Grade-VI
FUN WITH MAGNETS
1) Read the following table and answer the questions from.
P Q R
Magnets Magnetic substances Non-magnetic substances
Articles from which of these groups can be attracted by magnets but cannot attract
other objects?
A) P B) Q C) R D) P and Q
2) Read the following table and answer the questions from.
P Q R
Magnets Magnetic substances Non-magnetic substances
A few examples of substances are given below.
Iron , Cobalt , Nickel
To which group do they belong?
A) P B) Q C) R D) P and R
3) Read the following table and answer the questions from.
P Q R
Magnets Magnetic substances Non-magnetic substances
After repeated rubbing with a magnet in the same direction, a piece of substance
fails to get magnetized. To which group does it belong?
A) P and Q B) Q and R C) Q D) R
4) Read the following table and answer the questions from.
P Q R
Magnets Magnetic substances Non-magnetic substances
Articles from which of these group(s) can be attracted by a magnet?
A) Only P and Q B) Only Q and R C) Only Q D) R
5) Read the following table and answer the questions from.
P Q R
Magnets Magnetic substances Non-magnetic substances
An object is repelled by a magnet. To which group does it belong?
A) P B) Q C) R D) Q and R
6) Read the following table and answer the questions from.
P Q R
Magnets Magnetic substances Non-magnetic substances
To which group does a ring made up of copper belong?
A) P B) Q C) R D) Either Q or P
7) What is a natural magnet known as?
A) Toroid B) Lodestone C) Haematite D) Solenoid
8) Which of the following are magnetic materials?
(i) Steel (ii) Nickel (iii) Aluminium
A) Only (i) and (ii) B) Only (ii) and (iii) C) Only (i) and (iii) D) (i), (ii) and (iii)
9) Which of the following statements is true?
A) The north pole of a magnet will attract the north pole of another magnet.
B) Artificial magnets can be made from non-magnetic materials also.
C) Lodestone is an artificial magnet.
D) Isolated magnetic poles do not exist.
10) Where is the force of attraction of a magnet the maximum?
A) At all sides B) All over the magnet C) At its poles D) At its centre
11) In which direction does a magnet always point when suspended freely?
A) South-West B) North-South C) East-West D) West-South
12) Where does a compass work?
A) Only in oceans or seas
B) Only on land, where the earth's magnetic field is strong
C) Only on high mountains
D) At all the places within the earth's magnetic field
13) What is the special property of magnetic substances?
A) They are repelled by magnets.
B) They are attracted by magnets.
C) They are both attracted and repelled by magnets.
D) They cannot be made into magnets.
14) Study the given statements.
(i) A compass is use d to show the directions.
(ii) The needle of a compass is magnetic.
(iii) The needle of a compass always indicates the north and the south directions of
the earth.
Identify the correct statements.
A) Only (i) and (ii) B) Only (ii) and (iii) C) Only (i) and (iii) D) All the three
15) Rakesh has one bar magnet, two iron pieces and all of them are of the same size
and shape. Which of the following can be used for identifying them?
(i) Another magnet (ii) A compass (iii) A piece of thread
A) Only (i) and (ii) B) Only (ii) and (iii) C) Only (i) and (iii) D) All the three
16) Which of the following will NOT be attracted by a magnet?
A) Iron B) Nickel C) Gold D) Cobalt
17) How is a compass useful to us?
A) In finding the altitude of a place B) In finding only the north of a place
C) In finding all the directions of a place D) In making artificial magnets
18) Soft iron pieces are placed across the ends of bar magnets when stored. What are
such pieces called?
A) Preservatives B) Keepers C) Compasses D) Poles
19) Nikhilesh has a small piece of metal and a thread. He wants to find whether the
metal is a magnet or not. Which of these things would he need?
A) A piece of magnetic substance B) A magnet or a compass
C) A piece of non-magnetic substance D) He does not require anything more
20) Harish was asked to identify a piece of soft iron put in a basket of 10 magnets of
the same shape and size. Which is the easiest way of identifying the iron piece at the
earliest?
A) By suspending the magnets one at a time
B) By conducting repulsion test using any two magnets at a time
C) By bringing another strong magnet near the basket
D) By dropping all magnets into the water
21) Which of the following ways will NOT cause a magnet to lose its magnetism?
A) Heating it strongly over a flame B) Dropping it on the floor repeatedly
C) Coating it with a layer of oil D) Hitting it with a hammer repeatedly
22) Bhavya placed a magnet near a metal ball and observed that the ball moved
away. What does she conclude about the metal ball?
A) It is a magnet. B) It is made up of aluminium.
C) It is made up of copper. D) It is not a magnet.
23) Two magnets are placed close to each other as shown below. Which set will
attract each other?
A) B) C) D)
24) For which of the following purposes is a compass used?
(i) For alignment along N-S direction (ii) To find the direction at sea
(iii) To identify magnetic materials
A) Only (i) and (ii) B) Only (ii) and (iii) C) Only (i) and (iii) D) (i), (ii) and (iii)
25) Why should we pivot the compass needle on a sharp pin?
A) To minimize the magnetic effect on the pin
B) To maximize the magnetic effect on the pin
C) To minimize the friction between the pin and the compass needle
D) To ensure that the compass needle will not drop from the pivoted point
26) Why does a compass always point to the north direction?
A) The compass is made up of a magnetic material.
B) The compass is a magnet with the pointer seeking the south pole of the earth.
C) The compass is a magnet with the pointer seeking the north pole of the earth.
D) The compass is an electromagnet that is charged by rubbing.
27) Which of the following diagrams shows magnetic repulsion?
A) B) C) D)
28) In which of the following is a magnet used?
A) Pin holder B) Plastic toy C) Car bumper D) Glass tumbler
29) Which of the following does NOT contain a magnet in it?
A) A torch B) A radio C) A fan D) Both (B) and (C)
30) In many household articles, magnets in the lids/covers are present. Why are
magnets used in such instances?
A) To facilitate their frequent usage B) To ensure safety of the contents
C) To make the articles airtight D) To make the articles look beautiful
31) Which of the following objects is/are magnetic?
A) A nickel coin B) A brass screw C) An iron nail D) Both (A) and (C)
32) Which of the following objects do NOT make use of a magnet?
A) B) C) D)
33) A magnet in the form of a cube is placed on a piece of cork that floats on water.
The cube is marked with four directions. W, X, Y and Z and the compass needle
which points in the direction as shown in the figure. Which of the following denotes
the N - pole and S - pole of the magnet?
N-pole S-pole
A) W X
B) X Y
C) Y Z
D) Z W
34) A weak magnet Y is placed near a strong magnet X as shown in the figure. How
will the magnets move?
A) Y will move away.
B) X will turn in clockwise direction.
C) Y will turn in anti-clockwise direction.
D) Both X and Y will turn clockwise.
35) Which of the following figures does NOT show the poles correctly?
A) B) C) D)
36) Satish magnetized a piece of iron marked W, X/Y and Z using the stroking
method as shown in the figure. Which of these parts of the iron piece will become
the north-seeking pole?
A) W B) X C) Y D) Z
37) Ganeshan set up an experiment using two bar magnets one of which is marked N
(North pole) and S (South pole) as shown in the figure. He noticed that the upper
magnet is suspended in air. Identify X and Y poles of the upper magnet.
A) X is the North Pole, Y is the South Pole.
B) X is the South Pole, Y is the North Pole.
C) Both X and Y are north poles.
D) Both X and Y are south poles.
38) Vishnu brings a magnet near 3 pins made up of different materials. Pins Y and Z
get attracted whereas pin X remains in its places as shown below. What materials
are pins X 'Y' and T made up of?
Pin X Pin Y Pin Z
A) Copper Iron Steel
B) Steel Nickel Aluminium
C) Copper Brass Cobalt
D) Iron Copper Brass
39) Which of the following is the correct method to prevent magnets from losing;
their magnetism?
A) B) C) D)
40) Which of the following shapes of a magnet are possible?
A) Only P and Q B) Only Q and R C) Only R and P D) P, Q and R
