Basic Arithmetic Assessment
Here is a one page arithmetic assessment. Give your Learner the page and scrap paper to use.
No calculators. Allow them 5 minutes, exactly! Observe how they work. How confident they
work? Note the correct answers completed in the 5 minutes.
Look for evidence of transposing or reversing numbers. Check how they do the work. Observe
how confident the student approached the assessment. Where was there hesitation? What areas
did they skip? How proficient are they in Math? How much math do they use in their lives?
This may be areas that you can incorporate basic calculations into their reading assignment.
Bader Reading and Language Inventory
6th Edition
Pages137 -139
Basic Arithmetic Test
Learner's Copy
1.
6.
3
+4
2.
592
-363
7.
__
5)46
11.
16. 7
+2 1/4
21.
371 3/8
+ 17 1/4
26.
.42
+ .01
+3.713
5
3
+4
7
x3
8.
7
-3
402
x9
4.
12
-5
__
4)24
9.
___
9)954
10.
____
15. 23)1081
13.
7291
-5460
17.
1/4
+ 3/8
18.
5 1/2
-3
19. 7
-4 2/3
20.
2/3
+1/2
+1/6
23.
3/4 x 2/5 =
24.
3/4 ÷ 1/2 =
25.
37
x .04
28. _____
.07)21.63
29.
42
x 73
761
543
+123
32
x7
____
7)4.41
14.
5.
12.
22. 16
x 3 1/4
27.
3.
29.1
x 4.54
30. Write
1/4 as a
decimal
Basic Arithmetic Test
Tutor's Copy - Answer Key
1.
7
2.
12
6.
229
7.
21
11.
9.2
12.
9 1/4
16.
4
4.
7
5.
1427
8.
3618
9.
6
10.
106
224
13.
1831
14.
3066
17.
5/8
18.
2 1/2
19.
2 1/3
21.
388 5/8
22.
52
23.
3/10
24.
1 1/2
26.
4.143
27.
.63
28.
309
No. Correct
0
1
2
3
4
5
6-7
8-9
10 - 11
12 - 13
Errors in:
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
3.
Grade Level
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.5
4.0
4.5
5.0
5.5
Problem in:
Addition
Addition
Subtraction
Subtraction
Addition
Subtraction
Multiplication
Multiplication
Division
Division
Division
Multiplication
Subtraction
Multiplication
Division
47
20. 8/6
or 1 1/3
25.
29.
132.114
No. Correct
14 - 15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24 +
Errors in:
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
15.
30.
1.48
.25
Grade Level
6.0
6.5
7.0
7.5
8.0
8.5
9.0
9.5
10.0
10.5
Problem in:
Addition of Fractions
Addition of Fractions
Subtraction of Fractions
Subtraction of Fractions
Addition of Fractions
Addition of Fractions
Multiplication of Fractions
Multiplication of Fractions
Division of Fractions
Multiplication of Decimals
Addition of decimals
Division of Decimals
Division of Decimals
Multiplication of Decimals
Decimal Conversion