Living and Non-Living Things — Answers
Answer sheet with model answers and success criteria for the 1st Grade living things & life cycles worksheet.
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Part A: Is it alive?
Read the box. Then circle the best answer.
Living things are alive. They grow. They need food, water and air. They can make new living things, like babies or seeds.
Non-living things are not alive. A rock does not grow or eat. A chair does not need water.
Plants are living too! They grow and need water, air and light.
- Aa rock
- Ba tree
- Ca spoon
- Da shoe
Answer: a tree
A tree grows, needs water and air, and makes seeds. It is living.
- Aa bird
- Ba fish
- Ca ball
- Da flower
Answer: a ball
A ball does not grow, eat, drink or breathe. It is non-living.
- Aa cloud
- Ba toy car
- Ca book
- Da worm
Answer: a worm
A worm grows, eats and has young. It is living.
- Atoys
- Bwater
- Cpaint
- Dshoes
Answer: water
All living things need water to stay alive.
Part B: True or false?
Write True or False.
Answer: True
A cat grows, eats, drinks, breathes and has kittens.
Answer: False
Plants do not walk, but they grow and need water, air and light. Plants are living.
Answer: False
A car moves, but it does not grow, eat or have babies. It is non-living.
Answer: True
Growing is one sign that something is alive.
Part C: Match and fill
- dog
- cat
- hen
- plant
- chick
- seedling
- puppy
- kitten
Answer: dog → puppy; cat → kitten; hen → chick; plant → seedling
Answer: air
Living things need air to stay alive.
Part D: Working scientifically: look and record
Look around your room, home or garden with a grown-up. Draw or write what you find.
Model answer: Any living thing, e.g. a tree, a bird, an ant or a person.
Model answer: Any non-living thing, e.g. a rock, a chair, a cup or a pencil.
Model answer: I know a tree is alive because it grows and needs water.
Success criteria:
- Names a living thing
- Gives a sign of life: grows, needs food, water or air, or makes new living things
Marking tips
- Give credit for correct method even when the final answer slips — the working shows where the thinking went right.
- For open-ended tasks, use the success criteria as a checklist rather than looking for one "right" answer.
- Celebrate what went well first, then pick one thing to work on next.
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