Science Olympiad Diagnostic Assessment

Name: _________________________________ Grade: __________ Teacher:

______________________

1. Which image does not belong?

2. Library is to book as book is to ___________.

(a)Page
(b) Copy
(c) Binding

(d) Cover

3. If the day before yesterday is two days after Monday, then what day
is it today?
(a) Monday
(b) Tuesday
(c) Wednesday
(d)
Saturday

4. If there are about 153,000 species of bugs in North America, which

figure could be the exact amount of bugs in North America?
(a)155,399
(b) 152,493
(c) 153,493
(d) 150,299

5. A race started at 11:16 A.M. The first person to cross the finish line
came in at 1:22 P.M. How long did it take the first person to reach
the finish line?
(a) 13 hours 38 minutes
(b) 2 hours 6 minutes
(c) 1 hour 6 minutes
(d) 2 hours 38 minutes

6. If A = 5, which number sentence is true?

(a) A x 4 = 20
(b) A 3 = 8
(c) 12 + A = 7
10

7. The Moon revolves around ____________.

(a) Itself
(b) The solar system
(c) The Earth

(d) 15 A =

(d) The Sun

8. Which of these processes allows plants to convert light energy into

food energy?
(a) Photosynthesis
(b) Excretion
(c) Reproduction
(d) Digestion

9. Which of these is needed to measure the mass of a rock?

(a) A balance
(b) A barometer
(c) A ruler
(d) A thermometer

10.
Which of these can most easily attract magnets?
(a) Wood
(b) Notebook
(c) Iron nails
(d) Eraser

11.
The substance that makes plants green is known as
________________.
(a) Water
(b) Chlorophyll
(c) Carbon dioxide (d) Calcium

12.
Today, which human activity is responsible for endangering the
greatest number of land animal species?
(a) Accidental forest fires
(b) Cutting wildflowers in National Parks
(c) Destruction of habitats

(d) Hunting for food/sport

13.Which of these probably causes the most air pollution?

(a) Cars
(b) Wind
(c) Acid rain
(d) Trees

14.Spiders are a type of ______________ that has 8 legs and a segmented body.
(a) Insect
(b) Mammal
(c) Reptile
(d) Arachnid

15.
List 5 unique uses/purposes for a coffee mug like the one
pictured below:

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16.Finally, using the colored paper provided, create the best paper
airplane that you can. Focus on making it one that will fly the
longest distance. Put a sticky note with your name on it on the
airplane and lay it on top of your test.