Grade 6

Science

WHEN ANSWERING QUESTIONS IN THIS TEST BOOKLET

	CORRECT MARK	INCORRECT MARKS
· Use only soft black lead pencil (No. 2).
· Do NOT use ink or ball point pen.
When marking your answers to multiple-choice questions, mark heavy, dark marks that completely fill the circle. Mark one answer for each question.
Erase completely any marks you wish to change.
Make NO STRAY marks on any page of your test booklet.
For the open-response questions, be sure you write your answers on the lines and spaces provided. Answers or parts of answers written outside the boxed areas cannot be scored.

The following is the guide that will be used to evaluate your responses to the open-response questions in this test.
KENTUCKY GENERAL SCORING GUIDE
SCORE POINT 4
	· You complete all important components of the question and communicate ideas clearly.
	· You demonstrate in-depth understanding of the relevant concepts and/or processes.
	· Where appropriate, you choose more efficient and/or sophisticated processes.
	· Where appropriate, you offer insightful interpretations or extensions (generalizations, applications, analogies
SCORE POINT 3
	You complete most important components of the question and communicate clearly.
	You demonstrate an understanding of major concepts even though you overlook or misunderstand some less-important ideas or details.
SCORE POINT 2
	You complete some important components of the question and communicate those components clearly
	You demonstrate that there are gaps in your conceptual understanding.
SCORE POINT 1
	You show minimal understanding of the question.
	You address only a small portion of the question
SCORE POINT 0
	Your answer is totally incorrect or irrelevant
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	· You did not give any answer at all.

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Please mark your answer for each multiple-choice question by filling in the circle completely for the correct answer. Mark only one answer for each question. If you do not know the answer, make your best guess.

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SCIENCE OPEN-RESPONSE QUESTIONS

Read all parts of each-open response question before you begin. Write your answers to the open-response questions in the space provided in this test booklet. For each open-response question, use the grid provided in the test booklet to create any required charts or graphs. If a question does not require a chart or graph, write your written response over the grid lines.

Write your answer to question 6 in the space provided on the next page.
Rabbits in the garden
6.	You woke up this morning and looked out your window. To your surprise there were 10 bunny rabbits devouring your newly sprouting vegetable garden. Last spring you only saw one rabbit all season. You wonder why there are so many rabbits this year. During 2007 the coyote population continues to decrease predict whether the rabbit population will increase or decrease and explain your answer. List 2 possible consequences that the change in population of the coyotes will have. Identify which consequence will have the greatest affect on you.

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