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Living & Non-Living Things — Practice Worksheet
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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.
Non-living things cannot…
- A.Be coloured
- B.Be moved by us
- C.Grow on their own
- D.Be heavy
2.
A toy car moves only when…
- A.It grows legs
- B.It feels like it
- C.It eats food
- D.We push it or switch it on
3.
Which pair is living AND non-living?
- A.Two cups
- B.Two stones
- C.Two chairs
- D.A fish and a fishbowl
4.
Living things need food because it gives them…
- A.Energy to live and grow
- B.A nice colour
- C.A loud sound
- D.Nothing
5.
We breathe in…
- A.Sand
- B.Air
- C.Rock
- D.Glass
6.
How can we decide if something is living?
- A.Check its colour
- B.Check if it grows, feeds and makes young
- C.Check its weight
- D.Check its price
7.
Living things also need a safe ___ to live in.
- A.Home (shelter)
- B.Toy
- C.Car
- D.Game
8.
Why do we say a leather bag is once-living?
- A.Leather comes from an animal's skin
- B.It is brown
- C.It is soft
- D.It is costly
9.
Things that came from a plant or animal but are no longer alive are called…
- A.Machines
- B.Never-living things
- C.Once-living things
- D.Rocks
10.
A river flows but is…
- A.Non-living
- B.Living
- C.An animal
- D.A plant
11.
Which of these is non-living?
- A.A cat
- B.A table
- C.A bird
- D.A tree
12.
Without water, a living thing will…
- A.Stay the same
- B.Grow faster
- C.Turn to stone
- D.Become weak and may die
13.
Which was NEVER alive?
- A.A paper sheet
- B.A wooden chair
- C.A cotton shirt
- D.A stone
14.
Living things can make…
- A.Toys
- B.Cars
- C.Babies (young ones)
- D.Rocks
15.
Which of these is living?
- A.A chair
- B.A dog
- C.A spoon
- D.A rock
Section B — Challenge / Olympiad (2 marks each)
5 × 2 = 10 marks
16.
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
17.
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
18.
Sort these: stone, cotton, plastic. Which was once-living?
- A.Stone
- B.Cotton (from a plant)
- C.Plastic
- D.All of them
19.
Why might a plant in a dark cupboard slowly die?
- A.It has too much air
- B.It is too clean
- C.It cannot get sunlight to make food
- D.It is too tall
20.
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
Answer Key
Section A — Multiple Choice (1 mark each)
- (C) Grow on their own
- (D) We push it or switch it on
- (D) A fish and a fishbowl
- (A) Energy to live and grow
- (B) Air
- (B) Check if it grows, feeds and makes young
- (A) Home (shelter)
- (A) Leather comes from an animal's skin
- (C) Once-living things
- (A) Non-living
- (B) A table
- (D) Become weak and may die
- (D) A stone
- (C) Babies (young ones)
- (B) A dog
Section B — Challenge / Olympiad (2 marks each)
- (D) It cannot grow, feed or reproduce
- (D) It breathes, grows and responds
- (B) Cotton (from a plant)
- (C) It cannot get sunlight to make food
- (B) Can hatch into a baby animal
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