ORANGE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
OFFICE OF CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION
OFFICE OF SCIENCE
GRADE 4
SCIENCE
Pre - Assessment
School Year 2014-2015
Directions for Grade 4 Pre-Assessment
The Grade 4 Pre-Assessment is made up of multiple choice questions,
constructed response questions and performance questions.
Read each question carefully, including diagrams and/or graphs.
Work as rapidly as you can without sacrificing accuracy. Do not spend
too much time puzzling over a question that seems too difficult for you.
Answer the easier questions first; then return to the harder ones. Try to
answer every question, even if you have to guess.
Where necessary, you may use scratch paper for your work. Do not use
the margins of the test booklet to do scratch work.
FOR ALL QUESTIONS, YOU MUST RECORD ALL OF YOUR
ANSWERS ON THE TEST BOOKLET.
Name _____________________
Date ____________________
Grade 4
Pre-assessment for Weather Instruments
1. This weather instrument measures air pressure.
wind vane
A.
B.
barometer
C.
rain gauge
D.
anemometer
E.
thermometer
2. This type of weather instrument measures air temperature.
wind vane
A.
B.
barometer
C.
rain gauge
D.
anemometer
E.
thermometer
3. This type of weather instrument measures wind direction.
wind vane
A.
B.
barometer
C.
rain gauge
D.
anemometer
E.
thermometer
4. This type of weather instrument measures wind speed.
A.wind vane
B.
barometer
C.
rain gauge
D.
anemometer
E.
thermometer
5. This type of instrument measures the amount of precipitation.
wind vane
A.
B.
barometer
C.
rain gauge
D.
anemometer
E.
thermometer
6. This type of instrument measures in degrees Fahrenheit.
wind vane
A.
B.
barometer
C.
rain gauge
D.
anemometer
E.
thermometer
Study the Utah County weather data chart below and answer the next two questions.
Weather Data
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Temperature
93 ˚F
87 ˚ F
82 ˚ F
80 ˚ F
Air Pressure
30”
30”
29”
28”
Wind
5 mph
15 mph
25 mph
10 mph
Friday
95 ˚ F
30”
5 mph
7. On which day will it most likely rain?
A. Monday
B. Tuesday
C. Wednesday
D. Thursday
8. Which month of the year might this be?
A. January
B. March
C. June
D. November
9. A storm is approaching your town. What kind of clouds, temperature, and precipitation can you expect?
A. cirrus clouds, lower temperatures and rain
B. cirrus clouds, higher temperatures and rain or snow
C. cumulus clouds, no temperature change and no rain
D. stratus clouds, low temperatures and rain
10. Precipitation becomes snow when...
A. the clouds get closer to Earth
B. the clouds get darker
C. air temperature gets colder
D. the wind blows
11. What do cirrus clouds often predict?
A. fair weather
B. a storm
C. no change in weather
D. low or no wind
12. A calm, cloudless day with little wind usually means the next day will have what kind of weather?
A. the same
B. rain
C. severe weather
D. colder, fewer clouds
13. The layer of the atmosphere where most weather takes place?
A. hygrometer
B. weather
C. troposphere
D. cirrus
14. The boundary between to air masses is called _________?
A. anemometer
B. rain gauge
C. wind
D. front
15. What weather components such as temperature, precipitation, wind, and clouds would you experience on a warm
spring day? Why?
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