Transcription of Grade 5 Science Practice Test - Nebraska
1 Grade 5 SciencePractice TestNebraska Department of Education 2012 Directions:On the following pages of your test booklet are multiple-choice questions forSession 1 of the Grade 5 Nebraska State Accountability Science (NeSA S).Each question will ask you to select an answer from among four choices. Thesequestions will be found in your test all questions: Read each question carefully and choose the best answer. You may use scratch paper to solve the problems. You may not use a calculator on this test. Be sure to answer ALL the questions on your answer sheet. Only one of the answers provided is the correct you come to the word STOP at the end of Session 1, you have finishedSession 1 of the Grade 5 Science Test. You may review Session 1 only to checkyour answers. Make sure you have marked all of your answers clearly and thatyou have completely erased any marks you do not want. When you are finished,put your answer sheet inside your test booklet and close your test Which food chain is found in a water ecosystem?
2 Lilythe Sunalgaefishwater Sunfrogherondragonfly634918 / I1 Science Practice TESTSP12S05XP013Go on to the next the picture below to answer the farmer notices that the leaves on some sunflower plants have holes caused by insects. The seeds ofthese sunflowers are planted. How many of the new sunflower plants will inherit leaves with holes?A. allB. noneC. one-halfD. three-fourths634908 / the picture below to answer the object is needed to light the bulb?A. a batteryB. a switchC. another bulbD. another wire634891 / I3 Science Practice TESTSP12S05XP014Go on to the next the pictures below to answer the EventAfter EventWhich event caused the change to the mountain?A. eruptionB. floodC. hurricaneD. landslide634967 / I45. Which time of day does the Sun appear highest in the sky?A. midnightB. noonC. sunriseD. sunset634941 / I5 Science Practice TESTSP12S05XP015Go on to the next the picture below to answer the ExperimentantWhich question does this experiment test?
3 A. Where do ants get food?B. What is the mass of the ants?C. How many kinds of ants are there?D. Will ants go to a dark or light area?634837 / I67. Which object is opaque?A. glass windowB. ice cubeC. sunglass lensD. wooden door634978 / I7 Science Practice TESTSP12S05XP016Go on to the next Students want to find out which box of feathers has the greatest mass. Which tool could they use tomeasure the mass of each box? C / I89. What is another word for protective coloration?A. camouflageB. habitatC. hibernationD. migration634937 / I9 Science Practice TESTSP12S05XP017Go on to the next the table below to answer the Day in Fremont, NebraskaTimeAir Temperature8:00 C9:00 C10:00 C11:00 C12:00 C1:00 C2:00 CWhat is the predicted air temperature at 4:00 27 CB. 29 CC. 35 CD. 43 C634848 / I10 Science Practice TESTSP12S05XP018Go on to the next the list below to answer the :1. Lay three equal pieces of sod (grass and soil) in three Place lights as shown in the hours6 hours2 hours3.
4 Turn on the first light for two hours. Turn on the second light for six on the third light for 12 Add 200 milliliters (mL) of water to the sod in each tray every four Measure the height of the grass in each tray on Friday of each are completing an investigation. Which factor changes during the investigation?A. amount of lightB. type of grassC. amount of waterD. type of soil634974 / I1112. Which BEST describes how the Sun heats Earth s surface?A. consistentlyB. equallyC. evenlyD. unevenly634960 / I12 Science Practice TESTSP12S05XP019Go on to the next the pictures below to answer the FeetWhich bird foot is the BEST for swimming?A. foot 1B. foot 2C. foot 3D. foot 4634898 / I1314. Which describes a change that takes place when a chocolate bar melts?A. A solid becomes a A liquid becomes a A solid becomes a A liquid becomes a / I14 Science Practice TESTSP12S05XP0110Go on to the next the picture below to answer the ExperimentlightWhich conclusion can be made about this plant?
5 A. The plant grows without The plant grows toward the The plant grows slower with The plant grows away from the / I1516. Which shows an effect of humans on an environment?A. a nest made of dead branchesB. a river eroding away a riverbankC. a trail built by cutting down treesD. a group of butterflies landing on flowers634931 / I16 Science Practice TESTSP12S05XP0111Go on to the next the picture below to answer the process shaped the arch?A. depositionB. earthquakeC. landslideD. weathering634955 / I1718. Which will a magnet attract?A. glass marbleB. plastic capC. rubber bandD. steel nail634872 / I18 Science Practice Grade 5 Practice TestAnswer Key
