COLLEGE OF ST.

JOHN - ROXAS
Member: Association of LASSAI- Accredited Superschools (ALAS)
Gov. Atila Balgos Ave.. Banica, Roxas City

GE 103
Mathematics in the Modern World

MIDTERM EXAMINATIONS

General Directions:
1. A test permit is required for you to be able to get the exam.
2. Read the instructions carefully.
3. Refrain from making erasures. Use your pen as instructed.
4. Encircle or box your final answer (especially for items where a solution is required).
5. Questions will not be entertained unless otherwise it is typographical.
6. Cheating is greatly discouraged. Corresponding sanctions awaits those who will indulge in
such act.
7. ALL the answers should be hand written. As a result, you are to take a screen shot of your
answers and send the screen shots in our classroom. Take note, anything that I cannot
read, will not be checked.

ESSAY

1. As a Lasallian student, what is the impact of the study of Mathematics in your daily
lives? (Answer this using not less than 100 words.)
2. Give situations where the study of patterns can be applied.Name at least 3 situations
and give a short discussion why you have chosen these three situations as your
answer.
3. What is Mathematics? To answer this question, kindly fill up the chart that follows.

What is
Mathematics?

SCORING RUBRICS FOR ESSAY

Features 20 points 15 points 10 points 5 points

 Quality of Writing The piece was The piece was The piece had The piece had
written in an written in an little style no style
extraordinary interesting style
style
The piece was The piece gives Gives no new
The piece was somewhat new information and
informative and informative and information but is poorly
well-organized organized is poorly organized
organized
Grammar usage No spelling, A few spelling, A number of There are so
and mechanics punctuation or punctuation or spelling, many spelling,
grammatical minor punctuation or punctuation and
errors are found grammatical grammatical grammatical
errors are found errors are found errors that it
interferes with
the meaning

4. Create 3 examples of a Fibonacci Sequence.

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5. Where can we find mathematics? Use the given fishbone in

answering this question.
6. How can we define language? FILL OUT THE ARROWS TO
ANSWER THIS QUESTION.

LANGUAGE

7. Name the different types of numbers that were presented in

class then give 2 examples for each classification.