MATHEMATICS 10 MEASURES OF POSITION – QUIZ

MEASURES OF POSITION – QUIZ I. Choose the letter of the correct answer.

1. The median score is also the ___________.
I. Choose the letter of the correct answer.
a. 75th percentilec. 3rd decile
1. The median score is also the ___________.
b. 5th decile d. 1st quartile
a. 75th percentilec. 3rd decile
2. The lower quartile is equal to what percentile?
b. 5th decile d. 1st quartile
a. 50th c. 75th
2. The lower quartile is equal to what percentile? th
b. 25 d. 30th
a. 50th c. 75th
th
3. In a 70 – item test, Melody got a score of 50 which is
b. 25 d. 30th
the third quartile. This means that
3. In a 70 – item test, Melody got a score of 50 which is
a. She got the highest score.
the third quartile. This means that
b. Her score is higher than 25 of his classmates.
a. She got the highest score.
c. She surpassed 75% of his classmates.
b. Her score is higher than 25 of his classmates.
d. Seventy-five percent of the class did not pass the
c. She surpassed 75% of his classmates.
test.
d. Seventy-five percent of the class did not pass the
4. The 1st quartile of the ages of 250 fourth year
test.
st
students is 16 years. Which of the following
4. The 1 quartile of the ages of 250 fourth year
statements is true?
students is 16 years. Which of the following
a. Most of the students are below 16 years old.
statements is true?
b. Seventy-five percent of the students are 16 years
a. Most of the students are below 16 years old.
old and above.
b. Seventy-five percent of the students are 16 years
c. Twenty-five percent of the students are 16 years
old and above.
old.
c. Twenty-five percent of the students are 16 years
d. One hundred fifty students are younger than 16
old.
years old.
d. One hundred fifty students are younger than 16
5. When the distribution is divided into hundred equal
years old.
parts, each score point that describes the distribution
5. When the distribution is divided into hundred equal
is called ____________.
parts, each score point that describes the distribution
a. Percentile c. Quartile
is called ____________.
b. Decile d. Median
a. Percentile c. Quartile
6. In a 100-item test, the passing mark is the 3rd quartile.
b. Decile d. Median
What does it imply?
6. In a 100-item test, the passing mark is the 3rd quartile.
a. The students should answer at least 75 items
What does it imply?
correctly to pass the test.
a. The students should answer at least 75 items
b. The students should answer at least 50 items
correctly to pass the test.
correctly to pass the test.
b. The students should answer at least 50 items
c. The students should answer at most 75 items
correctly to pass the test.
correctly to pass the test.
c. The students should answer at most 75 items
d. The students should answer at most 75 items
correctly to pass the test.
correctly to pass the test.
d. The students should answer at most 75 items
II. Answer the following.
correctly to pass the test.
1. Consider the score distribution of 15 students given
II. Answer the following.
below.
1. Consider the score distribution of 15 students given
83 72 87 79 82
below.
77 80 73 86 81
83 72 87 79 82
79 82 79 74 74
77 80 73 86 81
79 82 79 74 74 a. What is the mean of the score distribution of 15
students?
a. What is the mean of the score distribution of 15
students? b. Compute for the median, lower quartile, and 2 nd
decile. Use interpolation if necessary.
b. Compute for the median, lower quartile, and 2 nd
decile. Use interpolation if necessary. c. Interpret the lower quartile.

c. Interpret the lower quartile. 2. Refer to the table below. Answer the questions that follow.

2. Refer to the table below. Answer the questions that follow. Score f <cf
40 – 45 6 18
Score f <cf 35 – 39 5 12
40 – 45 6 18 30 – 34 3 7
35 – 39 5 12 25 – 29 4 4
30 – 34 3 7 a. Calculate and interpret the 45th percentile, 5th decile,
25 – 29 4 4 and upper quartile.
a. Calculate and interpret the 45th percentile, 5th decile,
and upper quartile.

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