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	45	36	41	33	37	35	33	34	34	29	33	31	21	24	23
2	8	7	8	21	17	19	22	21	22	23	21	22	19	16	18
3	8	27	18	16	13	15	17	14	16	17	13	15	14	10	12
4	8	20	14	23	20	22	21	21	21	24	21	23	19	16	18
5	75	73	74	84	82	83	84	81	83	83	81	82	84	83	84
6	25	27	26	46	50	48	43	47	45	42	44	43	27	25	26
7	42	40	41	34	36	35	32	32	32	33	29	31	21	19	20
8	42	73	58	66	67	67	67	66	67	64	61	63	53	52	53
9	50	93	72	69	69	69	66	67	67	67	67	67	65	64	65
10	42	67	55	53	55	54	51	52	52	50	49	50	50	42	46
11	83	53	68	68	72	70	68	71	70	67	69	68	61	66	64
12	75	80	78	82	85	84	84	83	84	84	85	85	82	84	83
13	75	67	71	74	74	74	73	72	73	71	68	70	60	59	60
14	75	93	84	75	80	78	76	79	78	77	78	78	73	79	76
15	25	53	39	49	47	48	49	46	48	51	45	48	54	49	52
16	58	47	53	34	37	36	37	39	38	42	39	41	32	29	31
17	50	80	65	83	85	84	82	82	82	82	78	80	73	74	74
18	25	20	23	28	29	29	29	30	30	30	29	30	27	25	26
19	58	80	69	67	67	67	65	65	65	66	64	65	64	61	63
20	92	100	96	79	82	81	79	83	81	78	81	80	73	80	77
21	100	100	100	91	93	92	91	93	92	93	94	94	91	94	93
22	67	73	70	74	74	74	73	71	72	73	70	72	69	62	66
23	25	67	46	53	57	55	52	51	52	49	48	49	35	37	36
24	25	40	33	39	32	36	34	31	33	36	26	31	26	21	24
25	42	67	55	68	68	68	67	66	67	67	62	65	57	53	55
26	17	53	35	30	32	31	31	33	32	33	32	33	27	25	26
27	67	93	80	69	74	72	69	70	70	67	67	67	66	67	67
28	42	40	41	43	41	42	42	36	39	42	33	38	34	28	31
29	58	47	53	72	79	76	71	76	74	70	73	72	63	66	65
30	8	33	21	21	19	20	22	19	21	23	17	20	19	14	17
31	33	20	27	46	42	44	48	44	46	50	43	47	43	38	41
32	25	33	29	22	20	21	25	22	24	24	19	22	23	18	21
33	83	67	75	78	80	79	78	79	79	77	78	78	67	73	70
34	42	73	58	54	72	63	47	67	57	40	50	45	25	35	30
35	58	47	53	49	45	47	49	45	47	52	44	48	44	36	40
36	67	60	64	54	62	58	56	61	59	59	61	60	52	52	52
37	92	67	80	81	82	82	80	80	80	81	81	81	83	82	83
38	67	87	77	81	82	82	81	79	80	76	76	76	70	71	71
39	100	80	90	95	95	95	94	95	95	93	94	94	91	91	91
40	75	67	71	69	75	72	68	68	68	67	65	66	53	50	52
41	58	47	53	60	55	58	56	53	55	54	49	52	47	39	43
42	67	73	70	67	71	69	66	66	66	70	69	70	70	71	71
43	50	87	69	65	65	65	59	64	62	59	60	60	54	52	53
44	92	100	96	82	83	83	81	81	81	82	80	81	79	78	79
45	75	87	81	71	74	73	76	75	76	78	77	78	82	85	84
46	100	93	97	88	87	88	89	86	88	89	86	88	89	85	87
47	83	60	72	83	85	84	80	84	82	78	80	79	71	70	71
48	33	60	47	55	55	55	52	51	52	49	45	47	39	37	38
49	42	67	55	73	73	73	72	71	72	71	68	70	63	61	62
50	67	20	44	60	56	58	60	57	59	62	56	59	55	49	52

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

a) circle

a) square and cube

c) making an appointment with an unknown person you met on the internet

a) sharing your login and password with a friend

b) logging in on your school computer account

d) a pop-up message asking you to update Adobe Reader software

c) fortran and java

d) basic and cobol

c) fortran and java

d) basic and cobol

c) fortran and java

d) basic and cobol

c) fortran and java

c) matriculation

b) test

c) matriculation

b) test

c) matriculation

c) something that only works on modern computers

a) easy to learn

c) something that only works on modern computers

a) easy to learn

c) something that only works on modern computers

c) something that is not possible

a) a PDF file in your mail

b) print all the numbers between 170 and 220

d) print the even numbers between 170 and 220

b) print all the numbers between 170 and 220

b) a computer can write its own sub program

b) an alphanumeric

c) 43

b) 50

c) 43

b) .jpg

d) make the files smaller

b) cut the file into pieces

c) search engines

d) to make it easier to switch to pause

b) to see how old your computer is to make an offer for a new one

d) to make it easier to switch to pause

a) it is easier to detect errors in all 1’s and 0’s

a) one

b) DNG file

a) RAW file

d) TIFF file

b) joker

c) radar

c) trademark

a) copyright

d) a digital camera has no shutter, aperture and lens

a) to switch your computer on and off

c) to email and re-open it

d) to use the keys CTL+ALT+DEL

d) your e-mail address

d) in order to increase the speed of your computer

a) to convert an analogue signal into a digital signal

d) the next number is 24

b) each time the number is a doubling of the previous one

b) something which can be purchased to work with it

c. to scroll page by page

c) Legacy

d) Facebook

c) Legacy

b) Google

c) Legacy

b) Google

b) because it is easier to ofer files for sale

d) with a backup, you can leave your computer switched on

d) the next person who will log in can use data

d) because there are worms in it

a) when there is bacteria in it

b) when it contains a trojan horse

c) security

d) a hard disk drive

d) they use little power

c) components are used with a layer of plastic

d) they use little power

c) the Wi-Fi system will use Ethernet

d. the Wi-Fi system uses 8G

c) the Wi-Fi system will use Ethernet

c) is a value in the decimal system

a) takes a value

c) is a value in the decimal system

a) takes a value

2) 10100

c) 010

b) 002

c) 010

3) 101⁄2

2) 200.5

3) 101⁄2

2) 200.5

a) question

b) on to the next step

d) the process

d) a comment

b) an action

a) an announcement

d) a reference

a) an announcement

d) a reference

b) a data stream

b) a command

c) a loop

b) 11011100

d) 11101111

b) 11011100

a) think of it when you turn on your computer

c) add it in airdrop

d) put the link on LinkedIn

c) add it in airdrop

d) CTRL+ALT+DEL

c) shift and a letter

d) CTRL+ALT+DEL

c) shift and a letter

a) accurately calculate the age of a pet

d) to calculate a plurality

a) accurately calculate the age of a pet

c) to count back to zero

d) to calculate a plurality

c) to count back to zero

d) to calculate a plurality

c) to count back to zero

d) to calculate a plurality

c) to count back to zero

d) to calculate a plurality

c) to count back to zero

Baseline Test 7 Statistics - Tables

How difficult are the questions?

Popular wrong answers.