Grading Scale for 6 Questions

On a 6-question test, each question is worth 16.67%, so every wrong answer lowers the score by 16.67 percentage points. That is typical of a short quiz or exit ticket. The chart below shows the percentage and letter grade for every possible score, from 6 right down to 0.

Letter grades on a 6-question test

This summary uses the standard plus/minus scale (A from 93%, A− from 90%, B+ from 87% and so on down to D− at 60%). For a plain scale, an A needs 6 right (miss up to 0), a B allows 1 misses, a C allows 1, and a D allows 2.

Because each question is worth 16.67%, some letter grades can’t be reached at all on a 6-question test: A, A−, B+, B−, C+, C, C−, D+, D−. Scores jump straight over those ranges. If that matters for your grade book, use half-point scoring in the EZ Grader (Settings → Half points).

Borderline scores to watch

On a 6-question test, 1 score sits just below a grade cutoff and would move up a letter grade if you round to the nearest whole percent: 4/6 = 66.7%, which rounds up to a D+. Decide your rounding rule before grading so these students are treated the same way. The EZ Grader’s Show decimals option shows the exact value.

Compared with a 5-question test, where each miss costs 20 points, a miss here costs 16.67 points, so every answer matters a little less.

Questions about 6-question tests

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