NOTRE DAME OF NEW ILOILO, INC.

Diocesan School
New Iloilo, Tantangan, South Cotabato

MATHEMATICS 10 (1ST QUARTER)

Name: ____________________________________________ Section: _________________________ Score: ___________

GENERAL DIRECTIONS: Read the statements carefully and choose the correct answer to each question. Darken the circle of the
letter that corresponds to the answer you have chosen before the number.

A B C D 1.
What do you call an ordered set of numbers that follows a definite rule?
A. Mean B. Sequence C. series D. term
A B C D 2. What do you call the sum of the terms of a sequence?
A. mean B. sequence C. series D. term
A B C D 3. What is any number in the sequence?
A. mean B. sequence C. series D. term
A B C D 4. What is the next two terms of the sequence 1, 4, 9, 16, ……?
A. 22, 33 B. 23, 34 C. 24, 35 D. 25, 36 (x -2)2 = 8
A B C D B. x2 – 25 = 0 C. x3 + x2 + x = 4 D. x2 – 3x + 5 = 0
5. Given the sequence 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, …, 50, … 50 is in what place?Which of the following quadratic equation is in
Standard Form?
A B C D A. 9th B. 10th C. 11th D. 12th x2 – 14x + 196 = 0
B. (x – 7)2 + 11 = 0 C. x2 = 3x D. x2 = 144
6. What would be the series of the following sequence 3, 6, 12, 24, 48, 96, 192?is the value of c in the equation, x2 + 10x =
- 25?
A B C D A. 380 B. 381 C. 382 D. 38310
B. -10 C. 25 D. -25
7. There are 10 honor students who receive awards during their convocation program. The teacher recorded their average
form 1st honor to 10th honor, 95.7, 95.4, 95.1, 94.8, 94, 5, 94.2, 93. 9, 93.6, 93.3, and 93. What would be the series of
their averages? Which of the following is not true about writing a solution set of a quadratic equation?
A. 943.5 B. 944.5 C. 945.5 D. 946.5
We use a pair of bracket [ ] to denote set.
A B C If D
a quadratic equation has two solutions x1 and x2, then the solution set maybe written as {x1, x2}.
If a quadratic equation has only one solution x 1, then the solution set may be written as {x1}.
If a quadratic equation has no real solution, then the solution set maybe written as { } or

.
8. Given the figure below, if you will draw the next correct position of the people what would it be?

What do you call the values of x that will satisfy the quadratic equation ax2 +bx +c = 0?
A. A. B. C.
D. equation B. function C. roots
D. stem

A B C D 9. What is the sequence of numbers in which the difference between any two consecutive terms is the same?
A. Arithmetic sequence B. Fibonacci sequence C. geometric sequence D. harmonic sequence
A B C D 10. ign for square root?
11.

B.

C.

D.

12. What do you call the terms between any two terms of an arithmetic sequence? you call the square of a whole number?

A B C D
 A. arithmetic means B. arithmetic median C. arithmetic mode D. arithmetic seriescube root
B. exponent C. perfect square D. square root
13. What is the formula in finding the nth term of an arithmetic sequence?ich of the following quadratic equation cannot be
solved by extracting square roots?
A. an = a1 + (n-1) d B. an = a1 + (n-2)dC. an = a2 + (n-2)dD. an = a2 + (n-1)dx2 + 4x = 0
A B C D B. 4x2 – 36 = 0 C. x2 – 100 = 0 D. (x + 5)2 – 169 = 0
14. What is the sum of the terms of an arithmetic sequence?
A. arithmetic means B. arithmetic median C. arithmetic mode D. arithmetic seriesare the
A B C D solution set of the equation x2 – 144 = 0?
{10, -10} B. {11, -11} C. {12, -12} D. {13, -13}
A B C D
15. What is the formula in finding the series of an arithmetic sequence?are the solution set of the equation (x – 5) 2 – 100 =
0?
A B C D A. Sn = (a1 + an) B. Sn = (a1 + an) C. Sn = (a2 + an) D. Sn = (a1 + an){15, -5}

B. {-15, 5} C. {10, -5} D. {-10, 5}

16. How can you determine that a quadratic equation can be solved by extracting square root? What is the 14th term of the
arithmetic sequence 4, 7, 10, …?
A B C D A. 43 B. 45 C. 46 D. 54A quadratic equation can
be solved by extracting square root if it is in the form ax2 + bx = 0.
B. A quadratic equation can be solved by extracting square root if it is in the form of x2 + c = 0.
C. A quadratic equation can be solved by extracting square root if it is in the form of x2 + bx + c = 0.
D. A quadratic equation can be solved by extracting square root if it is in the form of ax2 + bx = c.
A B C D 17. What is the 50th term of an arithmetic sequence when the first term is 7 and their common difference is 4?What do you
call the reverse process of a special product?
A. 201 B. 202 C. 203 D. 204Evaluating
A B C D B. Extracting C. Expanding D. Factoring
18. What is the common difference of an arithmetic sequence if the 40th term is 201 and its 1 st term is 6?What factoring
Technique would you use if the given equation is 3x2 – 18x?
A. 4 B. 5 C. 6 D. 7Common Monomial
Factor C. Factoring Perfect Square Trinomial
B. Factoring by Grouping D. Factoring Difference of Two Squares
A B C D 19. If three arithmetic means is to be inserted between 2 and 14, then the terms are What Factoring Technique is in the form
A2 – B2 = (A – B) (A + B)?
A. 5, 8, 11 B. 4, 8, 12 C. 6, 10, 14 D. 4, 6, 8Factoring a Common
Monomial C. Perfect Square Trinomial
B. Difference of Two Squares D. Factoring by Grouping
A B C D 20. Find the sum of the arithmetic sequence wherein a 1 = 1, d = 4, and n = 10.What is the form for the Factoring Perfect
Square Trinomial?
A. 100 B. 50 C. 200 D. 300
A B C D 2
21. AB + AC = A (B + C) C. A

2AB + B2 = (A

B)2
22. A2 –B2 = (A – B)(A + B) D. A2 + (x + y) A + xy = (A + X)(A + y)
23. A piece of equipment cost a certain factory ₱ 50, 000. If the equipment depreciates in value of 15% the first year, 13.5 %
the second year, 12 % the third year, and so on, what will its value be at the end of 10 years? Note that all percentages
apply to the original cost.
A. ₱ 8, 650 B. ₱ 8, 700 C. ₱8, 750 D. ₱ 8, 800What is the
A B C D solution set of the equation x2 – 8x + 12 = 0?
B. {2, 3} B. {2, 6} C. {3, 6} D. {2, 8}
24. Which of the following statements is NOT true about arithmetic sequence?at is the factor of the equation x2 + 6x + 9?
A. Arithmetic sequence is a sequence of numbers in which difference between any two consecutive terms are the same.
B. Arithmetic sequence is a sequence that has common difference.
C. Arithmetic sequence is the reciprocals of harmonic sequence.
D. Arithmetic sequence is the same as geometric sequence.(x + 3)(x – 3) B. (x + 3)(x + 3) C.
(x – 3)(x – 3) D. (x + 3)(x – 2)
A B C D 25. What is a sequence in which each successive term is obtained from the preceding term by multiplying it by a fixed
number?ich of the following is a factor of the equation 3xy2 + 21x2y?
A. Arithmetic sequence B. Fibonacci sequence C. geometric sequence D. harmonic sequencexy
A B C D B. 3x C. 3y D. 3xy
26. What is the term between two terms of a geometric sequence?at is the solution set for the equation x2 + 5x + 6 = 0?
A. geometric means B. geometric median C, geometric mode D. geometric
series{2, 3} B. {-2, 3} C. {2, -3} D. {-2, -3}
A B C D 27. What is the formula in finding the nth term of a geometric sequence?The perimeter of a rectangle is 34 cm and its area is
70 square centimeters. Find the dimensions of the rectangle.
A B C D A. an = a1rn-1 B. an = a1rn-2 C. an = a1rn-3 D. an = a1rn47 cm x 10
cm B. 10 cm x 8 cm C. 11 cm x 6 cm D. 6 cm x 12 cm
28. What do you call the sum of all terms of a geometric sequence?Find the dimensions of a rectangular garden with an area
of 80 square meters and a perimeter of 42 meters.
A B C D A. geometric means B. geometric median C. geometric mode D. geometric
series13 m x 8 m B. 14 m x 7 m C. 15 m x 6 m D. 16 m x 5 m
29. What is the formula in finding the series of a geometric sequence?alternative would you suggest for
 A. Sn = a1 B. Sn = a1 C. Sn = a D. Sn = a et of
A B C D
Integers C. Set of Rational Numbers
B. Set of Natural Numbers D. Set of Whole Numbers

30. What are the next three terms of a geometric sequence, with a1 = 5 and r = ?t do you call the method of finding the

solutions in which we are going to produce a perfect square trinomial so that the square root property can be applied?

A. 5, 2, B. 2, , C. 5, , D. 2, ,

Completing the Square B. Extracting Square Roots C. Factoring D. Quadratic Formula

A B C D 31. Find the common ratio when a2 = 243 and a5 = 9.What Special Product by which you have to square the first term, then
multiply the first and second term then multiply it by two and square of the second term?

A. B. C. D. Sum and

Difference of Two Squares C. Square of a Binomial

B. Cube of a Binomial D. Square of a Trinomial
A B C D
32. What is the geometric means between -16 and ?s the sum of (-3) and 4?

A B C D A. and B. and C. and D. and 1

B. -1 C. 12 D. -12

33. In geometric sequence with a5 = 1280 and r = , what is the first term of the sequence?What is the product of -9 and – 5?

A. 125 B. 625 C. 3 125 D. 15 62514

A B C D B. -14 C. 45 D. -45
34. What is the 5th term of the geometric sequence, whose first term is 1 and the common ration, is 3?he appropriate integer
values for the statement, “There were nine people absent from the scheduled reunion”?
A B C D A. 27 B. 81 C. 64 D. 2439
B. – 9 C. 12 D. -12
35. A tennis ball dropped from a height of 128 dm rebounds on each bounce one half the distance from which it fell. How
high is it on its 9th rebound?What do you call the number which can be expressed as a quotient of two integers provided
that the denominator is not equal to zero?

A. dm B. dm C. dm D. dm irrational
A B C D
number B. natural number C. rational number D. whole number
36. What is the difference between arithmetic sequence and geometric sequence?kind of fraction that have the same
denominator?
A. Arithmetic sequence has a difference while the geometric sequence has ratio.
B. Arithmetic sequence has a common difference while geometric sequence has its common ratio.
C. Arithmetic sequence has a like terms while geometric sequence don’t have.
D. Arithmetic sequence solve by adding a number while geometric sequence solve by multiplying a number.dissimilar
A B C D
fraction B. improper fraction C. mixed fraction D. proper fraction
37. What is the sequence of numbers whose reciprocals form an arithmetic sequence?kind of fraction that composed of a
whole number and a proper fraction?
A. arithmetic sequence B. Fibonacci sequence C. geometric sequence D. harmonic
A B C D sequencedissimilar fraction B. improper fraction C. mixed fraction D. proper
fraction
38. What do you call the terms between any two terms of a harmonic sequence?In decimal form,

is _______.
A. harmonic median B. harmonic mean C. harmonic mode D. harmonic series0.5
A B C D B. 5.8 C. 0.8 D. 0.625
39. What is the special kind of sequence discovered by Leonardo Fibonacci?hich number is greater than – 7.5?
A. Arithmetic sequence B. Fibonacci sequence C. geometric sequence D.harmonic sequence– 9
A B C D B. – 8.15 C. – 7

D. -

40. Which of the following is the harmonic sequence of the arithmetic sequence 4, 6, 8, 10, …?Which fraction is equivalent to

A. , 3, B. , , , C. , , , D. , , 4,
A B C D
B.
 C.

D.

41. What is the harmonic mean of the sequence ______ ? is the decimal for of

A B C D
A. 5 B. C. 6 D. 0.375

B. 0.625 C. 0.225 D. 0.725

42. What is the next three terms of the Fibonacci sequence 1,1,2,3,5, …?Which of the following is true about rational
numbers?
A. 8, 13, 21 B. 8, 14, 22 C. 8, 15, 23 D. 8, 16, 24The quotient of
two rational numbers is a rational number.
B. The sum of two rational numbers is a rational number.
The product of two rational numbers is always whole number.
C. The difference of two rational numbers is always a negative rational number.
A B C D
43. A conference hall has 20 rows of seats. The first row contains 20 seat, the second row contains 22 seats, and the third
row contains 24 seats and so on. If you will list the arithmetic sequence it will be 20, 22, and 24. What is the harmonic
sequence of this sequence? What do you call the square of a whole number?

A B C D A. , , B. , , C. , , D. , , cube root

B. exponent C. perfect square D. square root

44. Which of the following is NOT true about harmonic sequence?at is the sign for square root
A. Harmonic sequence is a sequence by which the given is the reciprocal of the arithmetic sequence.
B. Harmonic sequence is a sequence by which the nth is solve through the use of the arithmetic sequence formula.
C. Harmonic sequence don’t stick to arithmetic sequence.
D. Harmonic sequence have also their means.?
A B C D
E.
A B C D

B.

C.

D.

F. What is ?
45. What is a set of ordered pair (x,y) in the form P(x) = a4 + 2a3 + 2a2 + 4a – 7?
A. Linear function B. polynomial function C. quadratic function D. radical function7
A B C D B. 8 C. 9 D. 10
46. What are the polynomials of degree zero?Evaluate and simplify the expression (
,-
47. 11.
)2
48. A. constant polynomial B. letter C. leading polynomial D. variables. 10
B. 11 C. 12 D. 13
What is the appropriate symbol to make the statement true for this problem

= B. < C. > D. ≤
49. What is an algebraic expression consisting of one or more terms containing variables with nonnegative integer
A B C D
exponents? The area of your classroom is 144 square meters. What is the length of your classroom?
A. polynomial equation B. polynomial expression C. Polynomial function D. polynomial integers12
A B C D B. 13 C. 14 D. 15
50. What do you call the polynomial in one independent variable?is the practical way of writing a very large or a very small
number?
A. multivariate polynomial B. univariate polynomial C. universal polynomial D. variate polynomialequation
A B C D B. function C. scientific notation D. significant figure
51. Which of the following is an example of a monomial?is correctly written scientific notation?
A. 3x2y B. 3x2 – 4x C. 3x2 + 3y + 7 D. 4x + 4 0.15 x 10-7
-9 13 -4
A B C D B. 4.54 x 10 C. 3.72 x 10 D. 0.8 x 10
52. Which of the following is NOT example of binomial?at is the scientific notation of 87 120 000?
 A. 3x – y B. 4xy C. 3x + 1 D. 2x - y8.7 x 107 B.
A B C D 8.7 x 106 C. 8.712 x 106 D. 8.712 x 107
53. Which of the following is an example of a trinomial?According to the National Earthquake Information Center (NEIC),
about 50 earthquakes a day occur around the world. How many would that be in a year (365 days)?
A. 3x2y B. 3x2 – 4x C. 3x2 + 3y + 7 D. 4x + 4 18.25 x 103 B.
A B C D 1.825x104 C. 0.1825 x 105 D. 0.1825 x 10-5
54. Which of the following is a polynomial expression?Paul wishes to determine the height of their school flagpole using the
thickness of a five-peso coin. If the thickness of a coin is 0.002 meter and the total amount of five-peso coins he used is
₱ 15 000, what is the height of the flagpole?
A. –x3 +2x2 – x + 3 B. y = 2x4 +x-3 -2x2 + 1 C. -2x3 + 3x-2 + 5 D. P(x) = -2x3 +3x2 – 2x +56
A B C D B. 7 C. 8 D. 9
55. The sum of two whole numbers is 37. The maximum possible product of the two numbers is _________.Why do we need
to know how to the numbers in Scientific Notation?
A. 336 B. 340 C. 342 D. 346
A B C D 56. How can you determine if a polynomial is function?
A. You can determine polynomial as a function by looking at the arrangement of the terms.
B. In determining a polynomial function, first is you have to know if their order is from lowest to greatest.
C. You can determine polynomial function by looking in its form P(x) = ax4 + ax3 + ax2 + ax +c.
D. Determining a polynomial function is through its explanation.It is because Scientific Notation is enjoyable.
E. It is because Scientific Notation is very useful in our day to day life.
F. It is because we can express very large or very small numbers easily.
G. It is because we can express the numbers in a proper way.