Sangley Point National High School

First Quarter Exam in Grade 10 Mathematics

SY 2015 - 2016
Name:_________________________________
Score:_____________
Yr. and Section:______________________
Date:______________
I. Multiple Choices: Choose only the letter of the correct answer and write it on the space
provided for. (1pt.)
_____1. A sequence where a constant number is added to the preceding term to get the next term is called
______.
a. arithmetic
b. geometric
c. harmonic
d. Fibonaci
_____2.
What is the next term of the sequence, 12, 8, 4, 0, ___?
a. 4
b. -4
c. 8
d. 0
_____3. What is the next term in the sequence 5, 10, 20, 40,
a. 50
b. 60
c. 80
d. 90
_____4. The next number in the sequence 10, 11, 9, 12, 8, is ____
a. 13
b. 7
c. 14
d. 6
_____5. The next number in the sequence 2, 5, 11, 23, __
a. 31
b.47
c. 43
d. 13
_____6.
Find the common difference of the sequence 2, 5, 8, 11,
a. d = 3
b. d = -3
c. d = -2
d. d = 2
_____7. What is the common difference in the sequence 12, 8, 4, 0, ?
a. 4
b. -4
c. 8
d. 0
_____8. If the 5th term of an arithmetic sequence is 24 and the 11th term is 48. Find the common difference.
a. 3
b. 4
c. 8
d. 6
_____9. The first three terms of arithmetic sequence is 2, 8, 14. The fifth term is
a. 20
b. 26
c. 32
d. 38
_____10. Find the 13th term of the arithmetic sequence 11, 14, 17, 20,
a. 50
b. 47
c. 43
d. 37
_____11. Find the 15th term in the sequence 2, 5, 8, 11,
a. a15 = 50
b. a15 = 41
c. a15 = 47
d. a15 = 44
_____12.
What term is 46 in the sequence -6, -4, -2, 0, ?
a. 19th
b. 27th
c. 38th
d. 54th
_____13. It is a term between non consecutive terms of an arithmetic sequence
a. geometric mean b. harmonic mean
c. arithmetic mean d. none
_____14.
Insert two arithmetic means between 5 and 20
a. 10 and 15
b. 10 and 30
c. 15 and 30
d. 20 and 40
_____15.
Find the sum of all multiples of 5 between 7 and 198.
a. 2800
b. 3900
c. 2100
d. 3600
_____16.
The indicated sum of the terms of a sequence
b. sequence
b. series
c. term
d. mean
_____17. Find the arithmetic mean between 2 and 16
a. 9
b. 10
c. 11
d. 12
_____18. Find three arithmetic mean between 9 and 33
a. 15, 21, 27
b. 14, 20, 26
c. 12, 17, 22
d. 13, 20, 27
_____19. Four arithmetic mean will be inserted between -1 and 14, what will the second arithmetic mean
be?
a. 2
b. 5
c. 8
d. 11

_____20.

Insert Arithmetic mean between 10 and 20

b. 17
c. 25
_____21.
Insert arithmetic mean between 0 and 1.
a. 0
b.
c. 1
_____22.
Insert arithmetic mean between 4and 6.
a. 5
b. 7
c. 25
a. 15

_____23.

d. 18
d. 3/2
d. 18

The sum of the first five positive number is _____

a. 20
b. 30
c. 40
d. 50
_____24.
The sum of the eleven terms of the arithmetic sequence beginning with 50, 40 . . . is
a. 0
b. 25
c. 5
d. 50
___25.
Find the sum of all the odd integers from 100 to 200, inclusive
a. 7000
b. 7500
c. 8000
d. 8500
___26.
The sum of the twenty terms in an arithmetic sequence, 0, 1, 2, 3. is ______
a. 190
b. 180
c. 170
d. 160
___27.
How many numbers between 150 and 250 are exactly divisible by 12?
a. 10
b. 8
c. 7
d. 6
__28.
Find the sum of the positive integers from 1 to 100.
a. 5000
b. 5050
c. 5100
d. 5150
_____29. Vianca made deposits of P50.00 on the first month, P54.00 on the second month, P58.00 on the
third month, and so on until the end of the year. What amount would be her deposit on the 12 th
month?
a. P94.00
b. P98.00
c. P804.00
d. P864.00

_____30. Jesie made deposits each month, P500 on the first month, P600 on the 2 nd month, P700 on the 3rd
month, and so on until the end of the year. What amount would be in her savings at the end of the
year?
a. 12600
b. 16000
c. 25200
d. 16200
___31. A group of hikers has a trek of 6 days to reach Mt. Apo. They traveled 15 km on the 1 st day, 13 km on
the 2nd day, 11 on the 3rd day, and so on. How many kilometers did they travel to reach Mt. Apo?
a. 60
b. 40
c. 20
d. 0

_____32. A military unit purchases 10 spare parts during the first month of a contract, 15 spare parts in the
second month, 20 spare parts in the third month, 25 spare parts in the fourth month, and so on.
The acquisition officer wants to know the total number of spare parts the unit will have acquired
after 50 months.
a. 6640
b. 6635
c. 6630
d. 6625
_____33.
Every month Nene intends to read 2 pocket books more than she did previously. If she started 3 books
on the first month, how many could she have on the 6th month?
a. 13
b. 14
c. 15
d. 17
____34. During a free-fall, a sky diver jumps 16 feet, 48feet, and 80 feet on the first, second and third fall,
respectively. If he continues to jump at this rate, how many feet will he have jumped during the tenth fall?
a. 304
b. 336
c. 314,928
d. 944, 784

_____35.

The set {2, 4, 8, 16}

a. Arithmetic sequence
Fibonacci sequence

b. Geometric sequence c. Harmonic sequence

d.

___36.

Its a set of terms in which each term after the first is obtained by multiplying the preceding term by the
same fixed number
a. arithmetic
b. geometric
c. harmonic
d. Fibonaci
___37.
Find the 8th term of the geometric sequence 128, 64, 32,
a. 5
b. 1
c. 2
d. -1
___38.
If a1 = 4 and r = 3, what is a6?
a.
1080
b. 324
c. 972
d. 108
_____39. Find the sum of the first n terms: 3, 6, 12, and n = 12
a. 180
b. 189
c. 192
d. 196
_____40.
How many terms of the geometric sequence 2, 6, 18 need to be taken to give a sum of 4374?
a. 4
b. 10
c. 7
d. 12

1 5 5 5
, , , ,
10 38 26 14
_____41.

The sequence
a. Arithmetic

is an example of what type of sequence?

b. geometric

c. harmonic

d. Fibonacci

2
3

_____42.

1, 1, 2, 3, 5, is an example of __________ sequence.

a. Arithmetic
b. geometric
c. harmonic
d. Fibonacci
_____43.
its a sequence of numbers in which the reciprocals of the arithmetic sequence
a. arithmetic
b. geometric
c. Fibonacci
d. harmonic
_____44.
In SPNHS, suspension of classes is announced through text brigade. The principal announces the
suspension of classes to two teachers. Each of whom sends this message to two other teachers, and
so on.. suppose that text messages were sent in five rounds. Counting the principals text message as
first. How many text messages were sent in all?
a. 31
b. 32
c. 63
d. 64
_____45.
A culture of bacteria doubles every 3 hours. If there are 500 bacteria at the beginning, how many bacteria will there
be after 24 hours?
a. 64,000
b. 32000
c. 128, 000
d. 256, 000
_____46.
A sequence where every term after the first is found by adding 2 preceding terms.
arithmetic
b. geometric
c. Fibonacci
d. harmonic

II. Tell whether or not each number sequence is a geometric sequence. Write GS for Geometric
Sequence or the word NOT, if its not.
1

5, 10, 20, 40, 80, . . .

512, 128, 32, 8, 4, . . .

8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, . . .

1, 3, 6, 10, 15, . . .

16, 24, 36, 54, 81, . . .

1 1 1 1 1
, , , , , ...
2 3 4 5 6

III. Riddle (8pts)

8 I am 8 letter word. i am kept secret by everyone. My 2,3,4 letters is an animal.

My 3,5,6,7,8 is a weapon. My 1,2,8 is used for writing exam. My 3,4 letters are
same. Then who am i?
9

Directions: Do the following and look for the correct answer inside the decoder
box

10 1. 3 geometric means between 4 and 324

11 2. Four geometric means between 3 and 96.
12 3. Geometric mean between 14 and 56.
13 4. Geometric mean between 8 and 2
14 5. Geometric mean between 8 and 128
15 6. Geometric mean between 6 and 216
16 7. Geometric mean between 4 and 144
17 8. The geometric mean between 5 and 500.
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19

IV. Modified TRUE OR FALSE: Write TRUE if the statement is correct or

change the underlined or given to make it true. (2pts)

20 _________________________1. An arithmetic sequence is a sequence where every term

after the first is found by adding 2 preceding terms.

3
3

3
4

217
16

21 ________________________2. the sum to infinity of 3, , , is

22 ______________3. The set {2, 4, 8, 16} is an example of Arithmetic sequence
23 ______________4. Find the 15th term in the sequence 2, 5, 8, 11, is 50
24 ______________5. The sum of terms of a geometric sequence is 3, given: a1 = 3, r = -1,
n=9
25 ______________6. Common difference is the fixed number being multiplied to each
term of geometric sequence
26 ______________7. If a1 = 8, r = -1, n =51, the sum of all the terms is 8
27 ______________8. the 5th term of the geometric sequence if a 1 = -3 and r = -3 is -243
28
29 ______________9. The first term of the geometric sequence is 5 when its, r = -1, n = 12
and sum is 0.
30 ______________10 the 8th term of the geometric sequence 128, 64, 32, is 1
31 ______________11 A chain message was sent to 3 people and that three people needs
to send it again on three people. If the pattern continue, 243 text message will be in
circulation after 5 sent.

32 ______________12 the sum to infinity of the geometric sequence

1 1 1
, , ,...
3 9 27

is 1/2

33 ______________13 the sum to infinity of the geometric sequence 36, 24, 16, Is108
34 ______________14 the sum to infinity of the geometric sequence 18, 6, 2, Is 27
35 ______________15 There will be 128,000 culture bacteria after 24 hours if it doubles
every 3 hours and begin with 500 bacteria
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37 V.Answer the following with solution (5 points each)

38 1. Jesie made deposits each month, P500 on the first month, P600 on the 2 nd month,
P700 on the 3rd month, and so on until the end of the year. What amount would be in
her savings at the end of 2 year?
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40
41
42
43
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45 2. In SPNHS, suspension of classes is announced through text brigade. The principal
announces the suspension of classes to two teachers. Each of whom sends this
message to two other teachers, and so on.. Suppose that text messages were sent in
five rounds. Counting the principals text message as first. How many text messages
were sent in all?
46

47
48

49
50
51 Wrong is wrong even if everyone is doing it.
52 Right is right even if you are only doing it
53 BE HONEST! Do not attempt to cheat
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