CITRUS NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

Rc – 11 Brgy. Citrus, CSJDMB

Table of Specification
4th Periodical Examination in Mathematics 10
No. of No.
Competencies Code Recitation of Remembering Understanding Applying Analyzing Evaluating

Days Items
illustrates the following
measures of position:
M10SP-IVa-1 3 6 1-6
quartiles, deciles and
percentiles

calculates a specified
M10SP-IVb-1 3 6 7-12
measure of position.

interprets measures of M10SP-IVc-1 3 6 13-18

position.
solves problems
M10SP-IVd-
involving measures of 3 6 19-24
e-1
position.
uses appropriate
measures of position
and other statistical M10SP-IVh-j-
3 6 25-30
methods in analyzing 1
and interpreting
research data.
Total 15 30 18 12

Prepared by:

Victorli A. Cion
Teacher I
 CITRUS NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Rc – 11 Brgy. Citrus, CSJDMB

4th Periodical Examination in Mathematics 10

I. Choose the letter of the correct answer.

1. The median score is also the ___________.

A. 75th percentile C. 3rd decile
B. 5th decile D. 1st quartile
2. When a distribution is divided into hundred equal parts, each score point that describes the distribution is
called a ___________.
A. percentile C. quartile
B. decile D. median
3. The lower quartile is equal to ______________.
A. 50th percentile C. 2nd decile
B. 25th percentile D. 3rd quartile
4. First quartile ______________.
A. also called upper quartile
B. also called lower quartile
C. A value that is much higher or lower than the other values of set of data
D. The value appearing at the center of a set of data that has been sorted in numerical order

5. The median is equivalent to ______.

A. The middle quartile C. The fifth decile
B. 50th percentile D. All of these

6. What measure of position divides the distribution to 10 equal parts?

A. Quartiles C. Deciles
B. Percentiles D. Range

7. What is the median of 5, 3, 1, 5, 2?

A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 5

8. What is the 3rd quartile of 33, 25, 42, 25, 31, 37, 46, 29 38?
A. 37 B. 38 C. 40 D. 36

9. In the set of scores: 14, 17, 10, 22, 19, 24, 8, 12, and 19, the median score is ______.
A. 17 B. 16 C. 15 D. 13

10. 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. seventy-five percent of the class did not pass the test.

11. Given the data set: 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 11, 45, 102, calculate the percentile rank for 11.
A. 70th percentile C. 75th percentile
B. 62.5th percentile D. 72.5th percentile

12. Find the 46th percentile of 22, 5, 12, 16, 31, 25, 30, 39, 32, 33, 18.
A. 5.06 C. 25
B. 22 D. 5
13. The 1st quartile of the ages of 250 fourth year students is 16 years old. Which of the following statements is
true?
A. Most of the students are below 16 years old.
B. Seventy-five percent of the students are 16 years old and above.
C. Twenty-five percent of the students are 16 years old.
D. One hundred fifty students are younger than 16 years.

14. In a 100-item test, the passing mark is the 3rd quartile. What does it imply?
A. The students should answer at least 75 items correctly to pass the test.
B. The students should answer at least 50 items correctly to pass the test.
C. The students should answer at most 75 items correctly to pass the test.
D. The students should answer at most 50 items correctly to pass the test.

15. In a group of 55 examinees taking the 50-item test, Rachel obtained a score of 38. This implies that her
score is ______________.
A. below the 50th percentile C. the 55th percentile
B. at the upper quartile D. below the 3rd decile

16. The sum of the percent frequencies for all classes will always equal
A. one
B. the number of classes
C. the number of items in the study
D. 100
17. Angie ranks 10th in a class of 40. Her percentile rank is ______.
A. 75 B. 90 C. 10 D. 25

18. 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

For 19-22, refer to the table below.

19. In solving for the 60th percentile, the lower boundary is ___.
A. 34 B. 39 C. 34.5 D. 39.5

20. What cumulative frequency should be used in solving for the 35th percentile?
A. 4 B. 12 C. 7 D. 18

21. The 45th percentile is ________.

A. 33.4 B. 30.8 C. 32.7 D. 35.6

22. The 50th percentile is _____.

A. 36.0 B. 36.5 C. 37.0 D. 37.5

For items 29 to 32, consider the score distribution of 15 students given below:
83, 72, 87, 79, 82, 77, 80, 73, 86, 81, 79, 82, 79, 74, 74

23. The median score is _______________.

A. 80 B. 82 C. 73 D. 79
24. The lower quartile is ________________.
A. 74 B. 72 C. 86 D. 79

25. The mean in the given score distribution of 15 students can also be interpreted as ______.
A. seven students scored higher than 79.
B. seven students scored lower than 79.
C. seven students scored lower than 79 and seven students scored higher than 79.
D. fourteen students scored lower than 79.
26. Given the data set: 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 11, 45, 102, calculate the percentile rank for 11.
A. 70th percentile C. 75th percentile
B. 62.5th percentile D. 72.5th percentile

27. Find the 46th percentile of 22, 5, 12, 16, 31, 25, 30, 39, 32, 33, 18.
A. 5.06 C. 25
B. 22 D. 5

28. Jenny scored at the 99th percentile on a test. How should we interpret this information?
A. Jenny scored better than 99% of people who took this test
B. Jenny scored worse than 99% of people who took this test
C. Jenny got 99% of the questions on the test right
D. Jenny got 99% of questions on the test wrong

29. Anna and her brother are both 62 inches tall. Anna is in the 85th percentile for height for her age and her little
brother is in the 90th percentile. Who is taller for their age?
A. They're the same, both 62 inches.
B. Anna, she's taller than more people.
C. Brother, he's taller than more people.
D. You can't tell if you don't know the mean and standard deviation.

30. In finding the D8 of Lance's score in Mathematics for the Third Quarter, he got the score 20. What does it
mean?
A. 8% of his scores are less than or equal to 20
B. 88% of his scores are less than or equal to 20
C. 80% of his scores are less than or equal to 22
D. 80% of his scores are less than or equal to 20