MYP 1 - Unit 2 - Prior knowledge assessment

What does the term non living mean?

• It does not breathe, eat or drink
• It does breathe, eat and drink
• It grows 
• It needs shelter 

Choose the living thing

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Plants need sunlight to ________.

• breathe
• keep the plant warm
• make food for the plant
• plants do not need sunlight

Living things need food and water to _____________

• Sleep

• live

• talk

• none of these

All of the things we see around us are divided into two groups. What are they?

• Plants and Animals

• Living and Non-living things

• Big and small

The plant becomes taller after a few weeks. This shows that living things can __________________

• move

• grow

• respond to changes around them

• reproduce

A hen lays eggs that hatch into chicks. This shows that living things _________________.

• move

• respond to changes around them

• grow

• reproduce

The plant bends towards the sun. This shows that living things __________________

• need air, food and water.

• grow

• respond to changes around them

• reproduce

Which is a non-living thing?

• rock
• bush
• grass
• goldfish

Cars need gas so they can move. Are they living or non living?

• living

• non living

• I am not sure.