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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4. 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 How many leaves does it have?.
A student can count and observe the plant's leaves.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: B
The correct answer is Draw or write what you see.
Drawings and notes help record observations over time.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: C
The correct answer is Look at how they are alike and different.
Comparing means noticing similarities and differences.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: D
The correct answer is The dog grows and needs food.
Growing and needing food are characteristics of living things.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: A
The correct answer is It does not grow or need food.
A ball may move when pushed, but it does not grow or need food.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: B
The correct answer is Watch safely and gently.
Safe, gentle observation protects both the student and the animal.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: C
The correct answer is A plant and a pencil.
A plant is living and a pencil is nonliving.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: D
The correct answer is It is nonliving.
A rock is nonliving and does not carry out life processes.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: A
The correct answer is It sprouts when it has what it needs.
Sprouting is growth, which is evidence that the seed is living.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: B
The correct answer is A magnifying glass.
A magnifying glass makes a small object easier to observe.
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.
