Division Unified Test in Secondary Mathematics Grade 10

TABLE OF SPECIFICATION

Easy Average Difficult

Item (60%) (30%) (10%)
R U A A E C A
Competency E N P N V R N
M D P A A E S
E E L L L A W
M R Y Y U T E
S I Z A I R
BE
T N I T N
RI A G N I G K
N N G N E
G DI G Y
N
G
1 2
Generate and describe patterns 2 3
3 4
Illustrates an arithmetic sequence 4 1
5 1
Determines the nth term of an arithmetic sequence 6 2
7 4
8 3
Illustrates an arithmetic sequence 9 1
Determines the nth term of an arithmetic sequence 10 2
Determines the nth term of an arithmetic sequence 11 3
Illustrates an arithmetic sequence 12 2
Determines the arithmetic means 13 4
Finds the sum of the terms of a given arithmetic sequence 14 2
Finds the sum of the terms of a given arithmetic sequence 15 4
16 3
17 1
Determines the arithmetic means 18 2
19 1
Finds the sum of the terms of a given arithmetic sequence 20 3
Illustrates other types of a sequence 21 4
22 2
23 3
24 2
Illustrates other types of a sequence 25 4
Illustrates a geometric sequence 26 1
27 3
Determines the nth term of a geometric sequence 28 2
Finds the sum of the terms of a given finite or infinite sequence 29 4
Differentiate a finite geometric sequence from an infinite geometric 30 3
sequence
Differentiate a finite geometric sequence from an infinite geometric 31 1
sequence
Illustrates a geometric sequence 32 3
Finds the sum of the terms of a given finite or infinite sequence 33 4
Illustrates a geometric sequence 34 4
Determines geometric means 35 2
Solves problems involving sequence 36 2
37 1
Illustrates other types of a sequence 38 3
Solves problems involving sequence 39 1
40 3

TOTAL 12 12 6 6 3 1 40
 DIVISION OF DAVAO DEL NORTE
2018 FIRST QUARTERLY EXAMINATION
Division Unified Test in G-10 Math

Name:_____________________________________ Grade/ Section: __________________ Score:

Directions: Read and analyze each item carefully. Select and shade the number that corresponds to your
answer. You have one hour to answer the test. GOODLUCK!

15
1. If the sequence is defined by the rule an = , what are the first four terms?
n+3
1

5 15 15 5 15 15 3 19 3 19
① 3, 4, , ② , 3, , , , ③ ,3, , ④ 3, - 2, ,
4 8 4 2 7 4 2 6 2 6
For items no. 2 and 3.
Given first 3 terms of the sequence are 3, – 6, 12, –24, 48,…
2 Which of the following will best describe the sequence?

An =−3( – 2)n−1 n−1 n−1 n−1

① ②a n=−3( – 3) ③ a n=3(−2) ④a n=3( – 3)

3. What will be the 10th term of the given sequence?

① – 1596 ② – 768 ③ 768 ④1536

For items #4 - 7. Refer to the given the table.

The table shows the predicted growth of a particular bacteria after various numbers of hours.
Hours (n) 1 2 3 4 5
Number of bacteria (An) 16 35 54 73 92
4. What kind of a sequence is shown above?
① arithmetic sequence ② geometric sequence ③ harmonic sequence ④ None of the above
5. If you will be ask of the number of bacteria after 6 hours, which of the following will you do?
① Add 19 to 92 ② Multiply 91 by 3 ③ Subtract by 19 ④ Add 72 and 91
6. What is the nth term of the given sequence?
① An = 15n + 19 ② An = 19n – 3 ③An = 19n ④An = n + 19
7. In finding the number of bacteria after 20 hours, which of the following is correct?
① An = = 20 + (16 – 1) 19 ② An = 16(19)20 - 1 ③ An = 16n - 19 ④ An = 16 + (20-1)19
8. In how many hours will the bacteria grow 10 times the initial population?
① 7 ② 8 ③ 9 ④ 10
For items number 9 – 11:
Mr. Castro posted on the board a sequence: 3m + 7, 2m – 5,6m – 2,..She asked the class to solve for the value
of m?
9. If the given sequence is an arithmetic sequence, which of the following equation will be used to solve for the value
of m?

① (2 m−5)−( 3 m+7 )=(6 m−2)−¿ ) ③(2 m−5)÷ ( 3 m+7 )=(6 m−2)÷ ¿

② ( 3 m+ 7 )−( 2 m−5 )=(6 m−2)−(2 m−5) ④2 m−5−3 m+7=6 m−2−2 m−5

10. What is the value of m?

−9
① ② −¿3 ③ 3 ④ 5
5
11. What will be the 5th term of the given sequence?
① −¿11 ② −¿20 ③ −¿29 ④ −¿38

12.Which of the following is an infinite arithmetic sequence?

 ① 11, 2, −¿ 8, −¿ ③ 2,10, 50, 250… ④ 6 , 18 ,54 ,162
17 ② 4, 7, 10, 13,. . .
13.Each of the following is one of the 3 arithmetic means between 2 and 14 except__?
① 5 ② 8 ③ 11 ④ 12
For item no. 14 - 16: Given the sequence formed by all integers between 10 and 300 that are divisible by 12.
14. How many integers are divisible by 8 between 14 and 300?
① 35 ② 36 ③ 37 ④ 38
15. Which of the following will be the best formula to use in finding the sum of the sequence given above?
n
③ Sn= [a +a ]
① Sn= a 1 ¿ ¿ 2 1 n
n
② Sn= a1 + (n – 1) d ④ Sn= [2a 1+(n−1) d ]
2
16. What will be the sum of the finite sequence given above?
① 11232 ② 5652 ③ 5616 ④ 5328
17. If the general term of an arithmetic sequence is a n= 4 – 5n, find the sum of the first 8 terms of the sequence
① −¿ 148 ② −132 ③ 132 ④ 148

18. If three arithmetic means is inserted between – 11 and 25, what will be the third of these arithmetic means?

① 25 ② 16 ③ 7 ④ −2
19. Every year, a tree produces 5 more fruits than it did the previous year. If it bore 18 big fruits in 2003, how many
fruits will it bear by 2016? This problem can be solved using which of the following formula?
① An = a1 + (n – 1)d ③ An = a1(r n – 1)
n
② Sn= a1 + (n – 1) d ④ Sn= [2a 1+(n−1) d ]
2

20.The sum of the first 12 terms of the sequence: 4, – 4, 4, – 4, 4. . . .

① 48 ② 4 ③ 0 ④ −¿ 4
For items number 21 – 22. Refer to the given the sequence: 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5……
21. What kind of a sequence is shown above?
① arithmetic sequence ③ Harmonic sequence
② geometric sequence ④ Fibonacci Sequence
22. What will be the 10th term of the given sequence?
① 21 ② 24 ③ 27 ④ 45
1 1 1
For items no. 23- 25. Refer to the sequence: , , ,...
9 13 17
23. What kind of a sequence is shown above?

① arithmetic sequence ③ Harmonic sequence

② geometric sequence ④ Fibonacci Sequence
24. Which of the following will best describe the given sequence?

1 1 1 1
① An = ② An = ③ An = ④ An =
9n 4 n+ 5 5−4 n 10 n−1
25. If you will be asked of the 20th term of the given sequence, which of the following will be done?
① Use the nth term of an arithmetic sequence ③ Use the nth term of a geometric sequence
② Get the reciprocal of the terms ④ Both A and B
For items no. 26 – 29. Given the sequence: 4, 8, 16, 32...
26. Given the sequence above, how is the term after the first one is derive and what do you call this?
 ① By multiplying it by 2. It is called common ratio. ③ Adding by itself. It is called common difference
② By multiplying it by 2. It is called common difference ④ Adding by itself. It is called common ratio

27. If we will solve for the 35th term of the sequence, which of the following equation will be used?
35 35−1
An = 5(1−2 ) An = 5 1
①
1−2 ② An = 5 ¿ ¿
③ An = 5 ( 235 -1) ④
2 ()
28. What is n if an = 1024?
① 7 ② 8 ③ 9 ④ 10

29. What is the sum of the first 7 terms of the given sequence?
① 252 ② 256 ③ 508 ④ 512
30. Each of the following infinite geometric sequences has no sum except –
1 1 1 1
④ + + + +
① 3 + 6 + 12+ 24 +…… ② 2 – 2 + 2 – 2 + ….. ③ 40 +20 + 10 + 5 24 12 6 3
..
31. Which of the following is an infinite geometric sequence whose common ratio is 2?
① 3,6,12, 24,. . . ② 2, – 2, 2,– 2 .. ③ 40 ,20, 10, 5 ④ 8,16,32,64
32. Which of the following geometric sequences has the same common ratio?
b2 1 1 a −1 1 −b
I. a, b, II. , 2, 3 III. ,- , 2
a ab b b b a a
① I and II only ② II and III only ③ I and III only ④ I, II, III
2
33. If m , 4m + 3 , 25 form a geometric sequence , what is the value of m ?
−1 1 −1
① ② or – 3 ③ –3 ④ or 3
3 3 3
34. In any case, the common ratio in Geometric Progression cannot be equal to
① 3 ② 2 ③ 1 ④ 0
35. Find the 3 geometric means between 2 and 32
A. ① 6, 10, 14 ② 4,8,16 ③ 6, 8,10 ④ 10, 12, 14

36. ₱ 4000 is invested at 6.5% p.a. compounded annually. The value of the investment after 5 years is
① ₱5145.87 ② ₱5480.35 ③ ₱22 , 774.56 ④ ₱28 254.91

37. During a sports practice, a ball was tossed to a height of 4 meters and was observed to rebound 40% of its
previous height. Find the total distance travelled by the ball by the time it comes to rest?
① 13.33 meters ② 13.5 meters ③ 13.67meters ④ 14 meters

For numbers 38 – 40.

Joy’s mother will be celebrating her 50 th birthday 18 weeks from now. She wanted to give her mother a gift.
She planned to buy her mother’s favourite bag worth ₱ 2,500. So, she decided to save ₱ 20 daily from her allowance.
Assuming that she was only able to save 5 days a week, how much will she be able to save?
38. What principle will Joy used to know if he will reach his target?
① nth term of a geometric sequence ③ nth term of an arithmetic sequence
② Sum of a geometric sequence ④ Sum of an arithmetic sequence

39. If you will be ask to create a formula to help Katrina know if she will be able to reach her target, which of the
following will it be?

① An = 20 + (90 -1)20 ③ An = 20 + (18 – 1) 20

90 45
② Sn = [2(10)+(90−1) 10]
2 ④ Sn = [2(2 0)+(18−1)20]
2
40. Do you think Joy with reach her target, Why?
 ① Yes, because she have save ₱ 16,380 ③ No, because he only have saved ₱ 1,800
② Yes, because she have save exactly ₱ 2,500 ④ No, because he only have saved ₱ 360

☺Good Luck!!! ☺

38. Find the 14th term of the sequence, 1,1,2,3,5,8,13,...

① 144 ② 223 ③ 257 ④ 377
39 Mr. Ed Delos Reyes willed one –half of his estate to his eldest child, one –half of the remainder to his second child
and so on until his 4th child who is the youngest received ₱ 1.25 Million. What was the total value of the estate?
① ② ③ ④
₱ 20 Million ₱ 18 .25 Million ₱ 10 Million ₱ 6.26 Million
40. How many times will a clock strike in 36 hours if it strike only at the hour and strike once at 1, twice at 2, thrice at
3, and so on.?
① 78 ② 156 ③ 234 ④ 666
 Good Luck!!!

ANSWER KEY:

1. 2
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8. 2
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10. 4
11. 2
12. 2
13. 3
14. 1
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19. 4
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22. 3
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24. 2
25. 4
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27. 2
28. 1
29. 1
30. 3
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32. 2
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36. 2
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