Department of Education

Division of Zambales
Lipay High School
Pob. South, Sta. Cruz, Zambales

Table of Specifications
Mathematics- XI
(General Mathematics)

Preliminary Examinations
S.Y. 2017-2018

Topics No. of No. of Knowledge Item Process Item Understanding Item

Days Items 15% Number 25% Number 30% Number
17-
15 3 1,2,4 5 5,6,9,10,14 7
Functions 9 19,22-25
Rational 20,26,
13 3 3,7,8 4 11,12,21,26 6
Functions 8 34-37
One-to-one 31-
12 3 13-15 4 27-30 5
functions 7 32,39-40
TOTAL 24 40 9 13 18

Prepared by:

MARICEL T. MAS
T-I

Checked by:

ILYNE M. MAYA
Head Teacher-I

Noted by:

DEOMEDES M. ECLARINO
Principal-II
 Department of Education
Division of Zambales
Lipay High School
Pob. South, Sta. Cruz, Zambales

PRELIMINARY EXAMINATIONS IN MATHEMATICS-XI

(General Mathematics)

NAME:_______________________ YR & SEC.________________ DATE:______________ SCORE:

DIRECTION: Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write your answer before the number.
1. Which of the following relations is a function?
A. {(1,1),(2,2),(3,3),(4,4)} C. 𝑓 ={(2,1),(2,2),(1,3),(1,4)}
B. 𝑓 ={(1,1),(1,2),(1,3),(1,4)} D. 𝑓 = {(0,1),(1,2),(1,3),(2,4)}
2. What function is the ratio of one polynomial function to another polynomial function?
A. rational B. irrational C. constant D. linear
𝑝(𝑥)
3. What is the domain of a rational function in the form r(x) = ?
𝑞(𝑥)
A. 0 B. set of positive integers C. set of all real numbers such that q(x) is not zero D. set of real numbers
4. Given f(x) = x+8, what is f(3)?
A. -5 B. 5 C. 11 D. 24
5. Given f(x) = 4x and g(x) = 6x, what is (f+g)(x)?
A. 2x B. 10x C. 10x2 D. 24x
6. With the same given on item number 3, what is (f-g)(x)?
A. -10x B. -2x C. 2x D. 10x
7. Which of the following is NOT a rational expression?
12𝑎2 2𝑥−4 𝑡 2 −3𝑡−28 15
A. 3𝑧 6
B. 𝑥 2 −4 C. 𝑡 2 −4𝑡−21 D.
√𝑥−1
8. Which of the following is a rational function?
2+𝑥 𝑥+3 7
A. 𝑥−1 = 8 B. x>√𝑥 + 2 C. 𝑓(𝑥) = 6 − 𝑥 2 −5 D. 2x≥ 𝑥+4
3 3 5𝑥 2 +4
9. What is the LCD of the rational expression 𝑥+3 + 𝑥+3 = 𝑥 2 −9 ?
A. 𝑥 + 3 B. 𝑥 − 3 C. 𝑥 2 − 9 D. 3
2
10. Evaluate; 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 − 3𝑥 + 5 at f(3).
A. 5 B. -5 C. 3 D. -3
𝑥+4
11. What are the critical numbers of the rational inequality ≥0
𝑥−5
A. (-4, 5) B. (-4, -5) C. (4, 5) D. (4, -5)
12. What is the term used for the vertical or horizontal dashed line found on the graph of rational functions to which the graph gets
closer as it increases or decreases its value without limit?
A. domain B. infinity C. asymptote D. range
13. What function suggest that each element of the range is the image of exactly one element of the function of the domain?
A. one-to-one B. one-to-many C. many-to-one D. all of these
14. What is the inverse of y=4x-1?
1 𝑥+1 1
A. x=4y-1 B. x= 4𝑦−1 C. 𝑦 = 4 D. 𝑦 = 4𝑥−1
15. Which of the following diagram illustrates a function?

A. B. C. D. x1 1
x1 1 x1 1 x1 1
x2 2 x2 2 x2 2 x2 2
x3 3 x3 3 x3 3 x3 3

16. If f(x)= 5x-7, what is f(3) + f(4)?

A. 5 B. 8 C. 13 D. 21
For items 17-19, let f(x) = 3x = 1 and g(x) = 5x-1.
17. What is (f•g)(x)?
A. 8x B. 8x2 C. 15x2 + 2x – 1 D. 15x2 - 2x + 1
18. What is (f°g)(x)?
A. 15x-2 B. 15x+4 C. 8x + 2 D. 15x + 2
19. What is (g°𝑓)(𝑥)?
A. 15x-2 B. 15x+4 C. 8x + 2 D. 15x + 2
20. Which of the following is NOT true about rational functions?
A. The numerator and denominator are polynomials C. The domain of rational function is the set of all real numbers
B. The denominator is not a zero function. D. All of the above.
𝑥+6 1
21. What is/are the solution(s) of the rational equation 𝑥−4 = 𝑥+1
A. -5 B. -4 C. 4 D. 5
 𝒙+𝟒
For items 22-24, given: ≥𝟎
𝒙−𝟒
22. What are the intervals of the inequality?
A. (-∝, −4), (−4,5), (5, ∝) C. (−∝, −5), (−5,4), (4, ∝)
B. (−∝, −5), (−5, −4), (−4, ∝) D. (−∝ ,4), (4,5), (5, ∝)
23. What is the solution set of the inequality?
A. (-∝,-4) ∪(5,∝) B. (-4,-5) C. (-∝, −5) ∪ (4, ∝) D. (-5,4)
24. What value of x will make the function undefined?
A. -5 B. -4 C. 4 D. 5
−3𝑥+7
25. What is the horizontal asymptote of r(x) = ?
2𝑥+1
3
A. 0 B.− 2 C. 7 D. none
(𝑥+1)(𝑥−3)(𝑥−2)
26. What is/are the vertical asymptote(s) of r(x) = (𝑥−1)(𝑥+2)
?
A. -2 B. 1 C. (-2, 1) D. none
27. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. All functions satisfy the vertical line test
B. All one-to-one functions satisfy the vertical line test
C. All one-to-one functions satisfy the horizontal line test
D. All one-to-one functions satisfy both vertical and horizontal line test
28. Which of the following relations whose inverse is a function?
A. f= {(3, 3), (5,3)} C. f={(1,3),(4,2),(5,1)}
B. f= {(-2,-3),(-4,-3),(-2,-5),(-1,5)} D. f={(5,-1),(4,8),(6,8),(4,9)}
29. Which of the following represents a function?
A. the rule which assigns to each person the name of his uncle
B. the rule which assigns chemical elements to its chemical symbol
C. the rule which assigns to each cellular phone unit its phone number
D. the rule which assigns to each month the person having that as birth month
30. Which of the following does NOT represent a function?
A. the rule which assigns to each person his TIN
B. the rule which assigns to each person his friend
C. the rule which assigns to each polygon its corresponding number of diagonals
D. the rule which assigns to each perfect square its square root
For items 31-33, refer to the following situation.
“Aleng Mercy went to the market to buy rice and fruits. The cost of 15 kilos of rice she bought is given by the function
r(x) = 15x where x is the cost of rice per kilo. The cost of fruits she bought is given by the function f(x) = 5x + 5 where the
number of kilos she bought.
31. How did much Aleng Mercy Spent?
A. 10x -5 B. 10x + 5 C. 20x + 5 D. 20x2+ 5
32. If she gave 100x to the vendor, how much was her change?
A. 90x+5 B. 90x-5 C. 80x-5 D. 0
33. If the cost of the fruits Aleng Mercy bought is equal to the cost of rice kilo, what is the new function formed?
A. 10x -5 B. 20x +5 C. 75x+75 D. 75x +5
34. The amount (in percent) of a drug in a person’s bloodstream h hours after its injection can be approximated using the
5ℎ
functional rule A(h)= 2 . What is the approximate amount of a drug in a person’s bloodstream after it is injected past 3 and
4ℎ +5
half hours?
A. 0.09 B. 0.23 C. 0.32 D. 0.90
35. What is the approximate amount of a drug in person’s bloodstream after it is injected past 5 hours?
A. 0.06 B. 0.24 C. 0.42 D. 0.60
150,000
36. A theater can accommodate at most 450 people per show. The theater manager uses the formula C=2(ℎ + )
ℎ
determine the cost of C (in US dollar) operating the theater with h people. How many people must watch a show to keep the
cost down to $ 1,600.00?
A. 300 B. between 300 to 500 C. 500 D. 800
37. What does an asymptote on the graph of rational functions indicate?
A. the curve ends at the asymptote C. the asymptote redirects the curve
B. the curve will get closer and closer to the asymptote D. all of the above.
38. What is the inverse of y=x2 + 1?
A. 𝑦 = √𝑥 − 1 B. x= y2 +1 C. y=x-1 D. x2 = y+1
2𝑥+1
39. What is the inverse of𝑦 = 3𝑥−4?
4𝑥+1 4𝑥−1 3𝑥−1 4𝑥+2
A. y=3𝑥−2 B. 3𝑥+2 C. 𝑦 = 4𝑥+2 D. 𝑦 = 3𝑥−1
40. What is the inverse of f(x) = 2x + 1?
𝑥−1 𝑥+1
A. 𝑦 = 2 B. 𝑦 = 2𝑦 + 1 C.y = 2
D. y=2y-1
 Department of Education
Division of Zambales
Lipay High School
Pob. South, Sta. Cruz, Zambales

KEY ANSWER
PRELIMINARY EXAMINATIONS IN MATHEMATICS-XI
(General Mathematics)

1. A 36. B
2. A 37. B
3. C 38. A
4. C 39. A
5. B 40. A
6. B
7. D
8. C
9. A
10. A
11. A
12. C
13. A
14. C
15. A
16. D
17. C
18. A
19. B
20. C
21. A
22. A
23. A
24. A
25. C
26. C
27. B
28. C
29. B
30. B
31. C
32. C
33. A
34. C
35. B