Grade 1 Science · Living and Nonliving Things
Build science skills with five 10-question practice tests covering characteristics of life, basic needs, growth, observations, and living or nonliving classification.
These Grade 1 science practice tests help students identify what makes something living. Students sort examples, recognize basic needs, observe growth and change, and use evidence to explain whether something is living or nonliving.
Complete one 10-question test at a time. Ask the student to explain which characteristic supports each answer. Use a plant, pet, or picture outside the home to practice noticing growth, needs, and changes.
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1. Test
A 10-question Grade 1 science practice test on characteristics of life, basic needs, growth, observations, and living or nonliving classification.
Read each science question carefully. Choose one answer, then open the solution to review the living-things idea.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: A
The correct answer is A plant.
A plant grows and needs water and air, so it is living.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: B
The correct answer is A rock.
A rock does not grow, breathe, or need food, so it is nonliving.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: C
The correct answer is A tree.
A tree is living and grows over time.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: D
The correct answer is A chair.
A chair is nonliving and does not need food.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: A
The correct answer is Water.
Living things need water to stay alive.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: B
The correct answer is A toy.
A toy is made by people and is not alive.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: C
The correct answer is A sunflower.
A sunflower is living and can grow or turn as it gets light.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: D
The correct answer is A cat, a tree, and a bird.
A cat, tree, and bird are all living things.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: A
The correct answer is A rock, a chair, and a ball.
A rock, chair, and ball do not grow or carry out life processes.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: B
The correct answer is A puppy becoming a dog.
A puppy grows and changes into an adult dog.
Living things grow, need resources such as water and air, and carry out life processes. Plants and animals are living things.
A nonliving thing can move when a person or another force moves it, but it does not move, grow, or meet its needs by itself.
The page includes five mini tests with 10 questions each, for 50 Grade 1 living and nonliving things questions in total.
