Kindergarten Science practice sheet
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) · from Gradelings · Name: ______________________
Question 1
Living or not living? Tap a picture, then its basket.
Sort into: 🌱 living · 🪨 not living
- 🌻sunflower
- 🐦bird
- 🌳tree
- 👟shoe
- 🧸teddy bear
- 🥄spoon
🌱 living: sunflower, bird, tree · 🪨 not living: shoe, teddy bear, spoon
Hint: Living things grow and need water and air. Toys and spoons don't!
Question 2
Which animal has no legs?
- 🐍snake
- 🦆duck
- 🐕dog
🐍 snake
Hint: A snake has no legs. It slides along on its belly!
Question 3
Which is best for building a strong house?
- 📄paper
- 🧱bricks
- 🪶feathers
🧱 bricks
Hint: Bricks are hard and strong. Paper and feathers are too soft.
Question 4
Put the seasons in order. Start with spring.
- 🌷spring
- 🍂fall
- ❄️winter
- ☀️summer
spring → summer → fall → winter
Hint: Flowers grow in spring. Next comes hot summer, then leafy fall, then cold winter.
Question 5
Which sense? Tap a picture, then its basket.
Sort into: 👂 Hear · 👀 See
- 🐦bird song
- 🌷flower
- 🥁drum
- 🌈rainbow
- 🪁kite
- 🔔bell
👂 Hear: bird song, drum, bell · 👀 See: flower, rainbow, kite
Hint: We hear with our ears and see with our eyes.
Question 6
When the Sun is out in the middle of the day, you might…
- find shade
- wear a snowsuit
- turn on a lamp
find shade
Hint: Shade keeps you cool.
Question 7
A tree trunk is a big…
- leaf
- flower
- root
- stem
stem
Hint: It holds the tree up.
Question 8
Why do bees live near flowers?
- Flowers are salty
- Flowers are rocks
- Flowers give them food
- Flowers are cold
Flowers give them food
Hint: Bees drink nectar.
Question 9
Which one will a magnet pull?
- A crayon
- A leaf
- A paper cup
- A paper clip
A paper clip
Hint: Magnets pull some metal things.
Question 10
Worms live in…
- rocks
- glass
- the sky
- soil
soil
Hint: They dig in dirt.
Answer key
- 1. 🌱 living: sunflower, bird, tree · 🪨 not living: shoe, teddy bear, spoon (What Living Things Need)
- 2. 🐍 snake (Animal Features)
- 3. 🧱 bricks (Materials)
- 4. spring → summer → fall → winter (Weather & Seasons)
- 5. 👂 Hear: bird song, drum, bell · 👀 See: flower, rainbow, kite (My Five Senses)
- 6. find shade (Sun & Moon Patterns)
- 7. stem (Plant Parts at Work)
- 8. Flowers give them food (Where Animals Live)
- 9. A paper clip (Magnets & Light)
- 10. soil (Rocks, Soil, Water & Air)
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