5th Grade Q1 Benchmark Practice

While researching opossums, Kilie came across the following picture.   

  SC.4.L.16.4

• amphibian   

• marsupial

• reptile

• hatchling   

Jane is investigating to find out if bean plants grow taller in ordinary topsoil or special potting soil over a three-week period. She sets up her investigation with 10 bean plants of equal size in each type of soil. What should Jane do each day to make sure she gets valid results? SC.5.N.1.1

• A.    Water only the plants in special potting soil.

• B.    Calculate the average plant height for each soil type.

• C.    Move the plants in ordinary topsoil to different locations.

• D.    Estimate the height of each plant's stem and record the estimate.

The coontie plant is the only cycad native to the United States. The cones of a coontie plant are very close to the ground.

In which structure of the plant do the seeds develop?SC.4.L.16.4

    Q                                S

    R                                T

 

•   Q   

•   R  

•   S

•     T

The life cycles of all seed plants involve certain steps. One of these steps is shown below.

Which step occurs after the step shown above? SC.4.L.16.4

    death                          maturity

    germination               reproduction

 

•     death     

• maturity

•     germination  

•     reproduction

         Iguanas are lizards that eat plants and insects. What kind of consumer is the iguana? SC.4.L.17.3

    carnivore                   omnivore

    herbivore                   producer

 

• carnivore   

•    herbivore   

• omnivore

•   producer

Sonya wanted to know if mowing affects the health of grass during a drought. To find out, she collected data on how often her neighbors mowed their grass. Based on the information she collected, what is the BEST next step? SC.5.N.1.1

 

• A.    Report her findings to her neighbors.

• B.    Develop a plan to save everyone's lawns.

• C.    Stop her neighbors from mowing their lawns.

• Find out if other things might be affecting the grass

Tristan counts the number of people who visit the pool each day for 1 week. He displays his findings on a bar graph.

Between which two days did the number of visitors change the most? SC.5.N.1.1

    Tuesday and Wednesday

    Wednesday and Thursday

    Thursday and Friday

    Friday and Saturday

 

• Tuesday and Wednesday

•     Wednesday and Thursday

•     Thursday and Friday

•     Friday and Saturday

Which of the following is always an important part of an experiment? SC.5.N.1.2

   

 

• making a working model

•     observing things in nature

• making drawings of things observed

•   identifying and controlling variables

Which of the following would be best done using repeated observation rather than an experiment?  SC.5.N.1.2

• Determine the average number of times during a week in May that a group of bees visits flowers.

•   Determine whether a diet that includes honey every day will reduce allergies.

•   Determine which type of flower gives out the strongest scent.

• Determine whether a bee hive is stronger than a wasp nest.

Scientific Method

1) Sonya wanted to know if mowing affects the health of grass during a drought. To find out, she collected data on how often her neighbors mowed their grass. Based on the information she collected, what is the BEST next step? SC.5.N.1.1

 

• A.    Report her findings to her neighbors.

• B.    Develop a plan to save everyone's lawns.

• C.    Stop her neighbors from mowing their lawns.

• D.    Find out if other things might be affecting the grass.