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Plants around us – practice for Years 2–3

Sample questions on Plants around us with the right answer and a worked solution, from easy to hard. In the Pickles Academy app a child gets new questions of the same kind every time, so they can't just learn the answers by heart.

Subject
Nature and society
Year
Years 2–3
Curriculum area
Variety of nature

Question types: Plants YES/NO

Rule: Plants around us

A tree has roots, a trunk and a crown; a shrub has several thin stems. Plants need water, light and air.

Broadleaved trees (oak, beech) lose their leaves in autumn. Conifers (spruce, pine) have needles and stay green.

Example: A raspberry is a shrub, a strawberry a low plant, an apple tree a tree. We eat the root of a carrot.

Watch out: The larch is a conifer, but it drops its needles in autumn. Potatoes do not grow on trees: the tubers are underground.

Sample questions

  1. Question 1 Easy

    Decide whether each statement is true (YES) or not (NO).

    1. Strawberries grow on trees.
    2. A pine tree drops all its needles in autumn.
    3. Plants do not need water to grow.
    Show the solution
    Answer:
    1. Strawberries grow on trees. – no
    2. A pine tree drops all its needles in autumn. – no
    3. Plants do not need water to grow. – no

    How it works: 1. NO – the strawberry is a low plant 2. NO – a pine is evergreen; the larch drops its needles 3. NO – plants need water, light and air

  2. Question 2 Normal

    Decide whether each statement is true (YES) or not (NO).

    1. Oak and beech are broadleaved trees.
    2. A raspberry plant is a bush.
    3. A spruce has needles instead of leaves.
    4. Roots hold a plant in the ground and take in water.
    Show the solution
    Answer:
    1. Oak and beech are broadleaved trees. – yes
    2. A raspberry plant is a bush. – yes
    3. A spruce has needles instead of leaves. – yes
    4. Roots hold a plant in the ground and take in water. – yes

    How it works: 1. YES 2. YES 3. YES 4. YES

  3. Question 3 Hard

    Decide whether each statement is true (YES) or not (NO).

    1. Strawberries grow on trees.
    2. A pine tree drops all its needles in autumn.
    3. Plants do not need water to grow.
    4. An apple is the fruit of the apple tree.
    5. A carrot is a vegetable; we eat its root.
    Show the solution
    Answer:
    1. Strawberries grow on trees. – no
    2. A pine tree drops all its needles in autumn. – no
    3. Plants do not need water to grow. – no
    4. An apple is the fruit of the apple tree. – yes
    5. A carrot is a vegetable; we eat its root. – yes

    How it works: 1. NO – the strawberry is a low plant 2. NO – a pine is evergreen; the larch drops its needles 3. NO – plants need water, light and air 4. YES 5. YES

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