Grade 4 Science Practice Test Book Alaska Department of Education & Early Development 4PS Standards Based Assessments Spring 2008 STUDENT S LAST NAME STUDENT S FIRST NAME MI ALIGN TOP OF LABEL HERE ATTENTION: Apply label here. `````` `````````````````````` AAAAAA AAAAAA AAAAAA AAAAAAAAAA BBBBBB BBBBBB BBBBBB BBBBBBBBBB CCCCCC CCCCCC CCCCCC CCCCCCCCCC DDDDDD DDDDDD DDDDDD DDDDDDDDDD EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFFFFFF GGGGGG GGGGGG GGGGGG GGGGGGGGGG HHHHHH HHHHHH HHHHHH HHHHHHHHHH IIIIII IIIIII IIIIII IIIIIIIIII JJJJJJ JJJJJJ JJJJJJ JJJJJJJJJJ KKKKKK KKKKKK KKKKKK KKKKKKKKKK LLLLLL LLLLLL LLLLLL LLLLLLLLLL MMMMMM MMMMMM MMMMMM MMMMMMMMMM NNNNNN NNNNNN NNNNNN NNNNNNNNNN OOOOOO OOOOOO OOOOOO OOOOOOOOOO PPPPPP PPPPPP PPPPPP PPPPPPPPPP QQQQQQ QQQQQQ QQQQQQ QQQQQQQQQQ RRRRRR RRRRRR RRRRRR RRRRRRRRRR SSSSSS SSSSSS SSSSSS SSSSSSSSSS TTTTTT TTTTTT TTTTTT TTTTTTTTTT UUUUUU UUUUUU UUUUUU UUUUUUUUUU VVVVVV VVVVVV VVVVVV VVVVVVVVVV WWWWWW WWWWWW WWWWWW WWWWWWWWWW XXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX YYYYYY YYYYYY YYYYYY YYYYYYYYYY ZZZZZZ ZZZZZZ ZZZZZZ ZZZZZZZZZZ ------ ------ ------ ---------,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, STATE STUDENT ID NUMBER 0000000000 1111111111 2222222222 3333333333 4444444444 5555555555 6666666666 7777777777 8888888888 9999999999 BIRTHDATE Month Day Year ` Jan ` Feb ` Mar ` Apr ` May ` Jun ` Jul ` Aug ` Sep ` Oct ` Nov ` Dec 0000 11d1 22d2 33d3 d4d4 d5d5 d6d6 d7d7 d888 d999 TEACHER USE ONLY Fill in all that apply. S Large Print S Braille S Modified Altered Exam No Score Generated S Absent S Student Refusal S Parent Refusal S Suspension S Invalid No Score Generated
SCIENCE SAMPLE QUESTIONS Directions: Read Sample Questions A and B. For Sample A, fill in the circle that goes with the answer you choose. Be sure to fill in the circle completely and make your mark heavy and dark. If you want to change your answer, completely erase the mark you made before making a new mark. For Sample B, write your answer in the space provided. SAMPLE A The picture below shows a Chinook salmon. Where does this animal live? A trees B caves C water D land 2
SAMPLE B Four animals are shown below. Elephant Bear Hawk Butterfly A. Classify these animals into two different groups. Group 1 Group 2 B. Explain why you grouped the animals into these two groups. STOP 3
1. Students are studying some leaves. They group the leaves by shape. Which science process are the students using when they put the leaves in different groups? A classifying B predicting C measuring D experimenting 2. Which tool would a scientist use to study the shape of fish eggs? A B 0 hand lens balance C ml 30 25 20 15 10 5 D o F 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 graduated cylinder thermometer 4
3. Which statement correctly describes both gases and liquids? A Their shapes stay the same in any container. B Their shapes change when they are in different containers. C Their volumes stay the same in any container. D Their volumes change when they are in different containers. 4. Which organism needs to make its own food? A B mushroom owl C D plant musk ox 5
5. Changes in the weather are important to people living in Alaska. Which two tools best help scientists to share information about weather? A radio and computer B clock and notebook C television and hand lens D microscope and telephone 6. A person named Leonardo da Vinci studied many things including animals, geology, clouds, and flight. His study of birds helped him design the first parachute. Everything he saw made him ask how and why. Which human quality most likely made this person want to study many different things? A duty B wisdom C kindness D curiosity 7. Which property of water can cause a rock to break apart? A Water boiling at 100 C. B Water losing energy slowly. C Water expanding as it freezes. D Water having a high surface tension. 6
8. A bird called a ptarmigan has feathered feet. The feathers on the feet of the ptarmigan are most helpful when this bird A digs up food. B walks in deep snow. C climbs rocky cliffs. D runs under bushes. 9. The picture below shows an energy pyramid. wolves foxes rabbits grasses What will most likely happen to the foxes and the wolves if the rabbits are removed? A The foxes will eat more wolves. B The foxes will eat fewer wolves. C There will be more foxes and wolves. D There will be fewer foxes and wolves. 7
10. On a warm sunny afternoon, ocean water splashed onto a rock. A short time later, the rock was dry. Which statement best explains what happened to the water on the rock? A Heat caused the water to become a gas. B Heat melted the water and it disappeared. C Salt caused the water to become a gas. D Salt melted the water and it disappeared. 11. Students want to know which ramp makes a toy car travel the greater distance on the floor. The students roll a toy car down each ramp one time. Ramp with Two Books toy car Ramp with Four Books toy car stacked books ruler taped to floor stacked books ruler taped to floor They measure how far the toy car rolls on the floor. Which additional tests will produce results that can be most trusted? A Roll the same toy car down each ramp two times. B Roll the same toy car down each ramp five times. C Roll five different toy cars down the ramp with two books, two times. D Roll five different toy cars down the ramp with two books, five times. 8
12. Students are studying liquids that make bubbles. Which question could be answered by using a ruler? A Which liquid makes bubbles that are the largest? B Which liquid makes bubbles that are the prettiest? C Which liquid makes bubbles that are the best smelling? D Which liquid makes bubbles that are the most interesting? 13. Living plants and fish are shown below. These plants are providing the fish with A water. B light. C oxygen. D carbon dioxide. 9
14. The length of daylight changes as the seasons change during the year. What causes these changes in daylight? A Earth s tilt on its axis B the Sun s tilt on its axis C Earth spinning on its axis D the Sun spinning on its axis 15. The tracks below were made by a dinosaur. Scientists can conclude by studying these tracks that this dinosaur A could not fly. B could not swim. C walked using one leg. D walked using two legs. 16. Which object in our solar system reflects light and is a satellite that orbits around one planet? A Earth B Mercury C the Sun D the Moon 10
17. After a rainstorm, a big pile of rocks blocks part of a mountain road. Which event most likely caused the rocks to move onto the road? A a tsunami B a blizzard C a landslide D a hurricane 18. The picture below shows the melting of an ice cube. before after The ice cube changed because it A cooled. B warmed. C hardened. D evaporated. 11
19. Which statement describes a positive effect of a scientific discovery? A It makes some people upset. B It takes a long time to be useful. C It helps explain how things work. D It causes work to be more difficult. 20. An extinct animal called a mammoth is shown below. Which statement is an observation about the mammoth? A The mammoth was related to the elephant. B The mammoth was a slow-moving animal. C The mammoth s tusks were used for protection. D The mammoth s tusks were curved and pointed. 12
21. Four materials are put into small containers. These materials are then moved from the small containers into larger containers. Which material will spread out to completely fill a larger container? A air B ice C sand D water 22. Which tool would best help a student closely observe the smallest living thing in a drop of pond water? A telescope B binoculars C hand lens D microscope 13
23. Students are studying the growth of the two plants shown below. cm 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 cm 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 plant 1 plant 2 They are preparing a report about these plants. Which data table should be in their report? A Plant Growth of Plants Number Number Height of of (cm) Leaves Flowers B Plant Growth of Plants Number Number Height of of (cm) Leaves Flowers 1 14 19 3 1 16 19 4 2 8 15 1 2 12 15 2 C Plant Growth of Plants Number Number Height of of (cm) Leaves Flowers D Plant Growth of Plants Number Number Height of of (cm) Leaves Flowers 1 16 10 4 1 14 10 3 2 12 8 2 2 8 8 1 14
This question is worth 2 points. 24. A community has frogs, grasshoppers, grasses, and snakes. A. Use the boxes below to make a food chain that includes frogs, grasshoppers, grasses, and snakes. Connect each box with an arrow. The arrows should show the direction that energy flows through the food chain. B. If the frogs are removed from this community, make a prediction of how the grasshoppers will be affected. 15
25. Which statement correctly describes a property of a type of matter? A Air is a mixture of gases. B Ice is a mixture of gases. C Air is a liquid. D Ice is a liquid. 26. Which example shows a relationship between a living thing and a nonliving thing? A An insect is food for a salmon. B Water carries a rock downstream. C A tree removes a gas from the air. D A flower makes food for a butterfly. 27. In Alaska, there are fewer hours of daylight in the winter than in the summer. Which statement best explains why this difference occurs? A The Sun burns hotter in the summer. B The Sun moves below the horizon in the summer. C The Northern Hemisphere is closer to the Sun in the winter. D The Northern Hemisphere is tilted away from the Sun in the winter. 16
28. Which of the following is most useful to a person traveling across deep snow? A B C D 17
29. Study the table below. Student s Observations of Characteristics Organism Characteristic 1 Characteristic 2 W teeth scales X reproduces grows Y hair moves Z feathers eats A student records observed characteristics for four organisms. Based on this student s observations, which organism has two characteristics of all living things? A organism W B organism X C organism Y D organism Z 30. Students want to find out at which temperature bean plants grow tallest. Which science process skill would be used to find this temperature? A inferring B predicting C measuring D classifying 18
0 cm 5 10 15 20 SCIENCE 31. Students planted one hundred flower seeds. They observed the growth of their plants once a week. Which tool could be used to record their observations? A B o F 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 ruler thermometer C D computer microscope 19
32. A student is studying the parts of a leaf. SCIENCE Which tool will most help the student count all the veins in the leaf? A ruler B balance C hand lens D measuring cup 33. Many years ago, purple dye was made from some sea animals. Then, in 1856, William Perkins tried to make a new medicine. Instead, he found a way to make purple dye from coal. What is a positive effect of his discovery? A Some diseases can be treated. B Purple clothing can be made. C Sea animals are not needed to make purple dye. D Perkins is famous for discovering a new medicine. 20
34. Which bird foot is best for swimming? A SCIENCE B C D 21
35. When and where would the number of daylight hours each day be greatest? A during the winter near the equator B during the summer near the equator C during the winter near the North Pole D during the summer near the North Pole 36. A person catches and measures a large fish called a halibut. She thinks that this halibut is above average in size. To help support her thinking, it would be most helpful to measure A many types of fish. B many fish of the same type. C fish from the same location. D fish during a different season. 37. A negative effect of the invention and use of paper is the A increased use of glass bottles. B increased number of trees cut down. C decreased pollution in trash dumps. D decreased amount of books to read. 22
38. The picture below shows an ocean bay food chain. Sun kelp sea crabs sea urchins ducks arctic foxes Sea otters move into the ocean bay. They eat all the sea urchins. This change will cause the A kelp to have less food. B crabs to have more food. C sea ducks to have less food. D arctic foxes to have more food. 39. A glass of ice water is placed on a table. After 10 minutes, there are drops of water on the outside surface of the glass. Which change in phase caused the drops of water? A Liquid water in the air evaporated into a gas. B Liquid water in the air condensed into a solid. C Water vapor from the air evaporated into a liquid. D Water vapor from the air condensed into a liquid. 23
40. The picture below shows a small, shelled animal. Which tool should be used to measure the mass of this shelled animal? A 0cm 5 10 15 20 B 60 45 15 30 C D 0 ml 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 24
41. Two students are studying what makes ice melt fastest. They want to conduct an investigation. During which of these steps in their investigation will they measure the ice? A showing some graphs B making a conclusion C developing a hypothesis D collecting some data 42. There are four planets and a star in the solar system below. 1 2 3 4 star The planets move around the center star in different orbits. Which planet has an orbit that is in the same relative position from its star as Earth s orbit is from the Sun? A planet 1 B planet 2 C planet 3 D planet 4 25
43. A teacher places an item in a box. The item takes the shape of the entire container. This item is most likely A air. B milk. C water. D paint. 44. The picture below shows a model of the rock cycle. 1 sedimentary heating and pressing metamorphic 4 cementing melting 2 sediments weathering and erosion 3 igneous During which part of the rock cycle does water break rocks apart? A part 1 B part 2 C part 3 D part 4 26
45. From Earth, the Sun appears brighter than any other star because the Sun is the A newest star. B largest star. C hottest star. D closest star. 46. The road shown below was suddenly broken by a natural event. Which natural event most likely caused the crack in the road? A wind B earthquake C a lava flow from a volcano D an avalanche down a mountain 27
47. Which model correctly shows energy flow in a food chain? A bears B salmon salmon bears insects plants plants insects C plants D insects insects plants salmon bears bears salmon 28
This question is worth 2 points. 48. The picture below shows fossils found in four layers of rock. 4 leaf mammoth tusk 3 dinosaur footprint leaf 2 shark tooth fish bone 1 trilobite clam Each layer is from a different time period and includes types of organisms that lived during each time period. A. Give one reason why there are fossils of different organisms in each rock layer. B. Choose one layer. Write one inference describing the environment when the organisms in that layer were living. STOP 29
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