Stadards test preparation

What comes out of the Darken the bubble next to your answer... Darken the bubble next to your answer... 2-5.3, 2-1.3 Objects on a table Sticks to magnet Does not stick paper clip crayon

Read about a forest Then answer questions 1, 2, and 3.

What is a forest like all year? In summer, the forest

is very warm Leaves on trees are green Animals find food In fall, the weather gets cool Many leaves change color They fall to the ground In winter, forests are cold Some are covered with snow Food is hard to find In spring, days get warmer Leaves grow back

1 When is food hard to find? 2-2.3

summer fall

winter

2 What happens after leaves fall? 2-3.3

The forest becomes colder

Food gets easier to find

Leaves turn green

3 When is the forest very warm? Write the name of

the season. 2-3.3

summer

4 What kind of living thing is a bird? 2-2.2

animal plant insect

5 What do some animals get from trees? 2-2.4

air and water food and shelter soil and heat

6 A butterfly egg hatches What comes out of the

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7 What helps a polar bear live in the cold? 2.2.3

long teeth horns thick, white fur

8 Which animal hunts in the forest at night? 2.2.3

9 What kind of animal is a snake? 2.2.2

a fish

an insect

a reptile

The graph shows the rainfall in the Florida Everglades.

Everglades Rainfall in the Fall

It rains more and more each month

It rains less each month

It rains the same each month

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What does the flag help you tell about the weather? 2-3.1

It is cloudy It is cold It is windy.

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Use the calendar for questions 13 and 14.

Monday Tuesday Wednesday ThursdayJ

J

Monday and Tuesday Tuesday and Wednesday Wednesday and Thursday

14 When did the weather change the most?

2-3.2, 2.1.4

from Monday to Tuesday from Tuesday to Wednesday from Wednesday to Thursday

16 You and your dad are rowing on a lake You see

a storm coming What should you do? 2-3.6 Let your boat float

Get to the shore quickly

Wait to see if the storm passes by

Each one has a shape of its own

They take the shape of the container they are in

They can bend or tear

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You put a box of crayons in one pan of a balance

You put a box of pencils in the other pan The pan with the crayons drops down What can you tell about the crayons? 2-4.1, 2-1.2

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19 You are working with sand and water Why should

you wear goggles? 2-4.1, 2-1.5

to see the sand better

to keep the sand out of your eyes

to keep sunlight out of your eyes

20 You stir sand into a glass of water Then you

stop stirring What happens? 2-4.4, 2-1.1

The sand floats to the top

The sand drops to the bottom

The sand stays mixed with the water

22 You have a dish of ice cream The ice cream is

soft and soupy How can you make it harder?

2-4.3, 2-1.1 Put it in the freezer

Squeeze it

Wrap it with foil

23 You stir a small spoonful of sugar into a tall glass

of water What happens? 2-4.4, 2-1.1 The sugar floats to the top

The sugar drops to the bottom

The sugar stays mixed with the water

24 Which of these has a mark in the wrong place?

2-5.3, 2-1.3

Objects on a table

Sticks to magnet

Does not stick

paper clip crayon

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25 Tie a string to a paper clip Have a friend hold the

string The paper clip should hang down Bring a

magnet close to the paper clip What happens to

the paper clip? 2-5.1, 2-1.1

It moves to the middle of the magnet

It moves away from the magnet

It moves to a side of the magnet

It can help heat up a meal

It can tack a shopping list to the refrigerator

It can help open a box top

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What happens as you move these two magnets

closer together? 2-5.2

They pull each other together

They push each other away

You will feel no push or pull

How are insects and spiders alike? They are both animals Both have a hard outer covering The covering helps keep them safe They both have legs

Their legs help them climb, crawl, or jump How are insects and spiders different? Count the legs An insect has 6 legs A spider has 8 legs

Read about insects and spiders Then answer questions 1, 2, and 3.

1 What kind of living thing is an insect? 2-2.2

animal plant bird

fly climb or crawl swim

3 You think you see an insect However, it has 8 legs

What is it? Write your answer. 2-2.2

Spider

4 What do all animals need to live? 2-2.1

food, water, air clothes, a place to live, air food, soil, air

butterfly chicken fish

6 You hold a pet mouse at school Then you put it

back in its cage What should you do next? 2-2.1, 2-1.5

Feed the mouse

Wash your hands

Keep the cage open

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7 What body part helps a turtle stay safe? 2-2.2

lungs fins hard shell

8 What does kelp give many ocean animals?

2-2.4

air and sunlight warmth and food food and shelter

9 What can plants do that animals cannot do?

2-2.4

grow make food get water

10 What do all reptiles have? 2-2.2

scales fur wings

spider caterpillar chick

12 Which animal is in the wrong place in the table?

2-2.2, 2-1.3

Different Animals

sheep dog duck

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13 What does a parrot have in a tropical rain

forest? 2.2.3

cool, dry air food and shelter cool, wet air

14 A horned lizard lives in a desert What can you

infer about this animal? 2-2.3

It lives with little water

It can become very large

It lives high up in tall trees

15 Fill two jars with water Add 2 teaspoons of salt to

only one jar Add ten brine shrimp to each jar

2-2.3, 2-1.1

What question are you trying to answer?

How big do brine shrimp grow?

What kind of water do brine shrimp live in?

Do brine shrimp lay eggs?

16 What can you infer about animal A? 2-2.2, 2-1.4

It is heavier than animal B

It is smaller than animal B

It walks on two legs

hair or fur

scales

feathers

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What starts this food chain? 2-2.4

20 Which of these things do animals need from

plants? 2-2.4

soil oxygen water

Keep track of your weather Use a rain gauge to measure the rain on any day Use a wind sock to tell the direction the wind is blowing The wind sock helps you tell how strong the wind is When a wind sock blows out straight, the wind is strong See if the sky has clouds.

Read about how to track the weather

Then answer questions 1, 2, and 3.

1 The wind is strong How does a wind sock look?

2-3.4, 2-1.2

2 Which of these rulers shows

the most rain? 2.1-2; 2-3.2; 2-3.4

3 You went on a trip Your rain gauge is full

What happened while you were on vacation?

Write your answer

Look at the table Then answer questions

4 and 5.

Wind Scale

3 gentle breeze 8 –12 miles per hour

6 strong breeze 25–30 miles per hour

9 very strong wind 47–54 miles per hour

12 hurricane more than 73 miles per hour

calm gentle breeze strong breeze

5 A wind blows your hat off What number could

it be? 2-3.1 0 3 9

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6 A thermometer breaks The grey liquid spills out

What is the safe thing to do? 2-3.2, 2-1.5

Touch the liquid

Tell your teacher

Tell your friends

Ty drew a picture of the weather each day Look at his calendar Answer questions 9, 10, and 11.

9 Which other day had weather like Tuesday?

2-3.5, 2-1.3 Wednesday Thursday Friday

Monday Tuesday Wednesday

Thursday Friday

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12 A storm is coming What should you do? 2-3.6

Stay indoors

Stand under a tree

Go for a quick bike ride

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What can you infer from these pictures?

2-3.4, 2-1.4

The winds were stronger on Saturday

Monday was cooler than Saturday

Both days were sunny

fall winter summer

15 How do you know when it is fall? 2-3.2, 2-1.4

Leaves grow

Leaves turn colors

Trees have no more leaves

Mary drew a bar for the average temperature

in her town However, she thinks she mixed

up two of the bars Which two bars are mixed up? 2-3.3, 2-1.3

spring and summer winter and spring summer and fall

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18 Which tool is the most helpful to measure

weather? 2-3.2, 2-1.2

19 You are swimming You see a storm coming

What should you do? 2-3.6

Float on your back

Get out of the water

Wait to see if the storm passes by

20 When are there more hours of daylight than

of night? 2-3.3

winter fall summer

Make a salad for lunch Cut some tomatoes Chop a green pepper Tear some lettuce Put them all together into a bowl

Pour some chopped nuts on top Put a cover on the bowl and shake Now open the bowl Think again Mom does not like nuts It’s not too late to take them out

Read about a salad Then answer questions 1, 2, and 3.

You can see them in the salad.

They are bigger than the other parts of the salad

They are still on top of the salad

3 What can you use to get the nuts out? Write your

answer. 2-1.4; 2-4.4

a spoon or fork

4 What does a balance measure? 2-4.1, 2-1.2

size mass temperature

5 What happens to juice if you put it in the

freezer? 2-4.3

It gets heavier

It gets darker

It becomes a solid

6 Mark spilled bits of iron into a cup of salt What

could he use to get the bits of iron out? 2-4.4

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7 You folded a sheet of paper How did the

It gets hard and cracks

9 Luiz collects rocks He sorts them by shape

Which graph did he draw? 2-4.1, 2-1.3

0

5 10 15 20 25 30

My Rocks

0

5 10 15 20 25 30

My Rocks

0 Small Medium Large 5

10 15 20 25 30

My Rocks

10 You put a pencil on a balance Which measurement

could you get? 2-4.1, 2-1.2

5 grams

5 mL 5˚F

11 You are mixing sand and water What should you

be wearing for safety? 2-4.1, 2-1.5

12 You mix sugar and water in a glass You let it stand

uncovered A week goes by Then you see a whitepowder in a dry glass What do you think

happened? 2-4.4, 2-1.4 Someone changed the glass

The water dried up and left the sugar behind

Somebody poured the water and sugar out

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13 Which of these can you bend? 2-4.3

rock paper clip baseball bat

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How are these boats different? 2-4.1

shapesizecolor

A class has a box of pencils, crayons, and markersmixed together.

Look at the graph Then answer 16, 17, and 18.

5 2 3

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19 You stir a teaspoon of sand into a cup of water

Stir a teaspoon of salt into another cup of water

Both sand and salt stay mixed

shape size color

21 Which of these melts only when it is very

gold butter ice

The junkyard had a pile of junk The pile was made of rubber tires and paper It also had pieces of metal.

Amber drove her truck up to the pile The crane had a big round magnet on a chain The chain lowered the magnet over the trash Things jumped up from the junk pile They stuck to the magnet

Read about Amber’s truck Then answer questions 1, 2, and 3.

1 What did you learn about magnets from Amber’s

story? 2-5.1, 2-1.4

All strong magnets are round

Magnets can move things without touching them

Round magnets are stronger than bar magnets

Use a thicker chain

Put two round magnets on the chain

Lower the chain very slowly

3 What things do you think stuck to the magnet?

Write your answer. 2-5.3

metal objects

4 Sam and Rob each held a bar magnet on a string

The magnets moved toward each other What can you infer? 2-5.2, 2-1.4

Opposite poles were facing each other

Like poles were facing each other

One magnet was not made of metal

5 Jamal moved a magnet closer and closer to an

iron bar What did he find out? 2-5.1, 2-1.4 The iron bar did not move

The magnet became hot

The iron bar moved toward the magnet

7 What are the poles of a magnet called? 2-5.2

North and South East and West Middle and End

Read about Olivia’s magnets Then answer

questions 8 and 9.

Olivia has five little round magnets She put the

magnets on a table Then she found a large bar

magnet She moved the large magnet back and

forth under the tabletop

Magnets can get warm

The bar magnet pulled the small round magnets

The wood made the magnets move

Magnets can pull through a table

A table blocks the pull of a magnet

The table acts like a magnet

Read about the experiment Then answer questions 10, 11, and 12.

Tie a string to a pencil Tie a magnet to the end of the string Put some small things in a bag Then use the fishing pole magnet to fish out things from the bag

peas screws crayons

11 How can you make the fishing pole magnet

stronger? 2-5.3, 2-1.1 Make the string longer

Tie two magnets to the end of the string

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13 Things on

table

Sticks to magnet

Does not stick

14 José put five magnets one on top of the other

What did he discover? 2-1.4, 2-1.1

More magnets are weaker than one

More magnets are stronger than one

More magnets act the same as one

15 Gloria used a horseshoe magnet and a bar

magnet to pick up paper clips What can you tell

from the graph? 2-5.3, 2-1.3

Kind of Magnet

Number of Paper Clips

The horseshoe magnet is stronger

The bar magnet is stronger

16 Where is the pull of a magnet the strongest? 2-5.1

in the middle

at the poles

at the N pole only

17 These two magnets are pushing each other

away What letter would you write in the blank circle? 2-5.2, 2-1.4

S E N

to Earth’s magnetic North Pole

to Earth’s magnetic South Pole

to the Sun

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19 Mark has a bar magnet He holds one end near a

paper clip The paper clip does not move What does

he have to do to make the clip move? 2-5.1, 2-1.4

Turn the magnet around

Shake the magnet

Move the magnet closer to the paper clip

20 You lower a magnet over each box What

moves? 2-5.3, 2-1.1

a crayon

a feather

a nail

21 A glass is filled with water A paper clip is at the

bottom of the glass You hold a bar magnet next to

the bottom of the glass What happens? 2-5.1, 2-1.1

The magnet pulls the paper clip

The water spills over the glass

The paper clip floats

Many animals hatch from eggs Birds, fish, insects, amphibians, and reptiles all hatch from eggs Many animals lay hundreds of eggs Not all of these eggs hatch Some animals take care of their young Other animals never even see their young hatch Some young animals look very similar to adult animals

Some animals look very different Does a chick look like a chicken? Does a caterpillar look like a butterfly?

Read about young animals Then answer questions 1, 2, and 3.

1 What happens after a chick hatches from

3 When a frog’s egg hatches, what comes out

of the egg? Write your answer. 2-2.5

tadpole

4 What kind of living thing is a fish? 2-2.2

animal plant insect

5 Which place has the least water for plants and

animals? 2-2.3 rain forest pond

desert

trees, warmth, and light food, air, and water shade, heat, and sound

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