Useful and Harmful Plants Quiz

Which of the following does not come from plants?

• Fruit

• Wool

• Wood

• Rubber

Which of these foods does not come from plants?

• Chilli

• Rice

• Apple

• Cheese

How are plants important to us?

1      Trees give us shade.

2      Some plants give us food.

3      Plants beautify the places around us.

4      Some plants give us materials to make things.

• 1 and 2 only

• 2 and 3 only

• 1, 3 and 4 only

• 1, 2, 3 and 4

The (a)   of a pong pong plant is poisonous.

Why should we not put unknown plants or plant parts in our mouth?

1      They can be bitter.

2      They can be poisonous.

3      They can cause rashes.

4      They can make us very sick.

• 1 and 2 only

• 1 and 4 only

• 2 and 3 only

• 2, 3 and 4 only

Four children made these statements about plants. Who made a wrong statement?

John:    We can eat all kinds of plants.

Alex:     Plants are useful to us in many ways.

Aini:      Some plants can cause rashes on our skin.  

Raj:       All parts of a dumb cane plant are poisonous.

• John

• Alex

• Aini

• Raj

We should care for plants by keeping pests such as (a)   away from the leaves of plants.

What should we not do to care for plants?

• Pluck the flowers of plants.

• Give our plants enough water.

• Give our plants enough sunlight.

• Help keep pests away from plants.