Depertment of Education

Pangasinan Division II
ARBOLEDA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
San Pedro Ili, Alcala, Pangasinan

THIRD QUARTER EXAM

GRADE 10 MATHEMATICS
Multiple Choice. Directions: Answer each of the following test items then select the answer from the given
choices lettered A, B, C, and D. Write the letter corresponding to your answer on the space provided. If the
answer is not found from the given choices, write N. *Note: You may use calculator.
_____________1. What is the formula on finding the distance between two points on the coordinate plane?
A. d = | x2 –x1 | C. d = √(x2 – x1)2 –(y1 – y2)2
B. d = | y2 –y1 | D. d = √ (x2 – x1)2 + (y1 – y2)2
_____________2. . It is the measure of how likely an event could occur.
A. probability C. combination
B. permutation D. experiment
_____________3. What do you call the different arrangements of the objects of a group?
A. selection C. permutation
B. differentiation D. combination
_____________4. It is the selection of objects from a set.
A. combination C. permutation
B. differentiation D. distinction
_____________5. It is any activity which can be done repeatedly under similar conditions.
A. population C. probability distribution
B. sample space D. experiment
_____________6. The product of a positive integer n and all the positive integer less than it is __________.
A. powers of n B. multiples of n C. n-factors D. n factorial
_____________7. To different arrangements of objects where some of them are identical are called _________.
A. distinguishable permutations C. circular permutations
B. unique combinations D. circular combinations
_____________8. It is a point on a line that divides the same segment into two equal parts.
A. ray B. midpoint C. middle D. median

_____________9. What is the probability of getting a vowel from the alphabet?

1 21 5
A. B. C. D. 1
26 26 26
_____________10. The coordinates of M and N are (5, 8) and (5, -3) respectively, which of the following would
give the distance between the two points?
A. | 8 -3 | B. | 8 - 5 | C. | -3 -8 | D. | -3 – 5 |
_____________11. Point Q is the midpoint of ST . Which of the following is true about ST ?
A. ST = QS + QT C. ST = 2 |QS – QT |
B. ST = QS – QT D. ST = 2 | QS +QT |
_____________12. The distance between points M(x, 5) and C(5,1) is 10 units. What is the x-coordinate of M if it
lies in the second quadrant?
A. -7 B. -3 C. -1 D. 13
_____________13. Which situation illustrates permutation?
A. forming a committee
B. selecting 10 questions to answer out of 15 questions in a test
C. choosing 2 literature books to buy from a variety of choices
D. assigning rooms to conference’s participants
_____________14. Which of the following situations illustrates combination?
A. arranging books in a shelf C. forming different numbers from 5 given digits
B. drawing names from a box containing 200 names D. forming plate numbers of vehicles
_____________15.Which of the following expressions represents the number of distinguishable permutations of
the letters of the word CONCLUSIONS?
11! 11 ! 11!
A. 11! B. C. D.
8! 2! 2 !2 ! 2!2 ! 2 ! 2!
_____________16. What proof uses figures on a coordinate plane to prove geometric properties?
A. Indirect Proof B. Direct Proof C. Coordinate Proof D. Two-Column Proof
_____________17. The endpoints of a diameter of a circle are E(-6, 8) and G(4, -2). What is the length of the
radius of the circle?
 A. 10 √ 2 B. 5 √ 2 C. 2 √ 10 D. √ 10

_____________18. What is the distance between the two points D(-10, 2) and ( E(6, 10) ?
A. 16 B. 20 C. 10√ 2 D. 8√ 5
_____________19. Endpoints of a segment are (-5, 2) and ( 9, 12), respectively. What are the coordinates of its
midpoint?
A. (7, 5) B. (2, 7) C. (-7, 5) D. (7, 2)
_____________20. The coordinates of the vertices of a rectangle are W(-2,6), I(10,6), N(10,-3), and D(-2,-3).
What is the length of a diagonal of the rectangle?
A. (7, 5) B. 9 C. 12 D. 15
_____________21. John, Andrew, Emil, and Jian live in different barangays of ALCALA town hall as shown on the
coordinate plane below.
Andrew
John
Jian
Town Hall

Emil

_____________22. Who lives the farthest from the Town Hall if it is located at the origin?
A. John B. Andrew C. Emil D. Jian
_____________23. What is the center of the circle x 2 + y2 -4x + 6y -36 = 0?
A. (9, 3) B. (3, -2) C. (2, -3) D. (2, -10)
_____________24. A radius of a circle has endpoints (-4,3) and (1,-2). What is the equation that defines the
circle if its center is at the second quadrant?
A. (x – 1)2 + (y + 2)2 = 50 C. (x + 4)2 + (y - 3)2 = 50
2 2
B. (x + 1) + (y - 2) = 50 D. (x – 4)2 + (y + 3)2 = 50
_____________25. A radio signal can transmit messages up to a distance of 5km. If the radio signal’s origin is
located at a point whose coordinates are (-2, 7). What is the equation of the circle that defines the boundary up
to which the messages can be transmitted?
A. (x – 2)2 + (y + 7)2 = 25 C. (x + 2)2 + (y - 7)2 = 25
B. (x + 2)2 + (y - 7)2 = 5 D. (x – 2)2 + (y + 7)2 = 5
_____________26. You want to order your lunch from a school canteen, which offers student meals consisting
of 1 cup of rice, 1 meat dish, and 1 vegetable dish. How many choices do you have for your meal if there are 3
choices for meat dishes and 2 choices of vegetable dishes?
A. 12 B. 6 C. 3 D. 2
_____________27. Ten runners join a race. In how many possible ways can they be arranged as first, second,
and third placers?
A. 3,628,800 B. 362,800 C. 40,320 D.720
_____________28. How many 4-digit numbers can be formed from the digits 1,3,4,6,8,9 if repetition of digits is
not allowed?
A. 720 B. 360 C. 120 D. 24
_____________29. In how many ways can you place 9 different books on a shelf if the space is enough for only 5
books?
A. 3362,880 B. 40,320 C. 15,120 D. 5,040
_____________30. In how many different ways can 10 different-colored horses be positioned in a carousel?
A. 540 B. 4032 C. 362 880 D. 3 628 800
_____________31. In how many different ways can 7 potted plants be arranged in a row?
A. 5040 B. 2520 C. 720 D. 210
_____________32. In how many possible ways can Juan answer a 10-item matching type quiz if there are also
10 choices and he answers by mere guessing?
A. 3 628 800 B. 40 320 C. 720 D. 10
_____________33. Calculate P(6, 6).
A. 720 B. 120 C. 24 D. 1
_____________34. If P(9, r) = 504, what is r?
A. 7 B. 6 C. 5 D. 3
_____________35. If P(n, 3) = 60, then n= _____.
A. 6 B. 5 C. 4 D. 3
_____________36. If x = P(7,4), y = P(8,4), and z = P(9,3), arrange x, y, and z from smallest to greatest.
A. x, y, z B. z, x, y C. y, x, z D. x, z, y
 7!
_____________37. Calculate .
3!.2 !
A. 420 B. 840 C. 1 680 D. 2 520
_____________38. If there are 12 teams in a basketball tournament and each team must play every other team
in the eliminations, how many elimination games will there be?
A. 132 B. 66 C. 24 D. 6
_____________39. In a 10-item Mathematics problem-solving test, how many ways can you select 5 problems
to solve?
A. 30, 240 B. 252 C. 132 D. 120

_____________40. A soloist is auditioning for a musical play. If she is required to sing any three of the 7
prepared songs, in how many ways can she make her choice?
A. 210 B. 35 C. 24 D. 6
_____________41. In how many ways can a committee of 5 be formed from 5 juniors and 7 seniors if the
committee must have 3 seniors?
A.95,040 B. 5,160 C. 350 D. 230
_____________42. If 4 marbles are picked randomly from a jar containing 8 red marbles and 7 blue marbles, in
how many possible ways can at least 2 red of the marbles picked?
A. 1638 B. 1568 C. 1176 D. 1050
_____________43. Which of the following can be the value of r in C(15, r) = 1 365?
A. 6 B. 5 C. 4 D. 3
_____________44. If C(n, 5) = 252, then n = _______.
A. 7 B. 8 C. 9 D. 10
_____________45. Calculate: C(20, 5)
A. 6840 B. 15 504 C. 116 280 D. 1 860 480
_____________46. If C(n, r) = 35, which of the following are possible values of n and r?
A. n=6, r=4 B. n=7, r=3 C. n=8, r=3 D. n=9, r=2
_____________47. Find C(18, 4).
A. 2400 B. 3060 C. 4896 D. 73 440
For numbers 48 – 49, a sample of 150 plastic pipes were selected and subjected to shock resistance and
scratch resistance tests. The results are summarized in the table below.
Shock Resistance
Scratch Resistance
High Low
High 125 12
Low 7 6

_____________ 48. A pipe is selected at random. What is the probability that it has high shock resistance given
that it has high scratch resistance?
1 25 125 137 132
A. B. C. D.
132 137 150 150

_____________49. What is the probability that it has high scratch resistance and high shock resistance?
125 125 137 132
A. B. C. D.
132 137 150 150
_____________50. An insurance agent offers a health plan to the employees of a large company. As part of this
plan, the individual employees may choose exactly two of the supplementary coverages A, B and C, or they may
choose no supplementary coverage. The proportions of the company’s employees that choose coverages A, B,
1 1 5
and C are , and , respectively. Determine the probability that a randomly chosen employee will choose
4 3 12
no supplementary coverage.
7 1 47 9
A. B. C. D.
9 2 144 144

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