Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region XI
Division of Davao del Sur

Q4 - PRETEST IN MATHEMATICS 10

DIRECTIONS: Read each question carefully. Choose the correct answer from the choices provided. Shade
the letter of your answer on your answer sheet.

1. Which of the following is also the median score?

A. 75th percentile B. 5th decile C. 3rd decile D. 1st quartile
2. What do you call each score point in a distribution when it is divided into hundred equal parts?
A. decile B. median C. percentile D. quartile

3. Which of the following could be considered as a lower quartile?

A. 50th percentile B. 25th percentile C. 3rd quartile D. 2nd decile

4. Which of the following is the equivalent of 20th percentile?

A. 3rd quartile B. 3rd decile C. 2nd decile D. 1st quartile

5. Which of the following is the simple calculation to find Q3?

A. 75th percentile B. 50th percentile C. 3rd decile D. 2nd decile

6. Which of the given the set of scores: 14, 17, 10, 22, 19, 24, 8, 12, and 19, serves as the median
score?
A. 17 B. 16 C. 15 D. 13
For items 7 – 9 refer to the following sets 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

7. What is the D1 in the distribution?

A. 11 B. 17 C. 23 D. 34
8. How many scores are higher than the D3?
A. 5 B. 8 C. 11 D. 12
9. In a mathematics test, Ana got a score of 55 which is equivalent to 70th percentile.
Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Her score is below the 5th decile. B. She scored above 70% of her classmates
C. Thirty percent of the class got scores of 55 and above.
D. If the passing mark is the first quartile, she passed the test.

For items 10 – 16, refer to the table below.

Alice made a survey on the number of active Android applications her classmates have. The table
summarizes the results. The Class Intervals contain the numbers of active Android Applications. The
frequency is the number of students. Complete the table before answering the questions.

10. How many students were all involved in the survey?

A. 30 B. 40 C. 50 D. 60
11. What is the size of the class interval?
 A. 3 B. B.4 C. 5 D. 6
12. Which of the following is the D4 class?
A. 1-5 B. 6-10 C. 11-15 D. 15-20

13. What is the Lower Boundary of the class interval where Q3 is included?
A. 10.5 B. 15.5 C. 20.5 D. 25.5

14. What does it mean if Q1 is 11.67?.

A. 25% of the students have at least 11 active android applications.
B. 11 students have at least 25% of the active android applications.
C. 11 students have at most 25% of the active android applications.
D. 25% of the students have at most 11 active android applications.
15. What is the D4 of the distribution?
A. 14.17 B. 15.17 C. 16.17 D.17.17

16. What does it mean if P65 is 19.75?

A. 19% of the students have less than or equal to 65 active android applications
B. 19% of the students have more than or equal to 65 active android applications
C. 65% of the students have less than or equal to 19 active android applications
D. 65% of the students have more than or equal to 19 active android applications

For items 17 to 20, refer to table below.

Cumulative Cumulative
Score Frequency
Frequency Percentage (%)
40-45 6 18 100.00
35-39 5 12 66.67
30-34 3 7 38.89
25-29 4 4 22.22

17. In finding for the 35th percentile, what cumulative frequency should be used?
A. 4 B. 7 C. 12 D. 18
18. What is the 45th percentile?
A. 30.6 B. 32.7 C. 33.4 D. 35.6
19. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. Two students scored 30.
B. Six students scored less than 35.
C. Seven students scored less than 35.
D. Eleven students scored 35 and above.
20. In solving for the 60th percentile, what is the lower boundary?
A. 34 B. 34.5 C. 39 C. 39.5
21. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?
A. Relative frequency is the ratio of the number of the occurrence of a data to the total number of
occurrences of all data in the whole distribution.
B. Frequency is commonly used as a basis in determining the mode of the distribution.
C. Frequency is randomly picked number assigned to data in a distribution.
D. Frequency is the number of the occurrence of data in the distribution.
22. Which of the following is CORRECT about the levels of measurements?
A. Zero in the ratio level is used as a placeholder.
B. Data in a nominal variable follow definite order.
C. Zero in the interval level represents non-existence of something.
D. Data in an ordinal variable can be classified aside from being ordered.
23. Which of the following levels of measurement allows data to be arranged in an increasing or
decreasing order but there is no quantitative distance between them?
 A. Nominal B. Ordinal C. Interval D. Ratio

24. Which of the following measures of central tendency is best to use in computing the average age of
grade 10 students?
A. Mean B. median C. mode D. none o these
25. Which of the following statements is always TRUE?
A. 99% is equivalent to the 99th percentile
B. 99% percentile corresponds to the highest score in the distribution.
C. 50th percentile is equivalent to the mean of the scores of the examinees
D. The score with the 99th percentile means equal to or higher than the 99th of all the scores in the
distribution.
26. Which of the following is a function of Descriptive Research?
A. State the demographic profile of the Grade 10 students in a Regional Science High School.
B. Determines the significant difference between observed and expected frequencies.
C. Identifies the correlates of academic performance.
D. Predicts the occurrence of a phenomenon.
For items 27 to 31, please refer to the Table A below.

Table A

Score Frequency LB Cumulative Frequency

40-45 6

35-39 5

30-34 3

25-29 4

27.In solving the 60th percentile, the lower boundary to use is ____________.

a. 34 c. 39
b. 34.5 d. 39.5
28.What cumulative frequency should be used in solving for the 35th percentile?

a. 4 c. 12
b. 7 d. 18

29. The 45th percentile is __________________.

a. 33.4 c. 30.8
b. 32.7 d. 35.6
th
30. The 50 percentile is ____________.
a. 36.0 c. 36.5
b. 37.0 d. 37.5
31. The 50th percentile is equivalent to _________________.
a. 5th decile c. mean score
b. 2nd quartile d. all of the above
For items 32-36, please refer to the Table B below. Complete the table

TABLE B
X f Class Boundaries c.f.
8-10 2
11-13 4
14-16 6
17-19 4
20-22 3
23-25 1
32. What cumulative frequency should be used in solving for the 7th decile?
a. 12 c. 19
b. 16 d. 20
33. The 2nd quartile is _____________.
a. 16.5 c. 15.5
b. 14.5 d. 17.5
34. The 3rd decile is _____________.
a. 13.5 c. 16.5
b. 14.5 d. 17.5
35. The 85th percentile is ________________.
a. 17.5 c. 19.5
b. 18.5 d. 20.5
36. The 75th percentile is ________________.
a. 18.75 c. 20.75
b. 19.75 d. 21.75

For Item 37, refer to the Methodology below.

Data Gathering Procedure

The questionnaire that was used for the study was based on the patient health questionnaire on
depression severity created by the Philippine Pediatric Society (PPS), Task Force on Mental Health for
Children and Youth. The structure of the questionnaire is aimed for children and students since the
approach of PPS is more towards childcare, to those aged below 18 years old. The researchers handed
out a questionnaire to each Grade 10 learner. Attached to the questionnaire was a letter informing the
learners about the research objective and guidelines in answering the questionnaire. The questionnaire
contains the common signs of depression, with columned boxes that helped in indicating its severity. The
learners ticked the columned box corresponding to their answer to a given problem.

Data Analysis

In the questionnaire, each column had a corresponding score that were added and was organized
in a table. After which, relative frequency was computed and mode was used to identify the depression
severity of majority of the learners. The following table was used for the organization and interpretation of
results.
Total Score Depression Severity
1-4 minimal depression
5-9 mild depression
10-14 moderate depression
15-19 moderately severe depression
20-27 severe depression

37. Which of the following descriptive measure was utilized to solve for the result?
A. mean and mode B. median and relative frequency
C. relative frequency and mode D. relative frequency and mean
For items 38 – 40, refer to the sample Results and Discussion below.
The table that follows summarizes the depression severity of the Grade 10 learners.

Total Score Frequency Percentage Depression Severity

1-4 10 19.23 minimal
5-9 15 28.85 mild
10-14 4 7.69 moderate
15-19 19 36.54 severe
20-27 4 7.69 severe
Total 52 100.00
The table shows that 19.23% of the learners are suffering from minimal depression, 28.85% from
mild depression, 7.69% from moderate depression, 36.54% from moderately severe depression and 7.69%
from severe depression.

Based from the results there are 51.92% of the Grade 10 learners who are suffering from at least
moderate depression. This result is alarming since according to dNet(n.d) when diagnosed with at least
moderate depression, he/she is advised to seek medical attention and take medicines to prevent feeling
depressed. If appropriate intervention is not made, learners suffering from moderate depression can cause
problems at home or at work and even affect their social life. While learners suffering from moderately
severe or severe depression are more life threatening (Signs and Symptoms of Mild, Moderate, and Severe
Depression, n.d.). People with major or severe depression is recommended to consult with a professional
like a doctor to avoid dangerous scenarios just like suicide. Also, once a person has this issue, it is
advisable to take action to avoid symptoms that may harm the person or even other people.

There are numerous causes of depression. May it be family problems, abuse, or happenings from
the past, and even personality. However, a common cause is due to stress. The Filipinos may be known for
their avid happy faces and smiles, but the second most stressed-out country is the Philippines in 2018
(Cabico, G., April 26, 2019). Students also suffer from stress. According to Dy, M., et.al, academics and
workload turned out as top stressors of college

38. Which of the following is not a result of the research study?

A. 0% Grade 10 learners are suffering from depression.
B. 28.85% Grade 10 learners are suffering from mild depression.
C. 7.69% Grade 10 learners are suffering from severe depression.
D. 36.54% Grade 10 learners are suffering from moderately severe depression.

39. Based from the results, which of the following is the conclusion?

A. No Grade 10 learners is suffering from depression.

B. Majority of the Grade 10 learners are suffering from mild depression.
C. Majority of the Grade 10 learners are suffering from moderate depression or
moderately severe depression or severe depression.
D. Majority of the Grade 10 learners are not suffering from alarming type of depression.

40. Which of the following is NOT a reason for citing references in writing a research manuscript?
A. It gives proper credit to the writers or other researchers for borrowing their ideas
used in the manuscript.
B. It is a compilation of references you visited when you finished your research manuscript.
C. It allows readers to locate your reference in cases they want to learn more about
the topic.
D. It helps build credibility of the researcher.
ANSWER KEY

1. B
2. A
3. B
4. C
5. A
6. A
7. B
8. C
9. C
10. C
11. C
12. C
13. C
14. A
15. A
16. C
17. A
18. D
19. B
20. B
21. C
22. D
23. B
24. A
25. D
26. A
27. B
28. A
29. D
30. C
31. D
32. B
33. C
34. A
35. D
36. A
37. C
38. A
39. C
40. B