End-of-the-Year Test - Grade 1
This test is quite long, so I do not recommend that you have your child/student do it in one sitting.
Break it into parts and administer them either on consecutive days, or perhaps on
morning/evening/morning. Use your judgment.
This is to be used as a diagnostic test. Thus, you may even skip those areas and concepts that you
already know for sure your student has mastered.
The test does not cover every single concept that is covered in Math Mammoth Grade 1, but all of the
major concepts and ideas are tested here. This test is evaluating the child's ability in the following
content areas:
• basic addition and subtraction facts within 0-10
• two-digit numbers
• adding and subtracting two-digit numbers
• basic word problems
• clock to the nearest half hour
• measuring and geometry (shapes)
• counting coins
Note 1: If the child cannot read, the teacher can read the questions.
Note 2: Problems #1 and #2 are done orally and timed. Let the student see the problems. Read each
problem aloud, and wait a maximum of 5 seconds for an answer. Mark the problem as right or wrong
according to the student's (oral) answer. Mark it wrong if there is no answer. Then you can move on to
the next problem.
You do not have to mention to the student that the problems are timed or that he/she will have 5
seconds per answer, because the idea here is not to create extra pressure by the fact it is timed, but
simply to check if the student has the facts memorized (quick recall). You can say for example (vary as
needed):
“I will ask you some addition and subtraction questions. Try to answer them as quickly as possible. In
each question, I will only wait a little while for you to answer, and if you don't say anything, I will move
on to the next problem. So just try your best to answer the questions as quickly as you can.”
In order to continue with the Math Mammoth Grade 2, I recommend that the child gain a minimum
score of 80% on this test, and that the teacher or parent review with him any content areas that are
found weak. Children scoring between 70 and 80% may also continue with grade 2, depending on the
types of errors (careless errors or not remembering something, vs. lack of understanding). Again, use
your judgment.