MALASIQUI NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

UNIT TEST (FIRST QUARTER)

MATHEMATICS 10
Name:_______________________________ Score:_____________
Grade & Section:_______________________ Date:______________

Write the letter of the correct answer on the space provided before each number.
____1. 1, 5, 9, ?
A. 16 B. 17 C. 19 D. 13
____2. The 6th term of the sequence defined by the general term an = - 2n + 3 is
A. – 3 B. -5 C. – 7 D. – 9

____3. Write the general term of the sequence 3, 6, 9, 12, 15,…

A. an = 2n + 1 B. an = 3n C. an = 1/ 3 𝑛 D. an = 3n2

____4. What is the common difference of the sequence 4, 9, 14, 19, 24,…
A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5

____5. Arithmetic mean between two terms is also known as ______________

A. Series. B. Mode. C. Median. D. Average.

____6. Which of the following is an expression denoting the sum of the terms of an arithmetic sequence?
A. Arithmetic means. C. Arithmetic series.
B. Arithmetic extremes. D. Arithmetic sum.

____7. What is the sum of the first 20 terms of the arithmetic sequence -2, -5, -8, -11, …
A. -610 B. 610 C. 230 D. -230

____8. Which sequence has a common ratio of -2?

A. 4, 8, 16, 32 B. 4, -8, 16, -32 C. 32, 16, 8, 4 D. -32, -16, -8, -4

____9.What kind of sequence is 3,6,12,24,…?

A. Arithmetic Sequence. C. Geometric Sequence.
B. Fibonacci. D. Harmonic Sequence.

____10. What is the common ratio of a geometric sequence whose first and fifth terms are 9 and 144
respectively.
A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5

____11. Which of the following illustrates finite geometric sequence?

A. 2, 6, 18… B. 2, 6, 18, 54 C. 5, 8, 11…. D. 5, 8, 11, 14

____12. Determine the sum of the first 10 terms of the geometric sequence −4,4,−4,...
A. -4 B. 0 C. 4 D. 8

____13. The third term of a geometric sequence is 3 and the sixth term is 1 9 . Solve for the first term.
A. a1 = 7 B. a1 = 17 C. a1 = 27 D. a1 = 37
For Item nos. 14 – 16: Divide ( 3x2 + 2x3 +12 – 10 x ) by ( x – 3 )
____14. What is the divisor?
A. 2x2 + 9x + 17 B. x - 3 C. 2x3 + 3x2 – 10x + 12 D. 63
____15. What is the quotient?
A. 2x2 + 9x + 17 B. x - 3 C. 2x3 + 3x2 – 10x + 12 D. 63
____16. What is remainder
A. 17 B. 63 C. x – 3 D. 17 x – 5
For Item nos. 17 – 19:
3 1 -6 2 21
3 -9 -21
1 -3 -7 0

____17. Which polynomial is the dividend?

A. x3 – 6x2 + 2x + 21 B. x – 6x3 + 2x2 + 21 C. x3 – 3x2 – 7x D. x2 –3 x – 7

____18. Which polynomial is the quotient?

A. x3 – 6x2 + 2x + 21 B. x – 6x3 + 2x2 + 21 C. x3 – 3x2 – 7x D. x2 –3 x – 7

____19. What is the remainder?

A. 1 B. - 3 C. -7 D. 0

____20. Given P(x) = 3x3 –x2 + 4x -1, what is the value of P(-2)?
A. -33 B. -35 C. -37 D. -39

____21. What is the remainder of the polynomial function for the divisor to be a factor?
A. 0 B. -1 C. 1 D. 2

____22. What are the factors of 𝑛2 − 10𝑛 + 9?

A. (𝑛 − 9)(𝑛 − 1) C. (𝑛 + 9)(𝑛 + 1)
B. (𝑛 + 9)(𝑛 − 1) D. (𝑛 − 9)(𝑛 + 1)

____23. What should be n in 𝑎𝑥n + 𝑐 = 0 defines a polynomial equation?

A. An integer. C. Any number.
B. A non-negative integer. D. Any number except zero.

____24. What is the leading coefficient of the polynomial function 2𝑥 + 𝑥3 + 4 −𝑥5 = 0?

A. 1 B. -1 C. 3 D. 4

____25. How should be the polynomial equation 𝑥 + 5𝑥3 + 3𝑥6 + 1 = 0 be written in standard form?
A. 5𝑥3 + 𝑥 + 3𝑥6+ 1 = 0 C. 1 + 𝑥 + 5𝑥3 + 3𝑥6 = 0
B. 1 + 3𝑥6 + 𝑥 + 5𝑥3 = 0 D. 3x6 + 5𝑥3 + 𝑥 + 1 = 0

Prepared by:

BEVERLYN G. VINLUAN
Teacher III