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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3. 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 It sprouts.
A seed sprouts before it becomes a larger plant.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: B
The correct answer is Its body changes and gets bigger.
Baby animals grow and change into adults of the same kind.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: C
The correct answer is A butterfly.
A caterpillar changes during its life cycle and can become a butterfly.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: D
The correct answer is A chick.
A baby chicken is called a chick and hatches from an egg.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: A
The correct answer is New seeds.
Many adult plants make seeds that can grow into new plants.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: B
The correct answer is To notice changes over time.
Observing helps people notice how the plant grows and changes.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: C
The correct answer is A new leaf appears.
A new leaf is a visible change in the living plant.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: D
The correct answer is They become larger.
Many animals grow larger as they develop from young to adult.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: A
The correct answer is Grow.
Living things grow, while toys do not grow by themselves.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: B
The correct answer is Seed, sprout, adult plant.
A seed can sprout and grow into an adult plant.
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.
