Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 9 (ICSE) · Mathematics
Chapter: Chapter 18 — Chapter 18: Statistics
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. What does a frequency distribution show? [1]
(A) How many values fall into each range
(B) Only the largest value
(C) Only the smallest value
(D) Nothing useful
2. What is a histogram? [1]
(A) A graphical display of data distribution
(B) A type of equation
(C) A type of triangle
(D) A type of angle
3. What is a frequency polygon? [1]
(A) A graph showing data distribution using lines
(B) A type of shape only
(C) A type of equation
(D) A type of angle
4. What are measures of central tendency? [1]
(A) Mean, median and mode
(B) Only mean
(C) Only median
(D) Only mode
5. What does mean represent? [1]
(A) The average value
(B) The most frequent value
(C) The middle value
(D) The largest value
6. What does median represent? [1]
(A) The middle value when ordered
(B) The average value
(C) The most frequent value
(D) The largest value
7. What does mode represent? [1]
(A) The most frequently occurring value
(B) The average value
(C) The middle value
(D) The largest value
8. Why study statistics? [1]
(A) To interpret data and draw meaningful conclusions
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests
9. What does a frequency distribution show? [1]
(A) How many values fall into each range
(B) Only the largest value
(C) Only the smallest value
(D) Nothing useful
10. What is a histogram? [1]
(A) A graphical display of data distribution
(B) A type of equation
(C) A type of triangle
(D) A type of angle
11. What is a frequency polygon? [1]
(A) A graph showing data distribution using lines
(B) A type of shape only
(C) A type of equation
(D) A type of angle
12. What are measures of central tendency? [1]
(A) Mean, median and mode
(B) Only mean
(C) Only median
(D) Only mode
13. What does mean represent? [1]
(A) The average value
(B) The most frequent value
(C) The middle value
(D) The largest value
14. What does median represent? [1]
(A) The middle value when ordered
(B) The average value
(C) The most frequent value
(D) The largest value
15. What does mode represent? [1]
(A) The most frequently occurring value
(B) The average value
(C) The middle value
(D) The largest value
16. Why study statistics? [1]
(A) To interpret data and draw meaningful conclusions
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests