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Science Quiz - Living Things - Grouping and Classifying (Questions)

This quiz addresses the requirements of the National Curriculum KS1 Science for children aged 5 and 6 in years 1 and 2. Specifically this quiz is aimed at the section dealing with variation between animals and grouping and classifying living things.

Scientists put things into groups or classify them. You know that some things are living and some are not. Living things are plants or animals. Are all living things the same? What makes them different? Can you put animals into groups? How will you decide how to classify them?

1. Look at the snake. How many legs has it got?
[ ] 0
[ ] 2
[ ] 4
[ ] 100
2. How many legs do spiders have?
[ ] 2
[ ] 4
[ ] 6
[ ] 8
3. How do you know this is a bird?
[ ] It eats food
[ ] It breathes
[ ] It has a head
[ ] It has wings
4. How do you know this is a fish?
[ ] It eats food
[ ] It moves about
[ ] It has fins
[ ] It has wings
5. Which one of these has fur on its body?
[ ] Frog
[ ] Bear
[ ] Snake
[ ] Fish
6. Which one of these lays eggs?
[ ] Rabbits
[ ] Cows
[ ] Sheep
[ ] Birds
7. Some animals have feathers. Which animals have feathers?
[ ] Fish
[ ] Sheep
[ ] Birds
[ ] Dogs
8. How does the crab catch its food?
[ ] With its teeth
[ ] With its tail
[ ] With its claws
[ ] With its shell
9. You can put animals into groups. Which group is this animal in?
[ ] Fish
[ ] Reptiles
[ ] Insects
[ ] Birds
10. Which group does this animal belong to?
[ ] Fish
[ ] Reptiles
[ ] Insects
[ ] Birds

You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - Animals including humans

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Science Quiz - Living Things - Grouping and Classifying (Answers)
1. Look at the snake. How many legs has it got?
[x] 0
[ ] 2
[ ] 4
[ ] 100
Some animals, like slugs, fish and snakes, do not have any legs
2. How many legs do spiders have?
[ ] 2
[ ] 4
[ ] 6
[x] 8
Some animals, like snakes, have no legs. We have two legs. So have birds. A lot of animals have four legs. But some little animals have lots of legs
3. How do you know this is a bird?
[ ] It eats food
[ ] It breathes
[ ] It has a head
[x] It has wings
Legs, arms and wings are good ways to group animals
4. How do you know this is a fish?
[ ] It eats food
[ ] It moves about
[x] It has fins
[ ] It has wings
Fins look a bit like wings. But fish have fins, and birds have wings
5. Which one of these has fur on its body?
[ ] Frog
[x] Bear
[ ] Snake
[ ] Fish
The bear has thick fur to keep itself warm
6. Which one of these lays eggs?
[ ] Rabbits
[ ] Cows
[ ] Sheep
[x] Birds
Birds lay eggs in nests. The eggs hatch. The chicks grow just like their parents
7. Some animals have feathers. Which animals have feathers?
[ ] Fish
[ ] Sheep
[x] Birds
[ ] Dogs
Birds have feathers to keep them warm
8. How does the crab catch its food?
[ ] With its teeth
[ ] With its tail
[x] With its claws
[ ] With its shell
Some animals have special claws to catch their food
9. You can put animals into groups. Which group is this animal in?
[ ] Fish
[ ] Reptiles
[ ] Insects
[x] Birds
Have you ever seen a more colourful bird? This parrot has two legs, feathers and wings, so it’s a bird
10. Which group does this animal belong to?
[x] Fish
[ ] Reptiles
[ ] Insects
[ ] Birds
This trout has fins, no legs and a smooth skin. It is a fish
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