Living vs Non-Living — Answer Key
Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. In the garden are roses, soil, a worm, and a fence. Which is living?
A) Rose
B) Soil
C) Worm
D) Fence
Roses are living plants that grow, drink, and bloom.
2. At the beach Lia saw sand, a crab, a shell, and waves. Which is living?
A) Sand
B) Crab
C) Shell
D) Waves
Crabs walk, eat, and grow, so they are living.
3. Living things must do which of these every day?
A) Sit still
B) Stay cold
C) Eat food
D) Break apart
All living things eat or make food to stay alive.
4. Which set has only non-living things in a park?
A) Bird, ant, dog
B) Tree, leaf, grass
C) Boy, cat, fish
D) Bench, slide, rock
Benches, slides, and rocks do not grow or eat.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1. A worm in the garden is a living thing.
Worms move, eat, and grow, so they are living.
2. Soil in the garden is a non-living thing.
Soil itself does not eat, grow, or breathe.
3. A crab on the beach can walk and eat.
Crabs eat food because they are living animals on the shore.
4. A seashell on the sand is now a non-living thing.
Empty shells were once living but no longer grow.
5. A baby grows because a baby is a living thing.
Babies eat, breathe, and grow, so they are living.