PSSA Grade 4 Science - Item and Scoring Sampler (2017)
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Grade 4
Science
Pennsylvania Assessment Anchors and Eligible Content
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- Q1Which process has increased the availability of fresh food to many people all over the United States?using stoves powered by natural gas to cook foodtransporting food in refrigerated truckspacking meat in salt to remove waterboiling and storing food in glass jars60sS4.A.1.1.2
- Q2Cold temperatures reduced the snake population in this food web. How will the hawks MOST LIKELY respond to this change in their environment?The hawks will feed on wheat plants.The hawks will eat more deer mice.The hawks will use sunlight to produce energy.The hawks will hibernate.60sS4.A.1.3.4
- Q3Use the drawing below to answer the question. Breakfast cereals are usually packaged in one of two ways. Which statement BEST compares these two types of packaging?Type X protects cereal better during shipping than type Y.Type X helps keep cereal fresh longer than type Y.Type X produces less waste than type Y.Type X costs more to produce than type Y.60sS4.A.1.3.5
- Q4Use the drawings below to answer the question. When is the next time that the shadow will look most similar to the shadow at 7:00 a.m.?7:00 a.m. the next morning5:00 a.m. the next morning7:00 p.m. the next evening5:00 p.m. the next evening60sS4.A.2.1.3
- Q5Use the table below to answer the question. Bird watchers at Hawk Mountain Sanctuary in Pennsylvania recorded the number of hawks observed during four days in August. Which conclusion can BEST be made from the data?Migrating hawks prefer Hawk Mountain Sanctuary over other bird sanctuaries.Broad-winged hawks fly faster than other types of hawks.More red-tailed hawks were observed than sharp-shinned hawks.The greatest number of hawks was observed on day 4.60sS4.A.2.1.4
- Q6Which part of the pond ecosystem is correctly described in the chart?fishalgaewatersnail60sS4.A.3.1.3
- Q7Use the drawing below to answer the question. A student builds a model to show some of the steps in the water cycle. Which steps in the water cycle is the student MOST LIKELY modeling?condensation and evaporationprecipitation and runoffrunoff and condensationevaporation and precipitation60sS4.A.3.2.2
- Q8Use the graph below to answer the question. About how much will the diameter of the tree's trunk most likely increase between year 200 and year 230?10 cm25 cm1 cm50 cm60sS4.A.3.3.2
- Q9Which physical characteristic can be passed on to offspring?brown hairpierced earstrong armlong beard60sS4.B.2.2.1
- Q10Erie National Wildlife Refuge has many creeks, ponds, and marshes. It attracts over 200 types of birds. Which birds depend MOST on the water in the refuge?birds that hibernatebirds that eat fishbirds that build nestsbirds that eat snakes60sS4.B.3.1.2
- Q1160sS4.B.3.3.2
- Q12Use the diagram below to answer the question. Which change is necessary for this circuit to work?Replace the copper wire with a different type of metal wire.Add a source of power.Add a second light bulb.Move the switch farther away from the light bulb.60sS4.C.2.1.3
- Q13Use the drawing below to answer the question. Some bicycles have brake pads that squeeze the sides of the wheels. Which statement BEST describes how the motion of a bicycle changes when the brakes are used?The bicycle speeds up due to the magnetism between the brake pad and the wheel.The bicycle speeds up due to the friction between the brake pad and the wheel.The bicycle slows down due to the friction between the brake pad and the wheel.The bicycle slows down due to the magnetism between the brake pad and the wheel.60sS4.C.3.1.1
- Q14Use the drawing and chart below to answer the question. Which student correctly labeled the environmental features?student 1student 4student 3student 260sS4.D.1.1.2
- Q15Which statement BEST describes a pond?It is made of fresh water that does not freeze.It is made of fresh water that does not flow.It is made of salt water that is frozen.It is made of salt water that is flowing.60sS4.D.1.3.3
