Difference between revisions of "Spring 2025 Grade 5 Science Test"

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The Spring 2025 Grade 5 Science Test (New York State's Elementary-level science test, given to 5th grade students) is composed of 36 questions. The 31 released questions (18 multiple choice and 13 constructed response) are organized into six question clusters below; questions 16–20 were not released. Select a cluster to see its questions with the answer key. Each question is listed with the NYSSLS performance expectation it assesses. Data on the percentage of students answering correctly is from NYSED.

Traits and Survival of Dogs · Questions 1–5

Question	Standard	% correct
Question 1	3-LS3-1	0.56
Question 2	3-LS3-1	0.24
Question 3	3-LS3-2	0.52
Question 4	3-LS1-1	0.71
Question 5	3-LS2-1	0.29

Properties of Substances · Questions 6–10

Question	Standard	% correct
Question 6	5-PS1-4	0.25
Question 7	5-PS1-2	0.32
Question 8	5-PS1-1	0.08
Question 9	5-PS1-3	0.50
Question 10	5-PS1-3	0.12

Patterns of Earthquakes and the Ring of Fire · Questions 11–15

Question	Standard	% correct
Question 11	4-ESS2-2	0.54
Question 12	4-ESS2-2	0.39
Question 13	4-ESS2-2	0.26
Question 14	4-ESS2-2	0.55
Question 15	3-5-ETS1-2	0.38

The Albany Pine Bush Ecosystem · Questions 21–25

Question	Standard	% correct
Question 21	5-LS2-1	0.25
Question 22	5-PS3-1	0.26
Question 23	3-LS1-1	0.43
Question 24	3-LS4-3	0.25
Question 25	3-LS4-4	0.37

Solar System Patterns · Questions 26–30

Question	Standard	% correct
Question 26	5-ESS1-1	0.08
Question 27	5-ESS1-2	0.69
Question 28	5-ESS1-2	0.13
Question 29	5-ESS1-2	0.30
Question 30	5-ESS1-2	0.50

Investigations with Balloons · Questions 31–36

Question	Standard	% correct
Question 31	3-PS2-1	0.37
Question 32	3-PS2-3	0.30
Question 33	3-PS2-3	0.01
Question 34	3-PS2-1	0.33
Question 35	3-5-ETS1-3	0.58
Question 36	4-PS3-2	0.49

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-The spring 2025 grade 5 science test is composed of 36 questions. The 31 released questions (18 multiple choice and 13 constructed response) are organized into six question clusters below; questions 16–20 were not released. Data on the percentage of students answering correctly is from NYSED.
+The '''Spring 2025 Grade 5 Science Test''' (New York State's Elementary-level science test, given to 5th grade students) is composed of 36 questions. The 31 released questions (18 multiple choice and 13 constructed response) are organized into six question clusters below; questions 16–20 were not released. Select a cluster to see its questions with the answer key. Each question is listed with the NYSSLS performance expectation it assesses. Data on the percentage of students answering correctly is from NYSED.
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-'''<span id="c6"></span><big>[[Questions:Investigations with Balloons|Investigations with Balloons]]</big>'''
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-<metadesc>View the questions, answer key, performance expectation, and measured difficulty of each question from the NYS spring 2025 grade 5 science test.</metadesc>
+<metadesc>Questions and answer key for the Spring 2025 Grade 5 Science Test (New York State Elementary-level science test for 5th grade): 6 question clusters, 31 released questions with percent correct, each linked to its NYSSLS performance expectation.</metadesc>