CBSE Sample Papers for Class 6 All Subjects (2026-27 Exam)

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• Class 6 Science Sample Papers (2026-27)
• Class 6 Hindi Sample Papers (2026-27)

Class 6 is where CBSE’s Middle Stage begins – and it’s also where NCERT’s textbook overhaul began first. A full academic session before Classes 7 and 8 followed, NCERT introduced Ganita Prakash (Maths), Curiosity (Science), Poorvi (English), Malhar (Hindi), Exploring Society: India and Beyond (Social Science) and Deepakam (Sanskrit) for Class 6 back in 2026-27. That head start means these particular books are now the most settled of the new NEP-aligned series – already into a third academic-year edition – so the exam pattern built around them is better established than the more recent Class 7/8 rollouts.

This page brings together 5 fully solved sample papers for every Class 6 subject, built entirely from the current NCERT textbooks, so students starting Middle School get practice material that genuinely matches their classroom syllabus.

Class 6 is also a big structural jump for students – the shift from one primary-school teacher covering most subjects to distinct subject teachers and full-length textbooks for the first time. A few things worth knowing before diving in:

• Because Class 6’s books changed earliest (2025), there’s actually a larger backlog of outdated pre-2024 sample papers still floating around online for this grade than for Class 7 or 8 – so it’s worth double-checking any paper is built on Ganita Prakash/Curiosity, not the retired books.
• Chapter names bear no resemblance to the older textbooks; a chapter like “Knowing Our Numbers” simply doesn’t exist in Ganita Prakash.
• Social Science is now taught as one integrated book organised into five broad themes rather than three separate History/Geography/Civics textbooks.
• Question papers increasingly include picture-based, activity-recall and reasoning questions rather than pure definition-recall.

Every subject below includes five full-length papers covering the entire current syllabus, following the CBSE competency-based blueprint.

Ganita Prakash Class 6 is where the “light of mathematics” series begins, building number sense through patterns and reasoning rather than rote formulas. The five sample papers draw from:

• Patterns in Mathematics
• Lines and Angles
• Number Play
• Data Handling and Presentation
• Prime Time
• Perimeter and Area
• Fractions
• Playing with Constructions
• The Other Side of Zero

Curiosity’s Class 6 volume is the entry point to the entire integrated-science series that continues through Class 8. All 12 chapters are represented across the five papers:

• The Wonderful World of Science
• Diversity in the Living World
• Mindful Eating: A Path to a Healthy Body
• Exploring Magnets
• Measurement of Length and Motion
• Materials Around Us
• Temperature and its Measurement
• A Journey through States of Water
• Methods of Separation in Everyday Life
• Living Creatures: Exploring their Characteristics
• Nature’s Treasures
• Beyond Earth

Download Class 6 Science Curiosity Sample Papers (2026-27) PDF for half-yearly or first and second term exam preparation.

Class 6 English – Poorvi replaces both Honeysuckle and the supplementary reader A Pact with the Sun. Sample papers are built around:

• Reading comprehension (unseen passage and poem)
• Grammar (nouns, tenses, articles, simple/compound sentences)
• Writing skills (paragraph, informal letter, picture composition)
• Literature-based questions from the prescribed prose and poetry

Class 6 Hindi Malhar replaces Vasant – Bhag 1 as the entry point to the new Hindi series. The five sample papers test:

• अपठित गद्यांश और पद्यांश
• व्याकरण (संज्ञा, सर्वनाम, विशेषण, वाक्य रचना)
• पाठ-आधारित प्रश्न
• लेखन कौशल (पत्र लेखन, अनुच्छेद लेखन, चित्र वर्णन)

Class 6 Hindi Malhar Sample Papers (2026-27) for first and second term preparation.

This is the most visibly different subject at Class 6 level – one integrated 14-chapter book organised into five themes instead of three separate textbooks.

For schools offering Sanskrit as the third language, five sample papers based on Deepakam cover basic shloka comprehension, शब्द रूप, धातु रूप and simple translation exercises suited to a first-year learner.

Note: This is the commonly followed CCE-style breakdown for Middle Stage classes; exact weightage varies by school, so confirm with your school’s assessment scheme.

1. Start small. Attempt one subject’s sample paper only after that chapter is actually finished in class – Class 6 students are still building exam-writing stamina.
2. Time each attempt, even if loosely at first, to slowly build comfort with working under a clock.
3. Review mistakes together with a parent or teacher rather than leaving an 11-year-old to self-correct alone.
4. Go back to the Ganita Prakash / Curiosity chapter immediately for any concept that caused repeated errors.
5. Retake the same paper after a week or two to check whether the concept has actually stuck.
6. Track scores across all five papers per subject to build an honest, visible sense of progress.

• Builds strong study and exam-writing habits right at the start of Middle School, before subjects grow more demanding in Class 7–8.
• Creates early familiarity with Ganita Prakash’s and Curiosity’s actual chapter names and structure.
• Reduces first-year exam anxiety by simulating real conditions in a low-stakes setting.
• Helps identify weak topics while there’s still plenty of the school year left to fix them.
• Gives parents a clear, subject-by-subject view of how their child is settling into Middle School.

• Be patient with the adjustment – Class 6 is often a child’s first experience with multiple subject teachers and full-length textbooks instead of one primary-stage teacher.
• Let students attempt a paper without help first, then go through mistakes together afterward.
• Rotate subjects through the week instead of repeating the same one, to keep revision balanced and interesting.
• For Social Science, encourage students to actually trace maps and timelines themselves rather than just reading about them, since Exploring Society leans heavily on visual and spatial understanding.

With Ganita Prakash, Curiosity, Poorvi, Malhar, Deepakam and Exploring Society: India and Beyond now well established as the Class 6 syllabus, students starting Middle School deserve practice material that reflects what they’re actually being taught – not leftover papers from the pre-2024 textbooks. The five sample papers per subject on this page are designed to match the real exam pattern, build early exam confidence and give both students and parents a clear, honest picture of readiness for the CBSE Class 6 academic year.