Difference between revisions of "Spring 2026 Grade 5 Science Test"

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The Spring 2026 Grade 5 Science Test (New York State's Elementary-level science test, given to 5th grade students) is composed of 35 questions. The 30 released questions (18 multiple choice and 12 constructed response) are organized into seven question clusters below; questions 19–23 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.

Sunlight and Starlight · Questions 1–4

Question	Standard	% correct
Question 1	4-PS4-2	0.29
Question 2	5-ESS1-2	0.31
Question 3	5-ESS1-2	0.46
Question 4	5-ESS1-2	0.66

Minerals of New York State · Questions 5–9

Question	Standard	% correct
Question 5	5-PS1-3	0.56
Question 6	5-PS1-3	0.54
Question 7	5-PS1-2	0.45
Question 8	5-PS1-4	0.60
Question 9	5-PS1-3	0.58

Wolves in Yellowstone National Park · Questions 10–13

Question	Standard	% correct
Question 10	3-LS2-1	0.49
Question 11	3-LS4-2	0.46
Question 12	5-LS2-1	0.23
Question 13	3-LS4-3	0.46

Information Transfer · Questions 14–18

Question	Standard	% correct
Question 14	4-PS4-3	0.24
Question 15	4-PS3-2	0.67
Question 16	4-PS3-3	0.52
Question 17	3-5-ETS1-2	0.42
Question 18	4-PS4-1	0.08

Hurricane Formation · Questions 24–27

Question	Standard	% correct
Question 24	3-ESS2-3	0.38
Question 25	3-ESS2-1	0.18
Question 26	3-ESS2-1	0.43
Question 27	3-ESS2-2	0.56

Locust Trees · Questions 28–31

Question	Standard	% correct
Question 28	4-LS1-1	0.07
Question 29	3-LS3-1	0.49
Question 30	4-LS1-1	0.51
Question 31	5-LS2-1	0.26

Natural Energy Resources · Questions 32–35

Question	Standard	% correct
Question 32	5-ESS2-1	0.49
Question 33	4-ESS3-1	0.31
Question 34	5-ESS3-1	0.09
Question 35	4-PS3-2	0.70

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-The spring 2026 grade 5 science test is composed of 35 questions. The 30 released questions (18 multiple choice and 12 constructed response) are organized into seven question clusters below; questions 19–23 were not released. Data on the percentage of students answering correctly is from NYSED.
+The '''Spring 2026 Grade 5 Science Test''' (New York State's Elementary-level science test, given to 5th grade students) is composed of 35 questions. The 30 released questions (18 multiple choice and 12 constructed response) are organized into seven question clusters below; questions 19–23 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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-<metadesc>View the questions, answer key, performance expectation, and measured difficulty of each question from the NYS spring 2026 grade 5 science test.</metadesc>
+<metadesc>Questions and answer key for the Spring 2026 Grade 5 Science Test (New York State Elementary-level science test for 5th grade): 7 question clusters, 30 released questions with percent correct, each linked to its NYSSLS performance expectation.</metadesc>