Difference between revisions of "Spring 2024 Grade 8 Science Test"

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The Spring 2024 Grade 8 Science Test (New York State's Intermediate-level science test, given to 8th grade students) is composed of 25 multiple choice and 28 constructed response questions organized into ten question clusters. 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.

Energy Transfer by Waves · Questions 1–5

Question	Standard	% correct
Question 1	MS-PS4-1	0.39
Question 2	MS-PS4-2	0.37
Question 3	MS-PS4-2	0.60
Question 4	MS-PS4-2	0.37
Question 5	MS-PS4-1	0.55

Variation and Corn · Questions 6–11

Question	Standard	% correct
Question 6	MS-LS4-5	0.64
Question 7	MS-LS4-5	0.18
Question 8	MS-LS3-2	0.17
Question 9	MS-LS4-5	0.73
Question 10	MS-LS3-1	0.23
Question 11	MS-ETS1-2	0.55

Energy of Skateboarders · Questions 12–16

Question	Standard	% correct
Question 12	MS-PS3-1	0.11
Question 13	MS-PS3-1	0.14
Question 14	MS-PS3-1	0.80
Question 15	MS-PS3-1	0.11
Question 16	MS-PS3-2	0.44

Reservoirs and Town Water Districts · Questions 17–22

Question	Standard	% correct
Question 17	MS-ESS3-3	0.15
Question 18	MS-ESS3-1	0.46
Question 19	MS-ESS3-4	0.37
Question 20	MS-ESS3-2	0.07
Question 21	MS-ESS3-2	0.38
Question 22	MS-ESS3-4	0.27

Evolutionary Relationships · Questions 23–27

Question	Standard	% correct
Question 23	MS-LS4-3	0.60
Question 24	MS-LS4-3	0.35
Question 25	MS-LS4-2	0.14
Question 26	MS-LS1-4	0.31
Question 27	MS-LS4-1	0.53

Gravitational Forces · Questions 28–32

Question	Standard	% correct
Question 28	MS-PS2-4	0.37
Question 29	MS-PS2-4	0.42
Question 30	MS-PS2-5	0.07
Question 31	MS-PS2-2	0.29
Question 32	MS-ESS1-2	0.13

Death Valley · Questions 33–38

Question	Standard	% correct
Question 33	MS-ESS2-1	0.38
Question 34	MS-ESS2-1	0.30
Question 35	MS-ESS2-3	0.29
Question 36	MS-ESS2-4	0.05
Question 37	MS-ESS3-2	0.20
Question 38	MS-ESS3-2	0.40

Respiration · Questions 39–43

Question	Standard	% correct
Question 39	MS-LS1-7	0.39
Question 40	MS-LS1-3	0.06
Question 41	MS-LS1-2	0.33
Question 42	MS-LS2-4	0.35
Question 43	MS-LS4-4	0.39

Ecosystem of the Eastern Bluebird · Questions 44–48

Question	Standard	% correct
Question 44	MS-LS2-2	0.61
Question 45	MS-LS2-2	0.30
Question 46	MS-LS2-2	0.20
Question 47	MS-LS2-4	0.39
Question 48	MS-ESS3-3	0.48

The Chemistry of Propane · Questions 49–53

Question	Standard	% correct
Question 49	MS-PS1-1	0.20
Question 50	MS-PS1-2	0.18
Question 51	MS-PS1-5	0.34
Question 52	MS-PS1-1	0.13
Question 53	MS-PS1-4	0.39

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-The spring 2024 grade 8 science test is composed of 25 multiple choice and 28 constructed response questions organized into ten question clusters. Data on the percentage of students answering correctly is [https://www.nysedregents.org/ei/science/2024/2024-released-items-science-g8.pdf from NYSED].
+The '''Spring 2024 Grade 8 Science Test''' (New York State's Intermediate-level science test, given to 8th grade students) is composed of 25 multiple choice and 28 constructed response questions organized into ten question clusters. 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 [https://www.nysedregents.org/ei/science/2024/2024-released-items-science-g8.pdf from NYSED].
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-'''<span id="c5"></span><big>[[Questions:Evolutionary Relationships|Evolutionary Relationships]]</big>'''
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-'''<span id="c7"></span><big>[[Questions:Death Valley|Death Valley]]</big>'''
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-<metadesc>View the questions, answer key, performance expectation, and measured difficulty of each question from the NYS spring 2024 grade 8 science test.</metadesc>
+<metadesc>Questions and answer key for the Spring 2024 Grade 8 Science Test (New York State Intermediate-level science test for 8th grade): 10 question clusters, 53 released questions with percent correct, each linked to its NYSSLS performance expectation.</metadesc>