1ST PERIODICAL EXAMINATON IN MATHEMATICS 10

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TEST I: MULTIPLE CHOICE

Read and understand each item, then choose the letter of your answer.
1. Which of the following shows a pattern?
A) 3, 2, 3, 2, 3, 2 C) A, G, M, T, 0, 9
B) 5, 7, 2, T, 6, Y D) smooth, long, wall, sing
2. Which of the following defines infinite sequence?
A) days of the week C) every other day
B) teenage life D) first Fridays of July 2020
3. Find the first four terms of the sequence An= 3n+2.
A) 5, 7, 11, 14 B) 5, 8, 11, 15 C) 5, 8, 11, 14 D) 5, 9, 1, 13, 17
4. Which of the following patterns shows finite sequence?
A) 6, 12, 18, 24, 36,... C) First 20 whole numbers
B) multiples of 6 D) 100, 50, 25, 12.5,...
5. Which numerical pattern follows the rule “subtract 2, then multiply by 3”, when starting with 5?
A) 5, 7, 21, 69 B) 5, 3, 9, 27, 21 C) 5, 3, 6, 4, 12 D) 5, 9, 14, 36
6. 14. Find the general term of the sequence 3, 9, 27, 81,...
A) 3n B) n3 C) 3 n D) n+3
7. Which of the following describes an arithmetic sequence?
a. A sequence in which a term is formed by adding any number to the preceding term.
b. A sequence in which there is an equal difference between consecutive terms.
c. A sequence in which a term minus the preceding term is always positive.
d. A sequence in which terms follows a pattern.
8. Which of the following is an arithmetic sequence?
a.1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 9… c. 1, -1, -3, -5…
b.1, 10, 20, 30… d. 7, -7, 7, -7 …
9. Which of the following is NOT an arithmetic sequence?
a. -5, -2, 1, 4 c. 1, 4, 7
b. 11, 14, 17, 20 d. 3, 7, 12, 18
10. During a free-fall, a skydiver jumps 36 feet, 48 feet, and 60 feet on the first, second, and third fall,
respectively. If he continues to jump at this pattern, how many feet will he have jumped during the tenth fall?
a.144 b. 156 c. 132 d. 140
11. Which of the following is the common difference in the sequence: 3, -2, -7, …?
a.1 b. -5 c. 5 d. -1
12. Which of the missing term in this arithmetic sequence: 23, 18, 13, 8, 3, _____, -7, -12,… ?
a.-2 b. 2 c. -5 d. 5

13. .) What is the arithmetic mean between -10 and 10.

A. -5 B. 0 C. 5 D. 10
14.) Insert 3 arithmetic means between -3 and 9.
A. 0 , 3 , 6 B. -3, 0, 3 C. 3, 6, 9 D. 3, 0, -3
15.) If three arithmetic means are inserted between 11 and 39,
find the second arithmetic mean.
A. 18 B. 25 C. 32 D. 46
16.) What is the 500th term of the arithmetic sequence: -5, -1, 3,
7, …?
A. 1991 B. 2001 C. -2001 D. 2015
17. .) What is the sum of the counting numbers from 1 to 9?
A. 25 B. 35 C. 45 D. 55
18.) What is the sum of the integers from 1 to 100?
A. 1500 B. 4500 C. 5000 D. 5050
19.) What is the sum of all even integers between 9 and 27?
A. 144 B. 162 C. 170 D. 180
20. What operation is used in obtaining the next terms in a geometric sequence?
A. Addition b. Division c. Multiplication D. Subtraction

21. Which of the following terms is closely related to a geometric sequence?

A. Common Ratio C. Both A & B
B. Common Difference D. None of these.
22. Which of the following statements is true to all geometric sequences?
A. If the common ratio is negative, then the sequence is increasing.
B. If the common ratio is negative, then all the terms of the sequence
is also negative.
C. If the common ratio is less than one, then the sequence is
decreasing.
D. If the common ratio is less than one, then the sequence is
increasing.
23. Which of the following is an example of a geometric sequence?
A. 2, 4, 6, 8, … C.1/4, ½. 1, 2, …
B. 12, 8, 4, 0, … D. 1, 1,2, 1/3, ¼
2 2
, ,2,10 ,...?
24. What is the next term of the sequence 25 5
 A. 5 B. 25 C. 50 D. 2/5

25. Determine the next number of fruits 1 apple, 4 apples, 16 apples . . .

A. 20 apples B. 24 apples
C. 32 apples D. 64 apples
26. If three geometric means are inserted between 320 and 20 votes of Supreme Student Gov’t. Officers,
find the second geometric mean.
A. 160 B. 140 C. 80 D. 40
27. Key deposited money in the bank. The first few interest earned are given by P50, P100, P200 . . . Find
her 8th interest earned.
A. P400 B. P3200 C. P1600 D. P6400
28. Bryan sells mango in the market. The sequence shows the amount of his sales per day, P45, P135,
P405, P1,215, . . . Find his 6th sales.
A. P3,645 B. P10,935 C. P11,350 D. P32,805
29. The sequence 100, 150, ___ ,338 shows the yearly female enrollment of RTDNHS, Gandara, Samar
for the last four years. What is the missing enrollment?
A. 250 B. 275 C. 225 D. 325
30. The sequence is the growth development of a mongo plant per day 3cm., 6cm., 12 cm., 24 cm. . . . Find
the growth development of a mongo after 11 days?
A. 3072 cm B. 1536 cm C. 768 cm D. 384 cm

31. If a sixth-degree polynomial is divided by a second degree polynomial,

what is the degree of the quotient?
A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4
32. Divide: x +2x -5x-10 by x -5.
3 2 2

a. x2 -3x+10 b. x2 + 7x+ 30 c. x+2 d. x-2

33. In the division algorithm P(x) ÷ d(x)= Q(x) + r(x)/d(x), what is the divisor?
a. P(x) b. d(x) c. r(x) d. Q(x)
34. Find the remainder when x3 -2x2 +4x -3 is divided by x+2.
a. 27 b. 5 c. -5 d. -27
35. If x3 -2x2 -5x +6 is divided by x+1 , the remainder is zero.
A) True B) False C) Cannot be determined
36. .) By Remainder Theorem, R = 0 if and only if ______.
A. ( x – r ) is a factor of P(x) B. P(x) + ( x - r )
C. P(x) + ( x + r ) D. P(r) = 9
37.) What way to find the Remainder when P(x) is divided by (x –
r)?
A. use long division B. P(x) is added by (x – 1) C.
calculate P(r) D. add P(x) to R
38.) Evaluate P(x) = x³+ x²+ x + 3 as sales on candles when x = 3 as for the
3rd day sale.
 A. 37 B. 42 C. 55 D. 63
39.) Use the Remainder Theorem in finding the remainder when the
monthly salary of Mrs. Uy ( 5x²- 2x + 1 ) is divided by the
expenses for the month ( x + 2 ).
A. 15 B. 25 C. 30 D. 35
40.) Find the value of k for which the binomial of student
attendance ( x – 2 ) is a factor of student
performance ( x³- x² - kx + 4 ).
A. -2 B. 2 C. 4 D. 8

TEST II. MATCHING TYPE

Directions: Match column A with column B by writing the letter of the correct
answer on the blank provided.

Colum A Column B

________41. The sum of the first 10 terms of a. 19, 607

3 – 3 + 3 – 3 + 3 – 3 + ….
________42. The sum of the first 13 terms of b. 4,095
5– 5 + 5 – 5 + 5 – 5 + ….
________43. The sum of the first 5 terms of c. 5
7 + 49 + 343 + 2,401 + 16,807 + 117,649
________44. The sum of the first 6 terms of d. 1
3 + 12 + 48 + 192 + 768 + 3,072
________45. The sum of the first 7 terms of e. 0
-64 + 32 – 16 + 8 – 4 + 2 – 1 f. -43

Test III. Show your complete solution (5pts)

Solve:
Pedro bought (18 x3 -39 x2 +18x+ 6 ) pesos worth of tokens for your
classroom Christmas party. If each token is worth ( 3x-4 ) pesos, how many
tokens did Peter buy?

GOD BLESS!

Prepared by:

NOIMIE L. GARBO
Math Teacher