Math 10 Quiz

1.      When the distribution is divided into ten equal parts, how do you call each score point that describes the distribution?

• A. Decile

• B. Interquartile

• C. Percentile

• D. Quartile

2.      Which of the following measures of position divides the distribution into 100 equal parts?

• A. Decile

• B. Quartile

• C. Quantile

• D. Percentile

3.     When the distribution is divided into four equal parts, how do you call each score point that describes the distribution.

• A. Decile

• B. Interquartile

• C. Percentile

• D. Quartile

4.     The scores of 10 students in a mathematics quiz are given below. Determine the percentile rank of Mark’s score which is 18.

9, 10, 13, 16, 16, 17, 18, 18, 19, 20

• A. 70%

• B. 71%

• C. 72%

• D. 73%

5.     Using the data given in number 4, what is the percentile rank of your score if you got a score of 13?

9, 10, 13, 16, 16, 17, 18, 18, 19, 20

• A. 20%

• B. 25%

• C. 30%

• D. 35%

6.  Cathy got a score of 65 which is equivalent to the 70th percentile in a Mathematics test. Which of the following is not true?

• A. Her score is below the fifth decile

• B. She scored above 70% of her classmates

• C. Thirty percent of the class got a score of 65 and above.

• D. If the passing mark is the first quartile, she passed the test.

7. In a 100 point-test, the passing mark is the 3rd quartile. The result shows that the 70th percentile of the scores is 50 points, which of the following is true?

• A. Most of the students passed the test.

• B. Most of the students failed the test.

• C. Half of the students got a passing score.

• D. 70% only of the students passed the test.

Precious’ score is the 97th percentile on a test. How should we interpret his information?

• A. Precious got 97% of the questions on the test wrong

• B. Precious got 97% of the questions on the test right

• C. Precious scored worse than 97% of people who took this test

• D. Precious scored better than 97% of people who took this test

9. In a group of 55 examinees taking the 50-item test, Angelika obtained a score of 39, and 13 scores were above her. This implies that her score is ______.

• A. The 55th percentile                      

• B. Below the third decile                  

• C. at the upper quartile

• D. below the 50th percentile

10. John took a college admission in of the colleges here in Davao City. His score belongs to the 8th Decile. Should John be pleased with his score?

• A. No, because he got only 8 on the test.

• B. No, because there are 20% who scored better than him.

• C. Yes, because he is top 8 among the students who took the test.

• D. Yes, because his score is above the usual passing rate which is 75%.