Florida (FAST) Science Practice Test for Grade 8

Apply core Grade 8 physical science concepts, including conservation of mass, chemical bonding, and energy transformation, to multiple-choice questions.

Solve genetics problems involving Punnett squares, dominant/recessive traits, and DNA base pairing.

Select the best-supported answer among four options under the format and time constraints of a standardized science test.

Use the resource’s sixty-to-ninety-minute timing as a classroom suggestion. Florida calls its Grade 8 science test the Statewide Science Assessment, not FAST Science.

Group questions by their individual domain headings: topics recur later in the file, so the first fifteen questions are not all the physical-science items. Check denominators before using the guide’s percent-correct table.

Use the misconception notes for discussion and preview selected questions before assigning them.

Physical science reasoning — students apply conservation of mass, ionic bonding, pH, and energy-transformation concepts to solve matter, energy, forces and waves questions distributed through the test.

Genetics and heredity — students work Punnett-square crosses, identify complementary DNA strands, and distinguish somatic from heritable mutations.

Earth and space science — students evaluate evidence for the Big Bang and other astronomical and geological claims.