Grade: Kindergarten Subject: Science Unit: Living vs Nonliving Lesson: 6 of 6 SAT: Information+Ideas ACT: Science

Unit Checkpoint

📋 Instructions

This checkpoint will help you show what you learned about living and nonliving things!

Remember the 4 things living things do:

  1. Grow - They get bigger over time
  2. Need food and water - They need to eat and drink
  3. Move on their own - They can move by themselves
  4. Breathe - They need air to live

Answer all 10 questions. Then check your answers at the bottom!

📝 Questions

Question 1: Is a dog 🐕 living or nonliving?

A) Living
B) Nonliving

Question 2: Is a rock 🪨 living or nonliving?

A) Living
B) Nonliving

Question 3: Which is something that living things do?

A) Stay the same size forever
B) Grow bigger over time
C) Never need water

Question 4: Is a flower 🌷 living or nonliving?

A) Living
B) Nonliving

Question 5: Is a book 📚 living or nonliving?

A) Living
B) Nonliving

Question 6: A fish 🐟 needs food and water. This means a fish is:

A) Living
B) Nonliving

Question 7: A teddy bear 🧸 cannot move on its own. This means a teddy bear is:

A) Living
B) Nonliving

Question 8: Look at this chart. How many living things are shown?

Living Things Nonliving Things
🐦 🌳 🦋 🚗 ⚽

A) 2
B) 3
C) 5

Question 9: Which of these is a NONLIVING thing?

A) 🐈 Cat
B) 🪑 Chair
C) 🐝 Bee

Question 10: Why is a tree 🌳 a living thing? Choose the BEST answer.

A) Because it is green
B) Because it grows and needs water
C) Because it is outside

✅ Answer Key

Check your answers below!

1. A) Living - A dog grows, needs food and water, moves on its own, and breathes.

2. B) Nonliving - A rock does not grow, eat, move on its own, or breathe.

3. B) Grow bigger over time - Living things grow!

4. A) Living - A flower grows, needs water, and is alive.

5. B) Nonliving - A book does not grow, eat, move, or breathe.

6. A) Living - Things that need food and water are living.

7. B) Nonliving - A teddy bear cannot move on its own, so it is not alive.

8. B) 3 - There are 3 living things in the chart (bird, tree, butterfly).

9. B) Chair - A chair is nonliving. Cats and bees are living.

10. B) Because it grows and needs water - This is the best reason because it tells us what living things DO.

How did you do?

  • 9-10 correct: Amazing! You are a living/nonliving expert!
  • 7-8 correct: Great job! Review the ones you missed.
  • 5-6 correct: Good try! Go back and review the lessons.
  • 0-4 correct: Keep practicing! Ask a grown-up to help you review.

🚀 What's Next?

  • If you got any wrong, go back and review that lesson
  • Practice finding living and nonliving things in the world around you
  • Move on to the next Science unit when you're ready!