Motion and Forces Pre-Test

1. Magnets attract all things that are made of metal.

A. True
B. False
2. What substance is attracted to a magnet?
A. Silver
B. Lead
C. Water
D. Iron
3. When it comes to magnets, opposite poles attract one another and
like poles repel.
A. True
B. False
4. What must be applied to push or pull an object?
A. Gravity
B. A force
C. Speed
D. Distance
5. A ball is lying on the floor. When will the ball move?
A. When a force acts on it.
B. When the lights are turned on.
C. When gravity pulls on it.
D. It will never move.
6. What will happen when a lightweight object and a heavy object run
into each other?
A. The small object will bounce backward.
B. The large object will bounce backward.
C. The small object becomes part of the large one.
D. They bounce away equally.
7. ___________________ is the lowness or highness of a sound.
A. Tone
B. Volume
C. Pitch
8. ____________________ is the loudness or softness of a sound.
A. Tone
B. Volume
C. Pitch

Pre-Test Explained
1. Magnets attract all things that are made of metal. (Standard 4)
A. True - Distracter (misconception)
B. False Correct
2. What substance is attracted to a magnet? (Standard 4)
A. Silver Distracter (misconception)
B. Lead Distracter (misconception)
C. Water Distracter (nonsense answer)
D. Iron Correct answer
2. When it comes to magnets, opposite poles attract one another and
like poles repel. (Standard 4)
A. True Correct
B. False Distracter
4. What must be applied to push or pull an object? (Standard 2)
A. Gravity Distracter
B. A force Correct
C. Speed Distracter
D. Distance Distracter
5. A ball is lying on the floor. When will the ball move? (Standard 2)
A. When a force acts on it. Correct
B. When the lights are turned on. Correct
C. When gravity pulls on it. Distracter (misconception)
D. It will never move. Distracter
6. What will happen when a lightweight object and a heavy object run
into each other? (Standard 1)
A. The small object will bounce backward. Correct
B. The large object will bounce backward. Distracter
C. The small object becomes part of the large one. Distracter
D. They bounce away equally. Distracter
7. ___________________ is the lowness or highness of a sound. (Standard
3)
A. Tone Distracter
B. Volume Distracter (misconception)
C. Pitch - Correct
8. ____________________ is the loudness or softness of a sound.
(Standard 3)
A. Tone Distracter
B. Volume Correct

C. Pitch Distracter (misconception)

Standa
rd

Number
Correct

Number
Incorrect

Percent
Correct

12

75%

27

16%

10

22

31%

35

13

73%