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Worksheet: Living and Nonliving Things
Instructions: Fill in the blanks with correct answers.
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1. ______ things can breathe.
- a) Living
- b) Nonliving
✔ Answer: a) Living
Explanation: Only living things have the ability to breathe (take in oxygen and release carbon dioxide). Nonliving things do not have life processes like respiration.
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2. ______ things do not eat.
- a) Living
- b) Nonliving
✔ Answer: b) Nonliving
Explanation: Nonliving things do not consume food or energy through eating. Living things need food for energy and growth.
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3. Car is an example of ______ thing.
- a) living
- b) nonliving
✔ Answer: b) nonliving
Explanation: A car does not grow, reproduce, or carry out life processes. It is made by humans and is an object — so it’s nonliving.
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4. ______ things can grow and change.
- a) Living
- b) Nonliving
✔ Answer: a) Living
Explanation: Growth and development are characteristics of living organisms. For example, plants grow taller, animals grow bigger, etc. Nonliving things may change in size due to external forces (like melting ice), but that’s not biological growth.
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5. Plants, trees, and animals are ______ things.
- a) living
- b) nonliving
✔ Answer: a) living
Explanation: Plants, trees, and animals all show signs of life: they grow, reproduce, respond to stimuli, and need food/energy. So, they are living things.
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6. Balls, bats and clothes are ______ things.
- a) living
- b) nonliving
✔ Answer: b) nonliving
Explanation: These items are man-made objects. They don’t grow, reproduce, or have life processes. Hence, they are nonliving.
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7. ______ things can sense.
- a) Living
- b) Nonliving
✔ Answer: a) Living
Explanation: Living things can sense their environment through senses like sight, sound, touch, smell, and taste. For example, a bee senses flowers. Nonliving things cannot sense anything on their own.
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✔ Final Answers:
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Living
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Nonliving
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nonliving
4.
Living
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living
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nonliving
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Living
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This worksheet helps children understand the key differences between
living and
nonliving things based on traits like breathing, eating, growing, sensing, and reproducing. 🌱🚗🐝
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of living and nonliving worksheet.
