FOURTH PERIODICAL TEST IN MATHEMATICS GRADE 10

I. Multiple Choice. Read each problem carefully then choose the letter of the correct
answer.

1. The median score is also the

A. 75th percentile B. 3rd decile. C. 5th decile. D. 1st quartile.
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2. Rochelle got a score of 55, which is equivalent to a 70 percentile rank in a
mathematics test. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. She scored above 70% of her classmates.
B. Thirty percent of the class got scores of 55 and above.
C. If the passing mark is the first quartile, she passed the test.
D. Her score is below the 5th decile.
3. The lower quartile is equal to
A. 50th percentile. B. 2nd decile C. 25th percentile. D. 3rd quartile.
4. In the set of scores 14, 17, 10, 22, 19, 24, 8, 12, and 19, the median score is
A. 17 B. 15 C. 16 D. 13
5. In a 70-item test, Melody got a score of 50 which is the third quartile. This means that
A. she got the highest score.
B. her score is higher than 25 of her classmates.
C. she surpassed 75% of her classmates.
D. 75% of the class did not pass the test.
6. Angie ranks 10th in a class of 40. Her percentile rank is
A. 75 B. 90 C. 10 D. 25
7. The first quartile of the ages of 250 fourth year students is 16 years. Which of the
following statements is TRUE?
A. Most of the students are below 16 years old.
B. 75% of the students are 16 years old and above.
C. 25% of the students are 16 years old.
D. One hundred fifty students are younger than 16 years.
8. Mel’s score in a 75-item test was the median score. What is his percentile rank?
A. 35th B. 50th C. 25th D. 75th
9. When a distribution is divided into hundred equal parts, each score point that
describes the distribution is called a
A. percentile. B. decile. C. quartile. D. median.
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10. In a 100-item test, the passing mark is the 3 quartile. This implies that the students
should answer
A. at least 75 items correctly to pass the test.
B. at least 50 items correctly to pass the test.
C. at most 75 items correctly to pass the test.
D. at most 50 items correctly to pass the test.
For items 11 – 14, consider the score distribution of 15 students given below:

83 72 87 79 82 77 80 73

86 81 79 82 79 74 74

11. The median score is

A. 80. B. 82. C. 73. D. 79.
12. The lower quartile is
A. 74. B. 77. C. 86. D. 79.
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13. The value of the 2 decile is
A. 74. B. 85. C. 72. D. 83.
14. The median in the score distribution for items 11 to 14 can also be interpreted as
A. seven students scored above 79.
B. seven students scored below 79.
C. seven students scored below and seven students scored above 79.
D. fourteen students scored below 79.
15. In a group of 55 examinees taking the 50-item test, Rachel obtained a score of 38 and
38 scores were above her. This implies that her score is
A. the 38th percentile. C. the 55th percentile.
B. at the upper quartile. D. below the 4th decile.

For items 16 to 22, please refer to the Table A below.

Table A

Cumulative Cumulative
Score Frequency
Frequency Percentage (%)
40 – 44 6 18 100.00
35 – 39 5 12 66.67
30 – 34 3 7 38.89
25 – 29 4 4 22.22

16. In solving for the 6th decile, the lower boundary to use is
A. 34 B. 24.5 C. 39 D. 39.5
17. What cumulative frequency should be used in solving for the 35 th percentile?
A. 4 B. 7 C. 12 D. 18
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18. The 45 percentile is
A. 33.4 B. 32.7 C. 30.8 D. 35.6
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19. The 50 percentile is
A. 36.0 B. 37.0 C. 36.5 D. 37.5
20. What is the size of the class interval?
A. 4 B. 5 C. 15 D. 16
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21. Which class interval does 95 percentile belong?
A. 25 – 29 B. 30 – 34 C. 35 – 39 D. 40 – 45
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22. Which class interval does 58 percentile belong?
A. 25 – 29 B. 30 – 34 C. 35 – 39 D. 40 – 45
23. In Mendenhall Method, if the upper quartile falls halfway between two integers,
computed value should be
A. rounded up. B. rounded down. C. interpolated. D. retained.
24. Anthony is a secretary in one big company in Metro Manila. His salary is in the 7 th
decile. Which probably do you think would Anthony do?
A. Thank his boss C. Look for another job
 B. Request an increase from his boss D. Stop from the job
25. The difference between Q3 and Q1 is called
A. interquartile range. B. range C. median. D. upper quartile.
26. Which of the following also represents the median score?
A. P75 B. Q2 C. D5 D. all of these
27. If quartiles divide the set of data into 4 equal parts, how many quartiles are there?
A. Exactly 4 B. More than 4 C. Exactly 3 D. Less than 3
28. What measure of position divides the set of data into 10 equal parts?
A. Quartiles B. Decile C. Percentile D. Quantile
29. The upper quartile is also referred to as:
A. 1st Quartile D. 2nd Quartile C. 3rd Quartile D. 4th Quartile
30. In a 50 -item test, Kiko got as core of 20 which is the 1 st Quartile. This means that:
A. He got the lowest score
B. He belong to the 40th Percentile
C. He surpassed 25% of his classmates
D. The passing score is 20.

For item nos. 31 - 33,

Given the set of data: {1, 3, 7,7, 16, 21, 2, 30, 31}
31. What is n?
A. 7 B. 8 C. 9 D. 10
32. What is the 2nd Quartile?
A. 7 B. 16 C. 27 D. 21
33. What is the 3rd Quartile?
A. 7.5 B. 7 C. 21 D. 30
For item nos. 34 – 45. Consider the Frequency Distribution Table below which represents the
test scores of students in a Statistics class.

Class Interval f

46-50 4
41-45 8
36-40 11
31-35 9
26-30 12
21-25 6
34. What is N?
A. 50 B. 30 C. 40 D. 45
35. What is the lower boundary of the class interval 31 – 35?
A.31 B. 31.5 C.30 D. 30.5

36. What is the Q1 class?

A. 21 – 25 B. 26-30 C. 31-35 D. 36-40

37. What is the frequency of the Q3 class?

A. 11 B.12 C. 9 D. 8
38. Compute for Q1.

A. 12.5 B. 13.75 C. 28.21 D. None of these

 39. By computation, Q2 = 34.39. What does this mean?
A. Half of the class got 34.39
B. 50% of the students scored less than or equal to 34.39
C. Two students got a score of 34.39
D. None of these
40. What is the D7 class?

A. 36-40 B. 31-35 C. 26-30 D. 41-45

41. What is the frequency of the D7 class?

A. 9 B. 8 C. 11 D. 12
42. The D7 class and the Q3 class are the same.

A. True B. Neither true or false C. False D. Can’t be determined

43. The D8 and P81 are equivalent.

A. True B. Neither true or false C. False D. Can’t be determined

44. What class interval contains the 2.5th score?

A. 21-25 B. 26-30 C. 31-35 D. 36-40

45. Compute for the 32nd Percentile

A. 29.76 B. 29.67 C. 27.96 D. 27.67

46. It is a scientific investigation aimed at discovery and interpretation of facts.

A. Police investigation B. Research C. Gossip D. All of these

47. Which of the following is not a part of a research paper?
A. Title C. Advertisement
B. Statement of the Problem D. Conclusion
48. What part of the research paper states the boundaries or what are included in the
research and what are not?
A. Background of the study C. Scope and Delimitations
B. Recommendations D. Discussion of Results
49. Which of the following is not a good intention to conduct a research?
A. To test a theory
B. To investigate a certain problem and hopefully find solutions
C. To prove that you are intelligent and brag about it.
D. To contribute something to the body of knowledge
50. Which of the following measures of position is the most applicable if the set of data
has 7 observations?
A. Quartile B. Decile C. Percentile D. Any of these

For nos. 51 – 60.

Given {1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10, 12, 13}

51 – 52. What is the position of Q1?

A. 3.5 B. 2.5 C. 5 D. 2
53 – 54. Q1 is equal to ____.
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 7
55 -56. What is the position of Q3?
A. 7.5 B. 7 C. 8 D. 0.5
57 – 58. What is D3?
A. 4 B. 3 C. 1 D. 12
59 – 60. Find P40.
A.1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 5
 II. Computations. Solve what is asked.

61 - 70. The average number of days a sample of Social Security Recipients had to wait
for approval of their forms in 2015 were as follows:

70, 70, 90, 20, 20, 20, 21, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 30, 31, 31, 31, 32, 34, 35, 36, 36, 67, 74, 84,
71, 14, 36, 86, 40, 40, 41, 45, 46, 47,48, 49, 50, 50, 52, 53, 55, 58, 59, 15, 91, 100, 101

Beginning with the value 10, organize these data in intervals (widths) of 15 and find the
median and the percentile rank of 30 days waiting time. What conclusions can you draw from
your answers about the waiting time of the recipients?

71 - 80. Find the 75th percentile or 3rd quartile and percentile rank of 130 and 145 for the
following distribution.

X F

151 – 160 3

141 – 150 4

131 – 140 6

121 – 130 9

111 – 120 6

101- 110 4

91 – 100 5

81 – 90 1

81 - 90. A class of 15 students got the following scores on a quiz 0, 3,3

6,6,6,9,12,12,12,12,15,15,15,15.

A) Construct a single frequency distribution.

B.) Calculate the percentile rank for the students’ score of 12.

C. )Find the 75th percentile

91 - 100. Complete the table. Then find the 3 rd Quartile, 4th Decile and 70th Percentile for
the given frdequency distribution below

Class Boundaries Frequency Cf

52.5-63.5 6
63.5-74.5 12
74.5-85.5 25
85.5-96.5 28
96.5-107.5 14
107.5-118.5 5

Goodluck!