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Grade 5

Science

Practice Test

Nebraska Department of Education 2012

Directions:

On the following pages of your test booklet are multiple-choice questions for

Session 1 of the Grade 5 Nebraska State Accountability–Science (NeSA–S).

Each question will ask you to select an answer from among four choices. These

questions will be found in your test booklet.

For 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 response.

When you come to the word STOP at the end of Session 1, you have finished

Session 1 of the Grade 5 Science Test. You may review Session 1 only to check

your answers. Make sure you have marked all of your answers clearly and that

you 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 booklet.

SP12S05XP01 2 STOP.

2. Use the picture below to answer the question.

A farmer notices that the leaves on some sunflower plants have holes caused by insects. The seeds of these sunflowers are planted. How many of the new sunflower plants will inherit leaves with holes? A. all B. none C. one-half D. three-fourths (^) 634908 / I

3. Use the picture below to answer the question.

bulb wire

Which object is needed to light the bulb? A. a battery B. a switch C. another bulb D. another wire (^) 634891 / I

4. Use the pictures below to answer the question.

Before Event After Event Which event caused the change to the mountain? A. eruption B. flood C. hurricane D. landslide (^) 634967 / I

5. Which time of day does the Sun appear highest in the sky?

A. midnight B. noon C. sunrise D. sunset (^) 634941 / I

8. Students want to find out which box of feathers has the greatest mass. Which tool could they use to measure the mass of each box?

A. B.

170 120

210

70 32 0

20

60

0

80

100

40

°C (^) °F

C. D.

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9. What is another word for protective coloration?

A. camouflage B. habitat C. hibernation D. migration (^) 634937 / I

10. Use the table below to answer the question. Summer Day in Fremont, Nebraska Time Air Temperature 8:00 a.m. 18°C 9:00 a.m. 19°C 10:00 a.m. 20°C 11:00 a.m. 22°C 12:00 p.m. 24°C 1:00 p.m. 26°C 2:00 p.m. 29°C What is the predicted air temperature at 4:00 p.m.? A. 27°C B. 29°C C. 35°C D. 43°C (^) 634848 / I

13. Use the pictures below to answer the question.

Bird Feet

Which bird foot is the BEST for swimming? A. foot 1 B. foot 2 C. foot 3 D. foot 4 (^) 634898 / I

14. Which describes a change that takes place when a chocolate bar melts?

A. A solid becomes a gas. B. A liquid becomes a gas. C. A solid becomes a liquid. D. A liquid becomes a solid. (^) 634866 / I

15. Use the picture below to answer the question.

Plant Experiment

light

Which conclusion can be made about this plant? A. The plant grows without light. B. The plant grows toward the light. C. The plant grows slower with light. D. The plant grows away from the light. (^) 634846 / I

16. Which shows an effect of humans on an environment?

A. a nest made of dead branches B. a river eroding away a riverbank C. a trail built by cutting down trees D. a group of butterflies landing on flowers (^) 634931 / I

1 A

2 B

3 A

4 A

5 B

6 D

7 D

8 A

9 A

10 C

11 A

12 D

13 B

14 C

15 B

16 C

17 D

18 D

Science Grade 5 Practice Test Answer Key