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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 integrated florida science review, 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 city plants trees along streets and records surface temperatures before and after planting. Which result would best support the claim that the trees reduce heat?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Average pavement temperature is lower on streets with mature trees than on similar streets without them..

  1. Identify the science idea: Read the situation, data, or model carefully and identify the scientific relationship being tested.
  2. Choose the best answer: Lower temperatures on comparable streets provide direct evidence for the heat-reduction claim.
  3. Check the evidence: Make sure the answer matches the observation, measurement, model, or evidence described in the question.

Lower temperatures on comparable streets provide direct evidence for the heat-reduction claim.

2. QuestionMultiple choice

A fish population in a lake decreases after water temperature rises and oxygen levels fall. Which explanation is best supported?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Warmer water can hold less dissolved oxygen, creating difficult conditions for fish..

  1. Identify the science idea: Read the situation, data, or model carefully and identify the scientific relationship being tested.
  2. Choose the best answer: Warm water generally holds less dissolved oxygen, which can stress or reduce fish populations.
  3. Check the evidence: Make sure the answer matches the observation, measurement, model, or evidence described in the question.

Warm water generally holds less dissolved oxygen, which can stress or reduce fish populations.

3. QuestionMultiple choice

A student observes that a metal lid becomes warm when placed on a pot of hot water. Which model best explains the observation?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is Thermal energy transfers from the hot water through the metal lid..

  1. Identify the science idea: Read the situation, data, or model carefully and identify the scientific relationship being tested.
  2. Choose the best answer: Energy moves from the warmer water to the cooler metal by conduction.
  3. Check the evidence: Make sure the answer matches the observation, measurement, model, or evidence described in the question.

Energy moves from the warmer water to the cooler metal by conduction.

4. QuestionMultiple choice

A plant experiment compares growth under red, blue, and white light but uses a different amount of water for each group. Why is the conclusion difficult to interpret?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is Water amount is another variable that could have caused differences in growth..

  1. Identify the science idea: Read the situation, data, or model carefully and identify the scientific relationship being tested.
  2. Choose the best answer: Changing water along with light prevents the experiment from isolating the effect of light color.
  3. Check the evidence: Make sure the answer matches the observation, measurement, model, or evidence described in the question.

Changing water along with light prevents the experiment from isolating the effect of light color.

5. QuestionMultiple choice

A rock layer contains fossils of organisms that lived in a shallow ocean, but the layer is now inland. What can the evidence support?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is The area was once covered by a shallow ocean or connected to one..

  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 fossils indicate that the environment and location changed over time.
  3. Check the evidence: Make sure the answer matches the observation, measurement, model, or evidence described in the question.

The fossils indicate that the environment and location changed over time.

6. QuestionMultiple choice

In a food web, plants store energy from sunlight, insects eat the plants, and birds eat the insects. Which statement is correct?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Energy moves from the Sun to plants and then to insects and birds..

  1. Identify the science idea: Read the situation, data, or model carefully and identify the scientific relationship being tested.
  2. Choose the best answer: Plants capture sunlight, and energy is transferred to consumers when they eat.
  3. Check the evidence: Make sure the answer matches the observation, measurement, model, or evidence described in the question.

Plants capture sunlight, and energy is transferred to consumers when they eat.

7. QuestionMultiple choice

A weather station records falling air pressure, increasing wind speed, and dark clouds. Which prediction is most reasonable?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is Stormy weather may be approaching..

  1. Identify the science idea: Read the situation, data, or model carefully and identify the scientific relationship being tested.
  2. Choose the best answer: Falling pressure, stronger winds, and dark clouds are common signs of an approaching storm.
  3. Check the evidence: Make sure the answer matches the observation, measurement, model, or evidence described in the question.

Falling pressure, stronger winds, and dark clouds are common signs of an approaching storm.

8. QuestionMultiple choice

A student claims that a material is an electrical conductor because a bulb lights in a circuit containing the material. What evidence would best support the claim?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is The bulb also lights when the material is tested in repeated complete circuits..

  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 successful circuits provide stronger evidence that the material conducts electricity.
  3. Check the evidence: Make sure the answer matches the observation, measurement, model, or evidence described in the question.

Repeated successful circuits provide stronger evidence that the material conducts electricity.

9. QuestionMultiple choice

A community wants to reduce landfill waste. Which plan addresses both the cause and measurement of the problem?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Reduce single-use materials, expand reuse stations, and compare waste totals before and after the plan..

  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 plan reduces material use, provides an alternative, and measures whether waste decreases.
  3. Check the evidence: Make sure the answer matches the observation, measurement, model, or evidence described in the question.

The plan reduces material use, provides an alternative, and measures whether waste decreases.

10. QuestionMultiple choice

A student reviews a science explanation and adds a labeled diagram, a data table, and a sentence connecting the evidence to the claim. What is the main benefit?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is The explanation becomes clearer and better supported by multiple forms of evidence..

  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 diagram, table, and reasoning help readers understand and evaluate the scientific claim.
  3. Check the evidence: Make sure the answer matches the observation, measurement, model, or evidence described in the question.

The diagram, table, and reasoning help readers understand and evaluate the scientific claim.

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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.