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How plants, animals and people change their surroundings

Kindergarten (Reception and Year 1 in England) · 16 questions · Common Core: NGSS.K-ESS2-2, NGSS.K-ESS3-1 · England: EYFS Understanding the World: The natural world

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Question 1
True or false? People change the land when they build towns and farms.
- A. True
- B. False
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Question 2
A beaver builds a dam across a stream. What changes?
- A. Water backs up and makes a pond.
- B. The stream turns into ice.
- C. The trees grow faster.
- D. Nothing changes.
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Question 3
Who made this change: ivy climbing up a wall?
- A. a plant
- B. an animal
- C. people
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Question 4
True or false? Animals can change the land to meet their needs.
- A. True
- B. False
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Question 5
A pavement (sidewalk) next to an old tree is cracked and lifted up. What most likely did it?
- A. the tree's roots growing underneath
- B. the wind
- C. people walking on it
- D. the leaves falling
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Question 6
Who made this change: building a playground?
- A. a plant
- B. an animal
- C. people
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Question 7
True or false? A bird's nest is made by the wind.
- A. True
- B. False
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Question 8
Why does a squirrel bury acorns in the ground?
- A. to make the ground flat
- B. to grow a nest
- C. to store food for later
- D. to keep the acorns warm for fun
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Question 9
Who made this change: building a playground?
- A. a plant
- B. an animal
- C. people
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Question 10
True or false? Plants never change the place where they grow.
- A. True
- B. False
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Question 11
How do earthworms change the soil?
- A. They dig tunnels that let in air and water.
- B. They turn soil into rocks.
- C. They paint it brown.
- D. They make the soil hard and dry.
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Question 12
Who made this change: a big tree shading the grass so less grows under it?
- A. a plant
- B. an animal
- C. people
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Question 13
True or false? Animals can change the land to meet their needs.
- A. True
- B. False
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Question 14
How do earthworms change the soil?
- A. They make the soil hard and dry.
- B. They dig tunnels that let in air and water.
- C. They paint it brown.
- D. They turn soil into rocks.
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Question 15
Who made this change: tree roots cracking a pavement (sidewalk)?
- A. a plant
- B. an animal
- C. people
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Question 16
True or false? Plant roots can break up rocks over time.
- A. True
- B. False

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Answer key: How plants, animals and people change their surroundings

1. A. True
2. A. Water backs up and makes a pond.
3. A. a plant
4. A. True
5. A. the tree's roots growing underneath
6. C. people
7. B. False
8. C. to store food for later
9. C. people
10. B. False
11. A. They dig tunnels that let in air and water.
12. A. a plant
13. A. True
14. B. They dig tunnels that let in air and water.
15. A. a plant
16. A. True