Grade 5 Practice Test 2

Sharonda and Tanya planted the same flower seeds at the same time, but Sharonda noticed that Tanya’s flowers are taller and fuller than her own. Sharonda wants to figure out why this is happening. Which is the best plan for Sharonda to use?

• Purchase different kinds of flower seeds, soil, and flowerpots. Plant the seeds and observe which flowers grow the tallest. Then make sure to use those seeds the next time.

• Research information about growing flowers. Plant identical seeds in different situations. Make observations about the flowers’ growth. Record and analyze the data. Then draw a conclusion to answer the question.

• Put all the flowers in a row and give them more water. Measure the plants, make a graph, and report on the different sizes of the flowers. Research how tall these flowers should get and record that information.

• Ask Tanya what kind of soil she used when planting her seeds. Purchase that soil and add some of it to her own flowers. Then move her flowers to the window to get more sunlight.

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Coach Parker divided her class into small groups and gave each group a variety of recess balls. She told the students to try to bounce them as high as possible. After the activity each group put the balls in order of how high each one bounced from lowest to highest. Did Coach Parker’s class do an experiment?

• Yes, because they did several tests with different balls and recorded their observations.

• Yes, because every group had the same balls.

• No, because all experiments require the use of scientific tools to get exact measurements.

• No, because they did not control all the variables. This was an investigation.

Mrs. Smith’s class wants to do an experiment to how weight affects the speed of a car rolling down a ramp. The plan is to run three trials with three different weights. They will let the car roll down the ramp and record the speed of the car. Mrs. Smith sets up the ramp, places a car at the top of the ramp, and gets the weights ready for each trial. What should students do first?

• Roll the car down the ramp without any weights and record the speed.

• Place a weight on the car, roll it down the ramp, and record the speed.

• Get several other cars and roll them all down the ramp at the same time.

• Place all the weights on the car, roll it down the ramp, and record the speed.

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While camping, Travon could barely see what he was eating in the dark. When he got home, he gathered supplies and attached a small flashlight to a fork with a rubber band, but it was very heavy. Travon decided to try different combinations of forks and lights. When his brother Marcus asked him what he was doing, Travon told him he was doing a scientific investigation. Marcus said that Travon had skipped steps and needed to go back to form a hypothesis. Travon said he could do a scientific investigation however he wanted. Which boy is right?

• Marcus is right. Science always follows the Scientific Method.

• Travon is right. Science investigation can look different depending on the situation.

• They are both right because Travon followed the Scientific Method.

• They are both wrong because Travon is building something not doing science.

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Clarissa spent one week watching the animal life in the tree outside her classroom window. Clarissa saw the scene below. Which is only an observation and not an inference?

• The birds are hungry.

• The tree provides a safe home for the three birds.

• There are three birds sitting on two branches of the tree.

• The birds are lightweight.

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Why is it important that Clarissa wrote her procedure in such detail?

• She can remember how she did her investigation.

• Others can repeat the same experiment and compare the results.

• It is part of the Scientific Method.

• The data will show that there were also squirrels in the tree.

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Which of the following consists of gas, dust, and many stars?

• Earth’s atmosphere

• A galaxy

• A solar system

• The Sun

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Which statement is true?

• Jupiter is made up of mostly gas.

• Neptune is an inner planet.

• Venus is the closest planet to the sun.

• Uranus has zero moons.

Avery created a model of the water cycle. The lamp is shining on the top of the bottle. Is this an accurate model of the water cycle? Why or why not?

• No. The condensation did not form by cooling.

• Yes. It has water as a liquid and a gas.

• Yes. The heat from the lamp made clouds.

• No. There should be ice in the bottom of the bottle.

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Max and Eddie are hiking down from the top of a very tall mountain. How might the weather change as they get closer to the bottom?

• The temperature and air pressure will decrease because they are at a lower altitude.

• It will get windier and there will be more precipitation because they are at a lower altitude.

• There will be less water vapor in the air because it will be more humid.

• The temperature and air pressure will increase because they are at a lower altitude.

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