URDANETA CITY UNIVERSITY MATH IN THE

PRELIM
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
EXAMINATION Second Semester. A.Y. 2022-2023
MODERN WORLD

Name:__________________________________________________ Score:
Schedule: __________________ Code: _________ Date:_______________
I. MULTIPLE CHOICE. Read each statements carefully and write the letter of your choice
on the blank provided before each number.
_____1. Which of the following refers to the sense of harmonious and beautiful proportion and
balance?
a. Symmetry b. Pattern c. Ratio d. Proportion
_____2. Which of the following does not define Mathematics?
a. Art b. Language c. Problem Solving d. None of the above
____3. What do you call the symmetry where the object can be rotated on a fixed point without
changing the overall image of the object?
a. Helical b. Reflective c. Translational d. Rotational
_____4. Which of the following is NOT an example of translational symmetry?
a. Rooms in each building c. Tables arranged in columns
b. Chairs in each row d. Screw
_____5. Which of the following is an example of helical symmetry?
a. DNA b. Screw Driver c. Helix Game d. Spiral Potato
_____6. What do you call the pattern wherein the object is divided into two or more identical
images?
a. Fractals b. Reflective c. Symmetry d. Sequence
_____7. Which of the following is TRUE?
i. Fractals do not recur images and is limited.
ii. Helical symmetry is a symmetry that translates and rotates.
iii. Symmetry refers to the pattern where objects can be divided in only two identical
images.
a. I and II b. I only c. I and III d. II only
_____8. What do you call the mathematical “John Doe” that represents the unknown value of the
equation or expression?
a. Jane Doe b. Terms c. Variables d. Constant
_____9. Which of the following refers to the symmetry where the object is being moved either to the
left, right, up, down or diagonally without changing its overall shape?
a. Rotational b. Translational c. Helical d. Reflective
_____10. From the number sequence 58, 52, 46, 40, 34…, what number should come next?
a. 26 b. 28 c. 30 d. 32
For items 11 – 15, refer to the statements below:
P: It is Saturday Q: I have math class.
_____11. What should be the statement for p  q ?

a. It is Saturday but I have math class.

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MODERN WORLD

b. It is Saturday and I have math class.

c. It is Saturday or I have math class.
d. If it is Saturday, then I have math class.
_____12. Which of the following is TRUE if the statement is “I have math class if and only if it is
Saturday“?
a. p → q b. p  q c. q → p d. q  p

_____13. What should be the statement for p  q ?

a. If it is not Saturday, then I have math class.

b. It is not Saturday if and only if I have math class.
c. It is not Saturday if and only if I do not have math class.
d. If it is not Saturday, then I do not have math class.
_____14. If p  q , what will be the statement?

a. It is Saturday or I have math class c. I have math class or it is not Saturday.

b. It is Saturday and I do not have math class d. It is Saturday or I do not have math class.
_____15. Which of the following logical connective is used in the statement “It is Saturday and I do
not have math class”
a. Conjuction b. Negation c. Disjuction d. both a and b
_____16. Which of the following statements are propositions?
a. All dogs are poodles. c. both a and b
b. Some cats are mammals d. none of the above
_____17. Which of the following is the rule for the sequence 2,2,4,8,14,22…?
a. Add two consecutive numbers c. Add even numbers
b. Add 3 consecutive numbers d. Add odd numbers
_____18. What do you call the symmetry where the object can be simultaneously translated and
rotated?
a. Helical b. Reflective c. Translational d. Rotational
_____19. What do you call the pattern wherein the pattern recurs infinitely?
a. Fractals b. Reflective c. Symmetry d. Sequence
_____20. What do you call the symmetry where the object can change its size without changing its
shape?
a. Reflective b. Translational c. Scale d. Helical
_____21. Which of the following is NOT a component of language of mathematics?
a. Discreteness b. Productivity c. Maximum Units d. Grammar
_____22. What do you call the sequence wherein you add two consecutive numbers starting from 0?
a. Arithmetic b. Geometric c. Fibonacci d. None of the above
From items 23-27, refer to the number sequence 15,2,30,8,60,32…
_____23. What is the rule in the sequence?
a. Multiply two consecutive numbers c. Add the number to itself
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MODERN WORLD

b. Alternately multiply 2 and 4 d. Alternately multiply 4 and 2

_____24. What is the 3rd number in the given sequence?
a. 8 b. 30 c. 60 d. 32
_____25. What should be the 8th number in the sequence?
a. 120 b. 128 c. 512 d. 240
_____26. What should be the 10th number in the sequence?
a. 120 b. 128 c. 512 d. 240
_____27. What should be the 9th number in the sequence?
a. 120 b. 128 c. 512 d. 240
From items 28-30, refer to the verbal/mathematical sentences below.
i. Three fourths of w more than half of 9
ii. 25 per t added to cube of 2

iii.
(t + 2)2
2
_____28. What will be the mathematical sentence for i?
3 1 3w 1(9) 1 3 9 3
a. w+ b. + c. (9) + w d. + w
4 2(9) 4 2 2 4 2 4

_____29. What is translation for iii?

a. The sum of the squares of t and 2 divided by 2.
b. t plus 2 times 2 divided by 2
c. half of the sum of t and 2
d. half of the square of the sum of t and 2
_____30. What will be the mathematical sentence for ii?
25
a. 25(t ) + 3(2) b. + 23 c. 25(t ) + 23 d. 25t + 2
3

II. DEFINITION OF TERMS. Define the following terms briefly. (Sentence form)
1. Patterns –
2. Symmetry –
3. Helical Symmetry –
4. Scale Symmetry –
5. Mathematics –
6. Language –
7. Variables –
8. Logic –
9. Logical Connectives –
10. Negation –
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MODERN WORLD

III.
A. Identify the rule and find the next two numbers of the following number
sequences. (2pts)
1. 30, 30, 47, 47, 54,___,___
Rule:
2. 80, 10, 70, 15, 60,___,___
Rule:
3. 2, 6, 18, 54,___,___
Rule:
4. 36, 34, 30, 28, 24,___,___
Rule:
5. 21, 29, 24, 22, 17,___,___
Rule:

B. Translate the following verbal sentences to mathematical sentences and vice

versa. (2pts)
1. (x2 + a2)3

2. f3 – (2/3)(g+h)

3. three multiplied by the quarter of fifteen more than twice m.

4. triple J added to the quotient of the sum of H and G, and 8.

5. The sum of 8 and three times k equals the difference of 5 times k and 3.

C. Complete the truth table below. (10pts)

1. p(q  r )
2. p  (q  r )

IV. ESSAY. State the importance of Mathematics and give a concrete example. (10pts)