Let’s review
marking gridded
responses on
WESTEST.
The grid
looks something
like this.
Write your
answer at the
top – one digit
in each box.
1 9 8 2
Then fill in the
right circle
below each
digit.
1 9 8 2
Easy enough.
Right??
But some people
still make silly
goofs!
This mistake
was common.
Can you figure
it out?
7 5
That’s right!
No circles were
gridded in!
Even more kids
made this mistake.
Can you spot it?
Correct!
No digits
written at the
top!
Let’s look at
some of the
other mistakes
kids made.
The right answer
is… 7
7 7
7
7
Wow! Too many
7s!
The right
answer for this
one is…27
2
7
No spaces in
between your
digits, please!
How’s my
spacing?
237 is the next
correct answer.
What’s the
gridded mistake?
2
3
7
That mistake
was tougher
to spot!
I saw it! Two
circles were filled
in the same
column!
Sometimes, the
mistake was as
simple as filling in
the wrong circle.
Like
this…
5
Be careful
not to make
this same
mistake!
8
3
Here’s another
goof. The right
answer is…
4
4
0
0
0
I guess somebody
thought the zeros
didn’t add any
value.
How about this
one? The right
answer is
143.
143
TOO CROWDED!!
One digit per box,
please!
This next mistake
is really goofy!
3
f
t
NO abbreviations or
letters of any kind
should EVER be put
in the boxes!
Let’s talk about
fractions!
If you are in 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade,
there are NO FRACTION ANSWERS
in the gridded responses!
What
have we
learned?
I learned you need
to be really, really
careful filling in
the gridded
response
questions!
That’s it for 3rd, 4th, or 5th
graders! We hope you
remember all we’ve told you
about today and don’t make the
same silly mistakes.
Good luck on the WESTEST!!
Stay tuned if you’re
a sixth grader!
Okay 6th graders, we have
more to talk about regarding
fractions and gridded
responses…
Here are
some things
to
remember.
•Reduce fractions to lowest terms.
•Use the diagonal line on the grid
as your fraction bar.
•Remember…one digit or fraction
bar per box.
What’s wrong with
this example?
2/ 5
2 /
This is
the
correct
way!
5
Mixed numbers on the
WESTEST are written
differently from what
you do in your math
class!
Remember these steps!
•Leave or rewrite a mixed
number as an
IMPROPER FRACTION!!!
•OR Change the mixed
number into a whole
number and a decimal.
How do we grid a
mixed number
such as
3 ½?
NOT THIS
WAY!
Remember
the right
steps.
3
1 / 2
3 ½ as an
improper
fraction
is 7/2…
7 / 2
OR
3.5 as a
decimal.
3
. 5
You’ve got to
concentrate and be
careful when filling in
the grids for mixed
number answers!
Thanks for watching
our PowerPoint!
Good luck
on
WESTEST!
Created by:
Mendy Moore
Point Pleasant Intermediate School