Give your fifth grader the confidence to succeed on the Georgia Milestones End-of-Grade (EOG) Science assessment.
This book contains five full-length practice tests — 190 questions total — aligned to the Georgia Standards of Excellence for Science. The fact that surprises Georgia families most is the one this book is built around: not every question on the Grade 5 Science EOG is worth the same. Eight technology-enhanced questions are worth two points each, so 21% of the questions carry 35% of the score. And the whole test rests on a remarkably narrow base — just 8 standards and 20 elements — with Earth and space science alone making up 23% of every test out of a single standard. A student who practices on one-point multiple choice has prepared for the easier two-thirds.
What’s inside
- 5 complete 38-question practice tests (190 questions total), each worth 46 points
- 8 two-point technology-enhanced questions on every test, worth 16 of the 46 points
- Multiple-select, drag-and-drop, drop-down and multi-part questions — the technology-enhanced types Georgia names for science — alongside traditional multiple choice
- Detailed explanations for every question — not just the correct letter, but step-by-step reasoning
- Every answer labeled with its standard code, reporting category, grade and skill
- Built on the Georgia Department of Education’s own six-topic Study Guide taxonomy, then checked against the three reporting categories the state actually scores
- 51 drawings and 96 data tables, so students read figures the way the real test asks them to
- Difficulty that climbs across the five tests, by harder reasoning rather than bigger numbers
- A parent letter with test-taking tips, plus a Grade 5 Science Study Reference
- A quick-reference answer key for all five tests
Topics covered
- Classifying living things into groups by their shared characteristics
- Vertebrates and invertebrates, and the five groups vertebrates divide into
- Cells, microorganisms, and the ways they help and harm other living things
- Inherited traits and traits acquired from the environment
- Constructive and destructive processes that build up and wear down Georgia’s surface
- Technology that predicts, or limits the impact of, those surface processes
- Physical and chemical changes, and the evidence that tells them apart
- Electricity, simple circuits, conductors and insulators
- Magnets, electromagnets, and what makes one stronger
- Reading and building models, and designing a fair investigation
Why parents and teachers choose Smart Stars
- Written by educators who study Georgia’s official EOG blueprint, study guide and released items
- Every question mirrors what students will see on test day — no surprises in format, content, or rigor
- Explanations teach the “why,” not just the “what,” so students learn from every mistake
- Weighted the way Georgia weights it: Life 42%, Physical 35%, Earth 23% of the points on every test
How to use this book
Take one test at a time in a quiet space. Georgia gives the real test in two sections of 20 to 30 minutes each, so a sitting of about an hour matches test day. Use the Study Reference before a sitting rather than during one. Score with the quick answer key, then review every explanation, even for questions answered correctly. Space the five tests over several weeks.
