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Key Facts: ICFES Saber 5° Exam

Grade 5

Fifth-grade component of Pruebas Saber 3°, 5°, 7° y 9°

ICFES

5 tests

Lectura, Matemáticas, Ciencias, Ciudadanas, and Escritura

ICFES/MEN

2025 guide

Guía de Orientación Saber 5° 2025 listed 23 October 2025

ICFES program page

~50% literal

Share of grade-5 Lectura items on literal information recovery

ICFES lenguaje marco

No candidate fee

Not listed on ICFES 2026 individual tarifas tables

ICFES tarifas

Escritura

Official writing task is constructed-response, not MCQ

ICFES lenguaje marco

No 2026 count

Candidate-facing 2026 item count not on the program landing page

ICFES program page

Colombia's grade-5 national Saber assessment: Spanish reading and writing, mathematics, natural science and environment, and citizenship, reported by performance level.

Sample ICFES Saber 5° Practice Questions

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1Read: «En Manizales, Sofía encontró un libro bajo el pupitre. Lo llevó a la biblioteca y se lo entregó a don Andrés, el bibliotecario.» Who received the book at the end?

A.La profesora de matemáticas

B.Don Andrés

C.El rector del colegio

D.Un compañero de quinto

Explanation: The last sentence states that Sofía handed the book to don Andrés, the librarian. Grade-5 Lectura still places about half of its items on recovering explicit who/what information from a short continuous text.

2A school sign says: «AVISO: Mañana no hay clase de educación física. Traigan el cuaderno de matemáticas.» What should students bring?

A.El balón de fútbol

B.La ruana de educación física

C.El cuaderno de matemáticas

D.El uniforme de gala

Explanation: The aviso names the cuaderno de matemáticas as what students must bring. Locating an explicit instruction on a discontinuous notice is a typical literal-recovery task at grade 5.

3Read this price table from a recreo stall: «Producto | Precio — Arepas | COP 2,000 — Jugo de lulo | COP 1,500 — Empanada | COP 1,800.» What is the listed price of jugo de lulo?

A.COP 2,000

B.COP 1,800

C.COP 3,500

D.COP 1,500

Explanation: The table pairs jugo de lulo with COP 1,500. Reading a small two-column table is still literal recovery: the number is printed next to the product name.

4Read: «El bus escolar sale a las 6:30 de la mañana desde el parque principal de Zipaquirá.» When does the bus leave?

A.A las 12:00 del mediodía

B.A las 6:30 de la mañana

C.A las 4:00 de la tarde

D.A las 9:00 de la noche

Explanation: The sentence states 6:30 in the morning as the departure time. Recovering when something happens is a core literal-content element in the ICFES lenguaje marco.

5Read: «Primero Laura riega las plantas del huerto. Después recoge los lápices. Al final cierra la ventana del salón.» What does Laura do last?

A.Riega las plantas

B.Recoge los lápices

C.Cierra la ventana

D.Sale al recreo

Explanation: Al final marks the last action: she closes the classroom window. Relating time connectors across three short sentences is a grade-5 'parts of the text' skill, not only word spotting.

6A sign on the comedor floor says: «CUIDADO: Piso mojado.» What is the main purpose of this aviso?

A.To sell lunch at a discount

B.To warn people that the floor is wet

C.To announce a mathematics contest

D.To close the school for the year

Explanation: CUIDADO plus piso mojado warns readers about a slip hazard. Identifying the communicative purpose of a short sign is evaluating content, which makes up part of the remaining Lectura items after literal recovery at grade 5.

7Read: «En el mercado de Paloquemao, el abuelo de Tomás compra plátanos, cilantro y una panela. Tomás carga la bolsa. Antes de irse, el abuelo pregunta el precio del lulo, pero no lo compra.» What does the grandfather buy?

A.Solo lulo

B.Plátanos, cilantro y panela

C.Solo café tostado

D.Una ruana y un sombrero

Explanation: The first sentence lists plátanos, cilantro, and panela as purchases. The later sentence says he asks about lulo but does not buy it, so the bought items are the first three foods.

8Read this enrollment table: «Grado | Estudiantes — 3° | 28 — 4° | 31 — 5° | 27.» How many students are listed for 5°?

A.28

B.31

C.27

D.86

Explanation: The row for 5° shows 27 students. Grade-5 Lectura includes discontinuous tables; the task is to match the correct row rather than add all grades unless asked.

9Read: «Como el río Cauca creció durante la noche, la escuela de la vereda canceló la salida al puente.» Why was the outing cancelled?

A.Because the teacher forgot the date

B.Because the river rose

C.Because the students wanted more homework

D.Because the bridge was being painted gold

Explanation: Como introduces the cause: the Cauca River rose, so the school cancelled the trip to the bridge. Linking cause and result across one sentence is relating parts of the text.

10Read: «Mariana quería jugar fútbol en el patio. Sin embargo, empezó a llover y se quedó leyendo en el salón.» What does «sin embargo» signal here?

A.That rain helped her play better

B.A contrast between her plan and what actually happened

C.That she scored three goals

D.That the patio was dry all afternoon

Explanation: Sin embargo marks a contrast: she wanted to play soccer, but rain kept her reading indoors. Connecting a connector to the change of plan is relating local parts of a short narrative.

About the ICFES Saber 5° Exam

The ICFES Prueba Saber 5° is the fifth-grade component of Colombia's Pruebas Saber 3°, 5°, 7° y 9°. ICFES applies it through schools. Officially, grade 5 students sit Lectura, Matemáticas, Ciencias Naturales y Educación Ambiental, Competencias Ciudadanas, and Escritura, plus auxiliary questionnaires. ICFES published a 2025 grade-5 orientation guide. The exam is a Spanish-language system-quality assessment. This free bank is an English-language four-option MCQ study adaptation: Spanish reading and language items keep Spanish text because that is the tested skill, while explanations are in English. It is not an official ICFES translation, writing simulation, or substitute for the constructed Escritura task.

Assessment

Grade 5 sits Lectura, Matemáticas, Ciencias Naturales y Educación Ambiental, Competencias Ciudadanas (Pensamiento Ciudadano and acciones y actitudes), and Escritura, plus auxiliary questionnaires (ICFES/MEN).

Time Limit

School-based sessions during the ICFES application window; see the 2025 grade-5 orientation guide for session details

Passing Score

No pass/fail cut score; ICFES reports niveles de desempeño for system-quality measurement.

Exam Fee

No individual candidate fee published; schools register students through Prisma (ICFES). (ICFES (Instituto Colombiano para la Evaluación de la Educación))

ICFES Saber 5° Exam Content Outline

20%

Competencias Comunicativas en Lenguaje: Lectura

Literal retrieval (~50% at grade 5), relating parts of a text, and evaluating content in Spanish texts.

20%

Matemáticas

Numbers, operations, fractions, geometry, measurement, and data with genuine calculations in COP and metric units.

20%

Ciencias Naturales y Educación Ambiental

Living systems, physical environment, and science-technology-society/environmental issues at grade-5 DBA level.

20%

Competencias Ciudadanas

Civic knowledge, argument evaluation, multiperspectivism, and systemic thinking in school and community situations.

20%

Competencias Comunicativas en Lenguaje: Escritura

Officially a constructed writing task. This bank uses MCQs on thesis, organization, and Spanish written language as a study aid.

How to Pass the ICFES Saber 5° Exam

What You Need to Know

Passing score: No pass/fail cut score; ICFES reports niveles de desempeño for system-quality measurement.
Assessment: Grade 5 sits Lectura, Matemáticas, Ciencias Naturales y Educación Ambiental, Competencias Ciudadanas (Pensamiento Ciudadano and acciones y actitudes), and Escritura, plus auxiliary questionnaires (ICFES/MEN).
Time limit: School-based sessions during the ICFES application window; see the 2025 grade-5 orientation guide for session details
Exam fee: No individual candidate fee published; schools register students through Prisma (ICFES).

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ICFES Saber 5° Study Tips from Top Performers

1Balance all five areas; ICFES treats them as separate tests in the grade-5 battery rather than a single global score like Saber 11.

2In Lectura, expect a mix of literal items (~50%) and items that relate or evaluate parts of a Spanish text.

3Practise grade-5 calculations with fractions, measurement, and COP price tables; do not skip genuine arithmetic.

4For Ciencias, connect entorno vivo, entorno físico, and environmental/CTS situations rather than isolated vocabulary lists.

5Practise planning a short Spanish paragraph. The official Escritura task is writing, which these MCQs cannot replace.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the ICFES Saber 5° test?

It is the fifth-grade component of Colombia's Pruebas Saber 3°, 5°, 7° y 9°, administered by ICFES through schools to measure language, mathematics, natural science, citizenship, and writing for education-quality reporting.

Which subjects does Saber 5° include?

Lectura, Matemáticas, Ciencias Naturales y Educación Ambiental, Competencias Ciudadanas (Pensamiento Ciudadano and acciones y actitudes), and Escritura, plus auxiliary questionnaires (ICFES/MEN).

Is there a passing score?

No. ICFES reports performance levels for students and schools. Saber 5° is not a high-school diploma or university-admission exam.

How much does Saber 5° cost?

ICFES 2026 tarifas tables do not list a candidate fee for Saber 5°. Schools register students through Prisma.

Is this practice bank in the same language and format as the real exam?

No. The official test is in Spanish and Escritura is constructed-response. This bank is an English-language four-option MCQ study adaptation; Spanish reading and language items keep Spanish text because that is the skill being tested.