1. Jennie got a score of 55 which is equivalent to 7th decile in a mathematics te Which of the following is true? A. She scored above 70% of her classmates. B. Thirty percent of the class got scores of 55 and below. C. If the passing mark is the first quartile, she failed the test. D. Her score is below the 5th decile.

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1. Jennie got a score of 55 which is equivalent to 7th decile in a mathematics test.
Which of the following is true?
A. She scored above 70% of her classmates.
B. Thirty percent of the class got scores of 55 and below.
C. If the passing mark is the first quartile, she failed the test.
D. Her score is below the 5th decile.
2. 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.
3. The 25th percentile 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.
4. 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.
5. In a group of 55 examinees taking the 50-item test, Rex obtained a score of 38
and 38 scores were above her. This implies that her score is_
A. the 38th percentile
C. percentile
B. at the upper quartile
D. below the 4th decile
Transcribed Image Text:Directions: Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write your answer on the space provided 1. Jennie got a score of 55 which is equivalent to 7th decile in a mathematics test. Which of the following is true? A. She scored above 70% of her classmates. B. Thirty percent of the class got scores of 55 and below. C. If the passing mark is the first quartile, she failed the test. D. Her score is below the 5th decile. 2. 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. 3. The 25th percentile 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. 4. 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. 5. In a group of 55 examinees taking the 50-item test, Rex obtained a score of 38 and 38 scores were above her. This implies that her score is_ A. the 38th percentile C. percentile B. at the upper quartile D. below the 4th decile
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