Grade 4 Science Practice Test Book Standards Based Assessments ...

SCIENCE1. Students are studying some leaves. They group the leaves by shape. Which scienceprocess are the students using when they put the leaves in different groups?A classifyingB predictingC measuringD experimenting2. Which tool would a scientist use to study the shape of fish eggs?AB0hand lensbalanceCmL30252015105DoF1009080706050403020100graduated cylinderthermometerGO ON4PS084

SCIENCE3. 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?ABmushroomowlCDplantmusk oxGO ON4PS085

SCIENCE5. Changes in the weather are important to people living in Alaska. Which two tools besthelp scientists to share information about weather?A radio and computerB clock and notebookC television and hand lensD microscope and telephone6. 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 hesaw made him ask how and why. Which human quality most likely made this person wantto study many different things?A dutyB wisdomC kindnessD curiosity7. 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.GO ON4PS086

SCIENCE8. A bird called a ptarmigan has feathered feet. The feathers on the feet of the ptarmigan aremost helpful when this birdA digs up food.B walks in deep snow.C climbs rocky cliffs.D runs under bushes.9. The picture below shows an energy pyramid.wolvesfoxesrabbitsgrassesWhat 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.GO ON4PS087

SCIENCE10. On a warm sunny afternoon, ocean water splashed onto a rock. A short time later, the rockwas 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 Bookstoy carRamp with Four Bookstoy carstackedbooksruler taped to floorstackedbooksruler taped to floorThey measure how far the toy car rolls on the floor. Which additional tests will produceresults 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.GO ON4PS088

SCIENCE12. Students are studying liquids that make bubbles. Which question could be answered byusing 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 withA water.B light.C oxygen.D carbon dioxide.GO ON4PS089

SCIENCE14. The length of daylight changes as the seasons change during the year. What causes thesechanges in daylight?A Earth’s tilt on its axisB the Sun’s tilt on its axisC Earth spinning on its axisD the Sun spinning on its axis15. The tracks below were made by a dinosaur.Scientists can conclude by studying these tracks that this dinosaurA 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 orbitsaround one planet?A EarthB MercuryC the SunD the MoonGO ON4PS0810

SCIENCE17. After a rainstorm, a big pile of rocks blocks part of a mountain road. Which eventmost likely caused the rocks to move onto the road?A a tsunamiB a blizzardC a landslideD a hurricane18. The picture below shows the melting of an ice cube.beforeafterThe ice cube changed because itA cooled.B warmed.C hardened.D evaporated.GO ON4PS0811

SCIENCE19. 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.GO ON4PS0812

SCIENCE21. Four materials are put into small containers. These materials are then moved from thesmall containers into larger containers. Which material will spread out to completely filla larger container?A airB iceC sandD water22. Which tool would best help a student closely observe the smallest living thing in a dropof pond water?A telescopeB binocularsC hand lensD microscopeGO ON4PS0813

SCIENCE23. Students are studying the growth of the two plants shown below.cm2018161412108642cm2018161412108642plant 1plant 2They are preparing a report about these plants. Which data table should be in their report?APlantGrowth of PlantsNumber NumberHeightof of(cm)Leaves FlowersBPlantGrowth of PlantsNumber NumberHeightof of(cm)Leaves Flowers1 14 19 31 16 19 42 8 15 12 12 15 2CPlantGrowth of PlantsNumber NumberHeightof of(cm)Leaves FlowersDPlantGrowth of PlantsNumber NumberHeightof of(cm)Leaves Flowers1 16 10 41 14 10 32 12 8 22 8 8 1GO ON4PS0814

SCIENCEThis 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 directionthat energy flows through the food chain.B. If the frogs are removed from this community, make a prediction of how thegrasshoppers will be affected.GO ON4PS0815

SCIENCE25. 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.GO ON4PS0816

SCIENCE28. Which of the following is most useful to a person traveling across deep snow?ABCDGO ON4PS0817

SCIENCE29. Study the table below.Student’s Observations of CharacteristicsOrganism Characteristic 1Characteristic 2W teethscalesX reproduces growsY hair movesZ feathers eatsA student records observed characteristics for four organisms. Based on this student’sobservations, which organism has two characteristics of all living things?A organism WB organism XC organism YD organism Z30. Students want to find out at which temperature bean plants grow tallest. Which scienceprocess skill would be used to find this temperature?A inferringB predictingC measuringD classifyingGO ON4PS0818

0 cm5 10 15 20SCIENCE31. Students planted one hundred flower seeds. They observed the growth of their plants oncea week. Which tool could be used to record their observations?ABoF1009080706050403020100rulerthermometerCDmicroscopecomputerGO ON4PS0819

32. A student is studying the parts of a leaf.SCIENCEWhich tool will most help the student count all the veins in the leaf?A rulerB balanceC hand lensD measuring cup33. Many years ago, purple dye was made from some sea animals. Then, in 1856, WilliamPerkins tried to make a new medicine. Instead, he found a way to make purple dye fromcoal. 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.GO ON4PS0820

34. Which bird foot is best for swimming?ASCIENCEBCDGO ON4PS0821

SCIENCE35. When and where would the number of daylight hours each day be greatest?A during the winter near the equatorB during the summer near the equatorC during the winter near the North PoleD during the summer near the North Pole36. A person catches and measures a large fish called a halibut. She thinks that this halibut isabove average in size. To help support her thinking, it would be most helpful to measureA 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 theA 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.GO ON4PS0822

SCIENCE38. The picture below shows an ocean bay food chain.Sun kelp sea crabs seaurchinsducksarcticfoxesSea otters move into the ocean bay. They eat all the sea urchins. This change will cause theA 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 theoutside 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.GO ON4PS0823

SCIENCE40. The picture below shows a small, shelled animal.Which tool should be used to measure the mass of this shelled animal?A0cm5 10 15 20B6045 1530CD0mL10987654321GO ON4PS0824

SCIENCE41. Two students are studying what makes ice melt fastest. They want to conduct aninvestigation. During which of these steps in their investigation will they measure the ice?A showing some graphsB making a conclusionC developing a hypothesisD collecting some data42. There are four planets and a star in the solar system below.1 234starThe planets move around the center star in different orbits. Which planet has an orbit thatis in the same relative position from its star as Earth’s orbit is from the Sun?A planet 1B planet 2C planet 3D planet 4GO ON4PS0825

SCIENCE43. A teacher places an item in a box. The item takes the shape of the entire container.This item is most likelyA air.B milk.C water.D paint.44. The picture below shows a model of the rock cycle.1sedimentaryheating and pressingmetamorphic4cementingmelting2sedimentsweathering and erosion3igneousDuring which part of the rock cycle does water break rocks apart?A part 1B part 2C part 3D part 4GO ON4PS0826

SCIENCE45. From Earth, the Sun appears brighter than any other star because the Sun is theA 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 windB earthquakeC a lava flow from a volcanoD an avalanche down a mountainGO ON4PS0827

SCIENCE47. Which model correctly shows energy flow in a food chain?AbearsBsalmonsalmonbearsinsectsplantsplantsinsectsCplantsDinsectsinsectsplantssalmonbearsbearssalmonGO ON4PS0828

SCIENCEThis question is worth 2 points.48. The picture below shows fossils found in four layers of rock.4leaf mammoth tusk3dinosaur footprintleaf2shark toothfish bone1trilobiteclamEach layer is from a different time period and includes types of organisms that lived duringeach 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 theorganisms in that layer were living.STOP4PS0829

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