Living vs Non-Living — Answer Key
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. A wooden chair came from a tall tree.
Wooden chairs come from trees that were once living.
2. Bread is made from wheat grown in fields.
Bread comes from wheat plants, which were once alive.
3. A rock is never alive at any time.
Rocks are non-living and were never alive at all.
4. A puppy and a kitten are both living things.
Puppies and kittens grow, eat, and breathe, so they live.
5. Honey is made by bees from flowers.
Honey comes from bees, which are living animals.
6. A penny is made of metal and was never alive.
Pennies are non-living metal and were never alive.
7. Cheese comes from milk that cows give us.
Cheese is from cow milk, which comes from living animals.
8. Dried flowers were once living in a garden.
Dried flowers grew as living plants before drying out.
9. A glass window was never a living thing.
Glass comes from sand and was never a living thing.
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each item to its correct answer.
Bread
→ Wheat
Wheat
Honey
→ Bees
Bees
Cheese
→ Cow milk
Cow milk
Cotton shirt
→ Cotton plant
Cotton plant
Bread is from wheat, honey from bees, cheese from milk, shirt from cotton.