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GRADE 5 SCIENCE

VIRGINIA STANDARDS OF LEARNING

TEST ITEM SET

Released Spring 2015

2010 Science Standards of Learning

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Sequence Number

Item Type: Multiple

Choice (MC) or Technology-

Enhanced Item (TEI)

Correct Answer Reporting Category Reporting Category Description

1 MC A 003 Life Processes and Living Systems2 MC D 001 Scientific Investigation3 MC D 004 Earth/Space Systems and Cycles4 MC B 004 Earth/Space Systems and Cycles5 TEI Typed response: 37 001 Scientific Investigation

6 MC D 003 Life Processes and Living Systems

Grade 5 ScienceReleased Test Item Set Spring 2015

Answer Key

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Sequence Number

Item Type: Multiple

Choice (MC) or Technology-

Enhanced Item (TEI)

Correct Answer Reporting Category Reporting Category Description

7 MC A 004 Earth/Space Systems and Cycles8 MC D 004 Earth/Space Systems and Cycles9 MC C 001 Scientific Investigation10 MC C 002 Force, Motion, Energy, and Matter11 TEI Answers must be placed in the correct locations:

Top box: IgneousBottom left box: SedimentaryBottom right box: Metamorphic

004 Earth/Space Systems and Cycles

12 MC C 003 Life Processes and Living Systems

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Sequence Number

Item Type: Multiple

Choice (MC) or Technology-

Enhanced Item (TEI)

Correct Answer Reporting Category Reporting Category Description

13 MC A 002 Force, Motion, Energy, and Matter14 MC B 002 Force, Motion, Energy, and Matter15 MC B 002 Force, Motion, Energy, and Matter16 MC A 003 Life Processes and Living Systems17 MC B 001 Scientific Investigation

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Sequence Number

Item Type: Multiple

Choice (MC) or Technology-

Enhanced Item (TEI)

Correct Answer Reporting Category Reporting Category Description

18 TEI Each answer must be placed in the correct column:Left Column: Weighs 20.5 g; About 4 cm3; Hardness of 6-6.5Right Column: Gold color; Greenish black streak; Sinks in waterThe order in which the answers are placed in each column does not matter.

001 Scientific Investigation

19 MC D 003 Life Processes and Living Systems20 MC D 002 Force, Motion, Energy, and Matter21 MC A 003 Life Processes and Living Systems22 MC B 002 Force, Motion, Energy, and Matter

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Sequence Number

Item Type: Multiple

Choice (MC) or Technology-

Enhanced Item (TEI)

Correct Answer Reporting Category Reporting Category Description

23 MC C 001 Scientific Investigation24 MC B 003 Life Processes and Living Systems25 MC B 003 Life Processes and Living Systems26 MC A 002 Force, Motion, Energy, and Matter27 MC B 004 Earth/Space Systems and Cycles28 MC B 003 Life Processes and Living Systems29 MC D 004 Earth/Space Systems and Cycles30 MC C 001 Scientific Investigation31 MC B 002 Force, Motion, Energy, and Matter32 MC D 002 Force, Motion, Energy, and Matter33 MC C 001 Scientific Investigation34 MC C 002 Force, Motion, Energy, and Matter35 MC C 004 Earth/Space Systems and Cycles36 MC B 003 Life Processes and Living Systems37 MC A 004 Earth/Space Systems and Cycles

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