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Delaware State Test Practice

Build Delaware assessment readiness with five focused 10-question practice sets covering reading, language, mathematics, science, social studies, data, and applied problem solving.

Delaware State Test practice sets

This Delaware State Test Practice page provides five short practice sets with 10 original multiple-choice questions each. The sets cover reading, language, mathematics, science, social studies, source analysis, data, and applied problem solving.

Skills covered

  • Central ideas, evidence, vocabulary, story structure, text organization, transitions, charts, inference, grammar, and summaries
  • Whole-number operations, fractions, decimals, equations, area, speed, mean, perimeter, and percent problems
  • Photosynthesis, gravity, chemical reactions, condensation, measurement, investigations, renewable energy, plant responses, and friction
  • Maps, timelines, government sources, community rules, civic participation, primary sources, graphs, resources, historical accounts, and access
  • Multi-step multiplication, environmental evidence, data comparisons, shade, sequences, graph trends, explanations, notices, investigations, and conclusions

How to use this page

Complete one 10-question set at a time. Return to the passage, source, model, graph, or calculation, then 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 assessment materials, accommodations, or testing policies.

For the Delaware assessment hub, visit Delaware State Assessments.

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Delaware State Test Practice Questions

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

Read each passage, source, data display, or problem carefully, choose one answer, and review the explanation after responding.

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1. QuestionMultiple choice

Which process allows green plants to make food using light?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Photosynthesis.

  1. Read the task: Identify the evidence, quantity, process, or relationship that the question asks you to analyze.
  2. Apply the skill: Photosynthesis uses light energy to make food from water and carbon dioxide.
  3. Check the result: Use the passage, model, calculation, or source detail to confirm that the selected answer is supported.

Photosynthesis uses light energy to make food from water and carbon dioxide.

2. QuestionMultiple choice

What force pulls a dropped ball toward the ground?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Gravity.

  1. Read the task: Identify the evidence, quantity, process, or relationship that the question asks you to analyze.
  2. Apply the skill: Gravity attracts the ball toward Earth.
  3. Check the result: Use the passage, model, calculation, or source detail to confirm that the selected answer is supported.

Gravity attracts the ball toward Earth.

3. QuestionMultiple choice

A student mixes two clear liquids and sees bubbles form. What might the bubbles indicate?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is A chemical reaction produced a gas..

  1. Read the task: Identify the evidence, quantity, process, or relationship that the question asks you to analyze.
  2. Apply the skill: Gas formation after mixing can be evidence that new substances formed.
  3. Check the result: Use the passage, model, calculation, or source detail to confirm that the selected answer is supported.

Gas formation after mixing can be evidence that new substances formed.

4. QuestionMultiple choice

What happens when water vapor cools and forms liquid droplets?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is Condensation.

  1. Read the task: Identify the evidence, quantity, process, or relationship that the question asks you to analyze.
  2. Apply the skill: Condensation changes water vapor into liquid water.
  3. Check the result: Use the passage, model, calculation, or source detail to confirm that the selected answer is supported.

Condensation changes water vapor into liquid water.

5. QuestionMultiple choice

Which tool measures mass?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is A balance.

  1. Read the task: Identify the evidence, quantity, process, or relationship that the question asks you to analyze.
  2. Apply the skill: A balance compares or measures mass.
  3. Check the result: Use the passage, model, calculation, or source detail to confirm that the selected answer is supported.

A balance compares or measures mass.

6. QuestionMultiple choice

A student tests which amount of sunlight helps a plant grow. What should be measured as the outcome?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Plant growth.

  1. Read the task: Identify the evidence, quantity, process, or relationship that the question asks you to analyze.
  2. Apply the skill: Plant growth is the measured result affected by the amount of light.
  3. Check the result: Use the passage, model, calculation, or source detail to confirm that the selected answer is supported.

Plant growth is the measured result affected by the amount of light.

7. QuestionMultiple choice

Why should the same type of seed be used in each group of a plant experiment?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is To keep the test fair..

  1. Read the task: Identify the evidence, quantity, process, or relationship that the question asks you to analyze.
  2. Apply the skill: Using the same seed type controls a factor other than the tested condition.
  3. Check the result: Use the passage, model, calculation, or source detail to confirm that the selected answer is supported.

Using the same seed type controls a factor other than the tested condition.

8. QuestionMultiple choice

Which energy source is renewable?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is Wind.

  1. Read the task: Identify the evidence, quantity, process, or relationship that the question asks you to analyze.
  2. Apply the skill: Wind is naturally replenished and can be used as a renewable energy source.
  3. Check the result: Use the passage, model, calculation, or source detail to confirm that the selected answer is supported.

Wind is naturally replenished and can be used as a renewable energy source.

9. QuestionMultiple choice

A plant near a window bends toward the light. What does this show?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is The plant responds to a stimulus..

  1. Read the task: Identify the evidence, quantity, process, or relationship that the question asks you to analyze.
  2. Apply the skill: The plant changes its growth in response to light, which is a stimulus.
  3. Check the result: Use the passage, model, calculation, or source detail to confirm that the selected answer is supported.

The plant changes its growth in response to light, which is a stimulus.

10. QuestionMultiple choice

Which observation supports the idea that friction slows motion?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is A sliding book stops sooner on rough fabric than on smooth glass..

  1. Read the task: Identify the evidence, quantity, process, or relationship that the question asks you to analyze.
  2. Apply the skill: The book travels less distance on the rougher surface, where friction is greater.
  3. Check the result: Use the passage, model, calculation, or source detail to confirm that the selected answer is supported.

The book travels less distance on the rougher surface, where friction is greater.

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Frequently asked questions about Delaware State Test Practice

Which skills are covered?

The page covers reading, language, math, science, social studies, source analysis, data, and applied problem solving across several grade-level practice contexts.

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 Delaware assessment questions?

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