1st Class EVS Living and Non-living Things Living and Non-Living Things

Living Things

Living things have life. They have the following features;

• They can move.
• They can think.
• They can eat.
• They can grow.
• They can act on their own.

    Look at the following pictures:

         Animal                                                                             Plants

            Tree                                                                   Man and Women

    Which one of the following is an example of living things?

(A) Boy                                                                 (B) Table

(C) Chair                                                               (D) House

Answer: (a)

Explanation

Option (A) is correct because a boy can move, think, eat grow and act on his own. Therefore, rest of the options is incorrect.

  Which one of the following is correct?

(A) Computer is a living thing                      (B) Television is a living thing

(C) Birds are living things                               (D) Basket is a living thing

Answer: (c)

Explanation

FEEDBACK:

Option (C) is correct because birds can move, eat, grow, fly and act on their own. Rest of the options is incorrect.

      Non-Living Things

Non-living things do not have life. The features of non-living things are:

• They cannot move from one place to another.
• They cannot talk.
• They cannot eat.
• They cannot grow.
• They cannot reproduce.

      Look as the following pictures of non-living things: 

                       Bed                                               House                                            Television    

  Identify the non-living things from the following

(A) Elephant                                                       (B) Woman

(C) Cat                                                                  (D) Pen

Answer: (d)

Explanation

Option (D) is correct because, picture given shows the parts of a pen. Therefore, it is correct and rest of the options is incorrect.

Which of the following is the example of non-living thing?

(A) Rat                                                                  (B) Girl

(C) Rabbit                                                            (D) Pencil

Answer: (d)

Explanation

Option (D) is correct because, rest of the options is the example of living things.

(Note: It is important to note that, the plants and trees are living things because they grow, they breathe and eats food to remain alive.                                                   

• All the living organism needs nutrition to remain alive.
• Non-living organism never grows and reproduce.

• Living things can eat and grow.
• Living things breathe in and out air.
• Generally living things have sound.
• Non-living things cannot move from one place to another.