DIRECTIONS:

There are 30 questions on this test. Each question is followed by three or four choices, labeled
A–D. Read each question carefully. Decide which choice is the best answer and mark your
answer in.
Read Sample Question S-1 below.
Frozen water is called
A fog
B ice
C steam
D vapor
The correct answer is ice, which is letter B.
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1. A definite shape and a definite volume are properties of which state of matter?
A. solid, only
B. liquid, only
C. solid and liquid
D. liquid and gas
2. When a cup of water at room temperature is put in a freezer, the water’s state of matter will
change from
A. liquid to gas
B. gas to liquid
C. liquid to solid
D. solid to liquid
3. To maintain good health, humans should
A. eat foods high in fat
B. exercise regularly
C. drink alcohol often
D. smoke tobacco occasionally
4. Which two processes are common to all living things?
A. flying and breathing
B. migrating and reproducing
C. using nutrients and growing
D. eliminating waste and hibernating
5.What soil is a mixture of humus, silt, sand and clay?
A. Loam
B. Clay
C. Potting Soil
D. Organic Soil
6. Which of these is the correct order for events in the life cycle of a plant?
A. Pollination - germination - fertilization - seed dispersal
B. Germination - fertilization - seed dispersal – pollination
C. Germination - pollination - fertilization - seed dispersal
D. Seed dispersal – pollination – germination - fertilization

7. Which of these is NOT true about how seeds are dispersed?

A. Some seeds are eaten by animals and deposited somewhere else
B. Some seeds are blown by the wind
C. Some seeds grow legs and walk
D. Some seeds are dispersed by water

8. The ___connects the plant's leaves to the roots.

A. Stem

B. Root

C. Leaf

D. Seed
9. Living things need food, water, and?
A. Air
B. Apple
C. Eyes
D. Clothes

10. Animal which is being hunted by another animal is termed as

A. Hunter

B. producer

C. prey

D. predator

11. Which landform can turn turbines that power a mill?

A. Island

B. Plateau

C. Cave
D. River
12. What does the saliva in your mouth do for digestion?
A. Keeps the food soft
B. Breaks down the food
C. Pumps blood in your body
D. Allows your mouth to move

13. A student reaches into a bag of objects. Which property of the objects can be observed by
using only the sense of touch?
A color
B odor
C taste
D texture
14. Fog over a lake would be an example of which part of the water cycle?
A. Evaporation
B. Precipitation
C. Run-off
D. Transpiration

15. You've been playing hard on a hot summer day. You have been perspiring. When the
perspiration disappears, your body feels cooler. What part of the water cycle occurs when your
perspiration disappears?
A. Evaporation
B. Condensation
C. Precipitation
D. Run-off

16. Many animals blend in with their environment and cannot be easily seen by predators. This
is an example of which adaptation?
A. communicating
B. hibernating
C. migrating
D. camouflaging
17. Which type of energy is the person using to move the wheelchair up the ramp?
A. heat
B. light
C. magnetic
D. mechanical

18. The parts of the experiment that remain the same throughout are the

A. controlled variables
B. dependent variables
C. independent variables
D. hypotheses
19. Which of the following is NOT part of the scientific method?
A. Observation
B. Hypothesis
C. Assumption
D. Conclusion

20. ____ is an exact value that is found using a measuring tool.

A. Theory
B. Variable
C. Measurement
D. quantitative

21. Which graph shows pictures to represent the number of books each student has in the
class?
A. Pictograph
B. Bar graph
C. Line graph
D. Pie graph

22. Which is the best type of graph to show the number of people in four different towns?

A. Pie graph

B. Bar graph

C. Line graph

D. Pictograph

23. When a lightbulb is lit, electrical energy is changed into light energy and

A chemical energy

B magnetic energy

C heat energy

D mechanical energy
24. Which tool would be most useful for observing the details of an insect’s wings?

A thermometer

B balance

C hand lens

D graduated cylinder

25. What did Edward Jenner discover?

a) Aspirin
b) Vaccination for cholera
c) Penicillin
d) Vaccination for smallpox

26 Which behavior will best help a student stay healthy?

A. watching television five hours a day
B. sleeping three hours each night
C. eating fruits and vegetables each day
D. exercising once a month

27. Which two life processes occur in both plants and humans?
A. growing and reproducing
B. germinating and making food
C. growing and making food
D. germinating and reproducing
Base your answers to questions 28 and 29 on the diagram below. The diagram shows four
identical marbles and a graduated cylinder containing 43 mL of water.

28. A student puts two marbles in the cylinder and the water level rises from 43 mL to 45 mL.
The student then puts the other two marbles in the graduated cylinder. What will the water
level be when all four marbles are in the graduated cylinder?
A. 45 mL
B. 47 mL
C. 48 mL
D. 51 mL

29 Which property of the marbles causes the water level to rise when they are put in the
graduated cylinder?
A. color
B. shape
C. texture
D. volume
30. Why is oxygen important to blood and to the cells?

A. Oxygen helps the blood to clot.

B. Oxygen brings food to the cells.

C. Oxygen is not important -- carbon dioxide is the most

important substance to the body.

D. Oxygen is necessary for cell growth and energy.