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Humming Bird HSO Class 6 exam guide

Humming Bird HSO Class 6 sample paper, 2026–27

What is actually on the Humming Bird HSO Class 6 paper for 2026–27: the sections the body itself publishes, how many questions each one carries and what each is worth — read off the body's own site, and stamped with the date we last checked it.

Last verified against Humming Bird Education’s own site on 28 September 2026.

Where this stands

Is there a paper to download?

No — OlympAI does not publish a practice paper for this exam. Humming Bird does not publish a section structure or a marking scheme.

The paper

What the body's own paper looks like

Humming Bird Science Olympiad (HSO) Class 6 section structure
SectionQuestionsMarks each
Single paper — multiple choice40not published
Total4050 minutes

As with the maths paper, Humming Bird publishes a question count and a duration and no marking scheme — no mark total, no marks per question, and nothing about negative marking anywhere on its site, which is why the table says "not published" rather than assuming a mark a question. Its FAQ separately says exams "may have 30 to 50 questions depending on the grade and subject" against the 40 stated on the HSO page itself. The mode — online or pen-and-paper — is the school's choice, unless you register directly, in which case it is always online.

What it covers: Science for Class 6

  • Ch 1. The Wonderful World of Science

    Olympiad syllabus label: Not named on Humming Bird's Class 6 list — the units-and-measurement half feeds Motion and Measurement

  • Ch 2. Diversity in the Living World

    Olympiad syllabus label: The Living Organisms – Characteristics and Habitats

  • Ch 3. Mindful Eating: A Path to a Healthy Body

    Olympiad syllabus label: Food; Components of Food

  • Ch 4. Exploring Magnets

    Olympiad syllabus label: Fun with Magnets

  • Ch 5. Measurement of Length and Motion

    Olympiad syllabus label: Motion and Measurement

  • Ch 6. Materials Around Us

    Olympiad syllabus label: Materials; Sorting Materials into Groups

  • Ch 7. Temperature and its Measurement

    Olympiad syllabus label: Not on Humming Bird's Class 6 list — new in the 2026-27 book

  • Ch 8. A Journey through States of Water

    Olympiad syllabus label: Not on Humming Bird's Class 6 list

  • Ch 9. Methods of Separation in Everyday Life

    Olympiad syllabus label: Separation of Substances

  • Ch 10. Living Creatures: Exploring their Characteristics

    Olympiad syllabus label: Body Movements; Getting to Know Plants

  • Ch 11. Nature's Treasures

    Olympiad syllabus label: Air Around Us (the composition and uses of air; Humming Bird names no soil or natural-resources topic)

  • Ch 12. Beyond Earth

    Olympiad syllabus label: Not on Humming Bird's Class 6 list

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