Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System Practice Test Mathematics Science and Technology/Engineering History and Social Science Grade 5 Student Name School Name District Name [Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System Logo (MCAS)] This is a practice test. Your responses to practice test questions must be recorded on your Practice Test Answer Document. Mark only one answer for each multiple-choice question. If you are not sure of the answer, choose the answer you think is best. HOW TO ANSWER OPEN-RESPONSE QUESTIONS * Read all parts of each question carefully. * Make each response as clear, complete, and accurate as you can. * Support your responses. * Check your answers. Mathematics DIRECTIONS This part of the practice test contains one multiple-choice question, one short-answer question, and one open-response question. Mark your answers to these questions in the spaces provided on pages 8 and 9 of your Practice Test Answer Document. 1 Heidi's recipe for pancakes requires ¾ cup of milk to make one batch of pancakes. What is the total number of cups of milk that Heidi needs in order to make 3 batches of pancakes using this recipe? A. 3/12 cup B. 9/12 cup C. 6/4 cups D. 9/4 cups Question 2 is a short-answer question. Write your answer to this question in the box provided on page 8 of your Practice Test Answer Document. Do not write your answer on any other page. You may do your figuring on any other page. 2 What is the value of [box] that makes the equation below true? 37-[box]=25 Question 3 is an open-response question. * BE SURE TO ANSWER AND LABEL ALL PARTS OF THE QUESTION. * Show all your work (diagrams, tables, or computations) in your Practice Test Answer Document. * If you do the work in your head, explain in writing how you did the work. Write your answer to question 3 in the space provided on page 9 of your Practice Test Answer Document. 3 Kelsey plans to make 16 bows for gifts that she will wrap. Each bow will use 18 inches of ribbon. Ribbon for bows is sold by the yard. a. How many inches of ribbon will Kelsey need for all 16 bows? Show or explain how you got your answer. b. How many yards of ribbon will Kelsey need for all 16 bows? Show or explain how you got your answer. Science and Technology/Engineering DIRECTIONS This part of the practice test contains two multiple-choice questions and one open-response question. Mark your answers to these questions in the spaces provided on page 11 of your Practice Test Answer Document. 1 Marcus designed a television stand like the one shown below for his family. [twenty inch tv on a tv stand that is ten inches at the base and forty two inches in height] His father is worried that the stand could tip over. Look at the measurements in the drawing. How can Marcus improve the design so the stand would be less likely to tip over? A. make the base wider B. make the stand taller C. make the top narrower D. use a different material 2 David planted ten corn seeds in sandy soil and ten corn seeds in clay soil. He kept both groups of plants at room temperature, gave them the same amount of water, and placed them all in the same sunny room. Which of the following questions is David most able to answer with his experiment? A. How much soil and water do corn seeds need to grow? B. Do corn plants grow better in sandy soil or in clay soil? C. Do corn plants grown in sandy soil need more water than corn plants grown in clay soil? D. What are the effects of soil, temperature, water, and sunshine on the growth of corn plants? Question 3 is an open-response question. * BE SURE TO ANSWER AND LABEL ALL PARTS OF THE QUESTION. * Show all your work (diagrams, tables, or computations) in your Practice Test Answer Document. * If you do the work in your head, explain in writing how you did the work. Write your answer to question 3 in the space provided on page 11 of your Practice Test Answer Document. 3 A food chain is shown below. GRASS [right arrow] GRASSHOPPER [right arrow] SMALL BIRD [right arrow] HAWK A sudden decrease in the population of one type of organism in the food chain will affect all of the other organisms in the food chain. a. Identify two changes that would likely happen to organisms in this food chain if most of the small birds in this area became diseased and died. b. Explain why each change is likely to occur. History and Social Science DIRECTIONS This part of the practice test contains three multiple-choice questions and one open-response question. Mark your answers to these questions in the spaces provided on page 13 of your Practice Test Answer Document. The map below shows the route of the Lewis and Clark expedition in the 19th century. First, you will answer three multiple-choice questions. Then you will answer two parts of an open-response question about the importance of Lewis and Clark's journey. [Map of North America with Spanish Possessions on the west coast, British Canada in the north east, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Spanish Florida and Louisiana Purchase in the center with Lewis and Clark expedition drawn along the northwest to the west of Kentucky and back] Mark your answers to questions 1 through 3 in the spaces provided on page 13 of your Practice Test Answer Document. 1 The Lewis and Clark expedition explored which of the following rivers? A. the Charles River B. the Colorado River C. the Hudson River D. the Missouri River 2 In which of the following towns did Lewis and Clark begin their expedition? A. Chicago B. New Orleans C. St. Louis D. Washington DC 3 Which president sent Lewis and Clark on their expedition? A. John Adams B. James Madison C. Thomas Jefferson D. George Washington Write your answer to open-response question 4 in the space provided on page 13 of your Practice Test Answer Document. 4 After traveling for more than two years, Lewis and Clark returned from their journey in the fall of 1806. a. Identify and describe three discoveries that Lewis and Clark made on their journey. Your answer may include people they met, places they saw, and/or plants and animals they found. Support your answer with specific examples based on the map and your knowledge of American history. b. Discuss one way in which Lewis and Clark's expedition was important to the United States at that time in America's history. Support your answer with specific examples based on the map and your knowledge of American history. MASSACHUSETTS COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT SYSTEM Grade 5 Mathematics Practice Test Answer Document School Name: District Name: Last Name of Student: First Name of Student: Marking Instructions * Use a No. 2 pencil only. * Do not use ink, ballpoint, or felt tip pens. * Make solid marks that fill the circles completely. * Erase cleanly any marks you wish to change. * Make no stray marks on this form. * Do not fold, tear, or mutilate this form. MATHEMATICS 1. A B C D 2. DO NOT WRITE IN SHADED AREA Please go to the next page to answer the next question for this test. 3. MASSACHUSETTS COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT SYSTEM Grade 5 Science and Technology/Engineering Practice Test Answer Document School Name: District Name: Last Name of Student: First Name of Student: Marking Instructions * Use a No. 2 pencil only. * Do not use ink, ballpoint, or felt tip pens. * Make solid marks that fill the circles completely. * Erase cleanly any marks you wish to change. * Make no stray marks on this form. * Do not fold, tear, or mutilate this form. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY/ENGINEERING 1. A B C D 2. A B C D 3. MASSACHUSETTS COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT SYSTEM Grade 5 History and Social Science Practice Test Answer Document School Name: District Name: Last Name of Student: First Name of Student: Marking Instructions * Use a No. 2 pencil only. * Do not use ink, ballpoint, or felt tip pens. * Make solid marks that fill the circles completely. * Erase cleanly any marks you wish to change. * Make no stray marks on this form. * Do not fold, tear, or mutilate this form. HISTORY AND SOCIAL SCIENCE 1. A B C D 2. A B C D 3. A B C D 4.