Science Stem Question Grid for Grade 5, Avenues Level F, Volume 2
Prepared by Debbie Barr for Guilford County School System ESL Department, October 2009
Student Goals Flesch Correct Page Stem Question and Foils and Readability Answer Number Objectives Score *
Unit 5
Erosion does not play a role in the forming of ____. GREETINGS A. glaciers FROM AMERICA 2.03, 2.05 88.9 A 262 B. waterfalls
C. valleys
Which plays no role in the formation of caves?
GREETINGS A. strong winds FROM AMERICA 2.01 90.4 B 264 B. curious people C. flowing water
Caves often form within limestone, a type of ___ rock. GREETINGS A. metamorphic FROM AMERICA Textbook C45 60.8 C 264 B. igneous
C. sedimentary
1 _____ can be created when sand or sediment is moved by the wind or water? GREETINGS A. Dunes FROM AMERICA 2.01, 2.04 101.9 A 266 B. Runoff
C. Watersheds
Which is NOT a landform?
GREETINGS A. the Rocky Mountains 2.01, 2.02, FROM AMERICA 98.9 C 2.03,2.04, 2.05 268-269 B. the Grand Canyon C. the Atlantic Ocean
What happens to the water that erupts from a geyser? GREETINGS A. It becomes part of the clouds. FROM AMERICA 2.01, 3.01, 4.04 93.2 C 270-271 B. It condenses.
C. It evaporates.
What helps form canyons, valleys, and meanders? GREETINGS A. high heat FROM AMERICA 2.03 91 B 272-273 B. erosion
C. plant life
THE BUNYANS Textbook R26 80.1 B Paul Bunyan was stronger than fifty grizzly 288 bears. Which body system gave him so much
2 strength?
A. immune
B. muscular
C. nervous
Paul Bunyan's ox, Babe, was blue. The color blue is a mixture of...
THE BUNYANS A. yellow and magenta Textbook F 112- 90.9 C 288 113 B. cyan and yellow
C. cyan and magenta
In the picture on page 289 Paul Bunyan is carrying an ax. Which simple machine is an ax?
THE BUNYANS A. inclined plane Textbook F26, 101.1 B 289 28 B. wedge
C. lever
When Carrie McIntie was hitting the cave wall with her pickax she was using___.
THE BUNYANS A. force 4.02, 4.05 92.8 A 291 B. inertia
C. friction
THE BUNYANS Textbook R 37 77.1 B The ___ system allowed Paul and his wife to 293
3 become the parents of Little Jean and Teeny.
A. endocrine
B. reproductive
C. excretory
When Ma or Pa Bunyan picked up one of their sleeping children, they had to overcome the child's ____. THE BUNYANS A. momentum 4.05 93.5 C 293 B. force
C. inertia
Little Jean grew up to be an artist. He made sculptures out of marble. Marble is ____ rock.
THE BUNYANS A. metamorphic Textbook C46 76.5 A 302 B. igneous
C. sedimentary
Unit 6
BEN FRANKLIN'S 3.01 58.7 C Which phase of the water cycle created the right EXPERIMENT conditions for learning what lightening is made 326-328 of?
A. evaporation
B. condensation
4 C. precipitation
What kind of clouds were in the sky on the night when Ben Franklin and his helper flew the kite? BEN FRANKLIN'S A. cumulonimbus EXPERIMENT 3.03 100.7 A 326-328 B. cirrus
C. stratus
Which weather element was needed to get the kite into the sky? BEN FRANKLIN'S A. rain EXPERIMENT 3.02 105 B 327 B. wind
C. air pressure
Ben Franklin felt a spark when he touched the key on his kite string. This was because metal is BEN FRANKLIN'S A. a conductor Textbook E14; EXPERIMENT 92.4 A E98 328 B. an insulator
C. a magnet
BEN FRANKLIN'S Textbook R21 94.7 B Ben's ___ system let him feel the spark when he EXPERIMENT touched the key with his knuckle. 328 A. circulatory
B. nervous
5 C. muscular
Which of these is NOT defined as a form of energy? IT'S ELECTRIC 342; A. electricity SWITCH ON, 4 91.7 C SWITCH OFF B. sound 347 C. the jet stream
Why does the needle of a compass point to the North? SWITCH ON, A. it detects the earth's magnetic north pole SWITCH OFF Textbook E15 91.4 A 348-349 B. it detects electricity at the north pole
C. it detects Santa Claus at the north pole
Which statement about wind and water is NOT true?
A. They can change landforms over time. SWITCH ON, 2.01, SWITCH OFF 84.1 B B. They are strong forces but they are not very 4 350 useful.
C. They can supply the power to make electricity.
SWITCH ON, 4 97 A Which type of energy is NOT produced when SWITCH OFF you turn on an electric lamp? 354 A. sound
6 B. light
C. heat
Electrical cords are covered with plastic because the plastic...
SWITCH ON, A. comes in colors that look pretty SWITCH OFF Textbook E14 76.1 B 354 B. is an insulator that keeps the electricity inside the cord
C. acts like a magnet
A light bulb gives off ____ energy.
SWITCH ON, A. radiant Textbook E94- SWITCH OFF 74 A 95 354 B. chemical C. mechanical
Unit 7
When Tricia Ann asked if she could go someplace special, she said, "Pretty please with marshmallows on top." Marshmallows are a GOIN' ___. SOMEPLACE Textbook E54- 75.5 A SPECIAL A. colloid 55 376 B. solution
C. heterogeneous mixture
GOIN' 100.7 C If Tricia Ann wanted to calculate the acceleration SOMEPLACE 4 of the bus she rode, what formula would she
7 use?
A. f=M x A SPECIAL 380-383 B. d=v/t
C. a=F/m
What simple machine allowed the bus Tricia GOIN' Ann rode to move? SOMEPLACE SPECIAL A. wheel and axel 4.07 92.8 A 380-383 B. inclined plane C. pulley
The bus Tricia Ann rode on moved forward GOIN' because the forces that affected it were ____. SOMEPLACE SPECIAL A. balanced 4.04 102.4 B 380-383 B. unbalanced C. still
The people that got on the bus had bags of fruits GOIN' and vegetables. Fruits and vegetables are ____. SOMEPLACE SPECIAL A. dicots only Textbook A72 85.2 C 383 B. monocots only C. either dicots or monocots
GOIN' The water in the Peace Fountain shot high in the Textbook A42 101.6 A SOMEPLACE air. What made it fall back to earth? SPECIAL A. gravity 384-385 B. sunshine
8 C. Tricia Ann's happiness
GOIN' The carpet in the hotel lobby was red. Red is a SOMEPLACE A. primary pigment SPECIAL Textbook F110 96.1 B B. primary color 391 C. prism
Blooming Mary gave Tricia Ann a zinnia. The GOIN' ___ are the pretty orange part of this flower. SOMEPLACE SPECIAL A. pollen grains Textbook A78 93.5 C 397 B. sepals C. petals
Today, many libraries have a ramp that makes it GOIN' easy for a person in a wheelchair to enter the SOMEPLACE building. A ramp is _____. SPECIAL A. a wheel and axel 4.07 92.6 B 400 B. an inclined plane C. a pulley
Fred and Patricia were both born in Tennessee. After they got married they lived in Missouri. GETTING TO Both states are in the ___ climate zone. SOMEPLACE SPECIAL A. dry Textbook D84 95.3 C 414-415 B. cold C. temperate
GETTING TO Mama Francis told stories about "dark-thirty." 4 83.3 C SOMEPLACE What kind of energy is weak or missing in a very SPECIAL dark room?
9 A. heat 421 B. sound C. light
Unit 8
Juan's story takes place in California. Which climate zone is NOT found in that state? CALLING THE DOVES A. dry Textbook D84 90.5 B 441 B. tropical C. cold
Juan's father made bird calls and soon doves flew to nearby trees. Birds are vertebrates called CALLING THE ___. Textbook A98- DOVES 92.6 A A. aves 99 448 B. mammalia C. amphibia
In the summer Juan's parents picked grapes. On the food pyramid, grapes are in the ____ CALLING THE group. DOVES A. bread, cereal, rice, and pasta Textbook R40 111.5 C 450 B. fats, oils, and sweets C. fruit
CALLING THE On the food pyramid, churros con canela y Textbook R40 98 B DOVES azucar are in the ____ group. 453 A. bread, cereal, rice, and pasta
10 B. fats, oils, and sweets C. fruit
Juan's parents picked melons and lettuce. Sometimes they got paid in sweet potatoes. CALLING THE These plants are all ____. DOVES A. decomposers 1.02 72.9 B 450-451 B. producers C. consumers
Sometimes Juan's parents got paid in fish or rabbits or turkeys. These are all ____. CALLING THE DOVES A. decomposers 1.02 74.4 C 451 B. producers C. consumers
Herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores are the names of the three types of... CALLING THE DOVES A. consumers 1.02 66.9 A 450-451 B. producers C. decomposers
Juan heard the wolves howling in the mountains. Mountains are one type of___. CALLING THE DOVES A. landform 2 97.7 A 452 B. flood plain C. canyon
COMING TO Which force that affects landforms may have 2.01 77.7 B AMERICA helped people from Asia migrate to North
11 America? A. wind 467 B. ice C. gravity
Immigrants have come to the United States from Europe, Asia, and Africa. Which of these COMING TO includes the equator? Textbook D86- AMERICA 75.9 C A. Europe 87 475 B. Asia C. Africa
Today most immigrants arrive in the United States by plane. Which of Newton's laws explains why a plane can lift off the ground and COMING TO fly? AMERICA 4 109.1 C A. the first law 478 B. the second law
C. the third law
*The Flesch Readability Score is a number from 0 to 100. The higher the number, the easier the text is to read. • Scores between 90.0 and 100.0 are considered easily understandable by an average 5th grader. • Scores between 60.0 and 70.0 are considered easily understood by 8th and 9th graders. • Scores between 0.0 and 30.0 are considered easily understood by college graduates. Key: 90-100: Very Easy 80-89: Easy 70-79: Fairly Easy 60-69: Standard
12 50-59: Fairly Difficult 30-49: Difficult 0-29: Very Confusing
Target range for this project: a score between 90-100
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