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CodeVID-M2-WS
Living & Non-Living Things — Practice Worksheet
Name: ____________________
Roll No.: __________
Date: ____________
General Instructions
- All questions are compulsory.
- Choose the correct option (A, B, C or D) for each question.
- The answer key is at the end — try the paper first!
Section A — Multiple Choice (1 mark each)
15 × 1 = 15 marks
1.
A river flows but is…
- A.Non-living
- B.Living
- C.An animal
- D.A plant
2.
Why do both animals and plants need water?
- A.To play
- B.To stay alive and grow
- C.To make noise
- D.For colour
3.
Which pair is living AND non-living?
- A.Two cups
- B.Two stones
- C.Two chairs
- D.A fish and a fishbowl
4.
Paper is made from…
- A.Rocks
- B.Trees (once-living)
- C.Iron
- D.Sand
5.
Living things ___ as they get older.
- A.Turn to glass
- B.Stay exactly the same
- C.Become rocks
- D.Grow bigger
6.
A pencil is…
- A.Living
- B.Non-living
- C.An animal
- D.A plant
7.
Without water, a living thing will…
- A.Stay the same
- B.Grow faster
- C.Turn to stone
- D.Become weak and may die
8.
Which of these is non-living?
- A.A cat
- B.A table
- C.A bird
- D.A tree
9.
Wood comes from a tree, so wood was once…
- A.Plastic
- B.A rock
- C.Made in a factory
- D.Living
10.
Which of these is living?
- A.A chair
- B.A dog
- C.A spoon
- D.A rock
11.
Living things can make…
- A.Toys
- B.Cars
- C.Babies (young ones)
- D.Rocks
12.
Which group is all non-living?
- A.Stone, cup, ball
- B.Dog, cat, cow
- C.Tree, plant, grass
- D.Fish, bird, ant
13.
Which was NEVER alive?
- A.A paper sheet
- B.A wooden chair
- C.A cotton shirt
- D.A stone
14.
We breathe in…
- A.Sand
- B.Air
- C.Rock
- D.Glass
15.
Non-living things cannot…
- A.Be coloured
- B.Be moved by us
- C.Grow on their own
- D.Be heavy
Section B — Challenge / Olympiad (2 marks each)
5 × 2 = 10 marks
16.
Which is a sign that something is alive?
- A.It is large
- B.It is heavy
- C.It is shiny
- D.It breathes, grows and responds
17.
Fish need air too. They take it from…
- A.Rocks
- B.The sky
- C.The sand
- D.The air mixed in water, using gills
18.
Why is a cloud non-living even though it moves?
- A.It is cold
- B.It is white
- C.It is in the sky
- D.It cannot grow, feed or reproduce
19.
An egg looks still, but it is part of a living thing because it…
- A.Is white
- B.Can hatch into a baby animal
- C.Is round
- D.Is smooth
20.
Coal and oil formed long ago from…
- A.Once-living plants and animals
- B.Pure rock
- C.Sea water
- D.Sand only
Answer Key
Section A — Multiple Choice (1 mark each)
- (A) Non-living
- (B) To stay alive and grow
- (D) A fish and a fishbowl
- (B) Trees (once-living)
- (D) Grow bigger
- (B) Non-living
- (D) Become weak and may die
- (B) A table
- (D) Living
- (B) A dog
- (C) Babies (young ones)
- (A) Stone, cup, ball
- (D) A stone
- (B) Air
- (C) Grow on their own
Section B — Challenge / Olympiad (2 marks each)
- (D) It breathes, grows and responds
- (D) The air mixed in water, using gills
- (D) It cannot grow, feed or reproduce
- (B) Can hatch into a baby animal
- (A) Once-living plants and animals
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