Practice Test – Grade 5 Science Answer Key

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Item TEKS
Item Type Number of Correct Answers(s)
Position Alignment
Points
1 Multiple Choice 5.3.3.8.D 1 C
2 Multiple Choice 5.4.5.9.B 1 B
3 Multiple Choice 5.1.3.5.C 1 C
4 Multiple Choice 5.3.4.8.C 1 A
5 Multiple Choice 5.2.5.6.C 1 C
6 Multiple Choice 5.4.5.9.A 1 A
Evidence Based Selected
7 5.3.4.8.A 2 B, A
Response
8 Multiple Choice 5.1.5.5.B 1 D
9 Multiple Choice 5.2.3.6.B 1 C
Short Constructed
10 5.4.5.10.A 2 See Appendix 1.1 and 1.1.1
Response
11 Multiple Choice 5.3.4.7.A 1 D
12 Multiple Choice 5.2.5.6.A 1 B
13 Multiple Choice 5.4.5.9.B 1 D
14 Multiple Choice 5.3.5.7.B 1 C
15 Multiple Choice 5.4.5.9.B 1 B
B, E
16 Multiple Select 5.2.5.6.C 2
See Appendix 1.2
17 Multiple Choice 5.4.5.9.A 1 C
18 Multiple Choice 5.2.5.6.D 1 B
Evidence Based Selected
19 5.1.5.5.A 2 A, C
Response
20 Multiple Choice 5.4.5.9.C 1 D
21 Multiple Choice 5.3.5.7.A 1 B
22 Multiple Choice 5.2.5.6.A 1 A
23 Multiple Choice 5.1.5.5.A 1 D
24 Multiple Choice 5.4.5.10.B 1 B
25 Multiple Choice 5.3.5.8.C 1 B
Bulb 1, Bulb 2
26 Hotspot 5.2.5.6.B 2
See Appendix 1.3
A, D
27 Multiple Select 5.3.5.8.D 2
See Appendix 1.4
28 Multiple Choice 5.4.3.10.B 1 B
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Item TEKS
Item Type Number of Correct Answers(s)
Position Alignment
Points
weathering, erosion,
deposition, compaction,
29 Drag and Drop 5.3.5.7.A 2
cementation
See Appendix 1.5
30 Multiple Choice 5.4.5.9.D 1 A
31 Multiple Choice 5.1.5.5.C 1 C
32 Multiple Choice 5.4.3.9.A 1 C
Practice Test – Grade 5 Science
Appendix
1.1
A picture and a description of a striped skunk and a giant panda are shown in the chart.

Striped Skunk Giant Panda

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« It lives in forests, grasslands, and areas close
to humans across North America, including . It lives in the cool, wet high-mountain forests of Asia away
from humans. It used to live in forests at lower elevations
parks and yards.
before the forests were cleared for human use.
« Its food sources include a variety of plants.
and animals, such as berries, roots, insects, « About 99% of the panda diet is bamboo, a type of woody
plant.
mice, and lizards.

« To escape a predator, it can spray a fluid that • It has large molar teeth for crushing bamboo.

releases a strong odor and stings the « Adults do not have natural predators.
predator's eyes.
• It usually produces 1 offspring every 2 years. Offspring
« It usually produces 5 offspring each year.
stay with their mother up to 3 years.
Offspring stay with their mother up to 1 year
* Some estimates show that there are less than 2,000
«# There are millions of individuals in the wild,
individuals left in the wild, meaning the panda is
meaning the striped skunk is not likely to
vulnerable to becoming extinct.
become extinct.

What are TWO likely reasons why the striped skunk has a much greater population in the wild than the giant
panda?

Read the descriptions and question carefully. Then enter your answer in the box provided.

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1.1.1
The student responds with any TWO of the following answers:
▪ The skunk eats more kinds of foods than the giant panda.
 ▪ The skunk is adapted to eating many different foods, while the panda is adapted (large molars)
to eating only bamboo (or fewer kinds of food).
▪ The skunk can live close to humans, while the giant panda cannot.
▪ The skunk can live in a greater variety of habitats than the giant panda.
▪ The skunk produces more offspring than the giant panda.
▪ The skunk offspring leave their parents sooner than the giant panda offspring.

1.2
Which activities require for light to be refracted before reaching the eyes of the student?

Select TWO correct answers.

("| Students see themselves in a mirror.

A student views an insect through a hand lens.

(] A student looks at a piece of paper.

(| A student sees an image on the surface of a puddle.

Students look at a rainbow after it rains.

1.3
The circuit has four lightbulbs and three switches. If Switch 1 is closed, which lightbulbs will glaw?

Select TWO correct answers.

Bulb 1 Bulb 3
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Switch 1
Battery a e+

Switch 2
\} Bulb 4

Switch 3
1.4
A student is comparing Earth, the sun, and the moon.

Which statements about Earth, the sun, and the moon are correct?

Select TWO correct answers.

The sun is larger than Earth and the moon.

The moon is made of gases, and Earth is a solid body.

Earth is smaller than the moon and larger than the sun.

The sun produces its own light, and the moon only reflects light.

The sun, the moon, and Earth each contain liquid water.

1.5
In what order do these steps occur during the formation of sedimentary rock?

Move the correct answer to each box.

Erosion
Deposition
Compaction
Weathering
Cementation
Step 1: Weathering

Step 2: Erosion

Step 3: Deposition

Step 4: Compaction

Step 5: Cementation