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

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

d. circle.

a. sheep.

c. people.

a. sheep.

c. someone might see their password in their account.

b. not meet under any circumstances.

b. will always be quicker to draw.

c. Light takes 8 minutes to travel to Earth from the Sun.

d. Apples, Oranges, Grapefruit and Pears.

c. Light takes 8 minutes to travel to Earth from the Sun.

d. Apples, Oranges, Grapefruit and Pears.

c. Light takes 8 minutes to travel to Earth from the Sun.

c. an example of computer processing and memory hardware.

b. 3000 volts of electricity will be needed for 3000 connections.

b. Print the name of the user of the program.

a. Print a list of names.

b. Print the name of the user of the program.

a. Print a list of names.

b. Print the name of the user of the program.

d. A computer model needs at least 1 GB of memory in the computer.

b. The algorithm would be more efficient if instruction 3 was put before instruction 2.

c. "PRINT count" should be moved after "MAKE count INTO count + 1"

a. .png

b. .bmp

d. software used to format discs

a. always be shown a random set of advertisements.

a. has to be run on a desktop computer whereas executable code will run on a mobile phone or tablet.

c. a real variable

b. 1920 x 1080

a. she has given up the copyright and anyone can copy the program without any conditions.

a. file an application with the government and pay a fee.

b. dimming

c. sequence.