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Colorado State Assessments · CMAS · Grades 3–11

Colorado State Test Practice

Build Colorado assessment readiness with five focused 10-question practice sets covering CMAS ELA, math, science, social studies, civics, and high school assessment skills.

Colorado State Test practice sets

This Colorado State Test Practice page provides five short practice sets with 10 original multiple-choice questions each. The sets offer supplemental review across CMAS English language arts, mathematics, science, social studies, civics, data interpretation, and assessment strategies.

Skills covered

  • CMAS ELA main idea, vocabulary, facts and opinions, plot, evidence, transitions, point of view, graphs, and captions
  • CMAS Math addition, subtraction, area, fractions, patterns, equations, place value, multiplication, perimeter, and division
  • CMAS Science photosynthesis, friction, Earth rotation, chemical change, erosion, thermal energy, food, measurement, fossils, and renewable energy
  • Social studies laws, primary sources, map scale, taxes, government, migration, economics, civic responsibility, timelines, and historical evidence
  • High school and specialized assessment directions, study habits, data patterns, accommodations, units, constraints, feedback, trends, practice sets, and evidence

How to use this page

Complete one 10-question set at a time. Read the evidence carefully, choose the best-supported answer, and review every explanation before moving to the next set.

This is supplemental State Test Practice, State Assessment Practice, and Standardized Test Practice. It does not replace current Colorado Department of Education guidance, official CMAS blueprints, accommodations, or testing policies.

For the Colorado assessment hub, visit Colorado State Assessments.

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Colorado State Test Practice Questions

A 10-question Colorado State Test practice set on cmas science, with answers and explanations.

Read each task carefully, choose one answer, and review the explanation after responding.

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1. QuestionMultiple choice

Which process allows plants to use light energy to make food?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Photosynthesis.

  1. Read the task: Identify the important information, operation, or evidence in the question.
  2. Use the evidence: Photosynthesis uses light energy to make sugars in plants.
  3. Check the choice: Choose the answer that is best supported by the task and review the explanation.

Photosynthesis uses light energy to make sugars in plants.

2. QuestionMultiple choice

Why does a ball slow down as it rolls across a rough floor?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Friction opposes its motion..

  1. Read the task: Identify the important information, operation, or evidence in the question.
  2. Use the evidence: Friction acts against the direction of motion.
  3. Check the choice: Choose the answer that is best supported by the task and review the explanation.

Friction acts against the direction of motion.

3. QuestionMultiple choice

What causes day and night?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is Earth’s rotation..

  1. Read the task: Identify the important information, operation, or evidence in the question.
  2. Use the evidence: Earth’s rotation turns different areas toward and away from the Sun.
  3. Check the choice: Choose the answer that is best supported by the task and review the explanation.

Earth’s rotation turns different areas toward and away from the Sun.

4. QuestionMultiple choice

Which change forms a new substance?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is Iron rusts..

  1. Read the task: Identify the important information, operation, or evidence in the question.
  2. Use the evidence: Rusting is a chemical change that creates a new substance.
  3. Check the choice: Choose the answer that is best supported by the task and review the explanation.

Rusting is a chemical change that creates a new substance.

5. QuestionMultiple choice

What is one way to reduce erosion near a stream?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Plant vegetation near the bank..

  1. Read the task: Identify the important information, operation, or evidence in the question.
  2. Use the evidence: Plant roots help hold soil in place.
  3. Check the choice: Choose the answer that is best supported by the task and review the explanation.

Plant roots help hold soil in place.

6. QuestionMultiple choice

What happens to thermal energy when a warm object touches a cooler object?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Energy moves toward the cooler object..

  1. Read the task: Identify the important information, operation, or evidence in the question.
  2. Use the evidence: Thermal energy transfers from warmer matter toward cooler matter.
  3. Check the choice: Choose the answer that is best supported by the task and review the explanation.

Thermal energy transfers from warmer matter toward cooler matter.

7. QuestionMultiple choice

What do organisms get from food?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is Energy and nutrients..

  1. Read the task: Identify the important information, operation, or evidence in the question.
  2. Use the evidence: Food supplies energy and materials needed for life processes.
  3. Check the choice: Choose the answer that is best supported by the task and review the explanation.

Food supplies energy and materials needed for life processes.

8. QuestionMultiple choice

Which tool measures temperature?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is Thermometer.

  1. Read the task: Identify the important information, operation, or evidence in the question.
  2. Use the evidence: A thermometer measures temperature.
  3. Check the choice: Choose the answer that is best supported by the task and review the explanation.

A thermometer measures temperature.

9. QuestionMultiple choice

Why do fossils help scientists?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is They provide evidence about past life and environments..

  1. Read the task: Identify the important information, operation, or evidence in the question.
  2. Use the evidence: Fossils preserve information about organisms and conditions from the past.
  3. Check the choice: Choose the answer that is best supported by the task and review the explanation.

Fossils preserve information about organisms and conditions from the past.

10. QuestionMultiple choice

Which energy source is renewable?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Sunlight.

  1. Read the task: Identify the important information, operation, or evidence in the question.
  2. Use the evidence: Sunlight is continually supplied by the Sun.
  3. Check the choice: Choose the answer that is best supported by the task and review the explanation.

Sunlight is continually supplied by the Sun.

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Frequently asked questions about Colorado State Test Practice

Which assessments are covered?

The page provides supplemental practice related to CMAS ELA, Math, Science, Social Studies, civics, high school readiness, and general assessment skills.

How many questions are included?

There are five practice sets with 10 questions each, for 50 questions in total. Each set can be completed separately.

Are these official Colorado assessment questions?

No. These are original supplemental practice questions. Check the latest Colorado Department of Education information for official materials, standards, accommodations, and policies.