CBSE Class 3 Science Living and Non living Things MCQs

Question. All living things can ______ from one place to the other.
(a) water
(b) non-living
(c) air
(d) move
Answer: D
Explanation: All living things can move from one place to the other.

Question. Which one of the following statements about living things is true?
(a) They do not need food.
(b) They can respond to changes around them.
(c) They cannot grow.
(d) They cannot have young.
Answer: B
Explanation: Living things need food, grow, produce their young ones and respond to changes around them.

Question. The fish, dog and bird are alike in many ways. One way is that they all are
(a) Man made things
(b) Non-living things
(c) Living things
(d) Artificial things
Answer: C

Question. Identify the thing which does not have life in them. 
(a) Man
(b) Eagle
(c) Tree
(d) Scooter
Answer: D
Explanation: Scooter is a non-living thing. Man, eagle and tree are living things.

Question. What do you know from the given figure? 

(a) Living things move
(b) Living things need food
(c) Living things grow
(d) Living things respond to stimulus
Answer: C

Question. Which one is a characteristic of non-living thing
(a) Non-living things do not grow.
(b) Non-living things can move from place to place.
(c) Non-living things need food to live.
(d) None of the above
Answer: A
Explanation: Non-living things do not grow.

Question. Which one of these refers only to living thing?
(a) Clouds, fire, rivers
(b) Fire, rivers, trees
(c) Birds, trees, worms
(d) Rivers, birds, trees
Answer: C
Explanation: Birds, trees and worms are living things.

Question. Living things produce young ones like themselves”. Which of the following diagrams best represent the above statement? 

Answer: D

Question. 

A plant is different from a frog because a frog ______________.
(a) can grow
(b) can breathe
(c) can reproduce
(d) can move from place to place
Answer: D
Explanation: Frog can move from place to place while plants cannot move.

Question. Look at the animals shown below. 

Which of the following characteristics of living things are the animals showing?
(a) Need food to stay alive
(b) Can grow
(c) Can reproduce
(d) Can respond to changes around them
Answer: D
Explanation: All these figures show that animals respond to the changes around them.

Question. Living things need food, _________ and water to live.
(a) water
(b) non-living
(c) air
(d) move
Answer: C
Explanation: Living things need food, air and water to live.

Question. Which of the following is false for living things?
(a) All living things have sense organs
(b) All living things can reproduce
(c) All living things show movements
(d) Plants and animals are living things
Answer: A

Question. Choose the Non-living thing from the pictures shown below. 

Answer: C
Explanation: Fan is a non-living thing. Squirrel, human and butterfly are living things.

Question. To survive all plants need ___________.
(a) roots, leaves, stems
(b) light, water, nutrients
(c) food, water, lungs
(d) eyes, nose, ear
Answer: B
Explanation: To survive all plants need light, water and nutrients. 

Question. Why is a table non-living thing?
(a) It can move on its own
(b) It does not need food
(c) It has straight legs
(d) It can breathe
Answer: B

Question. Which of the following is not true about living beings?
(a) Living things feel
(b) Living things need food
(c) Living things grow old and die
(d) Living things do not reproduce
Answer: D
Explanation: Living things reproduce and give birth to young ones.

Question. Choose the correct option 

Answer: C
Explanation: Plants and hen both are living thing.

Question. Books, flowers, cars, trees, birds, fishes, goats, chairs.
From the above list, identify non-living things.
(a) Books, cars, vegetable
(b) Flowers, cars, fish
(c) Cars, trees, birds
(d) Books, cars, chairs
Answer: D
Explanation: Books, cars and chairs are non-living things. Flowers, trees, birds, fishes and goats are living things.

Question. What does a living thing breathe in?
(a) Food
(b) Water
(c) Air
(d) Mat
Answer: C
Explanation: Living things breathe in air.

Question. Fill in the blank spaces in the passage from options given below: 
Living things are those which can move, eat and ___(1)___ like boy, bird and ___(2)___ etc. Although the plants cannot ___(3)___ even then they are ___(4)___ things because they also need ___(5)___ . They prepare their food by using___(6)___, air and ___(7)___ .
Find the appropriate options from the word given below
(cat, living, sunlight, breathe, move, food, water)
1. (a) breathe (b) move    (c) food      (d) living
2. (a) sunlight (b) water    (c) cat        (d) move
3. (a) water    (b) move     (c) cat        (d) sunlight
4. (a) living     (b) food      (c) water    (d) move
5. (a) cat        (b) living     (c) food      (d) move
6. (a) food      (b) cat        (c) breathe (d) water
7. (a) move    (b) sunlight (c) cat        (d) living
Answer: A
Explanation: Breathe 2. (c) Cat 3. (b) Move 4. (a) Living 5. (c) Food 6. (d) Water 7. (b) Sunlight

Question. A plant gets food and water daily, but if it is kept inside an air tight jar, can it survive? 
(a) Yes
(b) No
(c) Can’t be sure
(d) None of these
Answer: B
Explanation: A plant gets food and water daily, but if it is kept inside an air tight jar, it cannot survive because there is no air present in the jar.

Question. Which statement is correct regarding non-living thing? 
(a) Non-living things eat food.
(b) Non-living things never eat anything.
(c) Non-living things sometimes eat food.
(d) None of the above
Answer: B
Explanation: Non-living things never eat anything.

Question. Choose the living thing from the pictures shown below. 

Answer: D
Explanation: Goat is a living thing. Table, balloon and car are non-living things.

Question. Out of all these which one belongs to the same category as hauman?
(a) Scooter
(b) Plants
(c) Well
(d) Ball
Answer: B
Explanation: Plants are living things as human. Scooter, ball and well are non-living things.

Question. Categorize the items into living and non-living -Toy, butterfly, boy, chair, bag, sparrow, bulb, fish. How many living/non-living things are there? 
(a) Living things- 5, Non-living things-3
(b) Living things- 4, Non-living things-4
(c) Living things- 1, Non-living things-7
(d) Living things- 2, Non-living things-6
Answer: B
Explanation: Living things are butterfly, boy, sparrow, fish. Non-living things are toy, chair, bag, bulb.

Question. A chair cannot move as it is a ________ thing.
(a) water
(b) non-living
(c) air
(d) move
Answer: B
Explanation: A chair cannot move as it is a non-living thing.

Question. Which one of these things does NOT belong to the group? 

(a) rabbit
(b) fish
(c) cup
(d) plant
Answer: C
Explanation: Cup is non-living while all others are living.

Question. Pick the man made non-living thing.
(a) Mountains
(b) Valleys
(c) Toys
(d) Rivers
Answer: C
Explanation: Toys are man-made non-living thing. Mountains, valleys and rivers are also non-living things but are natural and not created by man.

Question. Which of the following is a natural thing?
(a) Telephone
(b) Television
(c) Rock
(d) Aeroplane
Answer: C
Explanation: Rocks are naturally formed and telephone, television, aeroplane are man-made.
Rocks are not living things. It is to be remembered that rocks are natural but have no life.

Question. Look at the pictures given below.

Which of these things we need to stay alive.
(a) Chair, air and food
(b) Flower, food and air
(c) Television, air and food
(d) Air, water and food
Answer: D
Explanation: Air, water and food.

Question. Mark the correct option for this statement “All living things need ___________ in order to survive” 
(a) rocks, water and soil
(b) air, water and food
(c) air, rocks and sunlight
(d) food, soil and sunlight
Answer: B
Explanation: All living thing need air, water and food in order to survive.

Question. Ram got a beautiful car which he wanted to keep on his study table. But there was no space on the table. Ram started crying and said why cant this table grow in size.
His elder brother came and explained him about living and non-living things. What would you do to stop him crying? 
(a) Scold him and ask to keep quiet.
(b) Break his new toy car.
(c) Explain the concept of living and non-living things and help him understand.
(d) None of the above.
Answer: C
Explanation: We should make him understand the reason behind it.

Question. Consider the following statements: 
Statement A : Aeroplane moves so it is a living thing.
Statement B: If we sow a pencil in the soil and water it daily it will grow into a plant.
Statement C: A cub will grow into a lion.
Which one of the following statement is correct?
(a) Both A and B
(b) Both B and C
(c) Only C
(d) Only A
Answer: C
Explanation: A cub will grow into a lion as it is a living thing. Aeroplane and pencil are non-living things.

Question. Feelings and movements are exhibited by __________.
(a) animals
(b) trees
(c) birds
(d) (a) and (c)
Answer: D
Explanation: Feelings and movements are exhibited by animals and birds.

Question. The two major categories in which all the things can be categorized are _________.
(a) living and non-living
(b) table and chair
(c) tools and machines
(d) apple and banana
Answer: A
Explanation: The two major categories in which all the things can be categorized are living and non-living.

Question. Plants are producers because they ___________.
(a) make their own food
(b) can grow in soil
(c) need water to grow
(d) take in nutrients
Answer: A
Explanation: Plants are producers because they make their own food.

Question. The given picture shows leaves of ‘touch-me-not’ plant folding when being touched.
What does this show? 

(a) Living things need air to breathe
(b) Living things move on their own
(c) Living things need food to grow
(d) Living things feel changes around them
Answer: D
Explanation: ‘Touch me not’ plant closes itself when it is touched. This shows that living things like plants respond to changes around them.

Question. Which of the following is true?
(a) A stone can walk on its own.
(b) Plants are non-living things.
(c) Plants move from place to place.
(d) All living things grow on their own.
Answer: D
Explanation: All living things grow on their own.

Question. Which word is under the wrong heading in the following table?

(a) Eggs
(b) Trees
(c) Table
(d) Birds
Answer: A
Explanation: Eggs do not come under man made things.'

Question. Which one is a characteristic of a living thing?
(a) Living things do not grow.
(b) Living things cannot move from place to place.
(c) Living things need food to live.
(d) None of the above.
Answer: C
Explanation: Living things need food to live.

Question. Find the odd one out 

Answer: B
Explanation: Rabbit is a living thing. Table, aeroplane and fan are non-living things.

Question. When we try to catch the butterfly it fly away because
(a) It shows movement.
(b) It feels danger.
(c) It shows that they are living.
(d) All of the above.
Answer: D

Question. If a living being gets food ,but no water and air,it will 
(a) Remain alive.
(b) Die
(c) Sleep
(d) a,b,c and d are correct.
Answer: B

Question. The following table gives some examples of living things and non-living things. Find the misplaced example.

(a) Birds
(b) Clouds
(c) Rocks
(d) Stars
Answer: B
Explanation: Clouds are non-living.

Question. Which of the following has/have life? 

Answer: D
Explanation: Living things are those that can breathe, grow, need food and water and reproduce.
Tree cat and sparrow show all these characteristics, therefore, they have life.

Question. Is car a living thing? 
(a) Yes, a car can move on its own.
(b) No, car cannot reproduce.
(c) Yes, car takes in petrol and gives out smoke.
(d) Some cars are living things and some are non-living things.
Answer: B
Explanation: A car moves due to burning of the petrol. It cannot move without petrol. It cannot reproduce since it is not a living thing.

Question. The given figure illustrates that the living things _____. 

(a) Need air to breathe
(b) Need food to grow
(c) Produce young ones
(d) Feel changes around them
Answer: D

Question. Plants are _________.

(a) living thing
(b) non-living thing
(c) living and non-living things.
(d) none of the above
Answer: A
Explanation: Plants are living things.

Question. Living Things die if they do not have: 
1. Air 2. Food 3. Mother
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: B
Explanation: Living things die if they do not have air, water and food.

Question. Read these statements carefully and answer the question in true or false. 
1. A living thing cannot eat.
2. A car is a non-living thing.
3. Plants can live without water.
4. Living things can grow.
(a) F, F, T, T
(b) T, T, T, T
(c) F, T, F, T
(d) F, F, F, F
Answer: C
Explanation: A car is a non-living thing and living things can grow. Living things need food and water to live.

Question. A student places soil in a plastic container to make a home for some worms. He cuts holes at the top of the container because the worms need ____.
(a) space to move
(b) air to breathe
(c) sunlight to grow
(d) sound to communicate
Answer: B
Explanation: Worms need air to breathe.

Question. The leaves of mimosa pudica plant _____________ when touched.
(a) open
(b) close
(c) dance
(d) fly
Answer: B

Question. A sunflower always turns towards the sun. This shows that: 
(a) Plants show movement.
(b) Plants are non-living things.
(c) Sunflower is a non-living thing.
(d) Plants do not grow.
Answer: A
Explanation: The characteristic of sunflower to turn towards the sun shows its movement.

Question. Read the statements and choose the correct option
Statement A: Natural things can be living or non-living.
Statement B: Living things can be natural.
(a) Statement A is correct and B is wrong.
(b) Statement B is correct and A is wrong.
(c) Both the Statements are correct.
(d) Both the Statements are wrong.
Answer: C
Explanation: Both the statements are correct - Living things are always made by nature.

Question. Why do animals move from place to place? 
(A) To look for food (B) To look for water
(C) To look for shelter (D) To get away from danger
(a) D only
(b) A and B only
(c) B, C and D only
(d) A, B, C and D
Answer: D
Explanation: Animals move from place to place in search of food, water, shelter and to protect themselves from danger.

Question. Which one of the following things CANNOT move by itself?
(a) Bus
(b) Bird
(c) Snail
(d) Fish
Answer: A
Explanation: A bus cannot move by itself because it is a non-living thing. Rest all are living.

Question. Which one of the following does NOT belong to the group? 

(a) tree
(b) ant
(c) bird
(d) butterfly
Answer: A
Explanation: Tree is the odd one because it cannot move while all others can move.

Question. Match the following and choose the correct option 

A B C
(a) 3 1 2
(b) 2 3 1
(c) 1 2 3
(d) 2 1 3
Answer: A
Explanation: (i) We all need food to grow.
(ii) A table in your room cannot move on its own.
(iii) Plants need sunlight, air and water to prepare their food.

Question. I am a non-living, but I have hands,
I can’t walk, but I can run.
I come in different colours and different brands,
Some people hang me; some tie me in their hand.
Who am I?
(a) Television
(b) Clock/ Watch
(c) Book
(d) Bottle
Answer: B
Explanation: It is a clock or watch.

Question. The things shown below are grouped together because ______________. 

(a) they can move by themselves
(b) they cannot move by themselves
(c) they can respond to changes
(d) they have wings
Answer: D
Explanation: All of these have wings and can fly in air

Question. Look at the chart below. 

(a) ant
(b) fern
(c) mushroom
(d) leather belt
Answer: A
Explanation: Ant is an insect (animal) so it can be grouped in group A. Fern is a plant, mushroom is a fungus while leather belt is non-living.