Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
REGION III-CENTRAL LUZON

REGIONAL DIAGNOSTIC ASSESSMENT

Mathematics 10

NAME: ___________________________________ SECTION: ____________________ SCORE: ______

Direction: Choose the letter of the correct answer.

1. Arithmetic sequence is a sequence such that the difference between the consecutive terms is constant. The following
describes an arithmetic sequence EXCEPT
a. 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, … b. 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, … c. 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, … d. 11, 7, 3, -1, -5, -9, …

2. In the train, there are 125 passengers in the first carriage, 150 passengers in the second carriage and 175 in the third
carriage, and so on in an arithmetic sequence. What’s the total number of passengers in the first 7 carriages?
a. 1100 b. 1200 c. 1300 d. 1400

3. How many terms of the sequence 1, 3, 5, 7, …. will give a sum of 961?

a. 30 b. 31 c. 32 d. 33

4. Which of the following is an example of a polynomial equation?

a. 3x-2 + 4x – 7 = 0 b. √5𝑥2 + 3𝑥 - 1 = 0 c. ¼x5 + 2x + 4 = 0 d.

5. What is the perimeter of the rectangle if the length is 5 cm more than its width and the area is 50cm2?
a. 30 cm b. 35 cm c. 40 cm d. 45 cm

6. Given a polynomial P(x), if (x – r) is a factor of P(x), what should P(r) be?

a. P(r) must be negative. c. P(r) must be equal to zero.
b. P(r) must be positive. d. P(r) must either positive or negative.

7. What is the fifth term of the geometric sequence sequence 3 , 6, 12,… ?

a. 2 b. 3 c. 15 d. 48

8. Which of the following illustrate a geometric sequence?

a. 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, …. b. 0,1,1,2,3,5,8,…. c. ½ , ¼ , 1/8 , … d. 6, 12, 24, 48,…

9. You are fully aware of the adverse effects of climate change. As a president of the School Supreme Government Council
of your school, you invited students to attend a seminar at the same time an advocacy campaign every end of the month
at the school’s covered court. On the first month of implementation, 16 students came. The next month there were 10
more students who came and so on. Assuming the number of participants continue to increase in the same manner, how
many participants attended on the 10th month of your advocacy campaign?
a. 61 b. 96 c. 106 d. 122

10. Which of the following gives the correct solution when the polynomial expression 2x3+4x2-3x+7 is divided by (x – 1)
using Synthetic Division.

a. b.

c. d.

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 11. What is the sum of the first 6 terms of geometric sequence 8, 16, 32,…. ?
a. 216 b. 256 c. 432 d.504

12. The figure is an example of a(n) .

a. arithmetic mean b. arithmetic sequence c. geometric mean d. geometric sequence

13. Find the sum of the odd integers from 1 to 50.

a. 625 b. 850 c. 1225 d. 2500

14. Solve the factors of x3 + 3x2 + 3x + 1 = 0

a. ( x + 1) ( x + 1 ) ( x + 1 ) b. ( x – 1) (x – 1 ) ( x – 1 ) c. ( x + 3) ( x + 1) ( x – 1 ) d. ( x – 3 ) ( x – 1 ) ( x + 1 )

15. The Provincial Disaster and Risk Reduction Management Committee (PDRRMC) advised the residents living within the
10 km radius critical area to evacuate due to eminent eruption of a volcano. On the map that is drawn on a coordinate
plane, the coordinates corresponding to the location of the volcano is (3,4). Suppose you live at a point (11,6) would you
follow the advice of the PDDRMC?
a. Yes b. no c. maybe d. not sure

16. Below shows the map of your community which is always visited by typhoon. Suppose super typhoon given by the
equation (x + 1)2 + (y + 5)2 = 81 will hit your community, where should you evacuate?

a. Brgy. Hall

b. Church
c. Gymnasium

d. School

17. What are the end behaviors of the graph of f(x) = x2 – 3x + 5?

a. Falls to both directions b. Rises to both directions
c. Falls to the left and rises to the right d. Rises to the left and falls to the right

18. Which of the following is a polynomial in one variable?

a. 8x3 – 5x2 – 2x + 3 b. 7x3y2 – 6xy3 – 5 c. d.
19.The area of a rectangle is 2x3 + 5x2 – x – 6 cm2. Write a polynomial that represents its width if its length is 2x2 + x – 3.
a. b. c. d.

20. Find K such that x+2 is a factor of 2𝑥3 + 𝑥2 − 𝑘𝑥 − 6.

a. 8 b. 9 c. 10 d. 11

21. The following statements are true about inscribed angle EXCEPT
a. if an angle is inscribed in a circle, then the measure of the angle is one – half the measure of its intercepted arc
b. if two inscribed angles of a circle intercept congruent arcs, then the angles are congruent
c. if an inscribed angle intercept a semicircle, then the angle is a right angle.
d. if a quadrilateral is inscribed in a circle, then its opposite angles are congruent.

For Numbers 22 – 23 refer to circle F.

22. In circle F, AG is a diameter. What is the measure of arc AD if m  DFG = 115?
a. 65 b. 115  c. 130  d. 230

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 23. Which of the following lines is tangent to circle F?
a. DA
b. AG
c. DG
d. AE
24. Find the equation of a circle with center at ( - 3, 2) and radius 4 units.
a. (x + 3)2 + (y – 2 )2 = 4 b. (x + 3)2 + (y – 2 )2 = 16 c. (x - 3)2 + (y + 2 )2 = 4 d. (x - 3)2 + (y + 2 )2 = 16

25. The distance from (1, x – 1 ) to ( -3 , -2 ) is 5. Find all possible values for x.
a. -2 , 4 b. -4 , 2 c. 2 , 4 d. -4 , -2

26. Find the center and the radius of x2 + y2 – 6x – 10y + 18 = 0.

a. center : (3 , 5) radius = 4 units b. center : (-3 , -5) radius = 4 units
c. center : (5 , 3) radius = 4 units d. center : (-5 , -3) radius = 4 units

27. Write the equation of the circle if the line segment joining (4, -2) and (-8, -6) is a diameter.
a. x2 + y2 + 4x + 8y – 20 = 0 b. x2 + y2 – 4x – 8y – 60 = 0
2 2
c. x + y + 4x + 8y +20 = 0 d. x2 + y2 – 4x – 8y + 60 = 0

28. Write the equation of the circle whose center is at ( - ½ , 4 ) and radius = 2√2.
a. b.
c. d.

29. Which of the following situations or activities involve permutations?

a. Entering the PIN (Personal Identification Number) of your ATM card
b. Selecting 3 posters to hang out of 6 different posters
c. Drawing a ball in a box
d. Connecting lines using 3 non-collinear points.

30. How many ways can the letter of the word PROMISE be arranged such that the vowels come together?
a. 120 ways b. 240 ways c. 360 ways d. 720 ways

31. Mrs PAMO uses the four letters of her surname P, A, M, O in different order to assign computer log in passwords to
her 20 students. Each letter appears only once in a password. Are there enough passwords for Mrs. PAMO’s 20 students?
a. Yes b. no c. maybe d. not sure

32. Which of the following situations or activities involve combinations?

a. A class has to elect 3 different officers from 6 candidates
b. Four-digit numbers formed from 0,5,6,7, and 9 without repetition
c. Choosing a committee of 5 students from 10 boys and 11 girls
d. Assigning seats to guests at dinner

For numbers 33-34. Determine the formula to be used to solve the given problem.

33. How many ways can the letters of the word “ MACBOOK “ be arranged?
a. b. c. d.

34. A committee of 5 students is to be chosen from 10 boys and 11 girls . How many committees can be formed if the
committee is to be comprised of at least 4 girls?
a. [C (10,1)][C(11,4) b. C(11,5)
c. [C(11 , 4)] [C( 10 , 1)] + [C (11 , 5)] d. [C(11 , 4)] [C( 10 , 1)] [C (11 , 5)]

35. An election ballot asks voters to select 8 councilors from 11 candidates. How many ways can this be done?
a. 165 b. 330 c. 545 d. 990

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36. Your school is to elect positions from President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer to become a new set of SSG
officers. In bow many ways can the positions be filled if there are 15 equally competent student leaders?
a. 24 b. 1 365 c. 32 760 d.360 360

For numbers 37 – 39.

According to the World Health Organization (November 2020), the most common symptoms of COVID-19 are
fever, dry cough, and fatigue. The symptoms of the suspected cases in Barangay 123 are shown in the Venn diagram
below.

37. How many suspected cases are there in Barangay 123?

a. 51 b. 60
c. 65 d. 70

38. What is the probability that a suspected case has a fever?

a. b. c. d.

39. What is the probability that a suspected case is asymptomatic?

a. b. c. d.

40. A coin is tossed three times. Find the probability of getting either all heads or getting heads exactly once.
a. b. c. d.

41. There is a bucket with 20 balls in it. Six of the balls are solid red, one of the ball is red with stripes, six of the balls are
solid green, three of the balls are green with stripes and four of the balls are solid yellow. After the balls are mixed, a child
gets to reach in without looking to grab a ball. What is the probability the child will grab a ball that is yellow or has stripes?
a. b. c. d.

For numbers 42-43. In rolling a pair of dice, the following events may occur:
A = {(1,6)}
B = {(1,6) (6,1)}
C = {(1,1) (1,2) (1,3) (1,4) (1,5) (1,6)}
D = {(1,1) (1,6) (6,1) (6,6)}
E = {(1,1) (1,2) (1,3) (1,4) (1,5)}

42. Which of the following events are mutually exclusive?

a. A and B b. A and C c. A and D d. A and E

43. Which of the following events are mutually exclusive?

a. B and A b. B and C c. B and D d. B and E

44. What is the probability of drawing an ace or a king from a standard deck of cards?
a. b. c. d.

45. There are 8 white socks and 5 black socks in a drawer. If you pull 1 sock out of the drawer and then another , what is
the probability that you can pull out 2 white socks?
a. b. c. d.

46. The are the score – points which divide the distribution into four equal parts.
a. Deciles b. percentiles c. quantiles d. quartiles

47. The median score is also the .

a. 1st quartile b. 3rd decile c. 5th decile d. 75th percentile

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48. In a 70 – item test, Melody got a score of 50 which is the third quartile. This means that
a. She got the highest score. b. Her score is higher than 25 of her classmates.
c. She surpassed 25% of her classmates. d. 75% of the class did not pass the test.

For items 49 – 50, consider the score distribution of 15 students given below:

83 72 87 79 82 77 80 73
86 81 79 82 79 74 74

49. calculate the lower quartile.

a. 72 b. 74 c. 79 d. 86

50. What is the value of the 2nd decile?

a. 72 b. 74 c. 83 d. 85

51. The sum of the first four terms of an arithmetic sequence is 64 and the sum of the first 10 terms is 340. What is the
sum of the first and fourth terms?
a. 6 b. 7 c. 25 d. 32

52. Eight people are seated at a dinner table at a political function. How many ways can they sit if the president and
secretary always have to be seated next to one another?
a. 2 b. 7 c. 5040 d. 10 080

53. Suppose there is a set of 8 candies. Make an equation to identify the numbers of ways can 4 candles be selected from
this set(without repetition).
a. P (8,4) b. C (8,4) c. P (4,8) d. C (4,8)

54. The Final exam scores of 11 students are as follows: 24, 58, 61, 67, 71, 73, 76, 79, 82, 89 and 93 . What is the lower
quartile?
a. 3 b. 58 c. 61 d. 67
55. Mr. Javier, a bank manager, is interested in the amount of time it takes his teller to service depositors. On
particular morning, he asked his secretary to record the service times for 15 customers. The times are given (to the
nearest minute) : 6, 9, 7, 5, 15, 10, 9, 7, 4, 9, 10, 9, 8, 6, 7. Find the upper quartiles of the time of service.
a. 6 b. 9 c. 10 d. 12

56. Find n such that Sn = 3906 of the geometric series 1 + 5 + 25…..

a. 4 b. 5 c. 6 d. 7

57. In Quadrilateral LOVE, what is the distance of point O from the origin?

a. √𝑎2 + 𝑏2
b. √𝑎2 − 𝑏2
c. √𝑎 + 𝑏
d. √𝑎 − 𝑏

58. In how many ways can the letters of the PARALLEL be arranged?
a. 120 way b. 3360 ways c. 6720 ways d. 20160 ways

59. The expression x3 – kx2 + 5x + 3 leaves a remainder of 5 when divided by x – 2. Find the value of k.
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4

60. A rectangle with a length of 3x + 2 cm has an area of 9x4 + 5x2 - 6x – 8 sq cm. Write a polynomial that
represents its width.
a. 3x3 – 2x2 + 3x – 4 b. 3x3 + 2x2 + 3x – 4 c. 3x3 – 2x2 – 3x – 4 d. 3x3 + 2x2 + 3x + 4

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