1. Scientific Investigation SOL Released Test Items only Jody Sommerfeldt SPS ITRT Who’s Smarter than a 3 rd Grade Scientist?

2. Scientific Investigation, Reasoning, and Logic Using the picture, which measurement is closest to how far the frog jumped? A 12 centimeters (cm) B 14 centimeters (cm) C 18 centimeters (cm) D 20 centimeters (cm) Science RI 2007 – Q7

3. Scientific Investigation, Reasoning, and Logic Using the picture, which measurement is closest to how far the frog jumped? C 18 centimeters (cm) Science RI 2007 – Q7

4. Scientific Investigation, Reasoning, and Logic Which sense is used to tell if there is sugar in a glass of tea? F Touch G Hearing H Smell J Taste ScienceScience RI 2007 – Q8

5. Scientific Investigation, Reasoning, and Logic Which sense is used to tell if there is sugar in a glass of tea? J Taste ScienceScience RI 2007 – Q8

6. Scientific Investigation, Reasoning, and Logic A rattlesnake belongs in which of the above groups? A Group 1 B Group 2 C Group 3 D Group 4 Science RI 2007 – Q9

7. Scientific Investigation, Reasoning, and Logic A rattlesnake belongs in which of the above groups? C Group 3 Science RI 2007 – Q9

8. Scientific Investigation, Reasoning, and Logic Which graph BEST shows how many of each fish are in the tank? Science RI 2007 – Q12

9. Scientific Investigation, Reasoning, and Logic Which graph BEST shows how many of each fish are in the tank? Science RI 2007 – Q12

10. Scientific Investigation, Reasoning, and Logic Salamanders have a tail, smooth skin, and feet with no claws. Which of these animals is a salamander? Science RI 2007 – Q14

11. Scientific Investigation, Reasoning, and Logic Salamanders have a tail, smooth skin, and feet with no claws. Which of these animals is a salamander? Science RI 2007 – Q14

12. Scientific Investigation, Reasoning, and Logic The drawing compares the size of four different birds. How would you arrange the birds in order from smallest to largest? A Cardinal, sparrow, crow, dove B Sparrow, cardinal, crow, dove C Crow, cardinal, dove, sparrow D Sparrow, cardinal, dove, crow Science RI 2007 – Q21

13. Scientific Investigation, Reasoning, and Logic The drawing compares the size of four different birds. How would you arrange the birds in order from smallest to largest? D Sparrow, cardinal, dove, crow Science RI 2007 – Q21

14. Scientific Investigation, Reasoning, and Logic A girl kept a plant under a light for 30 days. She measured how tall the plant was every 5 days. The graph shows the results. What conclusion can be drawn from the graph? F A plant kept under light stays the same size. G A plant kept under light gets taller with time. H A plant kept under light gets shorter with time. J A plant kept under light is hard to measure. Science RI 2007 – Q24

15. Scientific Investigation, Reasoning, and Logic A girl kept a plant under a light for 30 days. She measured how tall the plant was every 5 days. The graph shows the results. What conclusion can be drawn from the graph? G A plant kept under light gets taller with time. Science RI 2007 – Q24

16. Scientific Investigation, Reasoning, and Logic Which of these graduated cylinders contains 16 mL of water? Science RI 2007 – Q25

17. Scientific Investigation, Reasoning, and Logic Which of these graduated cylinders contains 16 mL of water? Science RI 2007 – Q25

18. Scientific Investigation, Reasoning, and Logic A student wants to cut a piece of string for a class activity. The length of the string is measured BEST in which units? F Gallons G Liters H Miles J Centimeters Science RI 2007 – Q36

19. Scientific Investigation, Reasoning, and Logic A student wants to cut a piece of string for a class activity. The length of the string is measured BEST in which units? J Centimeters Science RI 2007 – Q36

20. Scientific Investigation, Reasoning, and Logic An experiment tests how many minutes students take to finish their lunches in the school cafeteria. The chart shows the average times for grades 3, 4, 5, and 6. Science RI 2007 – Q39 At which grade level do the students spend MOST of the 30-minute lunch period eating their lunches? A Grade 3 B Grade 4 C Grade 5 D Grade 6

21. Scientific Investigation, Reasoning, and Logic An experiment tests how many minutes students take to finish their lunches in the school cafeteria. The chart shows the average times for grades 3, 4, 5, and 6. Science RI 2007 – Q39 At which grade level do the students spend MOST of the 30-minute lunch period eating their lunches? B Grade 4

22. Scientific Investigation, Reasoning, and Logic Which of these is an observation for the kittens in the picture? A Kitten A is prettier than kitten B. B Kitten A has longer fur than kitten B. C Kitten A is my favorite kitten. D Kitten A runs faster than kitten B. Science RI 2006 – Q1

23. Scientific Investigation, Reasoning, and Logic Which of these is an observation for the kittens in the picture? B Kitten A has longer fur than kitten B. Science RI 2006 – Q1

24. Scientific Investigation, Reasoning, and Logic This sunflower is how many blocks tall? F 7 G 8 H 9 J 10 Science RI 2006 – Q2

25. Scientific Investigation, Reasoning, and Logic This sunflower is how many blocks tall? G 8 Science RI 2006 – Q2

26. Scientific Investigation, Reasoning, and Logic What unit is used to measure the weight of the bananas? A Inches B Degrees C Pounds D Gallons Science RI 2006 – Q9

27. Scientific Investigation, Reasoning, and Logic What unit is used to measure the weight of the bananas? C Pounds Science RI 2006 – Q9

28. Scientific Investigation, Reasoning, and Logic The observations recorded above BEST describe — F a sugar cube G an ice cube H a cherry snow cone J an ice cream cone Science RI 2006 – Q14

29. Scientific Investigation, Reasoning, and Logic The observations recorded above BEST describe — G an ice cube Science RI 2006 – Q14

30. Scientific Investigation, Reasoning, and Logic Ramon made this table to show how many cars of each color passed him at the bus stop on three different mornings. If he adds together his numbers from the three days, which color will he find was the MOST common? A Blue B Yellow C Red D Black Science RI 2006 – Q21

31. Scientific Investigation, Reasoning, and Logic Ramon made this table to show how many cars of each color passed him at the bus stop on three different mornings. If he adds together his numbers from the three days, which color will he find was the MOST common? D Black Science RI 2006 – Q21

32. Scientific Investigation, Reasoning, and Logic Which sense organ is used to tell the color of the sky? A Nose B Ears C Eyes D Tongue Science RI 2006 – Q25

33. Scientific Investigation, Reasoning, and Logic Which sense organ is used to tell the color of the sky? C Eyes Science RI 2006 – Q25

34. Scientific Investigation, Reasoning, and Logic Look at the three animals. What are two characteristics that they all have in common? A Wings and feathers B Wings and legs C Fur and legs D Fur and feathers Science RI 2006 – Q29

35. Scientific Investigation, Reasoning, and Logic Look at the three animals. What are two characteristics that they all have in common? B Wings and legs Science RI 2006 – Q29

36. Scientific Investigation, Reasoning, and Logic A student uses a pan to catch rainwater for watering plants. Which of these would be BEST to use for measuring the amount of rainwater in the pan? Science RI 2006 – Q32

37. Scientific Investigation, Reasoning, and Logic A student uses a pan to catch rainwater for watering plants. Which of these would be BEST to use for measuring the amount of rainwater in the pan? Science RI 2006 – Q32

38. Scientific Investigation, Reasoning, and Logic Science RI 2006 – Q39 Which group of eights has a mass of 32 grams?

39. Scientific Investigation, Reasoning, and Logic Science RI 2006 – Q39 Which group of eights has a mass of 32 grams?

40. Scientific Investigation, Reasoning, and Logic Science RI 2006 – Q40 What is the time shown on the clock? F 12:25 G 12:35 H 1:25 J 5:03

41. Scientific Investigation, Reasoning, and Logic Science RI 2006 – Q40 What is the time shown on the clock? F 12:25