MATHEMATICS 10

First Quarterly Examination

I. MULTIPLE CHOICE! Choose the correct answer. Write the letter of your choice.

1. In the sequence 2,4,6,8,10, What is the tent10th number?

a. 10 b. 15 c. 20 d. 30
2. If 1a is the first term and 2b is the second term, then what is the fourth term based from the pattern.
a. 3c b. 4c c. 4d d. 5e
3. It is a set of numbers written in succession.
a. sequence b. terms c. equation d. series
4. In An=3n+6, what is A5?
a. 11 b.14 c. 21 d. 25
5. Gerald wants to find the fifth term of a sequence -12 ,-7, -2, -3 which concept will you suggest to be
used?
a. Arithmetic Sequence b. Geometric Sequence c. Fibonacci d. Harmonic
6. What is the next term in the sequence 4,1, -2,-5…….?
a. a. -7 b. -3 c. -8 d. 7
7. Give the common difference in the arithmetic sequence 1,9,17,25, …
a. 7 b. -7 c. 8 d. -8
8. It is a sequence of numbers in which each term after the first is obtained by adding a fixed number to the
preceding term.
a. a. Arithmetic b. Geometric c. Harmonic d. Fibonacci
9. In the sequence 1, 4, 7, 10, 13, 16, what is the common difference?
a. 3 b. 4 c. -3 d. -4
10. Which of the following is NOT an arithmetic sequence?
a. 21, 18, 15,… b. -6, -2, 2… c. 4, 2, 0 d. 80, 20, 5…
11. Who is the Italian Mathematician where the Fibonacci Sequence was named after.
a. Ricardo Fibonacci b. Leonardo Da Vinci c.Rolando Fibonacci d. Leonardo Fibonacci
12. It is the production of what animal that became the basis of Fibonacci sequence?
a. Dog b. rabbit c. cat d. bird
13. It is a sequence in which each term after the first is obtained by multiplying the preceding term by a
fixed number.
a. Arithmetic b. Geometric c. Harmonic d. Fibonacci
14. Give the next number in the pattern of numbers 12,17, 10,19,8,…
a. 21 b. 22 c. 23 d. 24
15. Which term of the arithmetic sequence 4,1, -2, -5…… is -29?
a. 9th term b. 10th term c. 11th term d. 12th term
16. The sequence formed by the reciprocals of the terms of an arithmetic sequence.
a. Arithmetic b. Geometric c. Harmonic d. Fibonacci
17. Which of these is the next term of the sequence 3,-6, 12,-24,…?
a. 40 b. 44 c. 48 d. 52
18. What kind of sequence is 5,7,9,11,13?
a. arithmetic b. geometric c. harmonic d. Fibonacci
19. The following are examples of Fibonacci sequence EXCEPT:
a. 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5 b. 2, 3, 5, 8, 13 c. 21,34,55,89 d. 1, 4, 7, 10, 13
20. An r in the geometric sequence is referred to a common ratio, which among the following DOES NOT
describes it?
a. It is the fixed number multiplied.
b. To find the common ratio, subtract the second term by the first term.
c. It cannot be equal to zero.
d. It can be positive or negative
21. Which among the following is NOT a geometric sequence?
a. 5, 10, 20, 40 b. -11, 22, -44, 88 c. 2, 6, 18, 54 d. 3, 8, 13, 18
22. What is the next term in the geometric sequence 4, -12, 36?
a. -42 b. -54 c. -72 d. -108
23. If A1 = 4 and r = 3 what is A6?
a. 1080 b. 972 c. 324 d. 108
24. The terms between any two non-consecutive terms of an arithmetic sequence are known as
______________?
a. common difference c. arithmetic sequence
b. arithmetic mean d. geometric mean
25. The first term of the arithmetic sequence is 2 while the 18th term is 87. Find the common difference.
a. 7 b. 6 c. 5 d. 3
26. What is the nth term of the arithmetic sequence 7,9,11,13,15,17….?
a. 3n+4 b. 4n+3 c. n+5 d. 2n+5
27. These are terms that have first term but no last term.
a. finite b. ignite c. infinite d. Arithmetic
28. Find the 30 term of the sequence 2,6,10,….
th

a. 116 b. 117 c. 118 d. 119

29. Which set of numbers is an example of a harmonic sequence?
a. 1,3,5,9 b. ½,-1,-4 c. 1/3,1/9, 1/27 d. 1, 2/3, 2/5,2/7
30. This is a type of sequence where both the first term and the last term is known.
a. finite b. ignite c. infinite d. Arithmetic
31. The common difference is the determining factor of a geometric sequence
a. always true b. sometimes true c. never true d. none of the above
32. What is the next term of the harmonic sequence -1/6, -1/2, ½
a. 1/3 b. ¼ c. 1/5 d. 1/6
33. What is the sum of the arithmetic mean between 7 and 25, when the common difference is 3.
a. 80 b. 70 c. 62 d. 44
34. What is the 99th term of a sequence in which An = 7 + (n – 1)(3)
a. 98 b. 294 c. 301 d. 394
35. Jose is the track and field representative of the Allacapan Vocational High School for the Palarong
Pambansa. He begin the training by running 5 miles during the first week, 6.5 miles during the second
week, and 8 miles on the third week. Assume this pattern continues how far he will run on the tenth
week?
a. 18.5 miles b. 20 miles c. 21.5 miles d. 23 miles
36. Which among the following is the harmonic sequence of a sequence 3, 8, 13, 18?
a. -3, -8, -13, -18 b. 1/3, 1/8, 1/13, 1/18 c. 3.0, 8.0, 13.0 d. 3/1,8/1, 13/1, 18/1
37. What is the 50th term of the harmonic sequence 1/3, 1/7, 1/11, 1/15…?
a. 199 b. 196 c. 1/199 d. 1/196
38. Find the sum of the geometric sequence 3, 6, 12, 24, 48, 96.
a. 189 b. -189 c. 190 d. -190
39. What is the missing number in the geometric sequence, 3, ____, 48?
a. 4 b. 6 c. 12 d. 24
40. What is the geometric mean of 2, ____, 50?
a. 5 b. 10 c. 20 d. 30
41. In 2, ____, 50, which of the following is the common ratio?
a. 5 b. 10 c. 20 d. 30
42. Find the common ratio of 6, ___, ___, 1296.
a. 3 b. 6 c. 36 d. 216
43. Solve for the sum of the geometric sequence: 6,12,24,… until the 10 term.th

a. 2 b.512 c. 1024 d. 6138

44. What is the sum of the infinite geometric sequence 80, 40, 20, 10,…..?
a. 40 b. 80 c. 160 d. 240
45. It is an expression with one term.
a. monomial b. binomial c. trinomial d. polynomial
46. It is an expression with two terms.
a. monomial b. binomial c. trinomial d. polynomial
47. Which of the following polynomial expression is NOT written in standard form?
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a. 4x3+5x+5 b.3x2+2+x c. x4+10x-8 d. x3-6
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48. Which of the following statement is true about polynomial expression.

a. A variable can have negative exponent.
b. There should be no variable.
c. There should be no fraction in a given expression.
d. There should be no variable inside the radical sign.
49. What degree is the polynomial 4x3 – 5x2 + 6x+2x6 – 7?
a. 3rd b. 4th c. 5th d. 6th
50. In the polynomial 4x3 – 5x2 + 6x+2x6 – 7, what is the constant?
a. 2 b. 2x6 c. 7 d. -7

Prepared by:

JAYSON C. RAMOS
Teacher I (Mathematics)