Exploring Living and Non-Living Things Through Stories

Neena and Tiger are on their way to meet Appu for help with a school project about living and non-living things. They discuss the characteristics that differentiate living things, like animals and plants, from non-living things, like rocks. Through a playful game, they identify examples of each category in the jungle. Neena realizes the difference between living and non-living things and plans to complete her project with a song and illustrations.

What is the main topic of Neena's school project?

• Types of animals

• Living and non-living things

• Different types of rocks

• Plants and their growth

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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a living thing?

• Breathes

• Eats

• Grows

• Stays the same size

What does a living thing do that a non-living thing does not?

• Stay in one place

• Move on its own

• Change color

• Make sounds

Why did the rock move according to the characters?

• It was alive

• It was pushed by Rabbit's foot

• It was magical

• It was windy

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What is the world made of according to Appu?

• Magical things

• Living and non-living things

• Only non-living things

• Only living things

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Which of the following is a non-living thing?

• King Lee

• Queenie

• The tree

• Tiger's collar

What happens to a twig when it is broken off from the tree?

• It grows into a new tree

• It becomes a non-living thing

• It remains a living thing

• It becomes a living thing

Which of the following is a living thing?

• A sock

• A shoe

• The ant on Queenie's arm

• Queenie's necklace

What did Neena decide to do for her school project?

• Draw pictures

• Write a poem

• Make a video

• Create a song

Who offered to help Neena with her project?

• Appu

• Tiger

• Queenie

• Rabbit