What is each question worth on a 5-question test?

Each question is worth 20% when every question carries equal weight. Missing one question lowers the score by 20 percentage points.

How many questions can you miss and still get an A on a 5-question test?

On the standard US scale an A starts at 93%. You can miss up to 0 questions — 5 correct out of 5 — and still earn an A.

What is a B on a 5-question test?

A B is 83%–86% on the standard scale. That means 5 to 5 correct; at most 0 wrong answers keeps the grade at a B.

What is a passing grade on a 5-question test?

Most US schools treat 60% (a D−) as the lowest passing grade. On a 5-question test that is 3 correct, so you can miss at most 2 questions and still pass.

Grading Scale for a 5-Question Test

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On a 5-question test, each question is worth 20% of the grade. Miss 1 and the score is 80%; miss 2 and it is 60%. A passing grade of 60% (D−) allows up to 2 wrong answers, and an A needs at least 5 correct.

How many you can miss for each letter grade

Each row shows the lowest score that still earns that letter on the standard scale, and the most wrong answers allowed to stay there on a 5-question test.

Letter grade	Minimum %	Correct needed	Most you can miss
A	93%	5 / 5	0
B−	80%	4 / 5	1
D−	60%	3 / 5	2
F	0%	0 / 5	5

Full 5-question grading chart

Every wrong-answer count from a perfect paper down to zero correct, with the percentage rounded to one decimal place and the matching letter grade.

Wrong	Correct	Percentage	Letter grade
0	5	100%	A
1	4	80%	B−
2	3	60%	D−
3	2	40%	F
4	1	20%	F
5	0	0%	F

What a B and a passing grade look like here

On the standard scale a B runs from 83% to 86%, which on a 5-question test is or more correct — at most wrong. The lowest passing grade in most US schools is 60%, a D−, which needs 3 correct, so missing more than 2 questions drops the paper to an F. Colleges often require a C ( correct here) or better for a course to count toward a major or prerequisite.

Different scale or partial credit?

This page uses the standard A–F scale with whole-question scoring. For strict or lenient thresholds, half or quarter points, or bonus questions, open the grade calculator and set the total to 5. To compare the percentage ranges for every letter, see the US grading scale.