Assessment Test
Assessment Test
Assessment Test
I. Multiple Choice.
DIRECTIONS: Read and answer each of the following items accurately.
Encircle the letter of the correct answer.
1. Which measure divides the data set or distribution into one hundred equal parts?
a. Median b. Quartile c. Decile d. Percentile
2. The second quartile of the data set is equal to the___.
a. Fourth decile c. 75th percentile
b. 25th percentile d. 50th percentile
3. Using Turkey’s method, what is the first quartile for the following set of scores?
9, 11, 8, 9, 9, 14, 6, 5, 3, 16
a. 5.5 b. 6 c. 5 d. 7
4. From the given data set in item #3, using Mendenhall and Sincich Method, what
is the first quartile?
a. 6.5 b. 5.5 c. 6 d. 5
5. Which of the following measures where exactly 25% of the distribution data set
are below it?
a. Third Quartile b. First Quartile c. Seventh Decile d. Second Decile
6. Using Turkey’s Method, what is the first quartile of the following set of values:
12, 15, 22, 23, 34, 8, 19, 17, 18
a. 13.5 b. 15 c. 12.5 d. 12
7. From the given data set in item #6, which number is greater than the third
quartile?
a. 18 b. 22 c. 23 d. 19
8. The first quartile of the data set is equal to the ___.
a. 50th percentile b. 75th percentile c. 5th decile d. 25th percentile
9. What measure divides the distribution into ten equal parts?
a. Median b. quartile c. percentile d. decile
10. The median of a given data set is also the ____.
a. Second quartile b. seventh decile c. first quartile d. None of the above
For items 11 to 15, refer to the following set of scores obtained by the
students in a Mathematics test.
45, 50, 23, 34, 67, 81, 45, 11, 99, 86, 78, 17, 45, 34, 87, 56, 45
11. What is the D1 in the distribution?
a. 11 b. 23 c. 34 d. 17
12. How many scores are higher than the D3?
a. 5 b. 11 c. 12 d. 8
13. How many scores are lower than the D7 ?
a. 12 b. 6 c. 11 d. 5
14. What is the P36 in the distribution?
a. 45 b. 34 c. 56 d. 50
15. How many scores are lower than the P60?
a. 13 b. 11 c. 12 d. 10
16. In the 2019 National Career Achievement Examination (NCAE), Aileen’s
score in the Mathematics Ability Test is at 90th percentile. What does this mean?
a. Aileen scored higher than 89% of the examinees.
b. Aileen’s score is 90 points.
c. Aileen is the 90th in the position among all the examinees.
d. Aileen scored higher than the other 90% of the examinees.
17. Based on the 2018 Family Income Survey in the Philippines on the
average annual income of families per region (arranged in ascending order), the
third quartile is 308 thousand. What does it mean if the average annual income
of families in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) is 354 thousand?
a. Families in CAR earn an average annual income that is less than at least 13
regions.
b. Families in CAR earn an average annual income that is higher than at most
regions.
c. Families in CAR earn an average annual income that is higher than at least
13 regions.
d. Families in CAR have the highest average annual income among the 17
regions.
18. Among the list of top ten countries with the fastest internet speed
(arranged in ascending order), Taiwan’s internet speed 82.02 Mbps is the ninth
decile. What does this mean?
a. Another country has the fastest internet speed.
b. Taiwan has the fastest internet speed.
c. Taiwan has the slowest internet speed among the ten countries.
d. Taiwan’s internet speed surpassed only one country’s internet speed.
19. Among the list of selected forty-five countries (arranged in ascending
order), UK’s social media usage penetration which is 66% is the fifth decile.
United States’ 70% social media penetration is the sixth decile. The Philippines
has 67% social media usage penetration. What does this mean?
a. The Philippines’ percent of social media penetration is higher than at least 22
countries.
b. The Philippines’ percent of social media penetration is higher than 23
countries.
c. The Philippines’ percent of social media penetration is higher than 22
countries.
d. The Philippines’ percent of social media penetration is higher than at least 23
countries.
20. In the 2019 National Career Achievement Examination (NCAE),
Esmeralda’s score in the Mathematics Ability Test is at 99 th percentile rank. What
does this mean?
a. Esmeralda scored the highest.
b. Esmeralda’s score is the 99th in position among all the examinees.
c. Esmeralda’s score is 99 points.
d. Esmeralda scored higher than the other 99% of the examinees.
21. What is a tabular presentation of quantitative data grouped into
numerical intervals?
a. Frequency distribution table
b. Cumulative distribution table
c. Frequency table
d. Frequency position table
22. What is the difference between the highest and the lowest values in the
set of data?
a. Frequency b. Mean c. Range d. Median
For items 23 to 30, refer to the table below.