KS1 Plants | Growing and Caring for Them

Science Quiz - Plants - Growing and Caring for Plants (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 caring for and growing plants.

Do you have a pet - a dog or a cat, a rabbit, a hamster or a gerbil? Do you look after your pet? How do you care for your pet? Plants need looking after, too. Gardeners spend all their time caring for and growing plants. The plants in your house or your school need looking after. Do you have a garden? Do you help grow plants in the garden? How do we care for plants?

What do plants need to grow well?

[ ]	Water, light and warmth
[ ]	Water, light and cold
[ ]	Dry, light and warm
[ ]	Water, dark and warmth

What is the woman using to water the plant?

[ ]	Hose
[ ]	Jug
[ ]	Bucket
[ ]	Watering Can

What is the woman doing?

[ ]	Planting
[ ]	Sowing
[ ]	Mowing
[ ]	Weeding

We can grow some plants by taking cuttings. Cuttings are short stems with leaves on them. We want the cuttings to grow roots. Where do we put the cuttings?

[ ]	Into soil in a pot
[ ]	Into water in a vase
[ ]	Leave them on the table
[ ]	Leave them in a dark cupboard

Sometimes plants grow too big for their pots. What do we need to do?

[ ]	Put the plant in a smaller pot
[ ]	Put the plant in the same size of pot
[ ]	Put the plant in a bigger pot
[ ]	Put the plant in the bin

What are the children and their mother doing?

[ ]	Weeding
[ ]	Sowing
[ ]	Planting
[ ]	Picking

What is the man doing?

[ ]	Weeding
[ ]	Sowing
[ ]	Planting
[ ]	Mowing

What is the man doing?

[ ]	Cutting the hedge
[ ]	Mowing the lawn
[ ]	Raking up leaves
[ ]	Weeding

Jack and Ella have bought their grandma some flowers. Where will their grandma put the flowers?

[ ]	In the oven
[ ]	In the fridge
[ ]	In a vase with no water
[ ]	In a vase with water

10.

This plant is being eaten. What is eating the plant?

[ ]	Moth
[ ]	Butterfly
[ ]	Caterpillar
[ ]	Worm

Science Quiz - Plants - Growing and Caring for Plants (Answers)

What do plants need to grow well?

[x]	Water, light and warmth
[ ]	Water, light and cold
[ ]	Dry, light and warm
[ ]	Water, dark and warmth

All plants need some water

What is the woman using to water the plant?

[ ]	Hose
[ ]	Jug
[ ]	Bucket
[x]	Watering Can

Do you water plants? What do you use?

What is the woman doing?

[ ]	Planting
[ ]	Sowing
[ ]	Mowing
[x]	Weeding

Weeds are plants. But they stop flowers and vegetables growing. Have you helped pull up weeds?

We can grow some plants by taking cuttings. Cuttings are short stems with leaves on them. We want the cuttings to grow roots. Where do we put the cuttings?

[x]	Into soil in a pot
[ ]	Into water in a vase
[ ]	Leave them on the table
[ ]	Leave them in a dark cupboard

We can grow geraniums from cuttings. Have you grown geraniums?

Sometimes plants grow too big for their pots. What do we need to do?

[ ]	Put the plant in a smaller pot
[ ]	Put the plant in the same size of pot
[x]	Put the plant in a bigger pot
[ ]	Put the plant in the bin

Plants need lots of room for their roots to grow

What are the children and their mother doing?

[ ]	Weeding
[ ]	Sowing
[x]	Planting
[ ]	Picking

Have you helped planting flowers in a garden?

What is the man doing?

[ ]	Weeding
[ ]	Sowing
[ ]	Planting
[x]	Mowing

Do you have a lawn? Who mows the lawn?

What is the man doing?

[x]	Cutting the hedge
[ ]	Mowing the lawn
[ ]	Raking up leaves
[ ]	Weeding

If the hedge is not cut, it will just grow bigger and bigger

Jack and Ella have bought their grandma some flowers. Where will their grandma put the flowers?

[ ]	In the oven
[ ]	In the fridge
[ ]	In a vase with no water
[x]	In a vase with water

Flowers need water

10.

This plant is being eaten. What is eating the plant?

[ ]	Moth
[ ]	Butterfly
[x]	Caterpillar
[ ]	Worm

Caterpillars can quickly eat your favourite plant. Gardeners think caterpillars are a pest