Kindergarten Science practice sheet
New York State Learning Standards · from Gradelings · Name: ______________________
Question 1
Which one is NOT living?
- ⚽a ball
- 🌷a flower
- 🐈a cat
⚽ a ball
Hint: A ball does not eat, drink or grow. It is not living.
Question 2
Which is the hardest to push?
- 🪶a feather
- ⚽a ball
- 🪨a big rock
🪨 a big rock
Hint: Heavy things need a really big push to move.
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
Why should we protect nature?
- nobody lives there
- it is boring
- plants, animals and people need it
plants, animals and people need it
Hint: Plants, animals and people all need clean air, water and land.
Question 5
Which hat keeps the sun off your face?
- A tiny hat
- No hat
- A hat with a wide brim
- A hat with a hole
A hat with a wide brim
Hint: A wide brim makes more shade.
Question 6
What is a storm?
- A quiet night
- A calm sunny day
- A kind of food
- Very strong weather
Very strong weather
Hint: Wind, rain, snow or thunder.
Question 7
People cut down trees to build houses. The land…
- floats away
- turns to water
- changes
- stays the same
changes
Hint: People change their surroundings.
Question 8
Which is a problem people want to fix?
- Birds sing
- A bike tire is flat
- The sky is blue
- Grass is green
A bike tire is flat
Hint: Something is not working.
Question 9
Which is a solid?
- A block
- Milk
- Rain
- Juice
A block
Hint: A solid keeps its shape.
Question 10
What does a plant need to grow?
🌱- 💧water
- 🍬candy
- 🧸a toy
💧 water
Hint: Plants need water, sunlight and air to grow.
Answer key
- 1. ⚽ a ball (What Living Things Need)
- 2. 🪨 a big rock (Push & Pull)
- 3. spring → summer → fall → winter (Weather & Seasons)
- 4. plants, animals and people need it (Care for Our Earth)
- 5. A hat with a wide brim (Sun & Shade)
- 6. Very strong weather (Stormy Weather)
- 7. changes (Where Animals Live)
- 8. A bike tire is flat (Make It Work)
- 9. A block (Solid or Liquid?)
- 10. 💧 water (What Living Things Need)
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