Online Test — Living & Non-Living Things
10 Questions • 12 min • Chapter MCQ
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Question 1 of 10
medium
Things that came from a plant or animal but are no longer alive are called…
Machines
Never-living things
Once-living things
Rocks
Explanation: These are once-living things.
Question 2 of 10
medium
Without water, a living thing will…
Stay the same
Grow faster
Turn to stone
Become weak and may die
Explanation: Living things need water to stay alive.
Question 3 of 10
easy
A pencil is…
Living
Non-living
An animal
A plant
Explanation: A pencil is a non-living object.
Question 4 of 10
easy
Wood comes from a tree, so wood was once…
Plastic
A rock
Made in a factory
Living
Explanation: Wood comes from once-living trees.
Question 5 of 10
easy
Which of these is living?
A chair
A dog
A spoon
A rock
Explanation: A dog is a living thing.
Question 6 of 10
medium
Living things need food because it gives them…
Energy to live and grow
A nice colour
A loud sound
Nothing
Explanation: Food gives living things energy.
Question 7 of 10
medium
Non-living things do NOT need…
To be cleaned
Food, water or air
A shelf
A colour
Explanation: Non-living things do not need food, water or air.
Question 8 of 10
hard
A car can move fast but is still non-living because it…
Has wheels
Is too big
Cannot grow, eat or make young ones
Is shiny
Explanation: Moving does not make a thing alive; cars cannot grow or eat.
Question 9 of 10
hard
Why do both animals and plants need water?
To play
To stay alive and grow
To make noise
For colour
Explanation: Water keeps all living things alive.
Question 10 of 10
hard
How can we decide if something is living?
Check its colour
Check if it grows, feeds and makes young
Check its weight
Check its price
Explanation: Life signs are growing, feeding and reproducing.