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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.
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
2.
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
3.
Living things can…
- A.Grow and move on their own
- B.Never change
- C.Only sit still
- D.Be made in a factory
4.
Which group is all non-living?
- A.Stone, cup, ball
- B.Dog, cat, cow
- C.Tree, plant, grass
- D.Fish, bird, ant
5.
An ant is…
- A.Living
- B.Non-living
- C.A machine
- D.A rock
6.
Non-living things do NOT need…
- A.To be cleaned
- B.Food, water or air
- C.A shelf
- D.A colour
7.
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
8.
Living things ___ as they get older.
- A.Turn to glass
- B.Stay exactly the same
- C.Become rocks
- D.Grow bigger
9.
All living things need ___ to live.
- A.Food, water and air
- B.Toys
- C.Money
- D.Phones
10.
Which of these is living?
- A.A chair
- B.A dog
- C.A spoon
- D.A rock
11.
Without water, a living thing will…
- A.Stay the same
- B.Grow faster
- C.Turn to stone
- D.Become weak and may die
12.
A pencil is…
- A.Living
- B.Non-living
- C.An animal
- D.A plant
13.
Why do both animals and plants need water?
- A.To play
- B.To stay alive and grow
- C.To make noise
- D.For colour
14.
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
15.
Which was NEVER alive?
- A.A paper sheet
- B.A wooden chair
- C.A cotton shirt
- D.A stone
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.
Sort these: stone, cotton, plastic. Which was once-living?
- A.Stone
- B.Cotton (from a plant)
- C.Plastic
- D.All of them
18.
A seed looks still, yet we call it living. Why?
- A.It is hard
- B.It is small
- C.It is brown
- D.It can grow into a new plant
19.
Why do we say living things 'respond'?
- A.They react to light, sound or touch
- B.They stay frozen
- C.They are silent
- D.They never move
20.
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
Answer Key
Section A — Multiple Choice (1 mark each)
- (C) Once-living things
- (A) Leather comes from an animal's skin
- (A) Grow and move on their own
- (A) Stone, cup, ball
- (A) Living
- (B) Food, water or air
- (D) We push it or switch it on
- (D) Grow bigger
- (A) Food, water and air
- (B) A dog
- (D) Become weak and may die
- (B) Non-living
- (B) To stay alive and grow
- (B) Check if it grows, feeds and makes young
- (D) A stone
Section B — Challenge / Olympiad (2 marks each)
- (D) It cannot grow, feed or reproduce
- (B) Cotton (from a plant)
- (D) It can grow into a new plant
- (A) They react to light, sound or touch
- (C) It cannot get sunlight to make food
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