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Delaware Grade 5 DeSSA Science Practice Test

Build Grade 5 Delaware DeSSA Science readiness with five focused 10-question practice sets covering life science, matter, energy, Earth and space, engineering, and data.

Grade 5 DeSSA Science practice sets

This Delaware Grade 5 DeSSA Science Practice Test page provides five short practice sets with 10 original multiple-choice questions each. The sets cover life science, matter, energy, Earth and space science, engineering, data, and evidence-based reasoning.

Skills covered

  • Plant and animal structures, adaptations, food chains, decomposers, inherited traits, ecosystems, habitats, and evidence
  • Physical and chemical properties, states of matter, particle motion, thermal energy, conductors, energy transformations, magnets, and dissolving
  • Earth rotation, Moon phases, water cycle, weathering, erosion, renewable resources, shadows, wind, and maps
  • Engineering problems, fair tests, speed, variables, measurement tools, data patterns, insulation, design testing, graphs, and filters
  • Grade 5 review scenarios combining ecosystems, matter, energy transfer, Earth processes, engineering, graphs, and evidence

How to use this page

Complete one 10-question set at a time. Identify the evidence, compare variables, interpret data, and review the explanation 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 guidance, official DeSSA materials, accommodations, or testing policies.

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Delaware Grade 5 DeSSA Science Practice Questions

A 10-question Delaware Grade 5 DeSSA Science practice set on matter and energy, with answers and explanations.

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

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1. QuestionMultiple choice

Which property can be observed without changing what a substance is?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Color.

  1. Read the investigation: Identify the system, evidence, pattern, or design problem described in the question.
  2. Use science evidence: Color can be observed while the substance remains the same.
  3. Check the claim: Choose the answer best supported by the Delaware Grade 5 DeSSA Science task.

Color can be observed while the substance remains the same.

2. QuestionMultiple choice

A solid is placed in a warm room and becomes a liquid. What process occurred?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Melting.

  1. Read the investigation: Identify the system, evidence, pattern, or design problem described in the question.
  2. Use science evidence: Melting changes a solid into a liquid as it gains heat.
  3. Check the claim: Choose the answer best supported by the Delaware Grade 5 DeSSA Science task.

Melting changes a solid into a liquid as it gains heat.

3. QuestionMultiple choice

Which example shows a chemical change?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is Iron forms rust..

  1. Read the investigation: Identify the system, evidence, pattern, or design problem described in the question.
  2. Use science evidence: Rust forms a new substance through a chemical change.
  3. Check the claim: Choose the answer best supported by the Delaware Grade 5 DeSSA Science task.

Rust forms a new substance through a chemical change.

4. QuestionMultiple choice

What happens to particles when a substance is heated?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is They generally move faster..

  1. Read the investigation: Identify the system, evidence, pattern, or design problem described in the question.
  2. Use science evidence: Heating adds energy, so particles generally move faster.
  3. Check the claim: Choose the answer best supported by the Delaware Grade 5 DeSSA Science task.

Heating adds energy, so particles generally move faster.

5. QuestionMultiple choice

A metal spoon becomes warm after sitting in hot soup. How did thermal energy move?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is From the hot soup to the cooler spoon.

  1. Read the investigation: Identify the system, evidence, pattern, or design problem described in the question.
  2. Use science evidence: Thermal energy moves from the warmer soup into the cooler spoon.
  3. Check the claim: Choose the answer best supported by the Delaware Grade 5 DeSSA Science task.

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

6. QuestionMultiple choice

Which material is the best conductor of electricity?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Copper wire.

  1. Read the investigation: Identify the system, evidence, pattern, or design problem described in the question.
  2. Use science evidence: Copper allows electric charges to move easily and is a good conductor.
  3. Check the claim: Choose the answer best supported by the Delaware Grade 5 DeSSA Science task.

Copper allows electric charges to move easily and is a good conductor.

7. QuestionMultiple choice

A flashlight changes chemical energy in its battery into what useful form?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is Light energy.

  1. Read the investigation: Identify the system, evidence, pattern, or design problem described in the question.
  2. Use science evidence: The battery provides chemical energy that becomes electrical and then light energy.
  3. Check the claim: Choose the answer best supported by the Delaware Grade 5 DeSSA Science task.

The battery provides chemical energy that becomes electrical and then light energy.

8. QuestionMultiple choice

A magnet attracts a paper clip but not a wooden block. What property is shown?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is The magnet affects certain metals..

  1. Read the investigation: Identify the system, evidence, pattern, or design problem described in the question.
  2. Use science evidence: Paper clips contain metal that responds to the magnet, while wood does not.
  3. Check the claim: Choose the answer best supported by the Delaware Grade 5 DeSSA Science task.

Paper clips contain metal that responds to the magnet, while wood does not.

9. QuestionMultiple choice

Which action would make a sugar cube dissolve faster in water?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Stir the water and use smaller pieces..

  1. Read the investigation: Identify the system, evidence, pattern, or design problem described in the question.
  2. Use science evidence: Stirring and increasing surface area help the sugar dissolve faster.
  3. Check the claim: Choose the answer best supported by the Delaware Grade 5 DeSSA Science task.

Stirring and increasing surface area help the sugar dissolve faster.

10. QuestionMultiple choice

A student places an ice pack on a warm object. In which direction does thermal energy move?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is From the warm object to the colder ice pack.

  1. Read the investigation: Identify the system, evidence, pattern, or design problem described in the question.
  2. Use science evidence: Thermal energy moves from warmer matter toward colder matter.
  3. Check the claim: Choose the answer best supported by the Delaware Grade 5 DeSSA Science task.

Thermal energy moves from warmer matter toward colder matter.

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Frequently asked questions about Delaware Grade 5 DeSSA Science Practice

Which grade is covered?

This page is organized for Grade 5 Delaware DeSSA Science practice, with life science, matter, energy, Earth and space, engineering, data, and evidence tasks.

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 questions?

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