1. Science PASS Review
May 3 – ELA (Reading & Research)
May 4- Mathematics –
May 7- (To Be Announced) TBA
May 8- (To Be Announced) TBA
PASS is a statewide assessment administered South Carolina students in grade three to eight
1. PASS The PASS
2. All 7th Grades Students will take ELA, Mathematics, Science and Social Studies test.

2. 1. Chapter 1 Review 2. Chapter 2 Review 3. Chapter 3 Review
Activity- Pass the Test- each student is responsible for completing each test separately.
Once everyone is done, complete your group test and I will grade it.
1. Chapter 1 Review
2. Chapter 2 Review
3. Chapter 3 Review
4. Chapter 4 Review
5. Chapter 5 Review

3. Chapter 1 Review
Question 1: What should you do if you drop and break a beaker?
Pick up the larger pieces of glass and throw them in a trash can.
Get a broom and sweep the broken glass into a dustpan
Notify your teacher
Push the broken glass aside with your foot.

4. Question 2
Which of the following describes what repeated trials in an experiment allow scientist to do?
F. Choose different dependent variables
G. see the results over and over to ensure accuracy
H. change their results at the last minute
I. test their hypothesis

5. Question 3: A student poses the following question: Does the thickness of paper towels affect their ability to absorb moisture?
In an investigation designed to test this question, what is the dependent variable.
The brand of paper towel tested?
The thickness of paper towel tested.
The amount of moisture each paper towel absorbs
The type of liquid used in the experiment

6. Question 4:A researcher wanted to see how the concentration of thiosulfate in water affects reaction time with hydrochloric acid.
F. As concentration increases, reaction time increases
G. As concentration increases, reaction time decreases
H. As concentration decreases, reaction time decreases
I. the hypothesis
Column1
Thiosulfate(ml)
Water (ml)
Reaction Time
Beaker 1 10 30
163
Beaker 2 20
64.5
Beaker 3
37.5
Beaker 4 40 29

7. Question 5:
Which part of a compound microscope is used to control the amount of light entering the field view?
A.diaphragm
B. coarse adjustment knob
C. fine adjustment knob
D. eyepiece

8. Question 6 Which is the only factor that should be changed in the experimental group of a scientific investigation?
F. The independent variable
G. The dependent variable
H. The conclusion
The Hypothesis

9. Question 7:
What should you do if you spill a chemical during a science lab class?
A. Put water on it
B. Tell the teacher immediately
C. Clean it up with paper towels
D. Ignore it and leave it for someone else to clean up

10. Question 8
A group of scientists investigates how the pull on an object changes at different latitudes. They present their data in the line graph shown. Which is the independent Variable?
Question 7
F. The Force of Gravity
Latitude
The force of gravity at a given latitude
The object tested at each location

11. A. question B. hypothesis C. analysis D. conclusion
Question 9 A student wants to know which brand of new batteries lasts longer. She writes the following statement in her lab notebook: The largest battery will last the longest.
What part of her investigation has she written?
A. question
B. hypothesis
C. analysis
D. conclusion

12. Question 10:
Which of the following is increased by including an adequate sample size in the investigation?
F. The reliability of the data
G. the observations made during the investigation
H. The intelligence of the researcher
I. The accuracy of the conclusion

13. Question 11 A student is conducting an experiment in which he measures how a person’s body temperature responds to changes in air temperature. What is the independent variable in this investigation
A. Air temperature
B. The size of person
C. The person’s body temperature
D. The size of the room the person is in

14. Question 12: You set up an experiment to see how the amount of sunlight affects plant growth. You give two plants the same amount of water every day. You put one plant in the sunlight, and the other plant in the shade. You plan to make a line graph to show your data.
Which of the following should you record on the y-axis (vertical axis) of your graph
A. amount of sunlight
B. amount of water
C. plant height
D. types of plants used

15. A. Water evaporates from sycamore leaves at the same rate all day.
Question 13: A student conducts an experiment to see how much water evaporates from the leaves of a sycamore tree each hour of the day. He choose leaves that have the same surface area. The graph below shows the results of the experiment.
Based on this graph, which of the following conclusions can he make?
A. Water evaporates from sycamore leaves at the same rate all day.
B. The highest evaporation rates occur between 2- 3 p. m.
C. More evaporation takes place early in a.m and p.m.
D. Most evaporation takes place between 12-1 p.m. – when the energy from the sun is the greatest.
A. Water evaporates from sycamore leaves at the same rate all day.
B. The highest evaporation rates occur between 2- 3 p. m.
C. More evaporation takes place early in a.m and p.m.
D. Most evaporation takes place between 12-1 p.m. – when the energy from the sun is the greatest.

16. Question 14 Which tool would you use to view cells?
F Magnifying glass
G. telescope
H. Compound Light Microscope
I. Prism

17. Question 15: Which of these shows the steps of technological design in the correct order
A. Problem identification, implementation, evaluation, solution design
B. Problem identification, solution design, implementation, evaluation
C. Solution design, implementation, problem identification, evaluation
D. Solution design, problem identification, evaluation, implementation

18. Answer Key
1.       C
2.       G
3.       C
4.       G
5.       A
6.       F
7.       B
8.       G
9.       B
10.   F
11.   A
12.   H
13.   B
14.   H
15.   B