Post on 31-Dec-2015
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Feel like you might not be ready for the FCAT?
YOU ARE…let’s just review a few items…today we will review
gridding
You have four minutes to complete gridding the
numbers below
21
51.
2. 7.353. 42%
5. 6.111114
364.
5/ 21 7 35. 42 27 4/ 6. 111
Don’t worry you will get it
To Conquer the FCAT Plan your “attack”
Know key words for the questions
Review the entire question including answers
Avoid common gridding mistakes
Practice using FCAT Reference Sheet
Daily FCAT vocabulary
Keep practicing your skills, X table, Fraction/Decimal/% conversion…fractions are a BIG part of it
PRACTICE! PRACTICE! PRACTICE!
FCAT Question Formats and Approximate Number of Questions by
Grade LevelSunshine State Standards Mathematics Test
Grade MC GR SR & ER
6 35-40 10-15 None
7 35-40 10-15 None
8 30-35 15-20 5-8
9 30-35 15-20 None
10 30-35 15-20 5-8
Operational Test has 50 questions
Composition of released FCAT Test
(6th Grade)
22-27% of questions are gridded responses for your FCAT
Answer boxes
Fraction barDecimal point
Number bubbles
Filling in your Grids…
HINTS:
Do NOT leave a blank answer box in the middle of a question [do not leave a blank column in the middle of an answer]
Do NOT forget to write decimal points or fraction bars IF it is part of the answer.
Fill in one and ONLY one bubble for each box. Do NOT fill in a bubble under an unused box.
Fill in each bubble by making a solid black mark that completely fills the circle [color in the lines]
If the bubbles are not correct, your answer will not be recorded as correct.
Reducing and Rounding Issues
Reducing--- We recommend:Do not reduce fractions UNLESS the directions tell you to reduce to lowest terms OR if the answer doesn’t fit in the grid unless you reduce it.
Rounding--- We recommend: Don’t round UNLESS the directions tell you
to do so.
4 or less let it rest5 or more add to the score
Gridding a Whole Number
27 + 33 =
606 0
OR
6 0
Gridding a Decimal
78. 5 0 .8 7 5
or
Gridding a Fraction
5
3 3 / 5
What to do with a mixed number...
You can NOT write a mixed number in an answer grid. If your answer is a mixed number y you must convert it to:
Ex: 7 1 4
7 2. 5 9 4/2
OR
7 1 / 4
INCORRECT
Be aware……………………
WHY?
Gridding PercentsWhat percent of 100 is 9? Answer: 9%
. 0 99INCORREC
T9 / 1 0 0
INCORRECT
Gridding Repeating Decimals……..
Answer: 5.3333333
CorrectIncorrect
Grid the answer 4.666666
OR
The answer is
Can you find the error?6 3 / 5
6 35
The answer is 25.04
Can you find the error?2 5 0 4
The answer is 318
Can you find the error?
3 1 8
The answer is
Do you see the mistake?
1 2 . 5
12.5
The answer is 43%
Do you see the mistake?
34
The answer is 54
Do you see the error?
5 4
The answer is 3.66666666
3 . 7
What’s wrong?
1 2 The answer is 8
3123 / 8
What’s wrong?
Summary of Common Gridding Mistakes
Adding extra zeros
Bubbling more than one number in a column
Adding unnecessary spaces
Forgetting to bubble
Omitting the decimal point
Gridding mixed numbers incorrectly
Gridding percents incorrectly
Adding extra symbols outside/inside of the grid
On a mathematics test, Ken earned a score of 446 points out of a possible score of 500 points. What percent is equivalent to Ken’s score?
446 = .892 = 89.2% 500
360 x .28 = 100.8 or 28% - 12% = 16%
360 x .12 = 43.20 360 x .16 = 57.6
100.8 – 43.2 = 57.6
MA.E.1.4.1
The following stem-and-leaf plot shows the hourly wages of a group of 25 workers are performing similar tasks but, because of differences in length of work experience and skill, are paid at different rates.
What percent of the workers are paid less than $18 per hour?
14/25 = .56 = 56%
Now it’s your turn to try it…
Grid the following answers:(Solve first when necessary)
1. 601 2. 0.03 3. 8/32. 3.65 5. 5¼ 6. 7 – 2.3
7. 8.666 8. What is 20% of 809. 6 + 3 x 5 10. 7.33333311. 31/3 12. 2⅜13.4 is what percent of 16? 14. 12 is 20% of what number?15. Change 2¼ to a decimal.
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CHECK IT
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CHECK IT
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CHECK IT
13. 14. 15.
2 5 6 0 2. 2 5
CHECK IT
FIN!