Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region V
Schools Division of Camarines Sur
BULA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Sagrada, Bula, Camarines Sur

1ST QUARTER EXAMINATION IN MATH 10

GENERAL INSTRUCTION: Write your answers on the answer sheet provided. DO

NOT WRITE ANYTHING on the test questionnaire. GOOD LUCK!

I. MULTIPLE CHOICE
Direction: Read each item carefully then choose the letter of your answer among the
options. Write only the letter in your answer sheet.

1. What comes next in the pattern 1, 2, A, 3, 4, E, 5, 6, I, 7, 8, 0, 9, 10, ____?

A. B B. U C. D D. C

2. Find the missing letter to complete the pattern Z, Y, A, B, X, W, C, D, ____, U, E,

F?
A. T B. G C. V D. W

3. Nerissa wants to find the fifth term of a sequence -12, -7, -2, 3 which concepts
will you suggest to be used?
A. Arithmetic Sequence C. Fibonacci Sequence
B. Geometric Sequence D. Harmonic Sequence

4. What is the first four terms of the sequence: a n=3 n−1 ?

A. 2, 6 ,8, 10 C. 2, 5, 8, 11
B. 2, 7, 12, 17 D. 2, 3, 4, 5

5. Find the common difference in the arithmetic sequence −¿17, −¿15, −¿13?
A. −¿3 B. −¿2 C. 2 D. 3

6. For an arithmetic sequence with the first three terms 2, 6, and 10, find the 98 th
term.
A. 301 B. 356 C. 388 D. 390

7. If an arithmetic mean will be inserted between 18 and 48, what will it be?
A. 33 B. 31 C. 29 D. 27

8. If three arithmetic means are inserted between 11 and 39, find the third
geometric mean?
A. 18 B. 25 C. 32 D. 46
9. For an arithmetic sequence that has a first term of 7 and a common difference of
5, find the 21st term?
A. 107 B. 115 C. 147 D. 187

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10. If the first term in an arithmetic series is 3, the last term is 136, and the sum is
1390, what are the first 3 terms?
1
A. 3, 10, 17 B. 3, 23, 43 C. 3, 36 , 70 D. 3, 139, 1251
3

11. What is the sum of 1+2+3+4+5+6+…+100?

A. 4, 900 B. 4, 950 C. 5, 000 D. 5, 050

12. What is the sum of the first 16th terms of the arithmetic sequence 1, 5, 9, 13, …?
A. 496 B. 528 C. 643 D. 992

13. Find the sum of the first ten terms of the arithmetic sequence 4, 10, 16, ...
A. 310 B. 390 C. 410 D. 430

14. An r in the geometric sequence is referred to a common ratio, which among the
following BEST describes it?
A. It is the fixed amount multiplied.
B. To find the common ratio, divide the second term by the first term.
C. It cannot be equal to zero.
D. All of the above

15. Which of the following is NOT a geometric sequence?

A. 1, -1, 1, … C. 2, 6, 18, …
B. 2, 4, 8, … D. 2, 4, 6, …

16. What is the difference between geometric sequence and arithmetic sequence?
A. Geometric Sequence has a common difference while arithmetic sequence
has a common ratio.
B. Geometric sequence has a common ratio while arithmetic sequence has a
common difference.
C. Geometric sequence is a sequence with no common ratio while arithmetic
sequence has a common difference.
D. Geometric sequence is a sequence with common ratio while arithmetic
sequence has no common difference.

17. 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.

18. This refers to the number that is being multiplied to obtain a geometric sequence.
A. Number of Terms C. Common Difference
B. Common Denominator D. Common Ratio

19. Find the common ratio in the geometric sequence 3,−¿6, 12, −¿24, ...
1 −1
A. B. C. 2 D. −¿2
2 2
20. How can you indicate infinite geometric sequence?
A. Use an ellipsis C. Use a bar line above the sequence
B. Use an arrowhead D. All of these
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21. Insert two geometric means between the numbers 4 and 256.
A. 15 and 75 C. 17 and 85
B. 14 and 64 D. 16 and 64

22. For a geometric sequence with a first term of 3 and a common ratio of 2, find the
10th term.
A. 384 B. 768 C. 1,536 D. 3,072

23. The first term of a geometric sequence is 5, and the second term is 10, what is
the sixth term?
A. 80 B. 160 C. 320 D. 640

24. What is the geometric mean between 3 and 48?

A. 3 B. 6 C. 9 D. 12

25. What is the 7th term in the geometric sequence 4, 12, 36, …?
A. 56 B. 336 C. 1,406 D. 2,916

26. Find the sum of the geometric sequence 3, 6, 12, 24, 48, 96.
A. 189 B. −¿189 C. 190 D. −¿190

27. What is the sum of the first 5 terms 4, 12, 36, 108, …?
A. 484 B. 485 C. 486 D. 487

28. Find the sum of the infinite geometric series of 1 +¿ 0.5 +¿ 0.25 + 0.125 + …
A. 0.2 B. 0.5 C. 2.0 D. 2.5

29. Find the sum of the first five terms of the geometric series 2, 8, 32, 128, …
A. 682 B. 243 C. 679 D. 743

30. Which set of numbers is an example of a fibonacci sequence?

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
A. ,− , ,− , … C. , , , ,…
2 2 2 2 3 9 27 81
1
B. ,−¿1, 2, −¿4, … D. 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, …
2

31. Which of the terms below may form a harmonic sequence?

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
A. 3, 5, 7, 9, … B. , , , ,… C. , , , ,… D. 2, 4, 8, 16, …
3 6 9 12 2 4 8 16
1 1 1 1
32. What is the next term in the harmonic sequence , , , , …?
12 15 18 21
1 1
A. 24 B. 25 C. D.
24 25
33. Which polynomial is arranged in the descending order or power?
2 3 4
A. 28+12 x−16 x −3 x +12 x
4 3 2
B. 12 x −3 x −16 x + 12 x +28
4 2 3
C. 28+12 x −16 x −3 x +12 x
4 2 3
D. 12 x +12 x−16 x −3 x

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 34. If P ( x )=2 x 4−3 x 2+ 4 x +5, find P(−3).
A. 126 B. 127 C. 128 D. 129

35. Use remainder theorem to find the remainder of (4 x 2001 +7 x1998 −5) if divided by
(x−1).
A. 6 B. 7 C. 8 D. 9

36. Which expression gives the remainder when P ( x )=4 x 2 +2 x−5 is divided by
x−2?

A. P(−5) B. P(−2) C. P(2) D. P ( 54 )

37. If the linear expression (x−r ) is a factor of P(x ), then ________.
A. P ( r )=0 B. P ( r )=1 C. P ( r )=2 D. P ( r )=3

38. If P (−2 )=0 , which of the following statements is true about P(x )?

A. x +2 is a factor of P(x ) C. P ( x )=0, has two negative roots

B. 2 is root of P ( x )=0 D. P ( 0 )=−2

39. Which is the missing factor in the equation x 2−4=( x−2)¿ .

A. x−2 B. x +2 C. x +4 D. x−4

40. Which statement is TRUE?

A. The quotient multiplied by the dividend plus the remainder equals the divisor.
B. If x 2+ 5 x +7 is divided by x +2, the remainder is 1.
C. If the remainder is 0, then the dividend is a factor of the divisor.
D. The remainder is a factor of the dividend if the quotient is 0.

II. PROBLEM SOLVING

Direction: Solve the following problems and show your complete solution.

41- 45. Michaela saved from her school allowance as follows: ₱15 on the first week,
₱20 on the second week, and ₱25 on the third week, and so on. How much
was her total savings after 12 weeks?

46- 50. If a car moving at a constant rate travels (2 x 3+ x 2−13 x +6) km in (x +3) hours,
what is the rate of the car in km per hour?

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PSYCHE G. CEA
NANIE B. TAGUM
Math 10 Teachers

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