Zamboanga del Norte National High School

Dipolog City Division

Dipolog City
MATHEMATICS X
PRE- TEST

Name: _____________________________ Section: _______________ _____ Score: _______

Directions: Read each problem carefully. Choose and shade the circle corresponding to the
letter of the best answer from the given options…Good luck.

1. What is the next term in an arithmetic sequence 4, 12, 20?

A B C D A. 24 B. 28 C. 32 D. 36

2. If one term in the arithmetic sequence is = - 17 and the common difference is d = - 3.

A B C D Find .
A. B. C. D.

3. Find the first 5 terms of the sequence defined by

A B C D A. 2, 5, 8, 11, 14 B. 3, 6, 9, 12, 15 C. 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 D. 3, 5, 7, 9, 11

4. Find the 5th term of the sequence given by the rule

A B C D A. 30 B. 31 C. 32 D. 33

5. What is the 10th term of a geometric sequence with 32 as the 4th term and 2 as the
A B C D common ratio?
A. 2048 B. 2058 C. 1024 D. 1034

6. Determine the degree of P(x) = 2 – 3x + 4x4 – 5x3 ?

A B C D A. 0 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5

7. What is the remainder when P(x) = x5 – 6x4 + 6x3 + 5x2 – 3x + 2 is divided by x – 2?

A B C D A. 5 B. 3 C. 1 D. 0

8. What is the depressed expression when x3 -3x2 +2x -3 is divided by x – 1 ?

A B C D A. x – 2 B. x2 – 2x C. x2 – 2x – 3 D. x3 – 2x – 3

9. Given P(x) = 3x3 + 2x2 – x. What is the value of P(2)?

A B C D A. 20 B. 30 C. 40 D. 50

10. If P(-2) = 0, which of the following statements is true about P(x)?

A B C D
A. x+2 is a factor of P(x) C. P(x) = 0 has two negative roots
B. 2 is root of P(x) = 0 D. P(0) = -2
11. Which of the following statements is true?
A B C D
A. The zero of f(x) = ( x – 3 )2 is 3 C. The x – intercept of the graph f(x) = ( x – 3)2 is – 3.
B. The root of f(x) = ( x – 3 )2 is - 3 D. The vertex of the parabola f(x) = ( x – 3)2 is 3.
12. Which polynomial function in factored form represents the given graph?
A B C D
A. y = ( 2x + 3)(x – 1)2 C. y = - (2x + 3)(x – 1)2

B. y = (2x + 3)2(x – 1) D. y = - (2x + 3)2 (x – 1)

13. If you will draw the graph of y = x2(x – 1), how will the graph behave at the x – axis?
A B C D A. The graph crosses both (0,0) and ( 1, 0)
B. The graph crosses (0, 0) and is tangent to the x-axis at ( 1, 0)
C. The graph crosses ( 1, 0) and is tangent to the x-axis at ( 0, 0 )
D. The graph is tangent to the x –axis at both ( 0, 0 ) and ( 1, 0)
 14. Given that f(x) = 7x – 3n + x2, what value should be assigned to n to make f a function of
A B C D degree 7.
B. . - C. D. -

15.The zeroes of a polynomial function are 1, -2 ,& 3, what are the factors of the
A B C D polynomial?
A. ( x – 1) ( x + 2) ( x – 3 ) C. ( x + 1) ( x + 2) ( x – 3 )
B. ( x + 1) ( x - 2) ( x + 3 ) D. ( x - 1) ( x - 2) ( x + 3 )

16. What proof uses figures on a coordinate plane to prove geometric properties?
A B C D A. Indirect Proof B. Direct Proof C. Coordinate Proof D. Two-column Proof

17. What is the center of the circle x2 + y2 – 4x + 6y – 36 = 0?

A B C D A. (9, - 3) B. (3, - 2 ) C. (2, - 3) D. ( 2, -10)

18. A radio signal can transmit messages up to a distance of 5 km. If the radio signal’s origin
A B C D is located at a point whose coordinates are ( -2, 7). What is the equation of the circle
that defines the boundary up to which the messages can be transmitted?
A. ( x – 2 )2 + (y + 7)2 = 25 C. ( x – 2 )2 + (y - 7)2 = 25
2 2 2
B. ( x + 2 ) + (y - 7) = 5 D. ( x - 2 )2 + (y + 7)2 = 5

19. Name the parts A, B, and C labeled in the picture shown.

A B C D
A. A = Secant Segment C. A = External Secant Segment
B = Tangent Segment B = Internal Secant Segment
C = External Tangent Segment C = Internal Tangent Segment
B. A = Tangent Segment D. A = Internal Tangent Segment
B = External Secant Segment B = Secant Segment
C = Secant Segment C = External Tangent Segment
20. An angle in a circle with vertex on the circle itself.
A B C D A. Chord B. Central angle C. Inscribed angle D. All of these

21. It is an act of an ordered arrangement of a set of objects .

A B C D A. Combination B. Permutation C. Probability D. All of these

22. Which of the following expressions represents the number of distinguishable

A B C D permutations of the letters of the word CONCLUSIONS
A. 11! B. C. D.
23. Which of the following can be the value of r in C(15, r) = 1365?
A B C D A. 6 B. 5 C. 4 D. 3

24. How many different 3-digit numbers can be formed from the digits 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9 if
A B C D repetition of digits is not allowed.

A. 840 B. 720 C. 360 D. 120

25. In how many ways can 8 people be seated around a circular table if two of them insist
A B C D on sitting beside each other?
A. 360 B. 720 C. 1440 D. 5040

26. How many different rays can be formed from 8 distinct points on a plane, no three of
A B C D which are collinear?
A. 56 B. 28 C. 26 D. 4

27. Which of the following situations illustrates combination?

A B C D A. Arranging books in a shelf
B. Forming plate numbers of vehicle
C. Drawing names from a box containing 200 names
D. Forming different numbers from 5 given digits
 28. In a gathering, each of the guests shook hands with everybody else. If a total of 378
A B C D handshakes were made, how many guests were there?
A. 30 B. 28 C. 25 D. 23

29. In how many ways can 4 men and 3 women arrange themselves in a row for picture
A B C D taking if the men and women must stand in alternate positions?
A. 5040 B. 720 C. 144 D. 30

30. If P(n, 4) = 17 160, then n = _____

A B C D A. 9 B. 11 C. 13 D. 14

31. The probability of heads landing up when you flip a coin is what is the probability of
A B C D getting tails if you flip it again?
B. C. D.

32. If a coin is tossed 3 times, what is the probability that all 3 tosses come up heads given
A B C D that at least two of the tosses come up heads.
A. B. C. D.

33. Consider the experiment of drawing a card from an ordinary deck; the events of getting
A B C D a king or a heart is what kind of event?
A. Mutually exclusive B. Not mutually exclusive C. Independent D. Dependent

34. In probability, any subset of the sample space is called ______.

A B C D A. Outcome B. Event C. Sample space D. Complement

35. Which of the following is known as median

A B C D A. P75 B. D5 C. D3 D. Q1

36. The lower quartile is equal to ____.

A B C D A. 50th percentile B. 25th percentile C. 2nd decile D. 3rd quartile

37. In the set of scores 14, 17, 10, 22, 19, 24, 8, 12, & 19, the median score is _______.
A B C D A. 17 B. 15 C. 16 D. 13

38. Angie ranks 10th in a class of 40. Her percentile rank is ____.
A B C D A. 75 B. 90 C. 10 D. 25

39. When a distribution is divided into hundred equal parts, each score point that describes
A B C D the distribution is called a ______.
A. Percentile B. Decile C. Quartile D. Median

40. It is particularly useful in relating individual scores to their positions in the entire
A B C D group.
A. percentile B. decile C. percentile rank D. quartile

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