M-Step Science Grade 7 - Michigan

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MICHIGAN STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION

STATEMENT OF ASSURANCE OF COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL LAW

The Michigan State Board of Education complies with all Federal laws and regulations

prohibiting discrimination and with all requirements and regulations of the U.S. Department

of Education. It is the policy of the Michigan State Board of Education that no person on the

basis of race, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, age, sex, marital status, or handicap

shall be discriminated against, excluded from participation in, denied the benefits of, or

otherwise be subjected to discrimination in any program or activity for which it is responsible

or for which it receives financial assistance from the U.S. Department of Education.

The sample items included in this set can be used by students and teachers to

become familiar with the kinds of items students will encounter on the paper/pencil

summative assessments. The sample items demonstrate the rigor of Michigan¡¯s

academic content standards. They are not to be interpreted as indicative of the

focus of the M-STEP assessments; they are simply a collection of item samples.

Every standard is not included in this sample set.

Grade 7 ¨C Form S

DIRECTIONS:

Science

PART X

In this part, you will answer multiple-choice science questions. Some questions

will ask you to read a passage, table, or other science-related information. Use

that information with what you know to answer the question.

You must mark all of your answers in your Answer Document with a No. 2

pencil. You may underline, circle, or write in this test booklet to help you, but

nothing marked in this test booklet will be scored.

Mark only one answer for each question. Completely fill in the corresponding circle

on your Answer Document. If you erase an answer, be sure to erase completely.

Remember that if you skip a question in the test booklet, you need to skip the

answer space for that question on the Answer Document. If you are not sure of

an answer, mark your best choice.

A Periodic Table of the Elements has been provided for your reference on the

next page.

A sample question is provided for you below.

Sample Multiple-Choice Question:

 ill bugs can often be found underneath rocks and rotting logs. When

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exposed to light, they immediately try to find a dark place to hide. This

reaction by the pill bugs is a result of

A migration.

B feeding behavior.

C energy requirements.

D changing environmental conditions.

For this sample question, the correct answer is D. Circle D is filled in for the

sample question on your Answer Document.

Once you have reached the word STOP in your test booklet, do NOT go on to

the next page. If you finish early, you may go back and check your work. Check to

make sure that you have answered every question. Do NOT look at any other part

of the test.

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Grade 7 ¨C Form S

Periodic Table of the Elements

IA

VIIIA

1

2

H

1.0080

IIA

IIIA

IVA

VA

VIA

VIIA

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

6.94

9.012

10.811

12.0115

14.0067

11

12

13

14

15

22.9898

24.31

19

Li Be

Na Mg

K

B

IIIB

IVB

VB

VIB

VIIB

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

Ca Sc

39.102

Ti

V

VIIIB

Al

C

Si

N

P

O

10

15.9994

18.9984

Ne

16

17

18

S

20.18

Cl Ar

IB

IIB

26.9815

28.086

30.974

32.06

35.453

39.948

28

29

30

31

32

33

34

35

36

83.80

Cr Mn Fe Co Ni Cu Zn Ga Ge As Se Br Kr

40.08

44.96

47.90

50.94

51.996

54.938

55.847

58.933

58.71

63.546

65.37

69.72

72.59

74.9216

78.96

79.909

38

39

40

41

42

43

44

45

46

47

48

49

50

51

52

53

85.47

87.62

88.91

91.22

92.91

95.94

[97.9]

101.07

102.91

106.4

107.868

112.40

114.82

118.69

121.75

55

56

57

72

73

74

75

76

77

78

79

80

81

82

83

132.91

137.34

138.91

178.49

180.95

183.85

186.2

190.2

192.22

195.09

196.97

200.59

204.37

207.2

87

88

89

104

105

106

[223]

226.0

227.0

[261]

[262]

[263]

58

59

60

61

62

63

64

65

66

67

140.12

140.91

144.24

[145]

150.4

151.96

157.25

158.9

162.50

90

91

92

93

94

95

96

97

98

232.0

231.0

238.03

237.0

[244]

[243]

[247]

[247]

[251]

Y

4.0026

F

37

Rb Sr

He

Zr Nb Mo Tc Ru Rh Pd Ag Cd In Sn Sb Te

Cs Ba La Hf Ta W Re Os Ir

54

127.60

I

126.904

Xe

84

85

86

208.98

[209]

[210]

[222]

68

69

70

71

164.93

167.26

168.93

173.04

174.97

99

100

101

102

103

[252]

[257]

[258]

[259]

[262]

131.30

Pt Au Hg Tl Pb Bi Po At Rn

Fr Ra Ac Rf Db Sg

*Lanthanoid series

Ce Pr Nd Pm Sm Eu Gd Tb Dy Ho Er Tm Yb Lu

Actinoid series

Th Pa

Science

U Np Pu Am Cm Bk Cf Es Fm Md No Lr

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SAMPLE ITEMS

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Science

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Mark sliced a plant¡¯s stem into various

sections and placed them under a

microscope. He noticed that each of the

sections had identical cell formations,

which created tube-like structures in the

stem.

4

A main function of the stem is to

2

A

absorb minerals from the soil.

B

transport food and water.

C

protect against diseases.

D

capture sunlight for photosynthesis.

Plants absorb light energy and store that

energy in the form of

A

water.

B

carbon dioxide.

C

sugar.

D

oxygen.

Kim wanted to determine if certain seeds

require sunlight to germinate. She placed

one seed in a moist paper towel in the

sunlight and another seed in an equally

moistened paper towel in a dark closet.

The seed in the sunlight germinated but

the one in the closet did not. Kim reported

to the class that this type of seed needs

sunlight in order to germinate.

Given this information, which statement

would best describe an improvement in

Kim¡¯s experiment that would strengthen

her claim?

A

Use many seeds to conduct the

experiment.

Which is the first thing that would happen

if a plant could NOT obtain carbon

dioxide?

B

Start the samples on different days.

C

Use different amounts of water.

A

D

Place the seeds in new locations.

It would not be able to reproduce.

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B

It would

not be able

to make food.

C

It would not be able to get rid of

waste.

D

It would not be able to absorb

minerals.

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