wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Characteristics of living things

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Choose all pictures that are living things.

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
2.

Choose all the objects that are non-living things.

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
3.

Living things need food and water.

a)
b)
c)
d)
4.

Living things __________ .

a)

breathe

b)

grow

c)

move

d)

need food

5.

Living things ____________

a)

Grow

b)

Play

c)

Sleep

d)

Jump

6.

Living Things ______________

a)

Swim

b)

Breathe

c)

Play

d)

Sleep

7.

We drink this and all animals and plants need it.

a)

Sun

b)

Water

c)

Food

d)

air

8.

Living things _______ .

a)

grow

b)

breathe

c)

move.

d)

respond

9.

Living things ___________ .

a)

reproduce.

b)

breathe.

c)

need food and water.

d)

move

10.

What does breathing mean?

a)

Sleeping

b)

Dreaming

c)

Taking air into your lungs and back out

d)

Swimming

11.

What happens if living things do not reproduce?

a)

They will go extinct

b)

They will live forever

c)

They will starve

d)

They will move

12.

Why do living things need nutrition?

a)

To sing

b)

To watch tv

c)

To have energy

d)

To play video games

13.

Why do living things need to move?

a)

To relax

b)

To play

c)

To find food and shelter

d)

To work

14.

When a living thing grows, what happens?

a)

It gets bigger in size

b)

It gets smaller in size

c)

It dies

d)

Nothing happens

15.

Human breathe through their ____________.

a)

gills

b)

nose

c)

stomata

d)

trachea

16.

They reproduce by producing seeds. Click all that apply.

a)

watermelon

b)

carrot

c)

potato

d)

mango

17.

They have beak, feathers and wings. Click all that apply.

a)
b)
c)
d)
18.

They reproduce by laying eggs.

a)

dog

b)

chicken

c)

turtle

d)

cat

19.
Plants need sunlight to ________.
a)
breathe
b)
keep the plant warm
c)
make food for the plant
d)
plants do not need sunlight
20.

Choose all the characteristics of "Amphibians"

a)

covered with Dry hard scales

b)

lay eggs

c)

covered with wet smooth skin

d)

give birth

21.

Fish are covered with ......

a)

Feathers

b)

Scales

c)

Hair or fur

d)

Shell

22.

What is classifying?

a)

Classifying is a type of animal.

b)

It is when we digest food.

c)

Sorting things into different groups.

d)

It is the food we eat.