STUDENT NAME: GRADE 5 SCIENCE Administered October 2009
Class: Date: MOCK TAKS SCIENCE 5T GRADE Multiple Choice Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. 1 Which of the following is the best example of competition between birds? A A blue jay eats an insect and is then eaten by a hawk. B A blue jay ignores some insects and finds and eats other insects. C A blue jay eats an insect on the ground, and a sparrow eats grass seeds. D A blue jay steals and eats an insect captured by a robin. 4 Which experiment would best show how different methods of plowing fields on a hill affect erosion? F 2 Which of these would best model how the sun s energy warms Earth? F G A pot of water boiling A heat lamp keeping food hot An oven baking bread A spoon getting hot when stirring soup G 3 Which tools are needed to find how mass affects the distance these boxes will slide? A B C D Ramp, thermometer Balance, ruler Stopwatch, ruler Balance, string 1
5 One way that plant and animal life cycles are alike is that both plants and animals A produce offspring that are similar to the parents B stop growing after the first 12 years of life C have young that must be raised D grow at the same rate 6 What tool is used to find the temperature at which water boils? F 7 A student mixes three spoonfuls of sand with one cup of warm water in an open container. The student puts the container of sand and water near a window for four days. ow many spoonfuls of sand will be in the container when all of the water has evaporated? A 1 B 2 C 3 D 4 8 An experiment to determine the effects of cold temperatures on seed germination produced some very unexpected results. If the experimenters want to see whether the results are accurate, they should F plan a new experiment G change the hypothesis repeat the experiment use warm temperatures G 9 It would be most difficult to coast downhill on this bicycle if it were missing A the chain B a pedal C the kickstand D a wheel 2
11 A car will skid more on a wet road than on a dry road. This happens because between the tires and the dry road, there is more A B C D gravity magnetism friction heat 12 10 Which tool can be used to remove iron filings from the mixture? F In the diagram above, the label Z represents G F G sugar carbon dioxide nitrogen water vapor 3
13 Which of these is an example of a learned behavior? A 14 Which of these actions is a learned behavior of a pet dog? F Shaking water off wet fur after a bath G Running to the door after it hears the doorbell Blinking rapidly in smoky air Drooling when it smells food 15 In an experiment salt and sand are mixed together. Which of these procedures could be used to most easily separate the salt from the sand? A B B C C D D 4
17 Which of the senses must be protected when doing an activity concerning a solar eclipse? A B C D Touch Taste Sight Smell 18 Which of these foods would be the best choice for someone on a low-fat, low-sodium diet? F G Q R S T 16 This diagram shows layers of soil and rock from below a forest floor. Which of these conclusions is best supported by the information found in this diagram? F A body of water once covered the area. G The forest was made up of oak trees. Fish were the first animals in the area. The area was planted with trees one year ago. 5
19 Use the information above and your knowledge of science to help you answer Question. Rocks in the stream that the students were studying were smoother than rocks found in a nearby stream. The smoother rocks were most likely found in a stream where, over a long period of time, the water A was deeper C was cold B appeared cloudy D moved faster 20 Blowing through a pipe can produce a sound because the F air in the pipe vibrates pipe cools the air G pipe speeds up the air air is absorbed by the pipe 6
21 What is the mass of these rocks? A 10 grams C 19 grams B 17 grams D 22 grams 22 Which word could be used to describe a reptile? F Vertebrate Mammal G Warm-blooded Amphibian 23 In order for tomato plants to make their own food, their leaves must absorb A rain C oxygen B sunlight D minerals 7
24 If the person in the middle lets go of the rope, in which direction would objects X and Y go? F X up, Y up X down, Y down G X up, Y down X down, Y up 25 The picture shows the process of A melting C condensing B boiling D freezing 8
26 The type of penguin shown in the picture above lives in the icy lands of Antarctica. The male penguins huddle together in a tight group. They stay in these tight groups most likely because they are F looking for the sun sharing body heat G hiding from predators fighting over a piece of food 27 The weather map shows the passage of a cold front. According to the information on the maps, the cold front seems to be moving A from areas of higher temperatures C away from the Gulf of Mexico B from the west to the east D toward the Rocky Mountains 9
28 An uncovered bowl of water was placed in the refrigerator. Each day the amount of water left in the bowl was recorded. Which graph probably shows the results? F G 29 The table shows the time it took to freeze water in two different salt solutions with different salt content. According to the table A freezing rates are the same in each trial C water loses heat at a rate of 1C per minute B water with more salt takes longer to freeze D salt dissolves more quickly in small amounts of water 10
30 Which of these questions can be answered from the results of this experiment? F Do beans need light in order to grow? Does seawater affect bean growth? G Can beans grow faster in groups of eight? ow much water is needed for beans to grow? 31 The diagram shows part of the water cycle. Which part of the diagram shows precipitation? A W C Y B X D Z 11
32 This table shows the movement of a snail over an 8-hour period. If the snail traveled at the same pace the entire time, how far did it travel in 6 hours? F 130 cm 140 cm G 135 cm 145 cm 33 The diagram shows the distances different coins traveled when rolled on a smooth surface. ow much farther did Coin D travel than Coin A? A 30 centimeters C 50 centimeters B 40 centimeters D 80 centimeters 12
34 Plants can survive in a clear, closed container without animals. Animals cannot survive in a closed container without plants. Why can t animals survive in a closed container without plants? F Plants and animals need water to survive. Plants take in and give off water; animals only take in water. G Plants produce oxygen, which animals need. Plants are stationary; most animals roam freely. 35 Which experimental setup should be used to test this hypothesis? A B C D 13
36 Which of these examples would best model the behavior of light when light reaches the surface of a mirror? F A soap bubble lands on the surface of a wall and bursts. G A piece of clay is thrown at a wall and sticks to the surface. A moth flies toward a wall and lands on its surface. A ball is thrown at a wall and bounces away from the surface. 37 Which of these best completes this chart? A Water C Coal B Soil D Sand 38 Which is a possible condition for an area of the moon that receives no light? F Fog Thunderstorms G Strong winds Cold temperatures 14
39 The diagram shows the motion of a boat over a period of time. ow far, in meters, did the boat travel in the first 3 seconds of motion? Record and bubble in your answer to the nearest whole number on the answer document. 40 A bubble in your answer to the answer document B bubble in your answer to the answer document The chart shows data collected when potted plants were placed in sunlight for different lengths of time. Which conclusion is best supported by the data? F G The plants that received 4 hours of sunlight a day had the most leaves. The plants given less than 6 hours of sunlight a day had the thickest stems. The plants that received 8 hours of sunlight a day grew the most. The plants given more than 10 hours of sunlight a day wilted. 15