Domingo Yu Chu National High School

Summative Test Quarter 1

Grade 10
Directions: Read and analyze each question, then, select the best answer. Shade your answer on the zip
grade provided.
1. What is the sum of the first 5 multiples of 8?
A. 120 B. 130 C. 140 D. 150
2. What is the sum of the first ten consecutive even integers?

A. 90 B. 100 C. 110 D. 120

3. Cotabato City National High School-Rojas extends community service by giving in-kind
donations to barangays and front liners of the city. On the first week of the month of April, the
school shared a total of P20,000 worth of in-kinds to nearby barangays. If donations keep
increasing every week by a thousand than the previous week, how much all in all were given
away by the school in just 2 months?
A. P 188,000 B. P 195,000 C. P 220,000 D. P 250,000

4. Due to the pandemic, announcements in school were sent using text brigade. On one particular
day, the principal informs two teachers on an update about health concerns, each of whom
sends the message to two other teachers, and so on. Suppose that text messages were sent in 8
rounds, counting the principal’s message as the first, how many text messages were sent in
all?
A. 450 C. 315
B. 420 D. 255

5. Roman is the track and field representative of their school. He begins training by running 5 miles
during the first week, 6.5 miles during the second week, and 8 miles on the third week. Assume
this pattern continues, how far will he run on the tenth week?
A. 18.5 miles C. 21.5 miles
B. 20 miles D. 23 miles

6. A mine worker discovers an ore sample containing 500 mg radioactive material. It was
discovered that the radioactive material has a half-life of 1 day. About how much of the
radioactive material will be present after 7 days?
A. 3.9 mg C. 15.6 mg
B. 7.8 mg D. 31.2 mg
7. A snail is crawling straight up a wall. The first hour it climbs 16 inches, the second hour it
climbs 12 inches, and each succeeding hour, it climbs only three- fourths the distance it
climbed the previous hour. How far does the snail climb during the seventh hour?
A. 256/729 C. 729/256
B. 256/14 197 D. 14 197 / 256
8. Max bought a car for P 600,000. The yearly depreciation of his car is 10% of its value at the start
of the year. What is its value after 4 years?
A. P 437,400 C. P 393, 660
B. P 438,000 D. P 378, 000
9. During a freefall, a skydiver jumps 16 feet, 48 feet, and 80 feet on the first, second, and third fall
respectively.If he continues to jump at this rate, how many feet will he have jumped during the
tenth fall?
 A. 304 C. 314 928
B. 336 D. 944 784

10. A new square is formed by joining the midpoints of the consecutive sides of a square 8
inches on a side. If the process is continued until there are already six squares, find the sum
of the areas of all squares in square inches.
A. 96 C. 124
B. 112 D. 126

11. If a sixth degree polynomial is divided by a second degree polynomial, what is the degree of the
quotient?
A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4
3 2
12. Divide: x - 6x -32 by x + 2.
A) x2 –8x + 16 B) x - 5 C) x + 5 D)x2 –8
P ( x) R (x)
13. In division algorithm = Q(x) + , what is the quotient?
D ( x) D( x)
A. P(x) B. Q(x) C. R(x) D. D(x)
14. Find the remainder when x3 - 2x2 + 5x - 5 is divided by x – 2.
A. 2x B. 7 C.5 D. -2

For items 5-6, use the illustration on long division that follows:
Divide 2x2 + 3x - 17 is divided by x – 3
2x + 9
x - 3 2x 2
+ 3x - 15
- ( 2x2 - 6x )
___________________
9x - 15
- (9x - 27)
____________
12
15. What is the remainder?
A. 12 B. x -3C. 2x2 + 3x - 17 D. 2x + 9
16. Which is the dividend?
A. 10 B. x -3C. 2x2 + 3x - 17 D. 2x + 9
17. Using synthetic division to divide 2t3 – t2 + 4t - 5 by t – 3, which of the following is the first
row of the algorithm?
A. 2 5 1 3 C. -1 2 4 -5
B. 2 -1 4 -5 D. -1 -2 4 -5

-3 2 0 0 54
-6 18 - 54
2 -6 18 0

18. Using the synthetic division above, which is the dividend?

A. 2x3 +x2 + x – 54 C. 2x3 -x2 + - x – 54
B. 2x3 – 54 D. x3 – 54
19. Find another factor of x3 – 7x2 + 4x – 28 if x – 7 is a factor.
A. x2 + x +4 B. x2 – 2x – 4 C. x2 – x – 4 D. x2 + 4
20. Determine which of the following binomials is a factor of P(x) = x3 -7x + 6.
A. x – 2 B. x + 1 C. x + 2 D. none of these
21. What are the factors of 𝑎3 + 64?
A. (𝑎 − 4)(𝑎2 + 4𝑎 + 16) C. (𝑎 + 4)(𝑎2 − 4𝑎 + 16)
B. (𝑎 − 2)(𝑎2 + 2𝑎 + 32) D. (𝑎 + 2)(𝑎2 − 2𝑎 + 32)
22. Which of the following is the quadratic trinomial factor of 8𝑥3 − 27?
A. 4𝑥2 − 6𝑥 − 9 B. 4𝑥2 − 6𝑥 + 9 C. 4𝑥2 + 6𝑥 + 9 D. −4𝑥2 + 6𝑥 + 9
23. What are the factors of 𝑛2 − 10𝑛 + 9?
A. (𝑛 − 9)(𝑛 − 1) B. (𝑛 + 9)(𝑛 − 1) C. (𝑛 + 9)(𝑛 + 1) D. (𝑛 − 9)(𝑛 + 1)
24. One of the factors of 𝑘2 − 5𝑘 + 4 is 𝑘 − 1, what is the other factor?
A. 𝑘 − 4 B. 𝑘 + 1 C. 𝑘 + 4 D. 𝑘 − 1
25. Which of the following are the factors of 4𝑥2 − 9𝑥 − 28?
A. (4𝑥 + 7)(𝑥 + 4) B. (4𝑥 − 7)(𝑥 − 4) C. (4𝑥 − 7)(𝑥 + 4) D. (4𝑥 + 7)(𝑥 − 4)
26. 𝑛 − 4, is one of the factor of 4𝑛2 − 13𝑛 − 12, what is the other?
A. 4𝑛 + 3 B. 4𝑛 − 3 C. 𝑛 + 3 D. 𝑛 − 4
27. What are the factors of 8𝑥𝑦 − 𝑦 + 56𝑥 − 7?
A. (8𝑦 + 1)(𝑦 + 7) B. (8𝑦 − 1)(𝑦 + 7) C. (8𝑦 + 1)(𝑥 + 7) D. (8𝑥 − 1)(𝑦 + 7)
28. What are the factors of 3𝑚𝑛 − 8𝑚 + 15𝑛 − 40?
A. (3𝑛 + 8)(𝑚 + 5) B. (3𝑛 − 8)(𝑚 + 5) C. (8𝑛 + 3)(𝑚 − 5) D. (8𝑛 − 3)(𝑚 + 5)
29. What are the complete of 5𝑚𝑛 + 2𝑚 − 25𝑛 − 10?
A. (5𝑛 − 2)(𝑚 − 5) B. (5𝑛 + 2)(𝑚 − 5) C. (5𝑛 + 2)(𝑚 − 5) D. (5𝑛 − 2)(𝑚 + 5)
30. What are the factors of 16𝑥𝑦 − 3𝑥 − 6𝑥2 + 8𝑦?
A. (8𝑦 − 3𝑥)(2𝑥 + 1)B. (8𝑦 + 3𝑥)(2𝑥 − 1)C. (8𝑥 − 3𝑦)(2𝑦 + 1) D. (8𝑥 − 3𝑦)(2𝑦 − 1)
31. Which illustrate a polynomial equation?
A. 2𝑥−3 + 7 = 0 C. 𝑥6 + 2𝑥4 = 0
4
B. 3
=0 D. √ 16 x3 + x
X
32. Which of the following is an example of NOT polynomial equation?
A. 𝑥−4 + 2𝑥 + 4 = 0 B. 4𝑥5 − 17 = 0 C. 6𝑥 + 11 = 0 D. 𝑥 + 5𝑥2 − 4 = 0
33. What should be n in 𝑎𝑥𝑛 + 𝑐 = 0 defines a polynomial equation?
A. An integer C. Any number
B. A non-negative integer D. Any number except zero
34. What is the leading coefficient of the polynomial function 2𝑥 + 𝑥3 + 4 −𝑥5 = 0?
A. 1 B. -1 C. 3 D. 4
35. Given the same equation in number 4, what is its constant term?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4
36. What type of equation is given in number 4?
A. Linear C. Quadratic
 B. Quintic D. 𝑛𝑡ℎ degree polynomial
37. Which of the following illustrates a CUBIC equation?
A. 𝑥 − 7 = 0 C. 𝑥14 − 3𝑥7 + 4𝑥 + 18 = 0
B. 3𝑥4 − 5𝑥 + 1 = 0 D. 𝑥3 − 125 = 0
38. What is the standard form of the equation −𝑥2 + 2𝑥4 + 5 = 0?
A. 5 − 𝑥2 + 2𝑥4 = 0 C. −𝑥2 + 2𝑥4 + 5 = 0
B. 2𝑥4 − 𝑥2 + 5 = 0 D. 2𝑥4 + 5 − 8𝑥2 = 0
39. How should be the polynomial equation 𝑥 + 5𝑥3 + 3𝑥6 + 1 = 0 be written in standard form?
A. 5𝑥3 + 𝑥 + 3𝑥6 + 1 = 0 C. 1 + 𝑥 + 5𝑥3 + 3𝑥6 = 0
B. 1 + 3𝑥6 + 𝑥 + 5𝑥3 = 0 D. 3𝑥6+5𝑥3 + 𝑥 + 1 = 0
40. Which of the following is the solution of the polynomial equation 𝑥 + 7 = 0?
A. 7 B. -7 C. 14 D. 0
41. Find the value of k that will yield a remainder of 12 when the polynomial (2x 3 + kx -
18) is divided by (x – 3).
a. -10 c. -6
b. -8 d. -4
42. A polynomial px3 + (p+3)x2 -9x + 30 yields the same remainder when
divided by (x -2) and (x + 3). What value of p will satisfy the condition?
a. 0 b. 1 c. 2 d. 3
43. Referring to problem number 7, what is the common remainder of the
quotients?
a. 42 b. 44 c. 46 d. 48
44. Which of the following is a factor of the polynomial (x4 + 5x3 -7x2 -29x +
30)?
a. (x – 2) c. (2x + 1)
b. (x – 3) d. (3x - 2)
45. Find the value of k such that (x + 1) is a factor of kx5 – (k – 1)x2 – 2x + 1.
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4
46. How many possible roots can a polynomial 3x4 + 8x3 -5x – 6 has?
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4
47. By rational root theorem, all the possible rational roots of
x3 -2x2 + 3x – 6 are
1 1 1 1 1
𝑎. ±6, ±3, ±2, ±1 c. ± ,± , ± ,± , ± ,± 1
12 6 4 3 2
1
𝑏. ±12, ±6, ±4, ±3, ±2, ±1 d. ± ,± 1
12

48. At which value/s of x will the expression (x3 -5x) be equal to (2x2 – 6)?
a. 1, -2, 3 c. -1, -2, -3
b. -1, -2, 3 d. 1, 2, -3
49. Which of the following polynomials have roots -2, -1 and 2?
a. x3 -4x2 + 4x -4 c. x3 + 4x2 – x -4
3 2
b. x + x -4x -4 d. x3 – x2 +4x + 4

50. The volume of a rectangular pool is given by the polynomial expression (x3
+3x2 - 4x -12) m3. If the height measures (x + 3) m, what is the area of the
base?
a. x2 + x -2 c. x2 - 4
b. x2 -2x + 1 d. x2 - 1