Grid-Ins

Although most of the questions on the Math Test are multiple choice, 22% are student-produced response questions, also known as grid-ins. Instead of choosing a correct answer from a list of options, you’ll need to solve problems and enter your answers in the grids provided on the answer sheet. 

Gridding in Answers 

• Mark no more than 1 bubble in any column.

• Only answers indicated by filling in the bubbles will be scored. (You won’t receive credit for anything written in the boxes located above the bubbles). 

• It doesn't matter in which column you begin entering answers. As long as the responses are recorded within the grid area, you’ll receive credit. 

• The grid can hold only 4 decimal places and can only accommodate positive numbers and zero. 

• Unless a problem indicates otherwise, answers can be entered on the grid as a decimal or a fraction. 

• Fractions like 3 over 24 don’t need to be reduced to their lowest terms. 

• All mixed numbers need to be converted to improper fractions before being recorded in the grid. 

• If the answer is a repeating decimal, you must grid the most accurate value the grid will accommodate. 

Here’s a sample of the instructions you’ll see on the test.