Math Testing Scenarios

You solve the division problem with decimals and it has a remainder.

Add a 0 to the end of the dividend and continue to divide.

Your adding or subtracting two fraction with denominators that are the same.

Add or subtract the numerators and keep the denominator the same.

You take a break, and after five minutes, the teacher wakes you up. You noticed that you have drooled on the answer document.

Notify the teacher and they will take the necessary steps that are needed.

You notice there are 46 questions on the test.

Take a break every 10 or 11 questions. 46 divided by 4.

You find yourself wandering mentally, and drifting into La-La-Land.

Take a break, when you start again check the last two question you finished before moving on.

You know your computations are correct , but none of the fractions match the answer choices.

Your answer needs to be simplified, so divide the numerator and denominator numbers by the same number from 2, 3, 5, 7.

The information or equation has fractions and decimals.

Check the answer choice to see if they are fractions or decimals, and then you can convert the information to match.

All the input/output tables look the same.

Check to make sure each number set follows the given rule for the question.

Your chair makes a squeaky noise when you move and the class is tired of hearing it.

Inform the teacher and they will swift the chair for one that isn't annoying.

Your answer choices have decimals, but your answer doesn't.

Make sure you followed the process needed for operations with decimals.

You know what is needed to solve the word problem, but decide to circle and move on instead of showing any work.

Write out the facts, ASMD, and show the work to solve the equation. Every word problem should be treated the same.

You hate taking these test, and your going to just guess on every question.

ARE YOU CRAZY! You want to pass this the first time, and not have to take it again. Change the attitude and do better!

You are not sure why your product matches all the numbers in other answer except for the number in the hundreds place.

Check your organization, handwriting, and make sure the numbers you used are from the information

Your not sure if the answer will be bigger or smaller than the facts from the information.

Clues can come from looking at the answer choices, drawing a diagram or picture, and finding connections between the facts.

What would be your first step to solve the equation? 34(4-2)+29

Complete the equation in the parenthesis

The answer is an improper fraction. A larger numerator over a smaller denominator.

Convert the improper fraction into a mixed number by dividing the denominator into the numerator.

Rounding is confusing with the "roller coaster" (4 or less, 5 or more).

Draw a simple number line with the beginning and end numbers representing to possibilities for the answer on the ends.

A coordinate grid question requires you to mark the location of (6,3).

Find the x-axis first (Run), and then find the y-axis intersection (Jump).

You can't remember how to solve a word problem, and the information is confusing.

Follow the QFSA and ASMD steps we have practiced all year.

None of the answers match the work you have completed to solve the problem.

Follow the QFSA and ASMD steps, rework the math without looking at your previous work, and check your math

You have a 3-digit number multiplied by a 2-digit number to solve.

Follow the algorithm, multiplying each of the 2-digits into the 3-digits, remember to include the place holder, and add the products.

There are 3 hours remaining, and your have only finished 2 questions.

Get refocused, by taking a restroom break just to wake up and get your head cleared.

You forget to bubble number 16 but all the rest are finished.

Go back and check to make sure each and every question matches your work.

You have trouble remembering the decimal place value names.

It is the last three letter on the words tenths, hundredths, and thousandths. t, h, s

A word problem wants you to find the area of the base of a 3-D shape.

Label the length and the width, write the formula, A= l x w.

A word problem wants you to find the perimeter on a rectangle.

Label the length of each side, and then add them together.

A word problem wants you to find the volume of a 3-D shape.

Label the length, the width, and the height, write the formula, V= l x w x h.

The models given for the answer choices are different and confusing.

Label the numbers that are represented in the models.

You are taking an online STAAR Assessment and the battery is getting very low.

Let the teacher know so the can address the power issue.

You have decimal numbers that need to be added or subtracted.

Line up the decimals

You have decimal number that need to be divided b a whole number.

Move the decimal up and divide.

What would be your second step to solve the equation? 34(4-2)+29

Multiple the 34, because multiplication would be solved before subtraction, according to PMDAS.

What would be the operation to be solved with the 34 in the equation? 34(4-2)+29

Multiple the 34, because the 34 is next to the parentheses without an operation in between, which represents multiplication.

The equation has one number with a decimal place and the other number is a whole number without a decimal.

Put a decimal to the right of the ones place for the whole number.

Your grid paper is full from the amazing work you have done so far.

Raise your hand, and ask the teacher for more grid paper. There is more than enough.

You want to take a restroom break.

Raise your hand, wait for the teacher, and sign out.

You have decimal numbers that need to be multiplied.

Remove the decimal places, multiply, and then return the number of decimal places to the product.

The denominators are not the same for the for the two fractions you are adding or subtracting.

Use the ratio table to find a common denominator, and use the fractions equivalent fractions to complete the addition or subtraction.

The rule for an input/output table has a number next to the letter x. Ex: 6x=y

X is the input number multiplied by the other number given. Ex: six times x.

What would help solve a problem asking to identify if numbers are Prime or Composite?

You could write 2, 3, 5, 7 on your paper and check if answers have 2, 3, 5, 7 as a factors.