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Academic Terminology for High Schoolers
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GPA stands for
Grade Percentage Average
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Gradual Progress Assessment
Grade Point Average
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This type of assessment is used to evaluate a student's learning at the end of a period of study.
Summative assessment
Final assessment
Cumulative assessment
Formative assessment
3
The most important factor for getting into college is usually...
SAT scores
Extracurricular Activites
GPA
Awards
4
What is the best definition of a transcript?
A record of your academic accomplishments.
A letter of recommendation.
A report card.
A high school diploma.
5
A variety of methods that teachers use to assess students' understanding, learning needs, and academic progress.
Tests
Teaching strategies
Projects
Formative assessments
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This translates letter grades into numeric grades.
Report Card
Grade Calculator
GPA Calculator
Grading Scale
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What would be this student's GPA?
3.0
3.5
3.25
3.75
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If you have a GPA that is higher than 4.0, you most likely...
Received an A in an Honors or AP class
Took extra classes
Cheated
Did extra credit
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Your Freshman year grades do not count toward your GPA.
False
True
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GPA is calculated by...
Adding all grade scores and dividing by marking periods
Adding all grade points and dividing by semesters
Adding all grade points and dividing by total classes
Adding all grade scores and dividing by total classes
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There are __ marking periods and __ semesters in the academic year.
3, 5
4, 2
4, 1
2, 4
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What is one reason you would
not
need a transcript?
To transfer to a new school
To join a club or sport
To apply for a job
To apply to college
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If your final grade in a class is F...
You do not receive credit for that class.
You may have to take that class again.
All of the above.
Your GPA will go down.
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Receiving an
F
on your first marking period report card Freshman year has no effect on your senior year
GPA
.
False
True
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It is always better to take Honors classes over College Prep.
False
True
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A score of 85 on a Math test equates to what letter grade?
B
A
B+
C+
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What is the best definition of cumulative GPA?
The number of Honors courses a student takes.
The number of classes a student takes.
Grades start over each year.
An average of all grades a student receives.
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What is the decimal equivalent for the letter grade A?
3.0
4.0
2.0
1.0
