1-Classification of Things, Living and Non-living Things

Classifying things helps us to __________

A. show their similarities and differences clearly

B. organise better so that we can see or find things easily

C. study things in a systematic way

• A only

• B only

• A and B only

• A, B and C

Answer explanation

By classifying things, we put them into groups based on their similarities and differences. It is a systematic way to help us organise things better so that we can see or find them easily.

The way you classify things depends on you _____

• movement

• classification

• purpose

• graphs

Answer explanation

There may be more than one way of classifying a same set of given things. How you classify them into groups depends on your purpose.

What does classification help us to do?

A. Organise information

B. Spot similarities

C. Spot differences

D. Colour the objects

• A and B only

• C and D only

• A, B and C only

• A, B, C and D

Answer explanation

When we do classification, it helps us to organise information and spot the similarities and differences among things.

Books, paper and cardboard boxes were once living things. They come from _____

• earth

• plants

• animals

• plastics

Answer explanation

To make paper, wood from trees are processed and made into pulp. Hence, paper, books and cardboard come from plants

Living things _____

A. stay still

B. grow

C. reproduce

D. do not die

• A and B only

• B and C only

• C and D only

• A, B, C and D