
<p>Science Stem Question Grid for Grade 5, Avenues Level F, Volume 2</p><p>Prepared by Debbie Barr for Guilford County School System ESL Department, October 2009</p><p>Student Goals Flesch Correct Page Stem Question and Foils and Readability Answer Number Objectives Score *</p><p>Unit 5</p><p>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</p><p>C. valleys</p><p>Which plays no role in the formation of caves?</p><p>GREETINGS A. strong winds FROM AMERICA 2.01 90.4 B 264 B. curious people C. flowing water</p><p>Caves often form within limestone, a type of ___ rock. GREETINGS A. metamorphic FROM AMERICA Textbook C45 60.8 C 264 B. igneous</p><p>C. sedimentary</p><p>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 </p><p>C. Watersheds</p><p>Which is NOT a landform?</p><p>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</p><p>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.</p><p>C. It evaporates.</p><p>What helps form canyons, valleys, and meanders? GREETINGS A. high heat FROM AMERICA 2.03 91 B 272-273 B. erosion</p><p>C. plant life</p><p>THE BUNYANS Textbook R26 80.1 B Paul Bunyan was stronger than fifty grizzly 288 bears. Which body system gave him so much </p><p>2 strength?</p><p>A. immune</p><p>B. muscular</p><p>C. nervous</p><p>Paul Bunyan's ox, Babe, was blue. The color blue is a mixture of...</p><p>THE BUNYANS A. yellow and magenta Textbook F 112- 90.9 C 288 113 B. cyan and yellow</p><p>C. cyan and magenta</p><p>In the picture on page 289 Paul Bunyan is carrying an ax. Which simple machine is an ax?</p><p>THE BUNYANS A. inclined plane Textbook F26, 101.1 B 289 28 B. wedge</p><p>C. lever</p><p>When Carrie McIntie was hitting the cave wall with her pickax she was using___.</p><p>THE BUNYANS A. force 4.02, 4.05 92.8 A 291 B. inertia </p><p>C. friction</p><p>THE BUNYANS Textbook R 37 77.1 B The ___ system allowed Paul and his wife to 293</p><p>3 become the parents of Little Jean and Teeny.</p><p>A. endocrine</p><p>B. reproductive</p><p>C. excretory</p><p>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</p><p>C. inertia</p><p>Little Jean grew up to be an artist. He made sculptures out of marble. Marble is ____ rock.</p><p>THE BUNYANS A. metamorphic Textbook C46 76.5 A 302 B. igneous</p><p>C. sedimentary</p><p>Unit 6</p><p>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?</p><p>A. evaporation</p><p>B. condensation</p><p>4 C. precipitation</p><p>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</p><p>C. stratus</p><p>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</p><p>C. air pressure</p><p>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</p><p>C. a magnet</p><p>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</p><p>B. nervous</p><p>5 C. muscular</p><p>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</p><p>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</p><p>C. it detects Santa Claus at the north pole</p><p>Which statement about wind and water is NOT true?</p><p>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.</p><p>C. They can supply the power to make electricity.</p><p>SWITCH ON, 4 97 A Which type of energy is NOT produced when SWITCH OFF you turn on an electric lamp? 354 A. sound</p><p>6 B. light</p><p>C. heat</p><p>Electrical cords are covered with plastic because the plastic...</p><p>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</p><p>C. acts like a magnet</p><p>A light bulb gives off ____ energy.</p><p>SWITCH ON, A. radiant Textbook E94- SWITCH OFF 74 A 95 354 B. chemical C. mechanical</p><p>Unit 7</p><p>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</p><p>C. heterogeneous mixture</p><p>GOIN' 100.7 C If Tricia Ann wanted to calculate the acceleration SOMEPLACE 4 of the bus she rode, what formula would she </p><p>7 use?</p><p>A. f=M x A SPECIAL 380-383 B. d=v/t</p><p>C. a=F/m</p><p>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</p><p>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</p><p>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</p><p>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</p><p>8 C. Tricia Ann's happiness</p><p>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</p><p>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</p><p>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</p><p>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</p><p>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?</p><p>9 A. heat 421 B. sound C. light</p><p>Unit 8</p><p>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</p><p>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</p><p>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</p><p>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</p><p>10 B. fats, oils, and sweets C. fruit</p><p>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</p><p>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</p><p>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</p><p>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</p><p>COMING TO Which force that affects landforms may have 2.01 77.7 B AMERICA helped people from Asia migrate to North </p><p>11 America? A. wind 467 B. ice C. gravity</p><p>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</p><p>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</p><p>C. the third law</p><p>*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</p><p>12 50-59: Fairly Difficult 30-49: Difficult 0-29: Very Confusing </p><p>Target range for this project: a score between 90-100</p><p>13</p>
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