Baseline Test 6 Statistics - Tables

How difficult are the questions?

  • The number in each cell is the percentage of the group that got this question wrong.
  • A high number indicates a difficult question, a low number an easy question.
  • Question Year 6 Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10
    Boys Girls All Boys Girls All Boys Girls All Boys Girls All Boys Girls All
    1 18 15 17 15 13 14 15 13 14 11 9 10
    2 74 74 74 72 70 71 74 69 72 72 68 70
    3 8 9 9 9 6 8 9 6 8 8 6 7
    4 27 27 27 23 19 21 24 19 22 19 14 17
    5 39 35 37 35 24 30 34 27 31 24 19 22
    6 46 56 51 46 39 43 48 53 51 33 28 31
    7 56 73 65 58 62 60 57 67 62 50 57 54
    8 59 56 58 58 50 54 56 53 55 52 47 50
    9 43 44 44 45 34 40 41 35 38 33 26 30
    10 68 74 71 67 71 69 67 70 69 62 63 63
    11 43 40 42 44 36 40 40 35 38 36 31 34
    12 60 64 62 58 54 56 60 54 57 51 51 51
    13 75 77 76 78 73 76 77 74 76 74 70 72
    14 85 88 87 83 86 85 83 87 85 85 88 87
    15 81 80 81 81 77 79 79 76 78 77 74 76
    16 67 63 65 63 59 61 63 59 61 61 58 60
    17 55 63 59 51 49 50 49 51 50 36 32 34
    18 78 84 81 78 80 79 76 77 77 74 73 74
    19 55 74 65 49 69 59 50 68 59 42 59 51
    20 56 59 58 51 50 51 50 49 50 43 43 43
    21 61 62 62 54 52 53 53 52 53 41 39 40
    22 72 68 70 67 60 64 67 62 65 59 53 56
    23 56 64 60 56 59 58 57 60 59 51 55 53
    24 76 81 79 75 80 78 72 77 75 69 75 72
    25 47 42 45 46 36 41 41 36 39 34 28 31
    26 68 72 70 67 65 66 63 63 63 60 58 59
    27 71 75 73 66 66 66 59 63 61 50 50 50
    28 36 38 37 37 31 34 35 33 34 30 25 28
    29 31 28 30 29 22 26 28 21 25 23 17 20
    30 48 49 49 44 39 42 43 42 43 35 30 33
    31 30 31 31 27 23 25 27 23 25 21 18 20
    32 67 72 70 62 62 62 62 63 63 56 58 57
    33 65 72 69 68 63 66 66 63 65 60 54 57
    34 34 32 33 31 23 27 32 25 29 25 17 21
    35 13 15 14 10 8 9 12 11 12 9 8 9
    36 48 49 49 50 47 49 48 50 49 41 49 45
    37 81 86 84 83 83 83 80 84 82 80 82 81
    38 69 68 69 68 66 67 67 66 67 63 60 62
    39 78 79 79 77 79 78 77 79 78 76 80 78
    40 83 94 89 88 93 91 91 92 92 89 85 87
    41 25 25 25 26 19 23 27 22 25 24 16 20
    42 51 53 52 54 45 50 49 41 45 43 35 39
    43 41 45 43 43 37 40 42 38 40 36 33 35
    44 46 60 53 49 45 47 46 46 46 38 34 36
    45 61 72 67 67 61 64 64 64 64 57 49 53
    46 37 34 36 36 22 29 36 24 30 26 16 21
    47 87 85 86 77 79 78 77 80 79 69 68 69
    48 58 59 59 55 53 54 54 53 54 46 46 46
    49 34 31 33 33 26 30 32 26 29 28 21 25
    50 73 70 72 72 62 67 69 64 67 64 55 60

    Popular wrong answers.

  • This table identifies the wrong answer with the most selections for each question for each group.
  • Question Year 6 Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10
    Boys Girls All Boys Girls All Boys Girls All Boys Girls All Boys Girls All
    1

    a) rectangle

    a) rectangle

    a) rectangle

    a) rectangle

    a) rectangle

    a) rectangle

    a) rectangle

    a) rectangle

    a) rectangle

    a) rectangle

    a) rectangle

    a) rectangle

    2

    c) square and rectangle

    c) square and rectangle

    c) square and rectangle

    c) square and rectangle

    c) square and rectangle

    c) square and rectangle

    c) square and rectangle

    c) square and rectangle

    c) square and rectangle

    c) square and rectangle

    c) square and rectangle

    c) square and rectangle

    3

    d) use a strong password for your profile

    d) use a strong password for your profile

    d) use a strong password for your profile

    d) use a strong password for your profile

    d) use a strong password for your profile

    d) use a strong password for your profile

    d) use a strong password for your profile

    d) use a strong password for your profile

    d) use a strong password for your profile

    c) read the FAQ

    c) read the FAQ

    c) read the FAQ

    4

    a) to increase the time they spend online

    c) to refuse you using their services

    a) to increase the time they spend online

    b) to send you SPAM easier

    a) to increase the time they spend online

    b) to send you SPAM easier

    b) to send you SPAM easier

    b) to send you SPAM easier

    b) to send you SPAM easier

    b) to send you SPAM easier

    b) to send you SPAM easier

    b) to send you SPAM easier

    5

    b) they check for spelling mistakes

    b) they check for spelling mistakes

    b) they check for spelling mistakes

    b) they check for spelling mistakes

    b) they check for spelling mistakes

    b) they check for spelling mistakes

    b) they check for spelling mistakes

    b) they check for spelling mistakes

    b) they check for spelling mistakes

    b) they check for spelling mistakes

    b) they check for spelling mistakes

    b) they check for spelling mistakes

    6

    c) Vegetables and fruits are rich in vitamins and minerals.

    c) Vegetables and fruits are rich in vitamins and minerals.

    c) Vegetables and fruits are rich in vitamins and minerals.

    c) Vegetables and fruits are rich in vitamins and minerals.

    c) Vegetables and fruits are rich in vitamins and minerals.

    c) Vegetables and fruits are rich in vitamins and minerals.

    c) Vegetables and fruits are rich in vitamins and minerals.

    c) Vegetables and fruits are rich in vitamins and minerals.

    c) Vegetables and fruits are rich in vitamins and minerals.

    c) Vegetables and fruits are rich in vitamins and minerals.

    c) Vegetables and fruits are rich in vitamins and minerals.

    c) Vegetables and fruits are rich in vitamins and minerals.

    7

    d) Visual Basic, Delphi, Alice.

    b) C#, FORTRAN, HTML.

    b) C#, FORTRAN, HTML.

    b) C#, FORTRAN, HTML.

    b) C#, FORTRAN, HTML.

    b) C#, FORTRAN, HTML.

    b) C#, FORTRAN, HTML.

    b) C#, FORTRAN, HTML.

    b) C#, FORTRAN, HTML.

    b) C#, FORTRAN, HTML.

    b) C#, FORTRAN, HTML.

    b) C#, FORTRAN, HTML.

    8

    c) C and E

    a) H and C

    c) C and E

    c) C and E

    c) C and E

    c) C and E

    c) C and E

    c) C and E

    c) C and E

    c) C and E

    c) C and E

    c) C and E

    9

    c) Check if it is a prime number

    c) Check if it is a prime number

    c) Check if it is a prime number

    c) Check if it is a prime number

    c) Check if it is a prime number

    c) Check if it is a prime number

    c) Check if it is a prime number

    c) Check if it is a prime number

    c) Check if it is a prime number

    c) Check if it is a prime number

    c) Check if it is a prime number

    c) Check if it is a prime number

    10

    a) cheaper

    a) cheaper

    a) cheaper

    d) safer

    a) cheaper

    a) cheaper

    d) safer

    d) safer

    d) safer

    a) cheaper

    a) cheaper

    a) cheaper

    11

    a) 1-2-3-4

    b) 2-3-4-1

    a) 1-2-3-4

    b) 2-3-4-1

    b) 2-3-4-1

    b) 2-3-4-1

    b) 2-3-4-1

    b) 2-3-4-1

    b) 2-3-4-1

    b) 2-3-4-1

    b) 2-3-4-1

    b) 2-3-4-1

    12

    c) Replace “DO PRINT A” with “DO PRINT B”.

    c) Replace “DO PRINT A” with “DO PRINT B”.

    c) Replace “DO PRINT A” with “DO PRINT B”.

    c) Replace “DO PRINT A” with “DO PRINT B”.

    b) Replace WHILE and ENDWHILE with IF and ENDIF.

    b) Replace WHILE and ENDWHILE with IF and ENDIF.

    b) Replace WHILE and ENDWHILE with IF and ENDIF.

    c) Replace “DO PRINT A” with “DO PRINT B”.

    b) Replace WHILE and ENDWHILE with IF and ENDIF.

    b) Replace WHILE and ENDWHILE with IF and ENDIF.

    b) Replace WHILE and ENDWHILE with IF and ENDIF.

    b) Replace WHILE and ENDWHILE with IF and ENDIF.

    13

    b) a vector graphics file is bigger

    b) a vector graphics file is bigger

    b) a vector graphics file is bigger

    b) a vector graphics file is bigger

    b) a vector graphics file is bigger

    b) a vector graphics file is bigger

    b) a vector graphics file is bigger

    b) a vector graphics file is bigger

    b) a vector graphics file is bigger

    b) a vector graphics file is bigger

    b) a vector graphics file is bigger

    b) a vector graphics file is bigger

    14

    c) graphical modifiers

    c) graphical modifiers

    c) graphical modifiers

    c) graphical modifiers

    c) graphical modifiers

    c) graphical modifiers

    c) graphical modifiers

    c) graphical modifiers

    c) graphical modifiers

    c) graphical modifiers

    c) graphical modifiers

    c) graphical modifiers

    15

    c) it doesn’t record your IP address

    a) it doesn’t record information about your device

    c) it doesn’t record your IP address

    c) it doesn’t record your IP address

    a) it doesn’t record information about your device

    c) it doesn’t record your IP address

    c) it doesn’t record your IP address

    c) it doesn’t record your IP address

    c) it doesn’t record your IP address

    c) it doesn’t record your IP address

    a) it doesn’t record information about your device

    a) it doesn’t record information about your device

    16

    a) hyperlinks

    a) hyperlinks

    a) hyperlinks

    a) hyperlinks

    a) hyperlinks

    a) hyperlinks

    a) hyperlinks

    a) hyperlinks

    a) hyperlinks

    a) hyperlinks

    a) hyperlinks

    a) hyperlinks

    17

    a) be written in English

    b) be written in some of the official languages of the EU

    b) be written in some of the official languages of the EU

    b) be written in some of the official languages of the EU

    b) be written in some of the official languages of the EU

    b) be written in some of the official languages of the EU

    b) be written in some of the official languages of the EU

    b) be written in some of the official languages of the EU

    b) be written in some of the official languages of the EU

    b) be written in some of the official languages of the EU

    b) be written in some of the official languages of the EU

    b) be written in some of the official languages of the EU

    18

    c) 3, 14

    c) 3, 14

    c) 3, 14

    c) 3, 14

    c) 3, 14

    c) 3, 14

    c) 3, 14

    c) 3, 14

    c) 3, 14

    c) 3, 14

    c) 3, 14

    c) 3, 14

    19

    d) compression settings

    d) compression settings

    d) compression settings

    d) compression settings

    d) compression settings

    d) compression settings

    d) compression settings

    d) compression settings

    d) compression settings

    d) compression settings

    d) compression settings

    d) compression settings

    20

    d) freeware

    d) freeware

    d) freeware

    d) freeware

    d) freeware

    d) freeware

    d) freeware

    d) freeware

    d) freeware

    d) freeware

    d) freeware

    d) freeware

    21

    a) a poster of a company

    a) a poster of a company

    a) a poster of a company

    a) a poster of a company

    a) a poster of a company

    a) a poster of a company

    b) a movie made in 1999

    a) a poster of a company

    a) a poster of a company

    a) a poster of a company

    a) a poster of a company

    a) a poster of a company

    22

    c) program

    c) program

    c) program

    c) program

    c) program

    c) program

    c) program

    c) program

    c) program

    c) program

    c) program

    c) program

    23

    c) display resolution

    c) display resolution

    c) display resolution

    c) display resolution

    c) display resolution

    c) display resolution

    c) display resolution

    c) display resolution

    c) display resolution

    c) display resolution

    c) display resolution

    c) display resolution

    24

    a) Backing up the data

    a) Backing up the data

    a) Backing up the data

    a) Backing up the data

    a) Backing up the data

    a) Backing up the data

    a) Backing up the data

    a) Backing up the data

    a) Backing up the data

    a) Backing up the data

    a) Backing up the data

    a) Backing up the data

    25

    d) a phone conversation

    c) a radio emission

    d) a phone conversation

    c) a radio emission

    d) a phone conversation

    c) a radio emission

    c) a radio emission

    d) a phone conversation

    d) a phone conversation

    d) a phone conversation

    c) a radio emission

    d) a phone conversation

    26

    d) it is a sequence of an arithmetic progression

    d) it is a sequence of an arithmetic progression

    d) it is a sequence of an arithmetic progression

    d) it is a sequence of an arithmetic progression

    d) it is a sequence of an arithmetic progression

    d) it is a sequence of an arithmetic progression

    d) it is a sequence of an arithmetic progression

    d) it is a sequence of an arithmetic progression

    d) it is a sequence of an arithmetic progression

    d) it is a sequence of an arithmetic progression

    d) it is a sequence of an arithmetic progression

    d) it is a sequence of an arithmetic progression

    27

    b) programmer

    b) programmer

    b) programmer

    b) programmer

    b) programmer

    b) programmer

    b) programmer

    b) programmer

    b) programmer

    b) programmer

    b) programmer

    b) programmer

    28

    a) countries with ten million or more

    a) countries with ten million or more

    a) countries with ten million or more

    a) countries with ten million or more

    a) countries with ten million or more

    a) countries with ten million or more

    a) countries with ten million or more

    a) countries with ten million or more

    a) countries with ten million or more

    a) countries with ten million or more

    a) countries with ten million or more

    a) countries with ten million or more

    29

    c) watching a movie on YouTube

    c) watching a movie on YouTube

    c) watching a movie on YouTube

    c) watching a movie on YouTube

    c) watching a movie on YouTube

    c) watching a movie on YouTube

    c) watching a movie on YouTube

    c) watching a movie on YouTube

    c) watching a movie on YouTube

    c) watching a movie on YouTube

    c) watching a movie on YouTube

    c) watching a movie on YouTube

    30

    d) Use mix of small and big letters, numbers, symbols.

    d) Use mix of small and big letters, numbers, symbols.

    d) Use mix of small and big letters, numbers, symbols.

    d) Use mix of small and big letters, numbers, symbols.

    d) Use mix of small and big letters, numbers, symbols.

    d) Use mix of small and big letters, numbers, symbols.

    d) Use mix of small and big letters, numbers, symbols.

    d) Use mix of small and big letters, numbers, symbols.

    d) Use mix of small and big letters, numbers, symbols.

    d) Use mix of small and big letters, numbers, symbols.

    d) Use mix of small and big letters, numbers, symbols.

    d) Use mix of small and big letters, numbers, symbols.

    31

    b) turn the monitor off

    b) turn the monitor off

    b) turn the monitor off

    b) turn the monitor off

    b) turn the monitor off

    b) turn the monitor off

    b) turn the monitor off

    b) turn the monitor off

    b) turn the monitor off

    b) turn the monitor off

    b) turn the monitor off

    b) turn the monitor off

    32

    a) Virus

    a) Virus

    a) Virus

    a) Virus

    a) Virus

    a) Virus

    a) Virus

    a) Virus

    a) Virus

    a) Virus

    a) Virus

    a) Virus

    33

    c) check digit

    c) check digit

    c) check digit

    c) check digit

    c) check digit

    c) check digit

    c) check digit

    c) check digit

    c) check digit

    c) check digit

    c) check digit

    c) check digit

    34

    a) a machine that thinks like a human

    a) a machine that thinks like a human

    a) a machine that thinks like a human

    a) a machine that thinks like a human

    a) a machine that thinks like a human

    a) a machine that thinks like a human

    a) a machine that thinks like a human

    a) a machine that thinks like a human

    a) a machine that thinks like a human

    a) a machine that thinks like a human

    a) a machine that thinks like a human

    a) a machine that thinks like a human

    35

    b) a café machine

    b) a café machine

    b) a café machine

    b) a café machine

    b) a café machine

    b) a café machine

    b) a café machine

    b) a café machine

    b) a café machine

    b) a café machine

    b) a café machine

    b) a café machine

    36

    c) the monitor burned out

    c) the monitor burned out

    c) the monitor burned out

    c) the monitor burned out

    c) the monitor burned out

    c) the monitor burned out

    c) the monitor burned out

    c) the monitor burned out

    c) the monitor burned out

    c) the monitor burned out

    c) the monitor burned out

    c) the monitor burned out

    37

    b) 5 MB

    b) 5 MB

    b) 5 MB

    b) 5 MB

    b) 5 MB

    b) 5 MB

    b) 5 MB

    b) 5 MB

    b) 5 MB

    b) 5 MB

    b) 5 MB

    b) 5 MB

    38

    b) 9 for the hours and 10 for the minutes

    b) 9 for the hours and 10 for the minutes

    b) 9 for the hours and 10 for the minutes

    b) 9 for the hours and 10 for the minutes

    b) 9 for the hours and 10 for the minutes

    b) 9 for the hours and 10 for the minutes

    b) 9 for the hours and 10 for the minutes

    b) 9 for the hours and 10 for the minutes

    b) 9 for the hours and 10 for the minutes

    b) 9 for the hours and 10 for the minutes

    b) 9 for the hours and 10 for the minutes

    b) 9 for the hours and 10 for the minutes

    39

    b) harder to copy when you are doing a test

    b) harder to copy when you are doing a test

    b) harder to copy when you are doing a test

    b) harder to copy when you are doing a test

    b) harder to copy when you are doing a test

    b) harder to copy when you are doing a test

    b) harder to copy when you are doing a test

    b) harder to copy when you are doing a test

    b) harder to copy when you are doing a test

    b) harder to copy when you are doing a test

    b) harder to copy when you are doing a test

    b) harder to copy when you are doing a test

    40

    c) yes/no

    c) yes/no

    c) yes/no

    c) yes/no

    c) yes/no

    c) yes/no

    c) yes/no

    c) yes/no

    c) yes/no

    c) yes/no

    c) yes/no

    c) yes/no

    41

    c) Shopping trip

    c) Shopping trip

    c) Shopping trip

    c) Shopping trip

    c) Shopping trip

    c) Shopping trip

    c) Shopping trip

    c) Shopping trip

    c) Shopping trip

    c) Shopping trip

    c) Shopping trip

    c) Shopping trip

    42

    d) Algorithm

    d) Algorithm

    d) Algorithm

    d) Algorithm

    d) Algorithm

    d) Algorithm

    d) Algorithm

    d) Algorithm

    d) Algorithm

    d) Algorithm

    d) Algorithm

    d) Algorithm

    43

    a) input or output

    a) input or output

    a) input or output

    a) input or output

    a) input or output

    a) input or output

    a) input or output

    a) input or output

    a) input or output

    a) input or output

    a) input or output

    a) input or output

    44

    c) a process

    c) a process

    c) a process

    c) a process

    c) a process

    c) a process

    c) a process

    c) a process

    c) a process

    c) a process

    c) a process

    c) a process

    45

    d) flowchart shapes

    d) flowchart shapes

    d) flowchart shapes

    d) flowchart shapes

    d) flowchart shapes

    d) flowchart shapes

    d) flowchart shapes

    d) flowchart shapes

    d) flowchart shapes

    d) flowchart shapes

    d) flowchart shapes

    d) flowchart shapes

    46

    c) it’s easier than other drawings

    c) it’s easier than other drawings

    c) it’s easier than other drawings

    c) it’s easier than other drawings

    c) it’s easier than other drawings

    c) it’s easier than other drawings

    c) it’s easier than other drawings

    c) it’s easier than other drawings

    c) it’s easier than other drawings

    c) it’s easier than other drawings

    c) it’s easier than other drawings

    c) it’s easier than other drawings

    47

    d) 25

    d) 25

    d) 25

    d) 25

    d) 25

    d) 25

    d) 25

    d) 25

    d) 25

    d) 25

    d) 25

    d) 25

    48

    a) hardware

    c) data carriers

    a) hardware

    a) hardware

    a) hardware

    a) hardware

    a) hardware

    a) hardware

    a) hardware

    a) hardware

    a) hardware

    a) hardware

    49

    d) Hooray, we landed on Mars!

    d) Hooray, we landed on Mars!

    d) Hooray, we landed on Mars!

    d) Hooray, we landed on Mars!

    d) Hooray, we landed on Mars!

    d) Hooray, we landed on Mars!

    d) Hooray, we landed on Mars!

    d) Hooray, we landed on Mars!

    d) Hooray, we landed on Mars!

    d) Hooray, we landed on Mars!

    d) Hooray, we landed on Mars!

    d) Hooray, we landed on Mars!

    50

    b)

    1. Apples
    2. Bananas
    3. Strawberries
    4. Grapes

    b)

    1. Apples
    2. Bananas
    3. Strawberries
    4. Grapes

    b)

    1. Apples
    2. Bananas
    3. Strawberries
    4. Grapes

    b)

    1. Apples
    2. Bananas
    3. Strawberries
    4. Grapes

    b)

    1. Apples
    2. Bananas
    3. Strawberries
    4. Grapes

    b)

    1. Apples
    2. Bananas
    3. Strawberries
    4. Grapes

    b)

    1. Apples
    2. Bananas
    3. Strawberries
    4. Grapes

    b)

    1. Apples
    2. Bananas
    3. Strawberries
    4. Grapes

    b)

    1. Apples
    2. Bananas
    3. Strawberries
    4. Grapes

    b)

    1. Apples
    2. Bananas
    3. Strawberries
    4. Grapes

    b)

    1. Apples
    2. Bananas
    3. Strawberries
    4. Grapes

    b)

    1. Apples
    2. Bananas
    3. Strawberries
    4. Grapes