PSSA Grade 4 Science - Item and Scoring Sampler (2018)
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Grade 4
Science
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- Q1Over the past hundred years, people have built new and better roads in Pennsylvania. What is one possible NEGATIVE effect of this technology?Transportation has become less expensive.Traveling greater distances is more difficult.Mail delivery services take longer to reach people.Wildlife habitats are separated into smaller areas.60sS4.A.1.1.2
- Q2Use the drawings below to answer the question. Which change occurred between January 1 and May 1?Earth rotated more quickly around its axis.The average air temperature decreased.Earth made one revolution around the Sun.The amount of daylight increased.60sS4.A.1.3.1
- Q3A student wants to measure the depth of each snowfall in January. Which tools are MOST helpful for gathering and recording the data?shovel and calculatorbalance and computerbeaker and stopwatchmeterstick and calenda60sS4.A.1.3.1
- Q4Use the drawing below to answer the question. A student wants to compare how long a flashlight will continue to shine using different brands of batteries. How can the student make sure that the test is fair?Test whether some flashlights can work with only one battery.Test different sizes of batteries in the same flashlight.Test the same brand of batteries in two flashlights.Test each brand of batteries in the same flashlight60sS4.A.2.1.2
- Q5Use the table below to answer the question. A student observes the first day merganser ducks arrive at a lake each year during their migration. When will the merganser ducks most likely arrive at the lake in year 5?late February to mid-MarchFebruary 15 to 22around February 15mid-April to late April60sS4.A.2.1.3
- Q6Which system is partly natural and partly human-made?a pen that writes in blue inka tree that produces edible fruita coral reef that grows on old train carsa mountain that erodes over time60sS4.A.3.1.1
- Q7A student described human-made systems and natural systems. Which characteristic was MOST LIKELY used to describe both systems?needs oxygenhas multiple partsis powered by electricitygrows larger60sS4.A.3.1.1
- Q8Use the drawing below to answer the question. How does the soil help the plants in the terrarium?The soil produces energy for the plants.The soil provides the plants with a place to grow.The soil protects the plants from other organisms.The soil absorbs sunlight for the plants.60sS4.A.3.1.2
- Q9How do the human nose and lungs work together?The nose filters air that is processed in the lungsThe nose lets out energy that is produced by the lungs.The nose brings in food that is digested in the lungsThe nose senses odors that are understood by the lungs.60sS4.B.1.1.4
- Q10Use the lists below to answer the question. How are these lists of traits different?Only the traits in List B are formed naturallyOnly the traits in List B can affect a person's survival.Only the traits in List A can changeOnly the traits in List A are inherited from parents.60sS4.B.2.2.1
- Q11Use the graph below to answer the question. Plants and animals respond to changes in their natural environment. Which natural response can MOST LIKELY be predicted due to the changing amounts of daylight shown in the graph?Plants will absorb the most energy between May and July.Plants will absorb the most energy between March and May.Birds will migrate north between July and December.Birds will migrate south between January and March.60sS4.B.3.2.3
- Q12A log burns in a fireplace. Nearby, a light bulb is glowing. How are the fire and the light bulb alike?Both use electrical energy.Both release light energy.Both absorb light energyBoth create new energy.60sS4.C.2.1.2
- Q13A schoolyard playground reminded a student of an electrical circuit. Which type of circuit would the student MOST LIKELY describe using the playground?a series circuit because there is only one way up to the topa series circuit because the students can only go down the slidesa parallel circuit because students have two ways to slide down to the grounda parallel circuit because the students change directions as they are playing60sS4.C.2.1.3
- Q14Use the drawing below to answer the question. Which statement BEST describes the movement of the student and the ball in the drawing?The student is only moving up and down, while the basketball is moving up and down and from side to side.The student is mostly moving up and down, while the basketball is mostly moving from side to side.The student is only moving from side to side, while the basketball is only moving up and down.The student is mostly moving from side to side, while the basketball is moving from side to side and up and down.60sS4.C.3.1.2
- Q15A student lives near a lake. Which observation is the student MOST LIKELY to make about the lake?The water is fresh rather than salty.The lake completely dries up during some seasons.The lake empties into a larger body of water.The water flows quickly from high to low areas.60sS4.D.1.3.1
