NYS Science Questions by Performance Level

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Released NYS science exam questions, sorted by performance level under each learning standard. Pick your course or grade:

HS Biology

30 standards · 257 questions · Levels 1–5

HS Chemistry

21 standards · 113 questions · Levels 1–5

HS Physics

22 standards · 65 questions · Levels 1–5

HS Earth & Space Sciences

25 standards · 280 questions · Levels 1–5

Grade 8 Science

62 standards · 161 questions · Levels 1–4

Grade 5 Science

46 standards · 95 questions · Levels 1–4

What are PLDs?

Performance Level Descriptions (PLDs) are NYSED's descriptions of what a student at each score level (1–5 on Regents exams, 1–4 on the Grade 5 and Grade 8 tests) can typically do for each learning standard. These pages put real exam questions next to each description, so you can see what a Level 3 question looks like versus a Level 5 on the same standard.