Living and Non-Living Things Worksheet for Class 3

Living and Non-Living Things Worksheet

Name: ___________________________
Class: ___________________________
Date: ___________________________


What are Living and Non-Living Things?

Living Things:

Living things can grow, breathe, move, reproduce, and need food and water.
Examples: humans, animals, plants

Non-Living Things:

Non-living things do not grow, breathe, or reproduce.
Examples: chair, stone, book, car


Part A: Identify Living or Non-Living

Write Living (L) or Non-Living (NL).

  1. Dog ______
  2. Rock ______
  3. Tree ______
  4. Chair ______
  5. Bird ______
  6. Car ______
  7. Fish ______
  8. Pencil ______
  9. Cat ______
  10. Table ______
  11. Flower ______
  12. River ______
  13. Human ______
  14. Book ______
  15. Ant ______
  16. Sun ______
  17. Grass ______
  18. Bicycle ______
  19. Cow ______
  20. Moon ______

Part B: Circle the Living Things

  1. Apple, Dog, Rock
  2. Chair, Fish, Table
  3. Bird, Book, Pencil
  4. Tree, Car, Cat
  5. Pen, Human, Stone

Part C: Circle the Non-Living Things

  1. Cow, Rock, Tree
  2. Chair, Dog, Book
  3. Sun, Fish, Table
  4. Ant, Car, Pencil
  5. Flower, Bicycle, Stone

Part D: Fill in the Blanks

  1. Living things need __________ to survive.
  2. Plants and animals are __________ things.
  3. A __________ can move and breathe.
  4. A stone is a __________ thing.
  5. Living things grow from __________.
  6. A car is a __________ thing.
  7. Humans are __________ things.
  8. A book is a __________ thing.
  9. Plants make their own __________.
  10. Non-living things do not __________ or grow.

Part E: True or False

  1. Plants are living things. ______
  2. Stones can grow. ______
  3. Animals need food and water. ______
  4. Chairs can move on their own. ______
  5. Humans are non-living things. ______
  6. Rivers are non-living things. ______
  7. Birds can fly. ______
  8. Books are living things. ______
  9. Trees grow over time. ______
  10. The sun is a living thing. ______

Part F: Match the Following

Column AColumn B
DogNon-Living
ChairLiving
TreeLiving
RockNon-Living
BirdLiving

Part G: Write 5 Examples

Living Things:

Non-Living Things:


Part H: Think and Answer

  1. Why do living things need food?

  1. Why is a car non-living?

  1. Name two things that can grow.

  1. Name two things that cannot move on their own.


Living and Non-Living Things Worksheet – Answer Key


Part A: Identify Living or Non-Living

  1. Dog – L
  2. Rock – NL
  3. Tree – L
  4. Chair – NL
  5. Bird – L
  6. Car – NL
  7. Fish – L
  8. Pencil – NL
  9. Cat – L
  10. Table – NL
  11. Flower – L
  12. River – NL
  13. Human – L
  14. Book – NL
  15. Ant – L
  16. Sun – NL
  17. Grass – L
  18. Bicycle – NL
  19. Cow – L
  20. Moon – NL

Part B: Circle the Living Things

  1. Apple, Dog, Rock
  2. Chair, Fish, Table
  3. Bird, Book, Pencil
  4. Tree, Car, Cat
  5. Pen, Human, Stone

Part C: Circle the Non-Living Things

  1. Cow, Rock, Tree
  2. Chair, Dog, Book
  3. Sun, Fish, Table
  4. Ant, Car, Pencil → (All living except car is non-living; correct non-living: Car)
  5. Flower, Bicycle, Stone → Bicycle, Stone

Part D: Fill in the Blanks

  1. food
  2. living
  3. animal
  4. non-living
  5. seeds
  6. non-living
  7. living
  8. non-living
  9. food
  10. move

Part E: True or False

  1. True
  2. False
  3. True
  4. False
  5. False
  6. True
  7. True
  8. False
  9. True
  10. False

Part F: Match the Following

  • Dog → Living
  • Chair → Non-Living
  • Tree → Living
  • Rock → Non-Living
  • Bird → Living

Part G: Write 5 Examples

Living Things (any correct answers):

  • Human
  • Dog
  • Cat
  • Tree
  • Bird

Non-Living Things (any correct answers):

  • Chair
  • Table
  • Book
  • Stone
  • Car

Part H: Think and Answer (Sample Answers)

  1. Living things need food to get energy and grow.
  2. A car is non-living because it cannot breathe, grow, or reproduce.
  3. Tree, plant (or any correct living things).
  4. Chair, table (or any correct non-living objects).