Spellwren / Spelling test score chart
Spelling test score chart
Number right to percent, for any test from 5 to 50 words.
18 of 20 right is 90%
| Right | Missed | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | 0 | 100% |
| 19 | 1 | 95% |
| 18 | 2 | 90% |
| 17 | 3 | 85% |
| 16 | 4 | 80% |
| 15 | 5 | 75% |
| 14 | 6 | 70% |
| 13 | 7 | 65% |
| 12 | 8 | 60% |
| 11 | 9 | 55% |
| 10 | 10 | 50% |
| 9 | 11 | 45% |
| 8 | 12 | 40% |
| 7 | 13 | 35% |
| 6 | 14 | 30% |
| 5 | 15 | 25% |
| 4 | 16 | 20% |
| 3 | 17 | 15% |
| 2 | 18 | 10% |
| 1 | 19 | 5% |
| 0 | 20 | 0% |
Percent by test length and words missed
| Words | Words missed | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 5 | 100% | 80% | 60% | 40% | 20% | 0% | |
| 8 | 100% | 88% | 75% | 63% | 50% | 38% | 25% |
| 10 | 100% | 90% | 80% | 70% | 60% | 50% | 40% |
| 12 | 100% | 92% | 83% | 75% | 67% | 58% | 50% |
| 15 | 100% | 93% | 87% | 80% | 73% | 67% | 60% |
| 16 | 100% | 94% | 88% | 81% | 75% | 69% | 63% |
| 18 | 100% | 94% | 89% | 83% | 78% | 72% | 67% |
| 20 | 100% | 95% | 90% | 85% | 80% | 75% | 70% |
| 25 | 100% | 96% | 92% | 88% | 84% | 80% | 76% |
Whole-number percent, halves rounded up.
How to use the chart
- Pick the number of words. Choose how many words were on the test, from 5 to 50.
- Pick the number missed. The line under the boxes shows the number right and the percent.
- Read the whole chart. The table under the boxes lists every possible score for that test length.
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What is 17 out of 20 on a spelling test?
85%. Each word on a 20-word test is worth 5 points, so 3 missed takes off 15.
What is 8 out of 10?
80%. Each word on a 10-word test is worth 10 points.
How is the percent rounded?
To the nearest whole number, with halves rounded up. 7 of 12 is 58.33, shown as 58%; 11 of 16 is 68.75, shown as 69%.
Which letter grade is that?
That depends on your school. Letter grade cut-offs differ from one school to the next, so this chart gives the percent and leaves the letter to your own scale.
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