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WorksheetsScience as Inquiry Pretest
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Eva wants to look at cells taken from the inside of her cheek. Which tool will help her see these cells?
a)
magnifying class
b)
telescope
c)
microscope
d)
binoculars
2.
Nina wants to find out whether music affects students’ test scores. She gives three groups of students the same math test. The first group listens to rock music while taking the test, the second group listens to classical music, and the third group takes the test in silence. What is the dependent variable in this experiment?
a)
test scores
b)
type of music
c)
ages of students
d)
number of students
3.
Ted saw the plants below. Which statement is an inference about the two plants?
a)
Plant A is taller than Plant B.
b)
Plant A has bigger leaves than Plant B.
c)
The flowers on Plant A have fewer petals than the flowers on Plant B.
d)
Bugs prefer eating Plant A to Plant B.
4.
Kenneth measures the mass of his science textbook. Which measurement is most likely the mass of his book?
a)
2 grams
b)
2 meters
c)
2 kilograms
d)
2 kilometers
5.
Ms. Jacobs is demonstrating a chemical change by placing apple slices in hydrogen peroxide. Which safety concern is the MOST important for students to remember?
a)
Wear latex gloves.
b)
Do not eat the apple slices.
c)
Wash the apple slices with soap and water.
d)
Wear an apron.
6.
Ava studied the speed of a wind-up toy car. She used a stopwatch to find how long it took the car to go one meter. How often should she wind up the car and why?
a)
Once—the car will always take the same amount of time to go one meter, so once is enough.
b)
Twice—once to practice and once to get the real time measurement.
c)
Many times—the measurement may be different each time. If Ava has many measurements, she can find the average and the range.
d)
Many times—Ava should throw out the measurements that are too low or too high and keep the measurements that look correct.
7.
Which of the following is a testable question?
a)
Does salt taste good?
b)
Will the amount of salt added to a mixture increase its conductivity?
c)
Which brand of salt is best?
d)
Why do people use salt?
8.
Which of the following questions could be best be explored using a scientific investigation?
a)
How many seeds in an apple?
b)
How many pebbles are at the bottom of the river?
c)
How many ladybugs have ever lived?
d)
Why are there insects on Earth?
9.
Tommy wants to know if squirrels prefer popcorn over peanuts. In what order should he do the following steps?
W.Write a report on his findings
X.Select a suitable spot to observe the squirrels
Y.Observe and record how many squirrels eat popcorn or peanuts
Z.Put out a pile of popcorn and a pile of peanuts near each other
W.Write a report on his findings
X.Select a suitable spot to observe the squirrels
Y.Observe and record how many squirrels eat popcorn or peanuts
Z.Put out a pile of popcorn and a pile of peanuts near each other
a)
X → Y → Z → W
b)
Z → X → W → Y
c)
X → Z → Y → W
d)
X → W → Y → Z
10.
Imagine that a scientist discovered that sugar caused brain damage in frogs. She wants to do another study to figure out if the type of sugar makes a difference.
Which of the following might be her hypothesis?
Which of the following might be her hypothesis?
a)
Frogs given the most sugar will have the worst damage.
b)
Frogs and humans will both have brain damage if given sugar.
c)
Frogs will have brain damage if exposed to both brown sugar and regular sugar.
d)
Giving sugar to frogs should be illegal.
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