1st grade Science practice sheet
Oregon State Standards · from Gradelings · Name: ______________________
Question 1
Does it make its own light? Tap an item, then tap its basket.
Sort into: ✨ makes light · ⬛ does not make light
- 🕯️candle
- 🧸teddy bear
- 🔥campfire
- 🪞mirror
- 🪨rock
- 🔦flashlight
✨ makes light: candle, campfire, flashlight · ⬛ does not make light: teddy bear, mirror, rock
Hint: Light sources glow on their own. The moon and mirrors only bounce light back.
Question 2
Put the seasons in order. Start with spring.
- ☀️summer
- 🌷spring
- 🍂fall
- ❄️winter
spring → summer → fall → winter
Hint: Spring, summer, fall, winter… and then spring comes again!
Question 3
A green frog sits on a green leaf. Why is it hard to see?
🐸- 💨it is very fast
- 🍃its color blends in
- 💤it is asleep
🍃 its color blends in
Hint: Its color matches the leaf. Hiding by blending in is called camouflage.
Question 4
A kitten looks like its…
- mother cat
- mother dog
- mother bird
- mother fish
mother cat
Hint: Babies look like their parents.
Question 5
Why does a giraffe have a long neck?
- To dig
- To reach high leaves
- To hide
- To swim
To reach high leaves
Hint: Long necks reach treetops.
Question 6
A red traffic light tells drivers to…
- turn on lights
- stop
- honk
- go fast
stop
Hint: Red means stop.
Question 7
What do flowers help a plant make?
- Rocks
- Soil
- Roots
- Seeds
Seeds
Hint: Flowers turn into fruit and seeds.
Question 8
What do we need to see colors?
🌈- 💡light
- 🌬️wind
- 🔊sound
💡 light
Hint: In a totally dark room you can't see any colors. We need light to see.
Question 9
When can we see lots of stars?
- 🥪at lunchtime
- 🌃on a clear, dark night
- 🌅on a sunny morning
🌃 on a clear, dark night
Hint: Stars are always there, but the sun is so bright that we only see them at night.
Question 10
Why do many animals grow thicker fur in the fall?
- ❄️to stay warm in winter
- 🏊to swim faster
- 🌰to hide food
❄️ to stay warm in winter
Hint: Winter is coming! Thicker fur keeps animals warm when it's cold.
Answer key
- 1. ✨ makes light: candle, campfire, flashlight · ⬛ does not make light: teddy bear, mirror, rock (Light & Sound)
- 2. spring → summer → fall → winter (Sky & Seasons)
- 3. 🍃 its color blends in (Animal Survival)
- 4. mother cat (Parents & Babies)
- 5. To reach high leaves (Ideas from Nature)
- 6. stop (Signals Far Away)
- 7. Seeds (Plant Parts at Work)
- 8. 💡 light (Light & Sound)
- 9. 🌃 on a clear, dark night (Sky & Seasons)
- 10. ❄️ to stay warm in winter (Animal Survival)
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