Living and Non-Living Things Worksheet

Name: ___________________________
Class: ___________________________
Date: ___________________________

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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

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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 ______

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Part B: Circle the Living Things

21. Apple, Dog, Rock
22. Chair, Fish, Table
23. Bird, Book, Pencil
24. Tree, Car, Cat
25. Pen, Human, Stone

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Part C: Circle the Non-Living Things

26. Cow, Rock, Tree
27. Chair, Dog, Book
28. Sun, Fish, Table
29. Ant, Car, Pencil
30. Flower, Bicycle, Stone

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Part D: Fill in the Blanks

31. Living things need __________ to survive.
32. Plants and animals are __________ things.
33. A __________ can move and breathe.
34. A stone is a __________ thing.
35. Living things grow from __________.
36. A car is a __________ thing.
37. Humans are __________ things.
38. A book is a __________ thing.
39. Plants make their own __________.
40. Non-living things do not __________ or grow.

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Part E: True or False

41. Plants are living things. ______
42. Stones can grow. ______
43. Animals need food and water. ______
44. Chairs can move on their own. ______
45. Humans are non-living things. ______
46. Rivers are non-living things. ______
47. Birds can fly. ______
48. Books are living things. ______
49. Trees grow over time. ______
50. The sun is a living thing. ______

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Part F: Match the Following

Column A	Column B
Dog	Non-Living
Chair	Living
Tree	Living
Rock	Non-Living
Bird	Living

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Part G: Write 5 Examples

Living Things:

Non-Living Things:

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Part H: Think and Answer

1. Why do living things need food?

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2. Why is a car non-living?

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3. Name two things that can grow.

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

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Living and Non-Living Things Worksheet – Answer Key

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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

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Part B: Circle the Living Things

21. Apple, Dog, Rock
22. Chair, Fish, Table
23. Bird, Book, Pencil
24. Tree, Car, Cat
25. Pen, Human, Stone

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Part C: Circle the Non-Living Things

26. Cow, Rock, Tree
27. Chair, Dog, Book
28. Sun, Fish, Table
29. Ant, Car, Pencil → (All living except car is non-living; correct non-living: Car)
30. Flower, Bicycle, Stone → Bicycle, Stone

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Part D: Fill in the Blanks

31. food
32. living
33. animal
34. non-living
35. seeds
36. non-living
37. living
38. non-living
39. food
40. move

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Part E: True or False

41. True
42. False
43. True
44. False
45. False
46. True
47. True
48. False
49. True
50. False

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Part F: Match the Following

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

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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

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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).