First Quarter Examination

MATHEMATICS 10

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I. Direction: Read each questions carefully and encircle the letter of your answer.

1. What is the next shape? 12. The first term of an arithmetic sequence is 8 and the last
, , , term is 100. What is the second term?
, , ____. A. 31 C. 53
B. 40 D. 54
13. The arithmetic mean between two terms in an arithmetic
A. sequence is 39. If one of these terms is 32, find the other term.
A. 38 C. 69
B. B. 46 D. 71
14. The first term of the arithmetic sequence is 8 and the second
C. term is 16. Evaluate the third term.
D. A. 32 C. 24
2. How many blocks will be needed to build the 5th figure? B. 16 D. -8

15. It is the indicated sum of the terms of an arithmetic

sequence.
A. Arithmetic series
A. 21 B. Arithmetic Means
B. 15 C. Geometric Sequence
C. 28 D. Geometric Series
D. 10 16. ________ is the sum of the first n terms of sequence.
n−4 A. Partial Sum
3. Given the general terma n= , finda 2.
n B. Partial Product
E. C. Arithmetic Series
A. – 4 D. Common Difference
B. – 1 17. In solving arithmetic series, if an is given, which of the
C. 1
D. 4 following formula will be used?
4. What is a 5 of the arithmetic sequence given the general term n
A. Sn= [2 a1 + ( n−1 ) d ]
a n=−3 n+5 ? 2
A. -4 B. 2 n
C. -10 D. -7 B. Sn= ( a1+ an )
5. Which of the following illustrates an arithmetic sequence? 2
A. 3, 6, 12, 24, … C. Both a & b
B. 2, 4, 6, 8, … D. None of the above
C. 1, 1, 2, 3,5, … 18. Find the sum of first 30 natural numbers.
1 1 1 1 A. 455 C. 465
D. , , , ,…
2 4 6 8 B. 365 D. 355
19. Find the sum of the first 8 terms of the arithmetic sequence
6. The following are examples of arithmetic sequence EXCEPT: 50, 47, 44, …
A. 1, 2, 3, … A. 316 C. -316
B. 2, 4, 6, 8, … B. 416 D. 516
C. 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, … 20. Find the sum of the first 100 natural numbers.
D. 5, 10, 15, …
A. 4,050 C. 3,050
7. Given an arithmetic sequence 6, 12 ,18 , … find the
B. 5,050 D. 50,050
common difference.
21. What do you call a sequence of numbers in which each term
A. 1 C. 12
B. 6 D. 18 is obtained by multiplying the term to the common ratio (r)?
8. Given the first term which is 4 and a common difference of 5, A. Arithmetic Means
what is the 3rd term of the arithmetic sequence? B. Arithmetic series
A. 9 C. 19 C. Geometric Sequence
B. 14 D. 24 D. Geometric Series
9. What is the first term of the arithmetic sequence __,-6, -9, -10, 22. The following are geometric sequences EXCEPT:
-13?
A. 2, 6, 18, 54, …
A. -3 C. 2
B. -2 D. 3 B. 2, 10, 50, 250, …
10. What is the 8th term of the arithmetic sequence 2, 7, 12, 17, C. 2, 4, 6, 8, …
…? D. 2, 12, 72, 432, …
A. 32 C. 22 23. Which of the following sequences illustrate a geometric
B. 37 D. 27 sequence?
11. What is the arithmetic mean of 15 and 30? A. 5, 10, 15, 20,…
A. 20 C. 22
B. 10, 7, 4, 1,…
B. 21 D. 22.5
C. 8, 5, 8, 5, …
 D. 1, 2, 4, 8, . . B. Geometric Mean
D. Harmonic Mean
24. During an initial phase of an outbreak of measles, the
D. None of the above
number of infections can grow geometrically. If there were 34. Which of the following will you use to solve the geometric
4, 8, 16, … on the first three days of an outbreak of mean?
r −1
measles.
A. a n=a1 n
This is an example of ________. x 1+ x 2
B. x=
A. Arithmetic Sequence 2
B. Geometric Sequence C. √ ab
D. All of the above
C. Fibonacci Sequence
35. Arithmetic Sequence : a n=a1 + ( n−1 ) d
D. Harmonic Sequence
25. Arithmetic Sequence : Common Difference Geometric Sequence : ________
Geometric Sequence : ________ A. a n=a1 −( n−1 ) d
A. Geometric Mean n +1
B. a n=a1 r
B. Common Product
r +1
C. Geometric Series C. .a n=a1 n
D. Common Ratio r −1
26. In a sequence 2, 4, 8, 16, which of the following statement is D. a n=a1 n
TRUE. 36. Find the 4th term of the sequence 729, 243, 81, …
A. The common ratio is 2. A. 24 B. 27 C. -24 D. -27
B. The common difference is 2.
C. It has no common ratio. 37. A writer wrote 920 words on the first day, 810 on the second
D. Both A & C. day and 700 words on the third day. If the pattern
continues, how many words did the writer write on the fifth
day?
27. Jose got 6 rabbits to raise on his farm. From the following A. 480 C. 1180
month forward, the rabbit population doubled every month. B. 500 D. 2430
What kind of sequence is it?
A. Arithmetic C. Geometric 38. During an initial phase of an outbreak of dengue, the number
B. Fibonacci D. Harmonic
of infections can grow geometrically. If there were 3, 6, 12,
28. There are 20 rows of seats in a concert hall with 20 seats in
the first row, 21 seats in the second row, 22 seats in the third … on the first three days of an outbreak of dengue. How
row, and so on.  many will be infected on the 5th day?
What kind of sequence is it?
A. Arithmetic C. Geometric A. 36 C. 24
B. Fibonacci D. Harmonic B. 48 D. None of these
29. Which of the following is a finite geometric sequence? 39. Find the sum of the first 8 terms of the geometric series
A. 2, 6, 18, 54, … if a1=1 and r=2.
B. 24, 12, 6, 3, … A. 15 C. 255
1 1 1 1 B. 16 D. 256
C. , , , ,…
3 3 6 12
11 1 1 40. Calculate the sum of the terms of the infinite geometric
D. , , , …,
24 8 512 sequences.
30. Finite : Limited 1 1 1 1
1, , , , ,…
Infinite : ________ 2 4 8 16
A. Endless C. Fixed
B. Partial D. Restricted
1
A. C. 1
31. Which of the following is an infinite geometric sequence? 32
A. 2, 6, 18, 54 1
B. 24, 12, 6, … B. D. 2
2
1 1 1 1 41. Find the sum of the first 6 geometric sequence where the
C. , , ,
3 3 6 12 first term is 3 and the common ratio is 5.
11 1 1 A. 3, 125 C. 1, 312
D. , , , …, B. 3, 152 D. 1, 531
24 8 512 42. To solve the sum of the first n terms of a finite geometric
32. Which of the following is TRUE about infinite geometric sequence, you will use the formula ________.
sequence?
A. The terms are limited.
a1
A. S∞ =
B. The terms has common difference. 1+r
C. The terms are endless.
D. All of the above a1
33. The ________ between any two positive numbers a and b B. S∞ =
1−r
is the square root of their product.
A. Arithmetic Mean
 a1
C. S∞ =
r −1

a 1 ( r −1 )
n
D. Sn =
r −1
43. Evaluate the common ratio of the infinite geometric series:
1 1 1
+ + +…
2 4 8
A. r = 8 C. r = 5
B. r = -5 D. r = 2
44. Solve the sum of the infinite geometric sequence:
1 1 1
+ + …
2 4 8

A. 1 B. -1 C. 2 D. 0
45. Which of the following defines a Fibonacci sequence?
A. It is a sequence such that the reciprocals of the terms form
an arithmetic sequence.
B. It is a sequence where every term after the first is obtained
by adding a constant called the common difference.
C. It is a sequence where its first two terms is either both 1, or
0 and 1; and each term, thereafter, is obtained by adding
the two preceding terms.
D. It is a sequence where each term after the first is obtained
by multiplying the preceding term by a nonzero constant called
the common ratio.

46. What is the reciprocal of the arithmetic sequence?

A. Geometric Sequence
B. Arithmetic Sequence
C. Harmonic Sequence
D. Fibonacci Sequence
47. Complete the sequence: 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, __, __,
__...
A. 33, 44, 55
B. 34, 55, 89
C. 55, 89, 144
D. None of the above
1 1 1
48. Find the 5th term of the Harmonic Sequence , , ,…
5 15 45
1 1
A. C.
1, 215 1, 251
−1
B. D. None of
1, 215
these
49. Twelve days before Valentine’s Day, Carl decided to give
Nicole flowers according to the Fibonacci sequence. On the first
day, he sent one red rose, on the second day, two red roses,
and so on. How many roses did Nicole receive during the tenth
day?
A. 10 C. 89
B. 55 D. 144
50. There are 20 rows of seats in a concert hall with 20 seats in
the first row, 21 seats in the second row, 22 seats in the
third row, and so on. In total, how many seats are there in
the concert hall? 
A. 83 C. 375
B. 166 D. 590
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