Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
REGION VI – WESTERN VISAYAS
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF NEGROS OCCIDENTAL

SUMMATIVE TEST- WRITTEN WORK 1

SUBJECT: MATH GRADE: 10 – QUARTER: 1ST

Competency: MELC 1-3

MATHEMATICS 10
FIRST QUARTER SUMMATIVE TEST #1
Instruction: Select the letter of the BEST answer among the choices.

1. Which of the following DOES NOT involve a sequence?

A. Daily countdown to Christmas Day starting with 100 days
B. The student recites the odd numbers from 1 to 10 in order
C. The teacher writes 5 random numbers on the board with no pattern involved
D. a, a + b, a + 2b, a + 3b, a + 4b, …
2. What rule defines the sequence 1, 4, 9, 16, … ?
A. 2n
B. n2
C. 2n
D. n + 2
3. What is the next term of the sequence: Bc, Ef, Hi, Kl, ____
A. Mn
B. mN
C. No
D. Op
4. Which of the following is an arithmetic sequence?
A. 5, -5, 5, -5, …
B. 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, …
C. 3, 1, -1, -3, …
D. 2, 4, 8, 16, …
5. How is the common difference determined in the arithmetic sequence: -7, -4, -1, 2, 5,…?
A. – 7 – – 4
B. 2 – 1
C. 2 – 5
D. 5 – 2
6. In an arithmetic sequence whose a10 = 15 and a5 = 10, determine the common difference.
A. 1
B. – 1
C. 5
D. – 5
7. Which is the nth term formula of an arithmetic sequence?
A. an = a1 – d(n + 1)
B. an = a1 + d(n – 1)
C. an = a2 – a1
 a n−a k
D. d=
n−k

8. How do you determine the arithmetic mean of 15, ____, 40?

A. 15 + 40
B. 40 – 15
15+40
C.
2
D. √ ❑
9. Which term in the arithmetic sequence 6, 13, 20, 27, … is 104?
A. 14th
B. 15th
C. 16th
D. 17th
10. After one second, a rocket is 30 ft above the ground. After another second, it is 85 feet
above the ground. Then after another second, it is already 140 feet above the ground. If it
continues to rise at this rate, how many feet above the ground will the rocket be after 10
seconds?
A. 470
B. 525
C. 580
D. 855
11. It refers to the sum of the terms of an arithmetic sequence.
A. arithmetic mean
B. nth term
C. common difference
D. arithmetic series
12. If the last term is given in an arithmetic sequence, which formula is BEST to use to get the
arithmetic series?
n [ a 1+ d ( n−1 ) ]
A. Sn=
2
n [ 2 a1 +d ( n−1 ) ]
B. Sn=
2
n (a1 +a n)
C. Sn=
2
D. a n=a1 + d( n−1)

13. Find the sum of the first 25 terms of the arithmetic sequence: 15, 22, 29, 36, … ?
A. 183
B. 1387.5
C. 2,475
D. 2,665
14. This refers to the number that is being multiplied to the preceding terms of a geometric
sequence in order to obtain the next term in the sequence.
A. Constant
B. Ratio
C. Common Difference
D. Common Ratio
15. The Dream Gym has 30 rows. Each successive row contains one additional seat. If the first
row has 30 seats, how many seats are there in the gym? Carlo used a n=a1 + d( n−1) while
n [ 2 a1 +d ( n−1 ) ]
Karla used Sn= to answer the question. Who used the correct formula?
2
A. Carlo
B. Karla
C. Both Carlo and Karla
D. Neither Carlo nor Karla
16. Which of the following statements will let you obtain the common ratio of a geometric
sequence?
A. Subtract the first term from the second term of the sequence.
B. Subtract the second term from the first term of the sequence.

C. Divide the first term by the second term of the sequence.

D. Divide the second term by the first term of the sequence.
15
17. What is the next term of the geometric sequence: 30 , 15 , ,
2 ¿
A. ½
15
B.
4
4
C.
15
2
D.
15
18. Which is an arithmetic sequence.
A. 3, -3, 3, -3, …
1
B. , 1 ,3 , 9 , …
3
1 1 1 1
C. , , , ,…
3 6 9 12
D. 3 , 6 , 9 ,12 , …
19. Arithmetic sequence is to ________ while geometric sequence is to _____________.
A. common ratio; common difference
B. ratio: difference
C. common difference; common ratio
D. multiplication; addition
20. When positive cases of COVID19 double every 7 days in a certain barangay, the sequence is
expected to be
A. An arithmetic sequence
B. A geometric sequence
C. Neither an arithmetic nor a geometric sequence
D. Both arithmetic and geometric
 KEY ANSWERS

1. C
2. B
3. C
4. C
5. D
6. A
7. B
8. C
9. B
10. B
11. D
12. C
13. C
14. D
15. B
16. D
17. B
18. D
19. C
20. B
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Department of Education
REGION VI – WESTERN VISAYAS
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF NEGROS OCCIDENTAL

SUMMATIVE TEST- WRITTEN WORK 1

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