Quiz Update
I’ve posted a few quizzes recently and have had some requests for data. Folks want to know how they did compared to others, so here goes:
100 Words Every High School Graduate Should Know
This was my first shot at a quiz and it took me a long time to create it! I wonder if I should have just offered a selection of words from the list rather than the entire list of 100. Anyway, here are the results as of December 15, 2012:
Number of completed quizzes: 260
Highest Score: Jacki scored a 97%
2nd Highest Score: Gilly and 3 Anonymous quiz takers scored a 94%
Average Score: 69%
Number of quizzes with scores…
- 90 or above: 16 (6%)
- 80-89: 52 (20%)
- 70-79: 69 (27%)
- 60-69: 57 (22%)
- 50-59: 33 (13%)
- Below 50: 30 (12%)
Easiest Questions: 99% of quiz takers knew: chromosome, metamorphosis, photosynthesis, plagiarize, and respiration.
Hardest Question: Only 36% of quiz takers marked the correct definition for abrogate, which means to abolish.
Preposition or Adverb?
Number of completed quizzes: 51
Highest Score: 28 takers scored 100%
Average Score: 85%
Number of quizzes with a score of…
- 100: 28 (55%)
- 90: 3 (6%)
- 80: 6 (12%)
- 70: 4 (8%)
- 60: 4 (8%)
- 50: 3 (6%)
- Below 50: 3 (6%)
Hardest Question: Question 5 — only 75% knew that before is an adverb in the sentence I’m sure I’ve seen that clever lobster before.
Active or Passive Voice?
This was a surprisingly popular quiz. I bet folks were surprised at how many they missed.
Number of completed quizzes: 400
Highest Score: 67 takers scored a perfect 100.
Average Score: 75
Number of quizzes with a score of…
- 100: 67 (17%)
- 90: 74 (19%)
- 80: 73 (18%)
- 70: 70 (18%)
- 60: 57 (14%)
- 50: 34 (9%)
- Below 50: 28 (7%)
Hardest Question: Question #9, I have visited Toronto sixteen times. Only 62% of quiz-takers correctly identified this as active voice.
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I like your quizzes for my homeschool boys. 🙂 Quick and easy.
Thanks!
Great! Thanks for sharing, Amy.