Grade 2 Mid-Cycle Assessment 2024

If you drop a water balloon and it lands on the

floor, the balloon and the floor ____. The balloon

will change shape but the floor will not.

• Center

• Collide

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-1

A student wants to investigate how a push affects

how a ball moves. They push softly on a ball. The

ball reaches the finish line in 10 seconds. Then

they push the ball with a stronger force. The ball

reaches the finish line in 5 seconds.

What happened when they used a strong force on

the ball?

• It moved faster than when they pushed

  softly.

• It moved at the same speed as when they

  pushed softly.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

All of the following are examples of a push

EXCEPT–

• Pressing a button on a phone

• Stapling paper together

• Knocking over a glass of milk

• Picking a flower in a garden

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Fill in the blank.

• stopped moving

• pushed away from each other

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-1

Choose the word that BEST completes the

sentence.

A stronger _________ will make an object

move faster.

• motion

• force

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

What needs to happen to make the swing move

more quickly?

• Push harder.

• Push softer.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

What will change when the student pulls the

wagon around the corner?

• The wagon will change direction.

• The wagon will change speed.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

A class investigated if the strength of a push from

a golf club affects how far a ball rolls. They did

three tests using a soft, medium, and hard push.

They drew a picture showing where the ball

stopped after it was pushed.

Which result shows what happens with the

stronger push?

• Result 3 shows what happens with the

  stronger push because it rolled a little less

  than Result 2.

• Result 2 shows what happens with the

  stronger push because it rolled farther than

  the other two.

Tags

NGSS.3-PS2-1

NGSS.3-PS2-2