FIRST PERIODICAL TEST IN MATHEMATICS – 10

I. Write A.S. if the sequence is Arithmetic and G.S. if it is Geometric. Write the value of d if it is Arithmetic
and the value of r if it is geometric.
1. 10,12,14,16 ______________ ___________
2. 70,60,50,40 ______________ ___________
3. 3,6,12,24 ______________ ___________
4. 1,3,9,27 ______________ ___________
5. ½, 1/3, ¼ ______________ ___________
6. 1,1,2,3,5,8 ______________ ___________
7.1/3,1/8,1/13,1/18 ______________ ___________
8.1/1,1/4,1/7,1/10 ______________ ___________
9. 5,15,45,135 ______________ ___________
10.-2, -4, -8, -16 ______________ ___________

II. COMPLETE EACH STATEMENT. CHOOSE THE LETTER THAT WILL MAKE THE STATEMENT C
11. The geometric sequence has a common _____.
a. sum b. ratio c. product d. difference
12. The arithmetic sequence has a common _____.
a. sum b. ratio c. product d. difference
13. The arithmetic means are the ______.
a. sum of the terms b. terms between two terms c. last term d. first term
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14. The 10 term of the arithmetic sequence 2,5, 8…is ______.
a. 17 b. 27 c. 29 d. 30
15. The sum of the five terms of the geometric sequence 2,6, 18…is _____.
a. 81 b. 242 c. 250 d. 260
16. The sequence -9, -7, -5, -3 is ______.
a. arithmetic b. geometric c. harmonic d. not sequence
17. A sequence wherein each term after the first is determined by adding a constant value d.
a. arithmetic b. geometric c. harmonic d. Fibonacci
18. What is the d in the sequence 1, 2, 4,8,16?
a. 2 b. 3 c. 4 d. none
19. Write the first three terms of the arithmetic sequence, given by a 1= 7 and d=4.
a. 7, 14, 21 b. 7, 11, 15 c. 7, 4, 3 d. 11, 16, 20
20. What is r in the sequence 1, 3, 9, 27, 81?
a. 3 b. 6 c. 9 d. 2
21. A sequence wherein each term after the first is determined by multiplying a constant value r.
a. arithmetic b. geometric c. harmonic d. Fibonacci
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22. Find the 5 term of the geometric sequence given a 1= 3 and r=4.
a. 628 b. 432 c. 768 d. 512
23. A sequence that has an end term.
a. finite b. infinite c. pattern d. series
24. A sequence that has no end term.
a. finite b. infinite c. pattern d. series
25. The values in the sequence are called ______.
a. pattern b. ratio c. difference d. terms
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26. Find the 10 term in the sequence given by the pattern a n= 2n + 5.
a. 25 b. 18 c. -10 d. -21
27. The first three terms of the sequence are 4, 6, 8. What is the pattern?
a. n + 2 b. 3n – 1 c. 2n + 2 d. n – 1
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28. Given the pattern n +2 and n stands for ______.
a. number of terms b. sum c. common value d. none
29. The arithmetic mean between 8 and 24 is _____.
a. 16 b. 8 c. 4 d. 2

30. x + y , denotes _____.

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a. mean b. geometric mean c. arithmetic mean d. harmonic mean
31. Given the arithmetic sequence 7, 9, 11, 13, 15. How many arithmetic means are there in the sequence?
a. 5 b. 4 c. 3 d. 2
32. Arithmetic mean between 2 and 14.
a. 5 b. 6 c. 7 d. 8
33. Given the arithmetic sequence 7, 9, 11, 13, 15. The arithmetic means between 9 and 15 are ______.
a. 11 and 13 b. 9 and 11 c. 9, 11, 13 d. 7 and 15
34. Sn denotes _____.
a. terms b. sum c. ratio d. difference
35. 3 + 9 + 27 + 81 is an example of _____.
a. geometric series b. geometric sequence c. arithmetic series d. arithmetic sequence
36. Find the sum of the geometric series 4 + 16 +64 … + 1024?
a. 2341 b 1362 c. 1364 d. 1327
II. Find the sum of the first 10 terms in the arithmetic series of 4 + 7 + 10 + …
37. a1 = ______
38. n = ______
39. d = ______
40. Substitution to the formula = ________
41. Solution = ________
42. Final Answer = ________
III. Write the next term of the given sequence.
43. 5, 10, 15, ____
44. 16, 32, 64, ____
45. 1, 3, 5, 7, _____
46. 4, 7, 10, 13, ____
IV. Solve the given problem involving sequence.
47- 50. Ara save php 1000 in the first year. In each of the following years, she saves php 550. How much is the
amount will Ara save in 10th year?
47. a1 = _____
48. n = _____
49. d = _____
50. final answer = _____