Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region I – Ilocos Region
Schools Division Office-City of San Fernando (LU)
Pagudpud Integrated School
Pagudpud, City of San Fernando, La Union

Subject: MATHEMATICS
Grading Period: FIRST GRADING
Grade Level: 10

No.
Item
Learning Competencies and MLC Code of Percentage
Placement
Items
Generates patterns M10AL-Ia-1 1, 2, 3, 4,
5 10%
5
Illustrates an arithmetic sequence M10AL-
6, 7, 8, 9 4 8%
Ib-1
Determines arithmetic means, nth terms of
10, 11, 12,
an arithmetic sequence and sum of the
13, 14, 15, 9 18%
terms of a given arithmetic sequence
16, 17, 18
M10AL-Id-1
Differentiates a geometric sequence from 19, 20, 21,
5 10%
an arithmetic sequence M10AL-Id-2 22, 23
Determines geometric means, nth term of
24, 25, 26,
a geometric sequence and sum of the
27, 28, 29, 8 16%
terms of a given finite or infinite geometric
30, 31
sequence
Solves problems involving sequences 32, 33, 34,
4 8%
M10AL-If-2 35
Performs division of polynomials using 36, 37, 38,
long division and synthetic division. 39, 40, 41,
10 20%
M10AL-Ig-1 42, 43, 44,
45
Proves the Remainder Theorem, Factor 46, 47, 48,
5 10%
Theorem, and the Rational Root Theorem 49, 50
TOTAL 50 100%

Prepared by:

ARNEL F. BARADI
Teacher I

Checked and Approved:

EMELIZA P. ABULENCIA, PhD

Principal I

Telephone No: (072) 619-6561

Email Address: 500480@deped.gov.ph
 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region I – Ilocos Region
Schools Division Office-City of San Fernando (LU)
Pagudpud Integrated School
Pagudpud, City of San Fernando, La Union

MATHEMATICS 10
FIRST QUARTER EXAMINATION
SCHOOL YEAR 2022 – 2023

Name: ___________________________________________ Date: _______________

Grade and Section: ______________________________ Score: ______________

I. Read and understand each question carefully. Choose the best

answer and write the letter of your answer in the space provided.

______ 1) Which of the following does not show a sequence?

A) Body temperature C) Months of a year
B) K to 12 Curriculum D) Counting numbers

______ 2) Which of the following is a finite sequence?

A) even numbers between 10 and 50
B) even numbers greater than 1
C) even numbers below 10
D) negative even numbers

______ 3) Find the first four terms of the sequence a n=5 n−1 .
A) 5, 10, 15, 20 C) 4, 9, 14, 19
B) 6, 11, 16, 21 D) 5, 9, 13, 17

______ 4) Which of the following patterns shows infinite patterns shows

infinite sequences?
A) 6, 12, 18, 24, 30 C) 100, 50, 25, 12.5, …
B) First 20 whole numbers D) English Alphabets

______ 5) What rule will correctly describe the sequence:

2, 5, 10, 17, 26, 37, …?
A) 2 n B) n+1 C) n2 +1 D) 2 n+1

______ 6) Which of the following is a correct description of an arithmetic

sequence?
A) A term is obtained by adding a constant number to the preceding
terms.
B) A term is obtained by extracting the square root of the preceding
terms.
C) A term is obtained by multiplying a constant number from the
preceding term.
D) A term is obtained by squaring the preceding term.

______ 7) Which of the following is the common difference of the arithmetic

sequence 4, 7, 10,13, …?
A) 0 B) 1 C) 2 D) 3
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Department of Education
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Schools Division Office-City of San Fernando (LU)
Pagudpud Integrated School
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______ 8) Which of the following is an arithmetic sequence?

A) -8, -6, -4, 0, … C) 4, -1, -7, -13,
B) -7, 4, 15, 26, … D) 21, 15, 9, 2, …

______ 9) Which of the following is NOT true about the arithmetic sequence
5, 3, 1, -1, -3, …
A) a 2=−3
B) The common difference is −2
C) a 6=−5
D) one way to obtain a term, −2 must be added to the preceding
term

______ 10) Find the nth term of the arithmetic sequence given the following
conditions: a 1=2 d=3 n=9
A) 26 B) 27 C) 28 D) 29

______ 11) Find the 21st term of the arithmetic sequence 6, 9, 12, 15, …
A) 60 B) 61 C) 62 D) 66

______ 12) If a 1=−4 and a 25=−100. Find a 100?

A) -104 B) -150 C) -316 D) -400

______ 13) What is the 26th term in the arithmetic sequence 2, 6, 10, ….?
A) 101 B) 102 C) 103 D) 104

______ 14) What are the three arithmetic means between 8 and 16?
A) 10, 12, 14 C) 14, 16, 18
B) 12, 14, 16 D) 16, 18, 20

______ 15) Insert 2 arithmetic means between 3 and 30.

A) 12, 11 B) 12, 14 C) 12, 21 D) 12, 30

______ 16) It is the sum of the terms of a sequence.

A) mean B) nth term C) sequence D) series

______ 17) Find the sum of the first ten terms of the arithmetic sequence 4,
10, 16, 22, 28, …
A) 310 B) 390 C) 410 D) 430

______ 18) What operation is used in obtaining the next terms in a

geometric sequence?
A) Addition C) Multiplication
B) Division D) Subtraction

______ 19) Which of the following terms is closely associated to an

arithmetic sequence?
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A) Common Difference C) Both A and B

B) Common Ratio D) None of these

______ 20) Which of the following sequence is arithmetic?

A) 1 ,2 , 3 , 5 ,8 , … C) 12 ,−12 ,−12 ,−12, …
25 27 1
B) 12 , ,13 , , … D)32 , 8 ,2 , , …
2 2 2

______ 21) Which of the following presents a geometric sequence?

A) 1 ,2 , 3 , 5 ,8 , … C) 12 ,−12 ,−12 ,−12, …
25 27 1
B) 12 , ,13 , , … D)32 , 8 ,2 , , …
2 2 2

1 1 1
______ 22) What is the common ratio in the sequence −1 , ,− , , …?
2 4 8
−1 1
A) −1 B) C) 0 D)
2 2

______ 23) What operation is used in obtaining the succeeding terms in an

arithmetic sequence?
A) Addition C) Multiplication
B) Division D) Subtraction

______ 24) What is the common ratio of the sequence 36, 12, 4, …?
−1 1
A) -3 B) C) D) 3
3 3

______ 25) The first term of a geometric sequence is 5, and the second term
is 10, what is the sixth term?
A) 80 B) 160 C) 320 D) 640

1
______ 26) The common ratio of a geometric sequence is , and the fourth
2
1
term is , what is the third term of the sequence?
4
1 1 1
A) B) C) D) 1
8 4 2

______ 27) Find the 12th term of the geometric sequence 1, 2, 4, …

A) 512 B) 1024 C) 1112 D) 2048

1
______ 28) What is the common ratio of the sequence , 1 ,7 ,… ?
7
−1 1
A) -7 B) C) D) 7
7 7
______ 29) Insert two geometric means between 3 and 12
A) 3, 6 B) 6, 9 C) 9, 12 D) 12, 15
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Department of Education
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Schools Division Office-City of San Fernando (LU)
Pagudpud Integrated School
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______ 30) The term/s found in between the extremes are called
_______________?
A) extremes C) sequence
B) geometric means D) series

______ 31) What do you call the first and last terms of a finite geometric
sequence?
A) extremes C) sequence
B) geometric means D) series

______ 32) I was advised by my physician to walk each day in the morning
as my daily exercise. On my first day, I walked 40m. On the
second and third day, I walked 60m and 80m, respectively, and
so on. Which of the following is the distance I walked on the 10 th
day if I continue the pattern in my daily walk?
A) 180m B) 200m C) 220m D) 240m

______ 33) A worker saves PhP 36,000 from his salary this year. If he
increases his savings yearly by PhP 3,000, how much will be his
total savings for 8 years?
A) PhP 315,000 C) PhP 372,00
B) PhP 432,000 D) PhP 495,000

______ 34) A hall has 30 rows. Each successive row contains one additional
seat. If the first row has 25 seats, how many seats are in the
hall?
A) 1,185 B) 1,780 C) 1,815 D) 1,970

______ 35) John has purchased 10 books. The 1st book costs 1 dollar, the
2nd, 2 dollars, the 3rd, 4 dollars, and the 4th, 8 dollars, and so
on. How much did John pay for the 20 books?
A) 1020 B) 1021 C) 1022 D) 1023

II. Complete the solution by filling out the blanks.

36 – 40)
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Department of Education
Region I – Ilocos Region
Schools Division Office-City of San Fernando (LU)
Pagudpud Integrated School
Pagudpud, City of San Fernando, La Union

III. Solve what is asked. Use the back portion of this paper write your
solutions.
40-45) What is the quotient of 2 x 4 +3 x3 + 4 x 2+ 2 x−6 and 2 x+3 . (Use synthetic
division)

45 – 50) Show that x−2 is a factor of x 5−2 x 4 +5 x3 −10 x 2 +7 x−14 .

Prepared by:

ARNEL F. BARADI
Teacher I

Checked and Approved:

EMELIZA P. ABULENCIA, PhD

Principal I