Grade 5 practice

Each cluster is a passage with its questions, as printed on the exam. Pick one to practice.

Spring 2026 Grade 5 Science Test

Sunlight and Starlight 4 questions
Topics: Light and the Eye · Patterns: Shadows, Day/Night, Seasonal Appearance of Stars
Minerals of New York State 5 questions
Topics: Identifying Materials by Properties · Conservation of Matter · Mixture vs Chemical Change
Wolves in Yellowstone National Park 4 questions
Topics: Animal Groups · Advantages from Characteristics · Cycling of Matter · Organism Survival
Information Transfer 5 questions
Topics: Information Transmission · Conservation of Energy · Changes in Energy · Comparing Possible Solutions · Waves
Hurricane Formation 4 questions
Topics: Weather and Water Processes · Expected Weather During a Season · Climates
Locust Trees 4 questions
Topics: Organism Structures and Function · Inheritance and Variation · Cycling of Matter
Natural Energy Resources 4 questions
Topics: Interactions Between the Geosphere, Biosphere, Hydrosphere, and Atmosphere · Energy and Fuels: Natural Resources and the Environment · Protecting Earth's Resources and Environment · Conservation of Energy

Traits and Survival of Dogs 5 questions
Topics: Inheritance and Variation · Environmental Influence · Life Cycles · Animal Groups
Properties of Substances 5 questions
Topics: Mixture vs Chemical Change · Conservation of Matter · Particle Nature of Matter · Identifying Materials by Properties
Patterns of Earthquakes and the Ring of Fire 5 questions
Topics: Maps · Comparing Possible Solutions
The Albany Pine Bush Ecosystem 5 questions
Topics: Cycling of Matter · Energy Flow · Life Cycles · Organism Survival · Environment Change
Solar System Patterns 5 questions
Topics: Relative Distances of Stars · Patterns: Shadows, Day/Night, Seasonal Appearance of Stars
Investigations with Balloons 6 questions
Topics: Balanced and Unbalanced Forces · Electric and Magnetic Interactions · Testing and Improving Designs · Conservation of Energy

Animal Senses 4 questions
Topics: Information Processing
Motion of Golf Balls 5 questions
Topics: Speed and Energy · Balanced and Unbalanced Forces · Conservation of Energy · Comparing Possible Solutions · Changes in Energy
Weather Patterns 5 questions
Topics: Expected Weather During a Season · Climates · Solution to a Weather-Related Hazard · Weathering and Erosion
Important Fish 4 questions
Topics: Protecting Earth's Resources and Environment · Maps
Identifying Substances 5 questions
Topics: Identifying Materials by Properties · Particle Nature of Matter · Mixture vs Chemical Change
Meerkats 6 questions
Topics: Organism Structures and Function · Cycling of Matter · Advantages from Characteristics · Animal Groups · Environmental Influence · Environment Change
Magnets 5 questions
Topics: Electric and Magnetic Interactions · Solving a Problem with Magnets · Testing and Improving Designs