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WorksheetsLiving and nonliving things
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 18mins
Alan saw a snail crawling on the ground. He touched it gently and observed that the snail moved into its shell immediately. What does this tell you about living things?
Living things grow.
Living things reproduce.
Living things respond to changes.
Living things need air, food and water.
A car is a non-living thing because it _________________ .
cannot grow
cannot move
needs air to survive
needs water to survive
Alan placed 100g of food and 100ml of water in three containers, X, Y and Z. He recorded the amount of food and water left at the end of a week.
Based on the information in the table, which container(s) contain a living thing?
X and Y only
X and Z only
Y and Z only
X, Y and Z
Tina picked up a dry leaf. Her teacher said that it was a non-living things because it _____________.
A: can move on its own
B: cannot grow anymore
C: cannot reproduce anymore
A and B only
A and C only
B and C only
A, B and C
Mary put a plant into a box as shown in Diagram A and watered it daily. After a week, she observed some changed in the plant as shown in Diagram B.
She carried out this experiment to show that plants _____________________ .
can reproduce
only need water to grow
grow and respond to changes
can only grow when placed in a box
Other than air, all living things need _______________ to survive.
A: food
B: water
C: sunlight
A and B only
A and C only
B and C only
A, B and C
The diagram shows that the adult frog can _____________________.
grow
reproduce
respond to changes
move by themselves
Angela conducted an experiment as shown in the diagram.
Based on the experiment, Angela is trying to find out if the mouse needs ____________ to survive.
air
food
water
a box
Which of the following is a living thing?
Cave
Fern
Stone
Ocean
Farah observed her pet cat. Which of her observations does not show that her cat is a living thing?
It drinks milk.
It has four legs.
It licks itself to clean its body.
It runs when it sees stranger.
Shayne found a snail in the park. His brother said it is a plant but Shayne said it is an animal. Which of the following best explains why the snail is an animal and not a plant?
It can grow.
It can move by itself.
It does not make its own food.
It needs air, food and water to survive.
Which one of the following groups consists of only non-living things?
Fan, plant, rain
Air, candle, girl
Ant, grass, water
Rain, cloud, smoke
Look at the classification chart. What do A and B best represent?
A - stone, B - ant
A - squirrel, B - grass
A - butterfly, B - chair
A - dried leaf, B - bench
The table shows some information about an organism. Based on the table, what can you say about the organism?
The organism is dead after 3 weeks.
The organism is growing as the weeks go by.
The organism is reproducing as the weeks go by.
The organism is moving over a distance as the weeks go by.
Study the four statements made by four children below.
Aaron - All living things need air.
Benny - All living things need food.
Caleb - All living things need water.
Danny - All living things need sunlight.
Who made a correct statement?
Aaron and Benny only
Caleb and Danny only
Aaron, Benny and Caleb
Aaron, Benny and Danny
Study the table in the diagram carefully. Which one of them is most likely a non-living thing?
1
2
3
4
A month ago, Nelson had only 7 guppies in his fish tank. Now, he has 15 guppies in his fish tank although he did not buy any new fish. Which one of the following statements best explains the increase of guppies in Nelson’s fish tank?
Guppies reproduce to respond to changes in their surroundings.
Guppies can move on their own to escape from danger and to look for food.
Guppies reproduce by laying eggs to ensure that their kind will not become extinct.
Guppies give birth to their young alive to ensure that their kind will not become extinct.
Read the three statements below carefully.
1- The bird flew away when a gunshot was fired.
2- Henry laughed loudly when his friend tickled him.
3- The mimosa plant folded its leaves when someone touched it.
These examples show that living things ___________________.
can grow
can move
needs air, food and water
can respond to changes
