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Living and Non-Living Things

A Grade 1 science worksheet to help students identify and understand the basic characteristics of living and non-living things.

Grade 1 Science BiologyCharacteristics of Life
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5-LS1-1

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Living and Non-Living Things

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Read each question carefully and follow the instructions.

1. Which of these is a living thing?

a

A rock

b

A cat

c

A toy car

d

A cloud

2. What do living things need to grow?

a

Candy

b

Water and food

c

New clothes

d

A television

1. All living things can move on their own.

T

True

F

False

2. A toy robot is a living thing because it can move.

T

True

F

False

1. Living things need   and water to live.

2. A plant is a living thing because it can   and grow.

1. Name one way a bird is different from a rock.

2. What is one thing all living things can do?

Draw a circle around the living things and an X on the non-living things.

Picture of a flower
Picture of a river
Picture of a tree