Give your fourth grader the confidence to succeed on the Alabama ACAP Grade 4 Science test.
This Smart Stars practice book provides five full-length, standards-aligned practice tests that mirror the on-screen length and item mix of the real Alabama Comprehensive Assessment Program (ACAP) Summative Grade 4 Science test. Every question was written by experienced educators, reviewed for accuracy, and built around the 2015 Alabama Course of Study: Science.
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The ACAP Grade 4 Science test is delivered online by the Alabama State Department of Education and Data Recognition Corporation in two timed sections of 33 items each — 66 items in 90 minutes total. It mixes multiple-choice, multiple-select, short-answer, and technology-enhanced items, and provides no calculator and no reference sheet at Grade 4. Each practice test in this book matches that exact structure so test day feels familiar.
What’s inside
- Five full-length practice tests, each with 66 items in two 45-minute sections
- Coverage of all four ACAP reporting categories: Energy; Waves and Information Transfer; Life Science (Structures and Processes); and Earth’s Systems
- Practice in every ACAP item format: multiple choice, multiple select, short-answer, ordering, hot-spot, and data-table items
- Detailed answer explanations with a labeled Strategy and a quick Tip, Check, or Estimate
- A combined Quick Answer Key for fast self-grading
- A family letter and a test-taking tips section
- No-calculator, no-reference-sheet practice throughout, matching the official Grade 4 policy
Topics covered
- Speed and energy; energy transfer by sound, light, heat, and electric currents
- Collisions and changes in motion energy
- Devices that change one form of energy into another
- Renewable and nonrenewable resources and environmental effects
- Wave models, amplitude and wavelength, and patterns for transferring information
- Light reflection and how objects are seen
- Plant and animal structures that support survival
- Human body systems working together
- How animals receive, process, and respond to information
- Rock layers and fossils as evidence of Earth’s change over time
- Soil properties, constructive and destructive forces, and weathering and erosion
- Earth-feature maps and patterns of mountains, volcanoes, and earthquakes
- Designing solutions to limit the effects of natural hazards on humans
Why parents and teachers choose Smart Stars
- Educator-authored: Every question is written and reviewed by classroom-experienced educators.
- Mirrors test day: Each practice test matches the official ACAP Grade 4 Science format, item mix, and policy.
- Built for Alabama: Aligned to the 2015 Alabama Course of Study: Science.
- Explanations teach the why: Every entry pairs a worked solution with a labeled Strategy and a Tip, Check, or Estimate.
- Varied across five tests: Slot positions, contexts, and difficulty rotate test-to-test so no two feel the same.
