Kindergarten Science practice sheet
California Content Standards · from Gradelings · Name: ______________________
Question 1
Where can a bird make a safe home?
🐦- 🌊in a lake
- 🌳in a tree
- 🛣️on a busy road
🌳 in a tree
Hint: Many birds build nests in trees to keep their eggs safe.
Question 2
Which push will make the ball go farther?
⚽- 💪a big push
- 🤏a tiny push
💪 a big push
Hint: A bigger push makes things go faster and farther.
Question 3
Put the seasons in order. Start with spring.
- 🌷spring
- ☀️summer
- 🍂fall
- ❄️winter
spring → summer → fall → winter
Hint: Flowers grow in spring. Next comes hot summer, then leafy fall, then cold winter.
Question 4
Which word means using something again?
♻️- reuse
- throw
- break
reuse
Hint: To reuse is to use something again, like a jar for pencils.
Question 5
How can you keep a sandbox cool?
- Move it into the sun
- Take away the trees
- Paint it black
- Put a roof over it
Put a roof over it
Hint: Block the sunlight.
Question 6
Who tells us the weather forecast?
- A baker
- A weather forecaster
- A bus driver
- A dentist
A weather forecaster
Hint: They study the weather.
Question 7
A rabbit digs a hole. What is it making?
- A pond
- A nest in a tree
- A burrow home
- A road
A burrow home
Hint: Some animals live underground.
Question 8
You want to keep rain off your head. What could you make?
- A spoon
- A sock
- A hat
- A ball
A hat
Hint: Cover your head.
Question 9
Living or not living? Tap a picture, then its basket.
Sort into: 🌱 living · 🪨 not living
- 🐕dog
- 🪑chair
- 🐦bird
- 🚗toy car
- ⚽ball
- 🐟fish
🌱 living: dog, bird, fish · 🪨 not living: chair, toy car, ball
Hint: Living things grow and need water and air. Toys and spoons don't!
Question 10
Which is easier to push?
- 🚚a big truck
- 🚗a toy car
🚗 a toy car
Hint: Light things are easy to move. Heavy things need a bigger push.
Answer key
- 1. 🌳 in a tree (What Living Things Need)
- 2. 💪 a big push (Push & Pull)
- 3. spring → summer → fall → winter (Weather & Seasons)
- 4. reuse (Care for Our Earth)
- 5. Put a roof over it (Sun & Shade)
- 6. A weather forecaster (Stormy Weather)
- 7. A burrow home (Where Animals Live)
- 8. A hat (Make It Work)
- 9. 🌱 living: dog, bird, fish · 🪨 not living: chair, toy car, ball (What Living Things Need)
- 10. 🚗 a toy car (Push & Pull)
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