Orange County Public Schools

To Conquer the FCAT

• Know question formats• Avoid common gridding mistakes• Practice using the current FCAT 2.0

Reference Sheet and FCAT calculator

• Daily FCAT 2.0 vocabulary and rigor

PRACTICE! PRACTICE! PRACTICE!

FCAT 2.0 Question Formats

Grade MathematicsQuestion Types

6 35-40 MC10-15 GR

7 35-40 MC10-15 GR

8 35-40 MC20-25 GR

FCAT 2.0 Mathematics Reporting Categories

GRADE CATEGORY PERCENTA

GE

6

Fractions, Ratios/Proportional Relationships, and Statistics 40

Expressions and Equations 40Geometry and Measurement 20

7

Geometry and Measurement 30

Ratios/Proportional Relationships 25

Number: Base Ten 25

Statistics and Probability 20

8Expressions, Equations, and Functions 40

Geometry and Measurement 35Number: Operations, Problems and Statistics 25

4

Grade 7Six Column and Negative Grid Types

will be used at Grade 7

6 - column Negative

New New

Middle School

Answer boxesFraction bar

Decimal point

Number bubbles

Negative sign

7th & 8th Grades

New

How to Complete the Response Grid

1. Work the problem and find the answer.2. Write your answer in the answer boxes at

the top of the grid.• Print your answer with the first digit in the left

answer box. Do NOT leave a blank answer box in the middle of an answer.

• Be sure to write a decimal point or fraction bar in the answer box if it is a part of the answer.

How to Complete the Response Grids

3. Fill in a bubble under each box in which you wrote your answer.• Fill in one and ONLY one bubble for each box. Do NOT fill in a bubble under an unused box.

• Fill each bubble by making a solid black mark that completely fills the circle.

• You MUST fill in the bubbles accurately to receive credit for your answer.

How to complete a negative grid• No numbers are placed in the 1st column.• If the answer is not negative, Do NOT bubble in the

1st column. Leave it blank.• If the answer is negative, print only a negative sign

in the 1st column. After the 1st column fill in a bubble under each box in which you wrote your answer.

• Fill in one and ONLY one bubble for each box. • Do NOT fill in a bubble under an unused box.• Fill each bubble by making a solid black mark that

completely fills the circle.• You MUST fill in the bubbles accurate to receive

credit for your answer.

Simplifying and Rounding Issues

Simplifying--- We recommend:Do not simplify fractions UNLESS the directions tell you to simplify to lowest terms OR if the answer doesn’t fit in the grid unless you simplify it.

Rounding--- We recommend: Don’t round UNLESS the directions tell you

to do so.

Gridding a Whole Number27 + 33 =

60

or

60 60

Gridding a Decimal

or

. 875 . 8750

Gridding a Fraction

53

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: 6 1 4

6 2. 5 5 4/2

or

6 1 / 4

Be aware……………………incorrect

Gridding PercentsWhat percent of 100 is 9? Answer: 9%

9 . 09 9 00/ 1

incorrect incorrect

Gridding Repeating Decimals……..

Answer: 5.3333333

Correct5 333. 3 5 . 3

Incorrect

Grid the answer 4.666666

OR

4 666. 6 4 66 7. 6Correct Correct

Using a Negative GridAnswer:-9.337

- 9 . 3 3 7

Correct

Using a Negative GridAnswer: 6.239

Correct Correct Incorrect

6 2 3 9. 6 2 3 9. 6 2 3 9.

The answer is

Can you find the error?

8 47

8 4 / 7

The answer is 36.04Can you find the error?

3 460

The answer is 519Can you find the error?

519

The answer is

39.7

Can you find the error?

3 79 .

The answer is 62%Can you find the error?

62

The answer is 74Can you find the error?

74

The answer is 3.66666666

Can you find the error?

3 . 7

-12 The answer is -12.69 . 69

Can you find the error?

The answer is 3 4

34.50

Can you find the error?. 5 0

The answer is

23.7

Can you find the error?2 3 . 7

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 When using negative grids, writing a number in the

1st column