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Delaware DeSSA-Alt Science Practice Test

Build Delaware DeSSA-Alt Science readiness with five focused 10-question practice sets covering life science, Earth and space science, physical science, environment, data, investigations, and evidence.

Delaware DeSSA-Alt Science practice sets

This Delaware DeSSA-Alt Science Practice Test page provides five short practice sets with 10 original multiple-choice questions each. The sets use clear language and practical contexts to review living systems, Earth and space, physical science, environmental systems, data, investigations, and evidence.

Skills covered

  • Life science: plants, animals, habitats, food chains, cells, inherited traits, pollination, decomposers, seeds, and adaptations
  • Earth and space science: evaporation, day and night, weather, erosion, Moon phases, rocks, seasons, renewable energy, maps, and clouds
  • Physical science: states of matter, forces, magnets, circuits, sound, thermal energy, chemical changes, mass, friction, and reflection
  • Environment and investigation: habitat loss, pollution, conservation, graphs, water use, food webs, observations, fair tests, models, and evidence
  • Integrated review: habitats, tools, measurement, solar energy, plant investigations, shadows, data, the water cycle, waste reduction, and pond evidence

How to use this page

Read one short science task at a time. Identify the observation or evidence, choose the best explanation, and review the solution after each response.

This is supplemental State Test Practice, State Assessment Practice, and Standardized Test Practice. It does not replace current Delaware Department of Education, official DeSSA-Alt materials, accommodations, or testing policies.

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Delaware DeSSA-Alt Science Practice Questions

A 10-question Delaware DeSSA-Alt Science practice set on physical science, with answers and explanations.

Read each short science task carefully, identify the evidence, choose one answer, and review the explanation after responding.

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1. QuestionMultiple choice

Which state of matter has a fixed shape?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Solid.

  1. Read the science task: Look for the observation, object, living thing, weather condition, material, or data pattern in the question.
  2. Use the evidence: A solid keeps its own shape unless a force changes it.
  3. Check the response: Choose the answer best supported by the Delaware DeSSA-Alt Science practice task.

A solid keeps its own shape unless a force changes it.

2. QuestionMultiple choice

What can a push do to a toy car?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Change its motion.

  1. Read the science task: Look for the observation, object, living thing, weather condition, material, or data pattern in the question.
  2. Use the evidence: A push is a force that can start, stop, or change the motion of an object.
  3. Check the response: Choose the answer best supported by the Delaware DeSSA-Alt Science practice task.

A push is a force that can start, stop, or change the motion of an object.

3. QuestionMultiple choice

Which object is attracted to a magnet?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is An iron paper clip.

  1. Read the science task: Look for the observation, object, living thing, weather condition, material, or data pattern in the question.
  2. Use the evidence: Iron is a magnetic material that can be attracted to a magnet.
  3. Check the response: Choose the answer best supported by the Delaware DeSSA-Alt Science practice task.

Iron is a magnetic material that can be attracted to a magnet.

4. QuestionMultiple choice

What does a light bulb need in order to turn on in a simple circuit?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is A complete path for electricity.

  1. Read the science task: Look for the observation, object, living thing, weather condition, material, or data pattern in the question.
  2. Use the evidence: Electric current needs a complete conducting path through the circuit.
  3. Check the response: Choose the answer best supported by the Delaware DeSSA-Alt Science practice task.

Electric current needs a complete conducting path through the circuit.

5. QuestionMultiple choice

What makes sound?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Vibrations.

  1. Read the science task: Look for the observation, object, living thing, weather condition, material, or data pattern in the question.
  2. Use the evidence: Sound is produced when objects vibrate and those vibrations travel through a medium.
  3. Check the response: Choose the answer best supported by the Delaware DeSSA-Alt Science practice task.

Sound is produced when objects vibrate and those vibrations travel through a medium.

6. QuestionMultiple choice

A metal spoon becomes warm in hot soup. What moved from the soup to the spoon?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Thermal energy.

  1. Read the science task: Look for the observation, object, living thing, weather condition, material, or data pattern in the question.
  2. Use the evidence: Thermal energy moves from the warmer soup into the cooler spoon.
  3. Check the response: Choose the answer best supported by the Delaware DeSSA-Alt Science practice task.

Thermal energy moves from the warmer soup into the cooler spoon.

7. QuestionMultiple choice

Which observation can show that a new substance formed?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is A gas appears during the reaction..

  1. Read the science task: Look for the observation, object, living thing, weather condition, material, or data pattern in the question.
  2. Use the evidence: Gas formation can be evidence of a chemical change and a new substance.
  3. Check the response: Choose the answer best supported by the Delaware DeSSA-Alt Science practice task.

Gas formation can be evidence of a chemical change and a new substance.

8. QuestionMultiple choice

What is mass?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is The amount of matter in an object.

  1. Read the science task: Look for the observation, object, living thing, weather condition, material, or data pattern in the question.
  2. Use the evidence: Mass measures how much matter an object contains.
  3. Check the response: Choose the answer best supported by the Delaware DeSSA-Alt Science practice task.

Mass measures how much matter an object contains.

9. QuestionMultiple choice

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

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Friction acts against its motion..

  1. Read the science task: Look for the observation, object, living thing, weather condition, material, or data pattern in the question.
  2. Use the evidence: Friction is a force that resists motion between surfaces.
  3. Check the response: Choose the answer best supported by the Delaware DeSSA-Alt Science practice task.

Friction is a force that resists motion between surfaces.

10. QuestionMultiple choice

What happens when light hits a mirror?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is It can reflect..

  1. Read the science task: Look for the observation, object, living thing, weather condition, material, or data pattern in the question.
  2. Use the evidence: A smooth mirror reflects light.
  3. Check the response: Choose the answer best supported by the Delaware DeSSA-Alt Science practice task.

A smooth mirror reflects light.

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Frequently asked questions about Delaware DeSSA-Alt Science Practice

Which grades are covered?

This page provides accessible Science practice across the Delaware DeSSA-Alt grade ranges listed for Grades 5, 8, and high school science.

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 DeSSA-Alt questions?

No. These are original supplemental practice questions. Check the latest Delaware Department of Education and official DeSSA-Alt information for current materials, accommodations, and policies.