Every problem type in its contest place
A high school test has 70 problems on seven pages: 35 number crunchers, 21 stated problems and 14 geometry problems. UIL's Contest Manual ties each geometry type to a problem number and keeps certain stated problems in fixed places, such as scaling at 46, best-fit lines at 47, a solver equation at 48, calculus at 56 and 57, matrices at 58 and a very large answer at 62. Every test here follows that plan and includes a percent, a significant-digit, an integer and a dollar problem.
The junior high test follows the A+ order: 80 problems, with stated problems at 11-13, 24-26, 35-36, 47-48, 59-60 and 71-72 and geometry at 37-38, 49-50, 61-62 and 73-74. The numbers in each problem are the ones it is worked from, and the key gives the full calculator value.
How an SD answer is marked
A fingernail grows 19.44 mm per year. How long does it take to grow 0.55 in? yr(SD)
Questions
How is UIL calculator applications scored?
High school: +5 for each right answer and −2 for each wrong or skipped problem, up to the last problem you attempted. A significant-digit problem with the right value but the wrong number of digits gets +3. Graders use 5 × (last attempted) − 7 × (wrong) − 2 × (SD errors). Junior high: +5 right, −4 wrong or skipped.
What counts as three significant digits?
Write 12.3, 0.0190, .0190 or 1.23x10^5. Graders allow one unit either way in the third digit. 12.30, 0.019, 1.230x10^2, 12.3x10^3 and calculator E notation are wrong. Trailing zeros left of the decimal point get the benefit of the doubt, so 12,300 counts as three digits.
How are SD problems marked?
SD problems have underlined measured numbers and (SD) in the blank. The answer needs the right value and the right number of significant digits, worked out by the least significant digits method; one unit either way in the last digit is fine. The right value with the wrong number of digits scores +3 if it has at least two digits and rounds exactly.
What are integer and dollar problems?
An integer problem says integer in the blank and needs an exact whole number, with no decimal point and no scientific notation. A dollar problem has a $ in the blank and is answered to the cent, like 28.15 or 600.00, with one cent either way allowed.
Where do the problem types go on the test?
Each high school page has five number crunchers, three stated problems and two geometry problems; page 7 puts its stated and geometry problems first. Geometry follows the Contest Manual: 9-10 plane figures, 19-20 right triangles, 29-30 solids, 39 circles and triangles, 40 laws of sines and cosines, 49-50 combined solids, 59 calculus, 60 and 64-65 harder plane figures.
Is there a junior high test?
Yes. The A+ test for grades 6-8 has 80 problems in 30 minutes: 58 number crunchers, 14 stated and 8 geometry problems in a fixed order. It has no significant-digit problems and is scored +5 and −4.
Can I use these tests for TMSCA or PSIA practice?
Yes for the skills. TMSCA and PSIA write their own tests and set their own scoring, so check theirs. This site marks every test with the UIL rules.
How do I give each student a different version?
Under the print options, pick the number of versions. Every version has the same problem types in the same places with new numbers, and the keys print after the tests. The class link opens the same test code and versions on any device.
Rules from the UIL Calculator Applications Handbook, revised August 2026 (PDF), C&CR Section 924, the UIL Calculator Applications page (Contest Manual, rev. 2023, and sample tests) and the UIL A+ Calculator Applications page, checked October 24, 2026.