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Worksheets5th Grade Practice STAAR 2022
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 14mins
Which circuit shown will produce light when the switch is closed?
Circuit A
Circuit B
Circuit C
Circuit D
Which statement best explains why the sun appears to move across the sky during the day?
The Earth is closest to the sun in the winter
The Earth is revolving around the sun
The Earth is tilted at 23.5 degrees
The Earth is rotating on its axis
A student is looking directly at a lit nightlight through two different cardboard tubes as shown. Through which tube, if any, will the light be seen and why?
The bent tube only because the light bounces off the sides of the tube and travels through the tube to the student’s eye.
The straight tube only because the light travels in a straight line directly to the student’s eye.
Both tubes because light travels equally well along straight and curved paths.
Neither tube because both tubes absorb all of the light.
A student places various objects in a bucket of water to see if they will float. Which set of items is less dense than water?
Toothpick, cork, and vegetable oil
Metal spoon, vegetable oil, and penny
Toothpick, metal spoon, and plastic paper clip
Plastic paper clip, penny, and cork
A food chain is shown. Which role do the grasses have in the food chain?
They decompose small organisms to produce energy.
They prevent the food chain from containing too many carnivores.
They capture the energy from the sun and are food for consumers.
They break down dead organisms into simpler substances.
Which action is most likely happening in Section Y in the diagram?
Wind and rain compacting rock into larger pieces
Water carrying rocky material to a new location
Chemicals in water gluing sediments to each other
Pressure causing layers of sediment to form over time
What forms of energy are being compared in the student's evaporation investigation?
Light energy and electrical energy
Mechanical energy and electrical energy
Light energy and thermal energy
Mechanical energy and thermal energy
How many days does it take for green bean seeds to sprout?
A) 2-5 days
B) 3-4 days
C) 6 days
D) 4-5 days
Which plant takes the longest time to be ready for harvest?
A) Green beans
B) Watermelon
C) Cucumber
D) Pumpkin
Which planet should be placed at the greatest distance from the school building in a solar system model?
A) Jupiter
B) Neptune
C) Mercury
D) Saturn
Which of the following observations is most likely a learned behavior in a gerbil?
Twitching its whiskers
Burrowing in the bedding
Drinking water from a metal tube
Walking on four legs
Which sentence should be used to describe the process of condensation in the water cycle?
Water flows downhill.
Liquid water turns into water vapor.
Polar ice turns into liquid water.
Water vapor collects to form droplets.
Which observation describes barracudas interacting with the living elements of their ecosystem?
Barracudas can travel quickly using surface ocean currents
Barracudas live around hard structures such as oil rigs and jetties
Barracudas are predators of other fish
Barracudas tend to live in warm waters
Which examples use mechanical energy to perform their functions?
Examples 1, 2, and 4
Examples 1, 3, and 4
Examples 1 and 2 only
Examples 3 and 4 only
Which process most likely caused the crack in the rock shown in the image?
Water freezing and thawing in the rock
Wind blowing particles against the rock
Water moving and dropping the rock
Glaciers scraping over the surface of the rock
What is the most likely reason for the difference in the shapes of their feet?
Predators that hunt them
Climate in which they live
Way they get their food
Distance they can fly
Answering which question will provide the best evidence that an object is a metal?
What is its mass?
What is its physical state?
Does it conduct thermal energy?
How quickly does it dissolve in water?
Which observations best describe how box turtles interact with living parts of their environment?
Observation 4 (Climbing onto a flat rock) and observation 6 (Walking across the area)
Observation 2 (Eating a strawberry) and observation 5 (Holding an earthworm in its mouth)
Observation 1 (Sliding into a small pond) and observation 5 (Holding an earthworm in its mouth)
Observation 3 (Digging a hole in the sandy soil) and observation 4 (Climbing onto a flat rock)
What most likely happens to sugar when it is added to water and stirred?
The sugar breaks down to form a new substance.
The sugar changes water into a new substance.
The sugar floats on the surface of the water.
The sugar completely dissolves in the solution.
Which statement describes a behavior of light in the microscope?
Light travels through the microscope lens without changing direction.
Moving in straight lines causes light to increase in brightness.
Light refracts through the lens of the microscope.
Moving in straight lines keeps light from reflecting.
Which of the following resources listed can be used to produce electricity?
Wind, Coal, Natural gas, Water power, Petroleum
Solar, Biomass, Geothermal
Uranium, Plutonium
Hydrogen, Nitrogen
Which of the resources are renewable resources?
Wind, Water power
Wind, Coal, and Natural gas
Coal, Water power, and Petroleum
Coal, Natural gas, Water power, and Petroleum
Which statement best describes why butterflies and hummingbirds both have long tongues?
Butterflies and hummingbirds both migrate.
Butterflies and hummingbirds are attracted to brightly colored flowers.
Butterflies and hummingbirds eat the same food.
Butterflies and hummingbirds have the same predators.
Which organisms in a grassland ecosystem rely on grasses as their primary food source?
Rabbits
Mice
Hawks
Snakes
What is the purpose of using a magnet in the breakfast cereal investigation?
To attract iron particles
To mix the cereal more thoroughly
To measure the amount of cereal
To check the temperature of the mixture
What object can be used at Position X for the buzzer to sound when Switch K is closed?
An insulated wire
Another bulb
Another switch
Battery
Which of the following characteristics is NOT true about the tundra biome?
It has long winters with temperatures around -34 °C
It receives more than 100 centimeters of precipitation each year
A thin layer of topsoil covers the frozen ground
Mosses, grasses, small shrubs, and trees can be found there
Based on the description of the tundra, which pair of animals is LEAST likely to live in the tundra?
Pair A
Pair B
Pair C
Pair D
