FIRST MONTHLY EXAMINATION

MATHEMATICS 10
S.Y. 2019-2020

Name: ________________________________ Score: _________________________

Grade and Section______________________ Date: __________________________
Teacher: Dir. Marck L. Angio Parent’s Signature:_______________

I. [ARALINKS MULTIPLE CHOICE]

Directions: Choose the correct letter that best describe the question or complete the statement. Click on the letter of
your answer.
1. If tn =5-1(n-1), then t7 is ?
a. 5 b. –1 c. –3 d.24
2. The sequence 2.5, 5, 7.5, 10,... is
a. arithmetic b. harmonic c. geometric d. neither of these
3. What is the next number in the sequence ?
a. 450 b. 360 c. 400 d.810
4. Describe the pattern in the sequence. Find the next three terms. 13, 15, 17, 19, ...
a. add 2; 23, 25, 27. c. add –2; 17, 15, 13.
b. multiply by 2; 38, 76, 152. d. add 2; 21, 23, 25.
5. Describe the pattern in the sequence. Find the next three terms. 4, 8, 16, 32, ...
a. multiply by 2; 64, 128, 256. c. multiply by 2; 128, 256, 512.
b. multiply by –2; –64, 128, –256. d. add 2; 34, 36, 38.
6. Which of the following is not an arithmetic sequence?
a. 11, 2, -8, -19, … b. 4, 7, 10, 13, … c. 57, 51, 45, 39, … d. -3, -5, -7, -9, …
7. Find the 125 term of the sequence 5, 11, 17, 23, ...
a. 755 b. 155 c. 749 d. –739
8. Given the sequence 2 , 8 , 14 , 20 , 26 , … What is the common difference ?
a. 2 b. 4 c. 6 d. 8
9. The first three terms of the sequence defined by the rule tn = 3n + 1 are ____.
a. 1, 2, 3 b. 1, 4, 7 c. 4, 7, 10 d. 3, 6, 9
10. The 70th term of the arithmetic sequence –12, –8, - 4, … is ______.
a. 74 b. 260 c. 264 d. 268
11. If 308 is the nth term of the sequence 3, 8, 13, …, then n is equal to__________.
a. 61 b. 62 c. 63 d. 5
12. What is the pattern in the sequence 1, 2, 6, 16, 44,...?
a. Add the two previous terms and then multiply by 2; 120, 328, 896
b. Multiply by 2 and then add 4; 92, 188, 380
c. Alternate multiplying by 2 and by 3; 88, 264, 528
d. Add all the previous terms; 69, 138, 276
13. Find the missing term of the arithmetic sequence 22, ____, 34,...
a. 46 b. 16 c. 28 d. 40
14. The first three terms of the sequence defined by the rule tn = 3n + 1 are
a. 1, 2, 3 b. 1, 4, 7 c. 4, 7, 10 d. 3, 6, 9
15. For the sequence defined by the difference equation t n = 12 (2n - n) + 2, t1 is?
a. 14 b. 2 c. 36 d. 0
II. [ARALINKS GAPFILL]
Directions: Complete the table below by supplying the required information. If not applicable, write no. For fractions,
use the MathType function.

Sequence Is it Arithmetic Sequence? d an

(type yes or no)
17 , 22 , 27 , 32 … [yes] [5] a12=[72]
7.6 , 6.3 , 5 , 3.7 , 2.4 … [yes] [-1.3] a15=[-10.6]
-5, 2.5, -1.25… [no] [no] a28=[no]
¼, ½, ¾ ,… [yes] [1/4] a10=[2 1/2]
5, –2, –9, –16, ... [yes] [-7] a35=[-233]
5.3, 7.9, 10.5, 13… [no] [no] a20=[no]
-6, 4.44, 2.78… [no] [no] a7=[no]
2/3, 1, 4/3,… [yes] [1/3] a11=[4]
1, -1, 1, -1… [no] [no] a17=[no]
1, -1/2, 1, -1/2… [no] [no] a32=[no]

II. [ARALINKS GAPFILL]

Directions: Fill in the blanks with the missing arithmetic means. Make sure to use the step by step procedure in finding
them.
1. 3, [15], [27], 39, [51]
2. [8], [-1], -10, [-19], [-28], -37
3. [2/3], 17/12, [13/6], [35/12], 11/3

“And those who are wise shall shine like the brightness of the sky above...”
Daniel 12:9a

Prepared by: Checked by:

Dir. Marck L. Angio Dir. Christine T. Suarez

Teacher Principal