ABACUS / MENTAL MATH CERTIFICATION EXAM

 

  • Objective: Standardize and provide official appraisal of the mental math levels. Motivate students by providing step stone goals for abacus learners.
  • Conducted By: U.S. Mental Math
  • Location: Aprende Middle School, Multipurpose Room, 777 N. Desert Breeze Blvd. E. #2, Chandler, AZ 85226
  • Date: 10:30 to 11:30 AM on Saturday, May 12, 2012
  • Fee: $20
  • Registration: Online
  • Form: closed
  • Exam Criteria : Please refer to the web page for sample questions of all levels. Except for Level Pro, a student must obtain 70 or more points for all tested subjects to be certified for a level. The Pro Levels are to be determined by the scores, minimum of 80 points, obtained by the students. Each question of the Addition/Subtraction test is 10 points. Each question of the Multiplication and Division test is 5 points. The subjects and time limits for each level are listed below.
LEVEL
SUBJECT
METHOD
TIME LIMITS (MINUTES)

Pro

+ -

Mental

3

x

Mental

3

÷

Mental

3

1

+ -

Mental

3

x

Mental

3

÷

Mental

3

2

+ -

Mental

3

x

Mental

3

÷

Mental

3

3

+ -

Mental

3

x

Mental

3

÷

Mental

3

4

+ -

Mental

3

x

Mental

3

÷

Mental

3

5

+ -

Abacus

10

+ -

Mental

3

6

+ -

Abacus

10

+ -

Mental

3

7

+ -

Abacus

10

+ -

Mental

3

8

+ -

Abacus

10

+ -

Mental

3

9

+ -

Abacus

10

+ -

Mental

3

10

+ -

Abacus

10

+ -

Mental

3