3-LS2-1 | Animal Groups · NYS standard · Grade 5 test questions
From NY Science Standards Wiki
Construct an argument that some animals form groups that help members survive.
Clarification statement: Examples of groups could include a herd of cattle, a swarm of bees, a flock of geese, a pod of whales, etc.
Grade 5 Science Test Questions
Released New York State Grade 5 science test questions that assess 3-LS2-1 are listed here by test and question cluster. Each link opens the question with its answer key.
Vocabulary
Terms from the Elementary Science Glossary that come from this standard or from the released Grade 5 Science Test questions that assess it.
From this standard
- animal
- argument
- cause and effect relationship
- chance of survival
- claim
- data
- evidence
- flock
- herd
- model
- pod
- survival
- swarm
From released test questions
- data table – Spring 2025
- ecosystem – Spring 2026
- endangered species – Spring 2026
- food – Spring 2024
- graph – Spring 2024
- habitat – Spring 2026
- habitat loss – Spring 2026
- hunting – Spring 2026
- mass – Spring 2024
- mob – Spring 2024
- pack – Spring 2026, Spring 2025
- pack size – Spring 2025
- prey – Spring 2026
- pup – Spring 2026, Spring 2024
- reintroduction – Spring 2026
- social animal – Spring 2026
- solution – Spring 2026
- survival rate – Spring 2025
- weight – Spring 2024
Performance Level Descriptions
Every Grade 5 Science Test question on 3-LS2-1 is written to match one of the performance level descriptions (PLDs) below.
Level 1: Identify the evidence for an argument, from those provided, that some animals that form groups help members survive. Spring 2026 Question 10
Level 2: Identify the argument, from those provided, that supports the claim that animals form groups that helps members survive. Spring 2025 Question 5
Level 3: Construct an argument that some animals form groups that help members survive.
Level 4: Construct an argument using evidence, data, and/or a model to describe the cause and effect relationship between animals forming groups and their chance of survival. Spring 2024 Question 27
Resources
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