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Year 4 Science · Living or non-living?

Name: ______________________

Date: ____________

1. Which is a feature of ALL living things?
- ☐ (a) They can walk
- ☐ (b) They reproduce
- ☐ (c) They are green
- ☐ (d) They have fur
2. How would you classify a wooden table?
- ☐ (a) Living
- ☐ (b) Never lived
- ☐ (c) Once living
- ☐ (d) It depends on the colour
3. Which has never lived?
- ☐ (a) A fallen leaf
- ☐ (b) A bone
- ☐ (c) A feather
- ☐ (d) A glass marble
4. A pot plant on a windowsill bends towards the light. Which feature of living things does this show?
- ☐ (a) Responding to surroundings
- ☐ (b) Reproducing
- ☐ (c) Getting rid of waste
- ☐ (d) Moving from place to place
5. A car moves and uses fuel. Why is it NOT living?
- ☐ (a) It is too fast
- ☐ (b) It does not grow or reproduce
- ☐ (c) It is made of many colours
- ☐ (d) It has wheels
6. Making new living things of the same kind is called r________.
7. Is a rock living, once living or never lived?
8. A paper bag is made from trees. Is it living, once living or never lived?

Answer sheet

1. They reproduce — All living things reproduce. Not all walk, are green or have fur.
2. Once living — Wood came from a tree, so it is once living.
3. A glass marble — Glass is made from sand and has never been alive.
4. Responding to surroundings — The plant responds to light by growing towards it.
5. It does not grow or reproduce — Living things grow and reproduce; cars do not.
6. reproducing — Living things reproduce.
7. never lived — A rock has never been alive.
8. once living — Paper is made from wood, which came from living trees.