Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
REGION I
PANGASINAN SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE II

DIAGNOSTIC TEST
Mathematics 7

Directions: Read each item carefully and choose the letter of the correct answer.

1. Which symbol is used to indicate the union of two sets?

A. Ø B. ∪ C. ∩ D. –

2. Which of the following properties states that changing the order of two numbers
that are either being added or multiplied does not change the value?
A. Closure property C. Associative property
B. Commutative property D. Identity property

3. What do you call the positive nth root of a number?

A. perfect square B. radical C. radicand D. principal root

4. Which of the following refers to a number whose decimal representation is

neither terminating nor repeating?
A. Natural B. Integer C. Rational D. Irrational

5. How many milliliters are there in 1 liter?

A. 10 mL B. 100 mL C. 1000 mL D. 10 000 mL

6. Which of the following is a polynomial that has two terms?

A. Monomial B. Binomial C. Trinomial D. Multinomial

7. What mathematical sentence states that two expressions are unequal?

A. Equation B. Equivalent C. Expression D. Inequality

8. Complete the statement: “When the highest power of the variable in an equation
is 1, the equation is ________.”
A. Equivalent B. Indirect C. Inequality D. Linear

9. Which of the following figures is a convex polygon?

A. B. C. D.

10. Which refers to a closed curve whose points are all equidistant from a fixed point
called the center?
A. Arc B. Center C. Circle D. Semicircle

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11. What allows you to produce a straight line but not be able to measure
distances?
A. Compass B. Pencil C. Protractor D. Straightedge

12. Which of the following polygons has eight sides?

A. Pentagon B. Octagon C. Nonagon D. Decagon

13. What visual representation of data is used to show how all the parts of
something are related to the whole.
A. Pie chart B. Bar graph C. Line graph D. Histogram

14. Which of the following is often called the average score of a data set?
A. Median B. Mean C. Mode D. Range

15. What is the measure that indicates the extent to which numerical data are
spread out about the average value in a data set?
A. Consistency B. Reliability C. Variability D. Central tendency

16. Which of the following represents the absolute value of 5?

A. C.

B. D.

17. What is 0.50 in a fraction?

1 3 2 1
A. 2 B. 4 C. D.
3 4

18. Find the sum of 15.789 and 2.51.

A. 1.8299 B. 18.299 C. 182.99 D. 1829.9

19. What is the scientific notation of 480 000?

A. 4.8 x 10-5 B. 48 x 10-4 C. 48 x 104 D. 4.8 x 105

20. What is the translation of “twice the number x less 5”?

A. 2(x + 5) B. 2x + 5 C. 2x – 5 D. 2(x - 5)

21. What is the value of 3x2 + 1 when x = 0?

A. 4 B. 2 C. 1 D. 0

22. What is the sum if 2ab is added to 3ab?

A. 5ab B. -5ab C. 5a2b2 D. -5a2b2

23. What is the result of multiplying (2x) by (3x - 3)?

A. –6x2 + 6x B. 6x2 - 6x C. 6x2 + 6x D. 0

24. Which of the following represents a point?

A. Tip of a pin B. Pen C. Peso bill D. Yarn

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25. How do we name the illustration of a ray on the right?
A. LV B. LV C. LV D. LV

26. Which of the following is a measure of an obtuse angle?

A. 350 B. 650 C. 900 D. 1600

27. When parallel lines are cut by transversal, vertical angles are ________.
A. Supplementary Angle C. Congruent Angle
B. Complementary Angle D. Unequal Angle

28. The question, “What is your favorite ice cream flavor and why?” is an example
of________.
A. Closed question C. Multiple-choice question
B. Open-ended question D. None of the above

29. What type of data collection was used when Nick stood outside a movie theater
and asked many of the patrons if the movie they saw was good?
A. Experiment Method C. Observation Method
B. Interview Method D. Questionnaire Method

30. The ages of children at a summer camp are recorded as follows. What type of
data is this?
10 9 8 10 10 11 12 8 8 9 9
9 10 9 10 10 11 11 10 9 9 8
A. Average Data C. Grouped Data
B. Statistical Data D. Ungrouped Data

31. In the figure 2 , how many students were surveyed?

Canteen A Canteen B
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35 0 4

A. 35 B. 40 C. 42 D. 43

32. Tyra bought 2/3 meat. She cooked 1/2 of it. How much did she cook?
1 1 7 2
A. 2 B. 3 C. 3 D. 3

33. A boy ran 6.2 kilometers. How many meters did he run?
A. 6 200 B. 620 C. 0.00620 D. 0.000620

34. Ana and Bel have 42 apples. If the number of apples Ana has is twice that of
Bel, then how many apples does Bel have?
A. 28 B. 24 C. 18 D. 14

35. If the measures of the first two angles of a triangle are 44º and 95º respectively,
what is the measure of the third angle?
A. 21º B. 31º C. 41º D. 51º

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36. Junior has a large sandbox which is 12 meters long and 8 meters wide. He
wants to surround the sandbox with new pieces of wood. How many meters of
wood will he need?
A. 40 meters B. 50 meters C. 60 meters D. 70 meters

37. In a basketball game between Maginoo High School and Magalang High School,
the Maginoo players’ individual points were 3, 13, 7, 5, 21, 23, 14, 11, 23 and
8. What is the median of the scores?
A. 10 B. 11 C. 12 D. 13

38. Steve conducted a survey of the number of mobile games played by his
classmates, with the following results: 1, 2, 7, 3, 5, 6. What is the range of the
given data set?
A. 4 B. 5 C. 6 D. 7

39. If 7, √16, -3, and 0 are arranged in ascending order on a number line from least
to greatest, which is the correct order?
A. 0, -3, 7, √16 B. √16, 7, -3, 0 C. -3, 0, 7, √16 D. -3, 0 √16, 7

40. Which of the following illustrates the law 𝑎𝑛=𝑎∙𝑎∙𝑎∙𝑎…∙𝑎 (𝑛 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑠)?

A. 𝑥4 = 𝑥 ∙ 𝑥 ∙ 𝑥 ∙ 𝑥 B. 23 = 3 ∙ 3 C. 34 = 3 ∙ 4 D. 𝑥5 = 𝑥 ∙ 5

41. What is/are the value/s of x in the equation │x│ = 5?

A. 5 B. -5 C. 5 or -5 D. 55

42. Given the figures at the right, what can you conclude about the two angles?
A. Linear pairs
B. Congruent angles
C. Vertical angles
D. Perpendicular to each other

43. What is the measure of angle C in the figure below?

A. 870
B. 880
C. 890
D. 900

44. Which of the following is NOT a statistical question?

A. What do grade 7 students prefer to eat for breakfast?
B. How much time did you spend browsing the internet last week?
C. What is the typical number of pets owned by students in my class?
D. How many minutes do grade 7 students typically spend browsing the
internet each week?

45. The score that appeared most in the Grade 7 Math quiz is 20. What measure
of central tendency is 20?
A. Mean B. Median C. Mode D. Range

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46. Determine which step(s) of the given solution has an incorrect entry.
(-7) - 5 =
= (-7) + 5 Step 1
= (-7) + (-5) Step 2
= -2 Step 3
A. Step 1 B. Step 2 C. Step 3 D. Steps 1, 2, 3

47. Which of the following is the equivalent of (22) (18)?

A. (20 + 2) (10 + 8)/2 C. (20 + 2) (20 – 2)
B. (24 - 2) + (16 + 2) D. (30 - 8) (10 + 8) (30-10)

48. Which of the following is always true?

A. If two lines or segments intersect and form a right angle, then they are
perpendicular.
B. If two lines or segments intersect and form an acute angle, then they are
perpendicular.
C. If two lines or segments intersect and form an obtuse angle, then they are
perpendicular.
D. If two lines or segments intersect, then they are perpendicular.

49. The scores of 20 students in a 30-item test have a mean of 25, a median of 25,
and a mode of 25. Which is true about the data?
A. The average score of the students is 20.
B. Most of the students got 25.
C. More students got 20 than 25.
D. All the students got a perfect score.

50. Which story problem can be solved with the number sentence 15 – 7 = 8?
i. Alyssa is 7 years old. Her brother is 15. How much older is her brother?
ii. Vida has 15 stickers. She used 7 in a picture. How many stickers are
left?
iii. Therese has Php 7.00. She wants to buy candy for Php 15.00. How much
money does she need?
iv. Cardo has 15 marbles. Mark has seven marbles. How many marbles do
they have in all?
A. i B. i, ii C. i, ii, iii D. i, ii, iii, iv

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ANSWER KEY

1. B 11. D 21. C 31. C 41. C

2. B 12. B 22. A 32. B 42. B
3. D 13. A 23. B 33. A 43. A
4. D 14. B 24. A 34. D 44. B
5. C 15. C 25. B 35. C 45. C
6. B 16. C 26. D 36. A 46. C
7. D 17. A 27. C 37. C 47. C
8. D 18. B 28. B 38. C 48. A
9. B 19. D 29. B 39. D 49. B
10.C 20. C 30. D 40. A 50. C