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Florida Statewide Science Assessment Practice Test

Build Florida science readiness with five focused 10-question sets covering physical science, life science, Earth and space science, ecosystems, data, and scientific investigation.

Florida Statewide Science Assessment practice sets

This Florida Statewide Science Assessment Practice Test page provides five short practice sets with 10 original multiple-choice questions each. The sets support Grades 5 and 8 science readiness with physical science, life science, Earth and space science, ecosystems, environmental science, investigation, models, and data interpretation.

Science skills covered

  • Force, motion, matter, chemical change, thermal energy, waves, circuits, magnetism, and simple machines
  • Photosynthesis, food webs, body systems, heredity, natural selection, ecosystems, populations, and organism relationships
  • Earth rotation, water cycle, weather, fossils, Moon phases, seasons, renewable resources, and environmental change
  • Variables, controlled experiments, repeated trials, graphs, data tables, observations, inferences, models, precision, and evidence
  • Integrated science reasoning with energy flow, environmental solutions, weather evidence, electrical conductors, and scientific explanations

How to use this page

Complete one 10-question set at a time. Use the models, observations, and data in each question as evidence. Review the explanation after each response and note whether the missed skill involves a scientific idea, a variable, a pattern, or evidence.

This is supplemental State Test Practice, State Assessment Practice, and Standardized Test Practice for the Florida Statewide Science Assessment in Grades 5 and 8. It does not replace current Florida Department of Education guidance, official assessment materials, accommodations, or testing policies.

Review the Florida State Assessments hub, the Florida State Test Practice page, or the official Florida assessment information for current program details.

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Florida Statewide Science Assessment Practice Questions

A 10-question Florida Statewide Science Assessment practice set on scientific investigation and data, with answers and explanations.

Read each science situation, model, or data description carefully, choose the best answer, and review the explanation after responding.

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1. QuestionMultiple choice

A student tests whether fertilizer affects plant height. Which variable should remain constant for a fair test?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is The amount of water given to each plant.

  1. Identify the science idea: Read the situation, data, or model carefully and identify the scientific relationship being tested.
  2. Choose the best answer: Keeping water constant prevents it from becoming another factor that affects plant height.
  3. Check the evidence: Make sure the answer matches the observation, measurement, model, or evidence described in the question.

Keeping water constant prevents it from becoming another factor that affects plant height.

2. QuestionMultiple choice

A class measures the temperature of water every five minutes while it cools. Which graph is best for showing the change over time?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is A line graph.

  1. Identify the science idea: Read the situation, data, or model carefully and identify the scientific relationship being tested.
  2. Choose the best answer: A line graph shows continuous change in temperature over time.
  3. Check the evidence: Make sure the answer matches the observation, measurement, model, or evidence described in the question.

A line graph shows continuous change in temperature over time.

3. QuestionMultiple choice

A student repeats an experiment three times and obtains similar results. What does this most directly improve?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is Reliability of the results.

  1. Identify the science idea: Read the situation, data, or model carefully and identify the scientific relationship being tested.
  2. Choose the best answer: Repeated similar results increase confidence that the findings are reliable.
  3. Check the evidence: Make sure the answer matches the observation, measurement, model, or evidence described in the question.

Repeated similar results increase confidence that the findings are reliable.

4. QuestionMultiple choice

A data table shows that plants receiving 2 hours of light grew 3 centimeters, 4 hours grew 6 centimeters, and 6 hours grew 8 centimeters. Which conclusion is best supported?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is Growth increased as light exposure increased in the tested range..

  1. Identify the science idea: Read the situation, data, or model carefully and identify the scientific relationship being tested.
  2. Choose the best answer: The data show an overall increase, although the growth was not exactly proportional.
  3. Check the evidence: Make sure the answer matches the observation, measurement, model, or evidence described in the question.

The data show an overall increase, although the growth was not exactly proportional.

5. QuestionMultiple choice

A student wants to determine whether a rock is magnetic. Which procedure is most appropriate?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Bring a magnet near the rock and observe whether the rock is attracted..

  1. Identify the science idea: Read the situation, data, or model carefully and identify the scientific relationship being tested.
  2. Choose the best answer: A magnet test directly investigates whether the rock is attracted by magnetic force.
  3. Check the evidence: Make sure the answer matches the observation, measurement, model, or evidence described in the question.

A magnet test directly investigates whether the rock is attracted by magnetic force.

6. QuestionMultiple choice

A thermometer reads 22 degrees Celsius before an ice cube is added and 8 degrees Celsius after the ice melts. What is the dependent variable in this investigation?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is The temperature of the water.

  1. Identify the science idea: Read the situation, data, or model carefully and identify the scientific relationship being tested.
  2. Choose the best answer: Temperature is the measured outcome that changes in response to adding ice.
  3. Check the evidence: Make sure the answer matches the observation, measurement, model, or evidence described in the question.

Temperature is the measured outcome that changes in response to adding ice.

7. QuestionMultiple choice

Which statement is an observation rather than an inference?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is The liquid became cloudy after the two solutions were mixed..

  1. Identify the science idea: Read the situation, data, or model carefully and identify the scientific relationship being tested.
  2. Choose the best answer: The liquid becoming cloudy is directly observed; the other statements interpret or predict it.
  3. Check the evidence: Make sure the answer matches the observation, measurement, model, or evidence described in the question.

The liquid becoming cloudy is directly observed; the other statements interpret or predict it.

8. QuestionMultiple choice

A student concludes that sunlight causes a plant to grow after testing one plant in sunlight and one plant in shade. What would make the conclusion stronger?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is Repeat the test with several plants under controlled conditions..

  1. Identify the science idea: Read the situation, data, or model carefully and identify the scientific relationship being tested.
  2. Choose the best answer: More controlled trials reduce the effect of chance and improve the evidence for the conclusion.
  3. Check the evidence: Make sure the answer matches the observation, measurement, model, or evidence described in the question.

More controlled trials reduce the effect of chance and improve the evidence for the conclusion.

9. QuestionMultiple choice

A model shows arrows from the Sun to a solar panel and from the panel to a battery. What energy transformation does the model represent?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Radiant energy to electrical energy and then stored chemical energy.

  1. Identify the science idea: Read the situation, data, or model carefully and identify the scientific relationship being tested.
  2. Choose the best answer: The panel converts sunlight to electrical energy, which the battery stores as chemical energy.
  3. Check the evidence: Make sure the answer matches the observation, measurement, model, or evidence described in the question.

The panel converts sunlight to electrical energy, which the battery stores as chemical energy.

10. QuestionMultiple choice

A student measures a length as 12.4 centimeters, 12.5 centimeters, and 12.4 centimeters in three trials. Which statement best describes the measurements?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is They are precise because they are close to one another..

  1. Identify the science idea: Read the situation, data, or model carefully and identify the scientific relationship being tested.
  2. Choose the best answer: The close measurements show precision, although accuracy would require comparison with an accepted value.
  3. Check the evidence: Make sure the answer matches the observation, measurement, model, or evidence described in the question.

The close measurements show precision, although accuracy would require comparison with an accepted value.

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Frequently asked questions about Florida Science Practice

Which grades are covered?

This page provides supplemental practice for the Florida Statewide Science Assessment in Grade 5 and Grade 8. The sets include a mixture of foundational and middle school science reasoning.

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 Florida science questions?

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