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Living and Non-Living Things

Class 2

🎯 Learning Objectives

📖 Let Us Begin!

Look around you. You can see a dog, a tree, a chair, and a stone. Some of these are alive and some are not.

Things that are alive are called living things. Things that are not alive are called non-living things.

Let us learn how to tell them apart!

What Makes Something a Living Thing?

Living things have special features. They:

Grow — A baby grows into a child, then into an adult. A seed grows into a plant.

Breathe — All living things need air. We breathe in and out. Plants also breathe.

Move — Animals walk, run, fly, or swim. Plants move slowly — they turn towards sunlight.

Need food — All living things need food to get energy. Animals eat food. Plants make their own food.

Feel — Living things can feel pain, heat, and cold.

Reproduce — Living things make babies or new plants. A dog has puppies. A plant makes seeds.

Ravi planted a mango seed. It grew into a small plant. The plant breathes, grows, and will one day make fruits. It is a living thing!

Living Things and Non-Living Things

Living things and Non-living things illustrated
Living ThingsNon-Living Things
Dog, cat, cow, birdChair, table, book, pen
Mango tree, rose plant, grassStone, rock, sand, soil
Fish, frog, butterflyCar, bicycle, aeroplane
You and me!Water, air, fire
A stone does not grow, breathe, or move on its own. It does not need food. So a stone is a non-living thing. A dog grows, breathes, moves, and needs food. So a dog is a living thing!

Differences Between Living and Non-Living Things

Living ThingsNon-Living Things
They growThey do not grow
They breatheThey do not breathe
They move on their ownThey cannot move on their own
They need food and waterThey do not need food or water
They can feelThey cannot feel
They make babies or seedsThey cannot reproduce

📝 Key Words

WordMeaning
Living thingSomething that is alive — it grows, breathes, and moves
Non-living thingSomething that is not alive — it does not grow or breathe
GrowTo become bigger over time
BreatheTo take in air and let it out
ReproduceTo make babies or new plants
⭐ Key Points to Remember

✏️ Practice Questions

A. Fill in the Blanks
1. Things that are alive are called things.
2. A stone does not grow or breathe. It is a thing.
3. All living things need to get energy.
4. A dog has puppies. This means it can .
5. Plants and animals are things.
B. Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which is a living thing?
(a) Chair(b) Stone(c) Mango tree(d) Book
2. Which is a non-living thing?
(a) Dog(b) Fish(c) Bicycle(d) Rose plant
3. What do all living things need?
(a) Only water(b) Food and air(c) Only sunlight(d) Nothing
C. Short Answer Questions
1. Name three features of living things.
2. Name two living things and two non-living things.
3. How is a dog different from a stone?
D. True or False
1. A stone can breathe.
2. A mango tree is a living thing.
3. A bicycle can grow.
4. All living things need food.
5. We are living things.
🎨 Fun Activity -- Sort It Out!

Write each thing in the correct column: Dog, Chair, Mango tree, Stone, Fish, Book, Butterfly, Car, Grass, Pen.

Living ThingsNon-Living Things

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LIVING AND NON-LIVING THINGS

Class 2  |  CBSE / NCERT / ICSE
Name: Class / Sec: Date:

Learning Objectives

Let Us Begin!

Look around you. You can see a dog, a tree, a chair, and a stone. Some of these are alive and some are not.

Things that are alive are called living things. Things that are not alive are called non-living things.

Let us learn how to tell them apart!

What Makes Something a Living Thing?

Living things have special features. They:

Grow — A baby grows into a child, then into an adult. A seed grows into a plant.

Breathe — All living things need air. We breathe in and out. Plants also breathe.

Move — Animals walk, run, fly, or swim. Plants move slowly — they turn towards sunlight.

Need food — All living things need food to get energy. Animals eat food. Plants make their own food.

Feel — Living things can feel pain, heat, and cold.

Reproduce — Living things make babies or new plants. A dog has puppies. A plant makes seeds.

Ravi planted a mango seed. It grew into a small plant. The plant breathes, grows, and will one day make fruits. It is a living thing!

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LIVING AND NON-LIVING THINGS (continued)

Class 2  |  CBSE / NCERT / ICSE
Name: Class / Sec: Date:

Living Things and Non-Living Things

Living things and Non-living things illustrated
Living ThingsNon-Living Things
Dog, cat, cow, birdChair, table, book, pen
Mango tree, rose plant, grassStone, rock, sand, soil
Fish, frog, butterflyCar, bicycle, aeroplane
You and me!Water, air, fire

A stone does not grow, breathe, or move on its own. It does not need food. So a stone is a non-living thing. A dog grows, breathes, moves, and needs food. So a dog is a living thing!

Differences Between Living and Non-Living Things

Living ThingsNon-Living Things
They growThey do not grow
They breatheThey do not breathe
They move on their ownThey cannot move on their own
They need food and waterThey do not need food or water
They can feelThey cannot feel
They make babies or seedsThey cannot reproduce

Key Words

WordMeaning
Living thingSomething that is alive — it grows, breathes, and moves
Non-living thingSomething that is not alive — it does not grow or breathe
GrowTo become bigger over time
BreatheTo take in air and let it out
ReproduceTo make babies or new plants
⭐ Key Points to Remember
  • Living things grow, breathe, move, need food, and can reproduce.
  • Non-living things do not grow, breathe, or move on their own.
  • Animals and plants are living things.
  • Stones, chairs, books, and cars are non-living things.
  • We are living things too!
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LIVING AND NON-LIVING THINGS — Practice Questions

Class 2
Name: Class / Sec: Date:
A. Fill in the Blanks
1. Things that are alive are called things.
2. A stone does not grow or breathe. It is a thing.
3. All living things need to get energy.
4. A dog has puppies. This means it can .
5. Plants and animals are things.
B. Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which is a living thing?
(a) Chair(b) Stone(c) Mango tree(d) Book
2. Which is a non-living thing?
(a) Dog(b) Fish(c) Bicycle(d) Rose plant
3. What do all living things need?
(a) Only water(b) Food and air(c) Only sunlight(d) Nothing
C. Short Answer Questions
1. Name three features of living things.
2. Name two living things and two non-living things.
3. How is a dog different from a stone?
D. True or False
1. A stone can breathe.
2. A mango tree is a living thing.
3. A bicycle can grow.
4. All living things need food.
5. We are living things.
🎨 Fun Activity — Sort It Out!

Write each thing in the correct column: Dog, Chair, Mango tree, Stone, Fish, Book, Butterfly, Car, Grass, Pen.

Living ThingsNon-Living Things

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