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

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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.

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Preposition or Adverb?

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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?

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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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