Assumption College of Davao

Modified work & study program

Academic Year: 2020 - 2021

First Quarter Assessment

Grade 10 Mathematics
(all sections)
Name: _________________________________________ Score:________________

Year & Section: __________________________________ Date: ________________

Teacher: Delia Manlangit - Carascal

Test I – Multiple Choice: Write only the letter of the correct answer on the space provided.

______ 1. What kind of sequence is 7, 10, 13, 16, 19?

a. Arithmetic b. Geometric c. Harmonic d. Fibonacci

______ 2. What is the next term in the sequence 1, 9, 17, …?

a. 25 b. 36 c. 49 d. 64

______ 3. Which of the following is an arithmetic sequence?

a. 3, 7, 12, 18, … b. 4, 8, -12, -16, … c. 5, 1, -3, -7, … d. 4, 8, 16, 32, …

______ 4. What is the common difference of the sequence 8, 4, 0, - 4, - 8?

a. 4 b. – 4 c. 8 d. – 8

______ 5. What is the 10th term of the sequence 8, 11, 14, 17, 20, …?
a. 25 b. 32 c. 35 d. 42

______ 6. Which integer should be written on the blank to make 8, 19, 30, _____, 52, 63 an arithmetic
sequence?
a. 40 b. 41 c. 42 d. 43

______ 7. What is the arithmetic mean between 295 and 487?

a. 390 b. 391 c. 392 d. 393

______ 8. What are the five arithmetic means between 26 and 116?
a. 41, 56, 71, 86, 101 c. 41, 55, 70, 85, 100
b. 42, 57, 72, 86, 102 d. 41, 54, 70, 87, 101

______ 9. What is the sum of the first 6 terms of the sequence – 2, 4, - 8, 16, …?
a. 38 b. 40 c. 42 d. 44

______10. If the 2nd term of an arithmetic sequence is 17 and the fourth is 37, what is the third term?
a. 20 b. 27 c. 30 d. 47

______11. If the 2nd term of a geometric sequence is 4 and the 6th term is 64, what is the seventh term?
a. 16 b. 32 c. 128 d. 150

______ 12. In the geometric sequence 200, - 100, 50, - 25, …, what is the common ratio?
1 1
a. b. 2 c. - d. – 2
2 2

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______ 13. What is the geometric mean between 4 and 2500?
a. 1000 b. 625 c. 125 d. 100

______ 14. What are the two geometric means between 2 and – 432?
a. 16 & 64 b. – 24 & 56 c. – 12 & 72 d. – 139 & 305

2 8 32
______ 15. What is the common ratio of ,- , , …?
3 3 3
1 1
a. 4 b. – 4 c. d. -
4 4

______ 16. What is the sum of two arithmetic means between 11 and 17?
a. 13 b. 15 c. 28 d. 66

______ 17. What is the common difference of the sequence 7, 4, 1, - 2, - 5?

a. 7 b. 5 c. 3 d. – 3

______ 18. Which of the following is a geometric sequence?

a. – 2, 2, 6, 10 … b. – 2, - 5, - 8, - 11, … c. 10, 16, 22, 28, … d. 2, 6, 18, 54, …

______ 19. In the fall, the number of cricket chirps in 5 seconds depends on the air temperature. The table
below shows this relation. If the pattern continues, how many cricket chirps can be expected if
the temperature is 65F?

a. 8 c. 9 CRICKET CHIRPS
Cricket Chirps in
b. 10 d. 11 Temperature (F) 5 seconds
Less than 40 0
41 – 43 1
44 – 46 2
47 – 49 3
50 – 52 4

______ 20. Which of the following statements is true about the sequence below?

8, 28, 48, 68, …

a. This is an arithmetic sequence. Each term is found by adding the previous term by 8.
b. This is an arithmetic sequence. Each term is found by adding the previous term by 20.
c. This is a geometric sequence. Each term is found by multiplying the previous term by 3.
d. This is a geometric sequence. Each term is found by multiplying the previous term by 20.

______ 21. The pattern of dots below continues infinitely, with more dots being added at each step:

  

Step 1 Step 2 Step 3

Which expression can be used to determine the number of dots in the nth step?

a. 2n b. (n + 2) c. n (n + 1) d. 2 (n + 1)

______ 22. What is the degree of the polynomial function (P) = 4x6 - 7x5 + 4x4 + 3x3 + 2x2 + 1?
a. 4 b. 5 c. 6 d. 7
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______ 23. Given f(x) = 2x3 + 4x2 – 6x + 11, what is the value of f(3)?
a. 25 b. 59 c. 61 d. 83

______ 24. Which of the following is NOT a polynomial function?

a. f(x) = 3x3 + 4x – 6 c. f(x) = 4x6 – 6x5 – 5x + 7
3 -2
b. f(x) = x + 2x + 6x + 19 d. f(x) = x6 + 1

______ 25. Find g (2) if g (x) = 2x3 – 5x2 + 6x – 11.

a. – 3 b. – 4 c. – 11 d. – 24

Test II – Identification:

Look at each pair of expressions below. Identify the expression that is not a polynomial from each other.
Give reason/s for your answer.

Column A Column B Not Reason

Polynomial
3
-1
1. 3x - 1 x

2. 6x 7 + 2x 2 - 7 6x – 7 + 2x 2 - 7

3. 8 √x x √8

4. x3 - 3x ½ + x - 5 x3 - 3x2 + x - 5

5. (x + 5) (x – 4)2 (x + 5) (x – 4)2
(x – 5)

Test III – Problem Solving: Read, analyze and answer the following situations.

1. Brad and Gen are determining whether the sequence 8, 8, 8, … is arithmetic, geometric, neither, or
both. Is either of them correct? Explain your reasoning.

BRAD GEN
The sequence has a common ratio
The sequence has a common
difference of 0. The sequence is of 1. The sequence is geometric.
arithmetic.

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GOOD LUCK & GOD BLESS!

Ma’am Dhels