Which of the following represents a criterion-referenced measurement? Group

Introduction:
A criterion-referenced measurement is one that evaluates an individual's performance in relation to a predetermined standard, level, or criterion, without taking into account the individual's relative performance in relation to the other participants in the study.
Explanation:
The first option indicates that the top 10 students, or the 10 students who score more than any others in the test, receive A's.
The second option states that the middle 40% of the students will receive C's.
The fourth option states that the bottom three scores, or the three students who receive less score than all the others, would be considered to fail.
All three of these assign grades to the students, based on the relative position of their scores with respect to the other students taking the test. As a result, these are not criterion-referenced measurements.
Now, the third option states that anyone who scores above 75 will pass. This implies that irrespective of the number of students who take the test, or the number of students who score above 75 or the number of students who score below 75, anyone who scores above 75 will pass. If no one scores above 75, then no one will pass, even if they scored the maximum but that maximum is not above 75, and if everyone scores above 75, then everyone will pass, even if they scored the minimum among all but that minimum is above 75. Clearly, this measurement compares the performance of s student to the predetermine standard score of 75, and not with any other students.
Thus, the third option, "Everyone scoring over 75 passes" is the only one that represents a criterion-referenced measurement.