REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
REGION V (BICOL)

POST – TEST
MATHEMATICS – 10
FOURTH QUARTER

Direction: Choose the letter of the correct answer.

1. Which score points divides the data into ten equal parts?
A. quantiles B. quartiles C. deciles D. percentiles
2. Which of the following is/are score point/s equivalent to the P 50?
I – D5 II- Q2 III- D2.5 IV- Median
A. I and II only B. II and III only C. I, II, and IV D. all of the above
3. What is the measure of position that divides the distribution into 10 equal parts?
A. quantiles B. quartiles C. deciles D. percentiles
4. Which of the following illustrates the formula in finding percentile positions for
ungrouped data?
𝑘 𝑛+1 𝑛 𝑘𝑛
A. Pk = 100 (n+1) B. Pk = 100 C. Pk =100 D. Pk=100
5. What method is used to find the measures of position of ungrouped data if the
computed position is decimal?
A. Interpolation
B. Rounding off
C. Mendenhall
D. all of the above
6. Which of the following is/are score point/s equivalent to the Q3?
A. D7.5 and P70 B. Median and P50 C. D7.5 and P75 D. P75 only
For number 7 – 8 refer to the following raw scores: 3, 5, 8, 10,11, 13, 14,17,19, 20
and 21.
7. Which number is Q1?
A. 3 B. 8 C. 13 D. 19
8. Which number is P75?
A. 3 B. 8 C. 13 D. 19
For number 9-11 refer to the following raw scores: 3, 5, 8, 10,13, 14,17 and 20.
9. What is Q3?
A. 12.75 B. 13.4 C.14.9 D. 16.25
10. What is D7?
A. 5.75 B. 13.4 C.14.9 D. 16.25
11. Between what number is the position of the median score?
A. 2nd and 3rd B. 3rd and 4th C. 4th and 5th D. 6th and 7th
12. What is P60?
A. 5.75 B. 13.4 C.14.9 D. 16.25

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13. Which of the following is the correct steps used in finding the measures of
position using interpolation?
I- Multiply the result by the decimal part obtained in finding the position.
II –Add the result to the smaller number that corresponds to the obtained
position.
III- Take the difference between the two consecutive numbers that
corresponds to the obtained position.
IV – Use the formula to solve for the correct position of
quartiles/deciles/percentiles.
A. I,II,III&IV B. IV,III,II&I C. IV,III,I&II D. IV,II,III&I
14. In a 40-item test, Beth got a score of 28 which is the third quartile. What does
it mean?
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
15. The 1st quartile of the ages of 250 grade 10 students is 16 years. Which of the
following statement 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 and below
D. 150 students are younger than 16 years
16. Jhon’s score in the 40-item test was the median score. What is his percentile
rank ?
A. 35th B. 50th C. 25th D. 75th
17. In a 40-item test the passing score is the 3rd quartile. What does it imply?
A. The students should answer at least 30 items to correctly to pass the
test.
B. The students should answer at least 20 items to correctly to pass the
test.
C. The students should answer at most 30 items to correctly to pass the
test.
D. The students should answer at most 20 items to correctly to pass
the test.
18. In a senior high school entrance test, you scored the 90th percentile. How many
percent of your classmate were you able to surpass?
A. 10% B. 25% C. 75% D. 90%
19. Consider the score distribution of 15 students given below
83, 72, 87, 79, 82, 77, 80, 73, 86, 81, 79, 82, 79, 74, and 74.

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 lowered than 79

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For numbers 20- 27, refer to the table below that shows the frequency distribution
of the scores of 60 students in the 80-item summative test in mathematics 10.

Class Interval Frequency(f) <cf Lower

Boundaries(LB)
75-79 6 60
70-74 7 54
65-69 2 47
60-64 8 45
55-59 12 37
50-54 7 25
45-49 10 18
40-44 8 8
i= N=

20. What is the size of the class interval(i)?

A. 3 B. 4 C. 5 D.10
21. What cumulative frequency should be used to solve for Q 2?
A.18 B. 25 C. 37 D. 45
22. What Lower Boundary will be used to solve for P60?
A. 49.5 B. 54.5 C. 59.5 D. 64.5

23. What is the cumulative frequency of the class before Q 2?

A. 18 B. 25 C. 37 D. 45
24. What is the fourth decile ?
A. 53.79 B. 56.58 C. 63.62 D. 70.21
25. What is the second quartile?
A. 53.79 B. 56.58 C. 63.62 D. 70.21
th
26. What is the 80 percentile?
A. 53.79 B. 56.58 C. 63.62 D. 70.21
27. What is the median ?
A. 53.79 B. 56.58 C. 62.5 D. 65.8
For numbers 28-40, refer to the table below that shows the frequency distribution
of the students who took the National Career Assessment Examination (NCAE).
The determining factor for a college scholarship is that a student’s scores should
be at the top 10% of the scores of his/her graduating class.

Class Interval Frequency(f) <cf Lower

Boundaries(LB)
40 - 42 3
37 – 39 4
34 – 36 5
31- 33 6
28 – 30 5
25 – 27 3
22 – 24 4

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 19 – 21 3
16 - 18 2
13 - 15 3
10 -12 2
i= N=

28-30. Complete the table by filling the values of less than Cumulative frequency
(<cf)

31-33. Complete the table by filling up the column for Lower boundaries (LB)

34. Complete the table by filling up the size of the class interval (i) and N on the
lower part of the table.

35-36. What is the percentile rank of Lina if she scored 38?

37-38. What is the percentile rank of Noli if his score is 24?

39-40. Which of them will qualify in the scholarship? Explain your answer.

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 REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
REGION V (BICOL)

POST – TEST ANSWER KEY

MATHEMATICS – 10
FOURTH QUARTER

1. C 21. C
2. C 22. B
3. B 23. B
4. A 24. A
5. A 25. B
6. C 26. D
7. B 27. B
8. D
9. D Class Frequency(f) <cf Lower
Interval Boundaries(LB)
10. C 40 - 42 3 40 39.5
37 – 39 4 37 36.5
11. C 34 – 36 5 33 33.5
31- 33 6 28 30.5
12. B 28 – 30 5 22 27.5
13. C 25 – 27 3 17 24.5
22 – 24 4 14 21.5
14. C 19 – 21 3 10 18.5
15. C 16 - 18 2 7 15.5
13 - 15 3 5 12.5
16. B 10 -12 2 2 9.5
i= 3 N = 40
17. D
18. D
for #34 for #s 28-30 for #s 31-32
19. C

20. C 35-36. 12.5TH 37-38. 66.67TH

39-40. Lina and Noli are not qualified for a college scholarship. Since their
ranks,12. 5th and 66.67th are below the top 10% of the scores of his/her
graduating class.

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