Grade 4 Living and Non-living things

Two categories in which all things can be categorised

• living and non-living

• animals and plants

• air and land

• food and water

Which one is a characteristic of a living thing

• they do not grow

• they cannot move from place to place

• need food to live

• are made of plastic

Find the odd one out

• table

• rabbit

• fan

• aeroplane

Which group has only non-living things?

• soil, trees, worms

• snails, water, mushrooms

• sunlight, water, soil

• rocks, snails, grass

How do you know a dog is alive?

• It can see, hear and smell

• It can move, grow and reproduce

• It lives in a doghouse

• Its owner is alive

The leaves of a "shame-o-lady plant closes when it is touched. What characteristic does it display?

• excretion

• sensitivity

• growth

• respiration

If I do not water the lawn, the grass will

• get shorter

• die

• stay the same

• grow

Which of the following is true?

• the apple tree is a non-living thing

• A car can move on its own

• A cat is living because it breathes

• A stone can reproduce

Which of the following is a natural thing

• telephone

• television

• rock

• aeroplane

The main gas in air is

• carbon dioxide

• oxygen

• nitrogen

• hydrogen