JMJ Siena College of San Jose

City of San Jose del Monte, Bulacan

Basic Education Department
S.Y.: 2019 – 2020
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FIRST MASTERY TEST

MATHMATICS 10

Name:_________________________ Teacher: Mr. Marjhon A. Mahinay Score: __________

Grade and Section: _____________ Date: ______________Time Started: ____Time Ended: ___

“For God so loved the world so much that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in
him may not die but have eternal life”
John 3:16

Direction: Encircle the letter of the correct answer.

1. It is a succession of numbers in a specific order.
A. sequence B. series
C. extremes D. means
2. ∑3𝑛=0(2𝑛 − 1)can be read as?
A. “The summation of 2𝑛 − 1 from 𝑛 = 0 to 𝑛 = 4”
B. “The summation of 4 and 0 from2𝑛 − 1”
C. “The summation of 2𝑛 − 1 from 𝑛 = 4 to 𝑛 = 0”
D. “The summation of 0 and 4 from 2𝑛 − 1”
3. Given the 𝑎1 = 6 and 𝑑 = 3, what is the fifth term of the sequence?
A. 12 B. 15
C. 18 C. 21
4. It is an expression denoting the sum of the terms of an arithmetic sequence.
A. Arithmetic mean B. Arithmetic series
C. Arithmetic extremes D. Arithmetic notation
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5. What is the fourth term of the geometric sequence3 , 2, 6, …?
A. 19 B. 17
C. 18 D. 20
6. What is the sum of the first six terms of the geometric sequence 3, -6, 12, …?
A. 36 B. 63
C. -36 D. -63
7. What is the formula in getting the sum of infinite geometric sequence?
𝑎 (1−𝑟 𝑛 )
A. 𝑆𝑛 = 𝑎1 + (𝑛 − 1)𝑟 B. 𝑆𝑛 = 1 1−𝑟
𝑎1 (𝑟 𝑛 −1) 𝑎1
C. 𝑆𝑛 = 𝑟−1 D. 𝑆𝑛 = 1−𝑟
8. Who is the most talented mathematician of the Middle Ages who published the famous
work “Liber Abaci”?
A. Carl Friedrich Gauss B. Leonhard Euler
C. Leonardo Fibonacci D. Pythagoras
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9. What is the third term of the sequence given the explicit formula 𝑎𝑛 = −2 − 𝑛?
19 19
A. − B.
3 3
3 3
C.19 D. − 19
10. It is defined as the sum of the terms of the sequence.
A. means B. series
C. difference D. ratio
11. What is the formula in getting nth term of an Arithmetic Sequence?
𝑛 𝑛
A. 𝑎𝑛 = 2 (𝑎1 + 𝑎𝑛 ) B. 𝑎𝑛 = 2 [2𝑎1 + (𝑛 − 1)𝑑]
C. 𝑎𝑛 = 𝑎1 𝑟 𝑛−1 D. 𝑎𝑛 = 𝑎1 + (𝑛 − 1)𝑑

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12. What is the sum of an arithmetic series 2𝑎 + 7𝑎 + 12𝑎 + 17𝑎 + 22𝑎 + 27𝑎?
A. 78𝑎 B. 79𝑎
C. 87𝑎 D. 97𝑎
13. It is defined as the constant multiplier of geometric sequence.
A. common ratio B. common difference
C. Fibonacci sequence D. Harmonic sequence
14. What is the sum of the geometric sequence 3+9+27+81?
A. 121 B. 120
C. -121 D. -120
15. Is the sum of infinite geometric sequence may or may not exist?
A. Yes B. No
C. Sometimes D. Both A and B
16. Given the recursive formula for the Fibonacci sequence 𝐹𝑛 = 𝐹𝑛−2 + 𝐹𝑛−1, what is the
value 𝐹3 ?
A. 1 B. 2
C. -1 D. -2
17. Given the explicit formula 𝑎𝑛 = 𝑛2 + 3𝑛, what is the value of the fourth tem in
sequence?
A. -28 B. 18
C. -18 D. 28
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18. What is the sum of∑𝑛=1 3𝑛?
27 23
A. 13 B. 17
13 17
C.27 D. 23
19. It is a sequence in which the difference between any two consecutive terms is the same.
A. Geometric sequence B. Harmonic sequence
C. Fibonacci sequence D. Arithmetic sequence \
20. What is 𝑆10 of the series 4+11+18+25+…?
A. 355 B. 535
C. 553 D. 335
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21. What is common ratio of the geometric sequence 4 , 2 , 1, 2, …?
A. 1 B. 2
C. 3 D. 4
22. What is the sum of the geometric sequence 2+20+200+2000+20000?
A. 22 222 B. 11 111
C. 2222.2 D. 1111.1
23. It is the indicated sum of an infinite geometric sequence.
A. geometric sequence B. finite geometric sequence\
C. infinite geometric series D. geometric series
24. What is next three terms in the sequence 49, 44, 39, 34, 29, …?
A. 24, 19, 13 B. 24, 19, 14
C. 24, 18, 14 D. 24, 18, 13
25. What is the expanded form of ∑5𝑛=3(𝑛 − 1)2 ?
A. ∑5𝑛=3(𝑛 − 1)2 = (5 − 1)2 + (4 − 1)2 + (3 − 1)2
B. ∑5𝑛=3(𝑛 − 1)2 = (3 − 1)2 + (3 − 1)2 + (3 − 1)2
C. ∑5𝑛=3(𝑛 − 1)2 = (3 − 1)2 + (4 − 1)2 + (5 − 1)2
D. ∑5𝑛=3(𝑛 − 1)2 = (5 − 1)2 + (5 − 1)2 + (5 − 1)2
26. What is 𝑎10 in the arithmetic sequence -3, -6, -9, -12, …?
A. 21 B. -21
C. 20 D. -20
27. What is the first term of finite arithmetic series ∑15
𝑛=1 7𝑛 ?
A. 8 B7
C. 6 D. 5
28. It is a geometric sequence with indefinite number of terms.
A. finite geometric sequence B. infinite geometric sequence
C. geometric means D. geometric series

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29. What is 𝑆8 in the geometric series 8+16+32+…?
A. 2004 B. 4020
C. 4002 D. 2040

30. It is referred as the last term of a sequence.

A. means B. extremes
C. terms D. series
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31. What is the sum of ∑𝑛=1 2𝑛?
A. 41 B. 42
C. 40 D. 42
32. An object falling from rest travels 16 feet during 1st second, 48 feet during 2nd second, 80
feet during the 3rd second, and so on. How far does the object fall during the 7th second?
A. 208 ft B. 209 ft
C. 210 ft C. 211 ft
33. This formula of arithmetic series is used when the first term, the number of terms, and the
common difference are known. What formula is this?
𝑛 𝑛
A. 𝑆𝑛 = 2 (𝑎1 + 𝑎𝑛 ) B. 𝑆𝑛 = 2 [2𝑎1 + (𝑛 − 1)𝑑]
C. 𝑆𝑛 = 𝑎1 + (𝑛 − 1)𝑑 D. 𝑆𝑛 = 𝑎1 + 𝑎𝑛
34. Given 𝑎1 = −4and 𝑟 = 3, what is the value of 𝑎8 ?
A. 8 748 B. 8 478
C. 7 488 D. 4 878
35. A special type of sequence in which the reciprocal of each term forms another sequence.
A. Harmonic sequence B. Fibonacci sequence
C. Arithmetic sequence D. Geometric sequence
36. Given the recursive formula 𝑎𝑛 = 2𝑎1 − 3and 𝑎1 = −1, find the second term of the
sequence.
A. -5 B. -4
C. 5 D. 4
37. What is 𝑆7 in the series 17+13+9+5+…?
A. 37 B. 36
C. 34 D. 35
38. Given the first term of the sequence which is five and the common difference of negative
two, what is the fifth term of the sequence?
A. 5 B. 4
C. -5 D. -4
39. Given 𝑎1 = 22, and 𝑎10 = 14, 𝑛 = 10, what is the value of the common difference?
A. 5 B. 3
C. 2 D. 4
40. What is the eleventh term of the geometric sequence -40. 20, -10, 5, …?
128 128
A. − 5 B. 5
5 5
C. 128 D. -128

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