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Living & Non-Living Things — Practice Worksheet
Chapter: Living & Non-Living Things
Topic: Living & Non-Living Things
Maximum Marks: 25
Time: 30 minutes
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.
Both a plant and a dog are living because they both…
  • A.Are the same colour
  • B.Grow, need food and make young ones
  • C.Can talk
  • D.Are made of metal
2.
Living things can…
  • A.Grow and move on their own
  • B.Never change
  • C.Only sit still
  • D.Be made in a factory
3.
Wood comes from a tree, so wood was once…
  • A.Plastic
  • B.A rock
  • C.Made in a factory
  • D.Living
4.
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
5.
An ant is…
  • A.Living
  • B.Non-living
  • C.A machine
  • D.A rock
6.
Without water, a living thing will…
  • A.Stay the same
  • B.Grow faster
  • C.Turn to stone
  • D.Become weak and may die
7.
Living things need food because it gives them…
  • A.Energy to live and grow
  • B.A nice colour
  • C.A loud sound
  • D.Nothing
8.
Living things also need a safe ___ to live in.
  • A.Home (shelter)
  • B.Toy
  • C.Car
  • D.Game
9.
Non-living things cannot…
  • A.Be coloured
  • B.Be moved by us
  • C.Grow on their own
  • D.Be heavy
10.
Which was NEVER alive?
  • A.A paper sheet
  • B.A wooden chair
  • C.A cotton shirt
  • D.A stone
11.
All living things need ___ to live.
  • A.Food, water and air
  • B.Toys
  • C.Money
  • D.Phones
12.
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
13.
A pencil is…
  • A.Living
  • B.Non-living
  • C.An animal
  • D.A plant
14.
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
15.
Which of these is non-living?
  • A.A cat
  • B.A table
  • C.A bird
  • D.A tree
Section B — Challenge / Olympiad (2 marks each) 5 × 2 = 10 marks
16.
Fish need air too. They take it from…
  • A.Rocks
  • B.The sky
  • C.The sand
  • D.The air mixed in water, using gills
17.
A robot toy can talk and move, yet it is non-living because it…
  • A.Is plastic
  • B.Is small
  • C.Cannot grow or make young ones
  • D.Is colourful
18.
A plant cannot walk, yet it is living. Why?
  • A.It is tall
  • B.It is green
  • C.It grows, feeds and makes seeds
  • D.It has no roots
19.
Sort these: stone, cotton, plastic. Which was once-living?
  • A.Stone
  • B.Cotton (from a plant)
  • C.Plastic
  • D.All of them
20.
The Sun gives light and seems powerful, but it is…
  • A.An animal
  • B.Living
  • C.Non-living
  • D.A plant

Answer Key

Section A — Multiple Choice (1 mark each)
  1. (B) Grow, need food and make young ones
  2. (A) Grow and move on their own
  3. (D) Living
  4. (B) Check if it grows, feeds and makes young
  5. (A) Living
  6. (D) Become weak and may die
  7. (A) Energy to live and grow
  8. (A) Home (shelter)
  9. (C) Grow on their own
  10. (D) A stone
  11. (A) Food, water and air
  12. (D) We push it or switch it on
  13. (B) Non-living
  14. (A) Leather comes from an animal's skin
  15. (B) A table
Section B — Challenge / Olympiad (2 marks each)
  1. (D) The air mixed in water, using gills
  2. (C) Cannot grow or make young ones
  3. (C) It grows, feeds and makes seeds
  4. (B) Cotton (from a plant)
  5. (C) Non-living
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