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Class 6 Living Creatures: Exploring their Characteristics worksheet

CBSE Science. Living and non-living, germination, responses, life cycles of plants, mosquitoes and frogs. Every sheet has 20 questions in three sections and an answer key, and the numbers change every time.

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Sample questions

Real questions from this chapter, as the app sets them. Tap Answer to see the answer and working.

Section A · multiple choice

  1. 1.

    Which of these is a feature of all living things?

    1. they can fly
    2. they are large
    3. they are green
    4. they grow
    Answer

    (d) they grow

  2. 2.

    Which of these is a living thing?

    1. an ant
    2. a river
    3. a candle flame
    4. a mobile phone
    Answer

    (a) an ant

  3. 3.

    Which of these is NOT a living thing?

    1. grass
    2. a seed
    3. a dog
    4. a cloud
    Answer

    (d) a cloud

Section B · short answer

  1. 4.

    List five features of living things.

    Answer

    They grow, need food, breathe, excrete, respond to changes, reproduce and die (any five).

  2. 5.

    Write "living" or "non-living": (a) a candle flame (b) a robot

    Answer

    (a) non-living (b) non-living

Section C · long answer

  1. 6.

    A wooden log, a seed and a dog: which are living, which are not, and why?

    Answer

    The dog is living: it eats, breathes, grows and reproduces. The seed is living but resting; it grows when it gets water and air. The wooden log is not living now: it was part of a tree but cannot grow, breathe or reproduce.

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