [1]
(A) Magnetic north
(B) Magnetic south only
(C) Random directions
(D) Nowhere specific
15. What device uses magnetism? [1]
(A) An electric motor
(B) A wooden chair
(C) A plastic cup
(D) A cotton shirt
16. Why is magnetism useful? [1]
(A) It's used in many everyday devices
(B) It has no use
(C) Only for decoration
(D) It's harmful