DIAGNOSTIC ASSESSMENT

MATHEMATICS 10
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Read each item carefully. Write the letter of your choice on your
answer sheet.
1. What are the next three terms in the sequence 2, 8, 14, 20, 26, ___, ___, ___?
A. 27, 28, 29 C. 30, 36, 40
B. 28, 34, 40 D.32, 38, 44
2. Which of the following choices illustrates an arithmetic sequence?
A. 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, … C. 72, 36, 28, 9, …
B. 11, 13, 15, 17, … D. 80, 84, 86, 88
3. What is the missing term in the arithmetic sequence 3, -9, __, -33, -45?
A. -15 B. -21 C. -24 D. -27
4. What is the first arithmetic mean between 1 and 16 in the sequence 1, 4, 7, 10, 13,
16 … whose common difference is 3?
A. 4 B. 7 C. 10 D. 13
5. What type of sequence is illustrated by -2, 6, -18, 54?
A. Arithmetic C. Fibonacci
B. Geometric D. Harmonic
6. Which of the following statement/s is/are TRUE?
i. Arithmetic sequence has a common difference between consecutive terms.
ii. Geometric sequence has a common ratio between consecutive terms.
iii. Arithmetic sequence is the inverse of Geometric sequence
A. i only B. iii only C. ii and iii D. i and ii
7. What is the largest geometric mean between 1 and 343 whose common ratio is 7?
A. 36 B. 49 C. 64 D. 81
8. What is the sum of the first 12 terms in the geometric sequence 7, -7, 7, -7, …?
A. -7 B. 0 C. 7 D. 14
9. How many people does Riza expect to ride on a viking ship on the sixth day if she
recorded 80, 120, and 160 riders on the first three days during their town fiesta?
A. 200 B. 240 C. 280 D. 320
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10. What is the quotient of P(x )=3 x −2 x −21 and x−3 ?
A. 3 x−1 B. x + 1 C. x – 7 D. x + 7
11. Which mathematical statement supports that x-2 is not a factor of the expression
3
4 x −6 x−1?
A. P(2)=21 C. P(2)=17
B. P(2)=19 D. P(2)=15
12. Which of the following statements is TRUE about P(x) if P(-5) ¿0?
A. x-5 is a factor of P(x). C. -5 is a factor of P(x).
B. x+¿ 5 is a factor of P(x). D. +¿ 5 is a factor of P(x).
13. Which value of n makes ax n−1=0 a polynomial equation?
A. -3 1
C.
B. √ 3 3
D. 3
14. What is the measure of the width of the rectangle whose area and length measure (
x −7 x +10 ¿u and ( x−5 ) u, respectively?
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A. (x−2)u
B. ( x +2 ) u C. ( x−5 ) u
 D. ¿5)u
15. What is TRUE about the measure of the width of the rectangle given in item number
14?
A. It is obtained by factoring the area x 2−7 x +10.
B. It is calculated as sum of x 2−7 x +10 minus x−5.
C. It is computed as the product of x 2−7 x +10 and x−5 .
D. It is determined by getting the sum of x 2−7 x +10 and x−5.
16. Which of the following mathematical sentences is an example of a polynomial
function?
A. f (x)=12 x C. f (x)=x−4−2 x 3−x 2−2
2
B. f (x)=12 x 3 5
D. f (x)= 3 −7 x−4
x
17. Which one BEST describes the graph of f ( x )=x 3 + 4 x 2−6 x−5?
A. Crosses the x-axis at x=−2 , 1∧5
B. Crosses the x-axis at x=2 ,−1∧−5
C. Crosses the x-axis at x=2 ,−1∧¿5
D. Crosses the x-axis at x=−2 , 1∧−5
18. What is f(x) in its standard form if its zeroes are -3, 2, 1 and -5?
A. x 4 +5 x 3−7 x 2−29 x+ 30=0 C. x 4 −29 x +30 = 0
3 2
B. −3 x −2 x −x−5 = 0 D. x 4 +5 x 3−5=0
19. What is the measure of arc AC if angle ABC measures 50˚ and AC is a minor arc of
circle B?
A. 25˚ B. 50˚ C. 75 ˚ D. 100˚
20. What is the measure ∠AEB in figure 1 if ∠CED measures 40˚? D
A. 40˚ C. 140˚ C
B. 50˚ D. 320˚
21. What is line BC in figure 1? E
A. Tangent Fig. 1 B
B. Secant A
C. Radius
D. Diameter
22. How long is DE in figure 1 if m BE = 2cm, m CE = 4cm and m EA= 3cm?
A. 3 cm B. 6 cm C. 8 cm D. 12 cm
23. Which condition justifies that two intersecting chords are congruent in a given
circle?
A. They intersect at the center C. They intersect on the circle
B. They intersect in the circle D. They intersect outside the circle
24. How long is the segment if the coordinates of its endpoints are (0, 0) and (-4, 3)?
A. 1 unit B. 5 units C. 7 units D. 12 units
25. Which equation of a circle is in center-radius form?
A. ( x−1)2+( y −1)2=16
B. x 2+ y 2−2 x−4 y−11=¿0
C. ( x 2−8 x ¿ ( y 2−6 y )=¿ 11
D. ( x ¿¿ 2−8 x +16)( y 2−6 y+ 9)=¿ ¿0
26. What is the center of the circle in the equation x 2+ y 2−10 x−6 y +18=¿0?
A. (-3, -5) B. (-5, -3) C. (3, 5) D. (5, 3)
27. What are the coordinates of the vertices of a rectangle centered at the origin with
base 2b and height 2h?
A. (b, h), (b, -h), (-b, -h), (-b, h) C. C. (b, h), (b, 0), (-b, 0), (-b, h)
B. (0, h), (0, -h), (-b, -h), (-b, h) D. (b, h), (b, 0), (-b, -h), (-b, h)
28. What is the area of the sector of a circle bounded by an arc that measures 40˚ and a
radius of 4 cm?
 A. 11.16 cm2 C. 55.8 cm2
B. 13.95 cm2 D. 75.8 cm2
29. Which activity involves permutation?
A. Selecting a red ball from a container
B. Assigning control numbers for books
C. Answering 3 questions from 5 in an interview
D. Forming inscribed triangles using 9 distinct points on a square
30. How many permutations can be made in the word TEEN?
A. 3 B. 6 C. 12 D. 24
31. What makes permutation different from combination of an object?
A. Differentiation C. Collection
B. Order D. Selection
32. Which of the following concept is illustrated if Noel wishes to change his ATM pin
code from the set { i , c , a , r , e } and he will only consider 4 among the letters?
A. Permutation C. Union
B. Combination D. Intersection
33. How many possible pin codes can Noel choose from the set { i , c , a , r , e }if he only
considers 4 characters?
A. 12 B. 20 C. 24 D. 120
34. Which of the following is used to solve the problem in item number 33?
A. 5C4 B. 4C5 C. 5P4 D. 4P5
35. How many ways can 7 students form a team of 5 members?
A. 12 B. 15 C. 17 D. 21
36. Which term refers to the set of outcomes of an experiment?
A. Sample Space C. Union of events
B. Event D. Intersection of events
37. Which of the following illustrates the probability of a union of two events?
A. rolling two fair dice and getting a sum of 2 or 3 turns up
B. rolling two fair dice and getting an odd or prime numbers
C. rolling two fair dice and getting 3 and a factor of 6
D. rolling two fair dice and getting 6 and a multiple of 2
38. What is X ∪ Y if X ={ red , blue , yellow , green } and Y = { red , blue , orange } ?
A. { blue }
B. { red ,red , blue, blue }
C. { red ,blue , yellow , green , orange }
D. { red ,red , blue, blue , yellow , green, orange }
39. Which of the following event is NOT mutually exclusive?
A. Tossing a coin and getting a head or a tail
B. Rolling a die and getting an even or odd numbers
C. Picking a face card or an ace from a deck of cards
D. Selecting a student who is male or a Junior high school
40. What is the probability of choosing a Grade 7 or a Grade 8 in a Math club if there are
twelve Grade 10, seven Grade 9, six Grade 8, and five Grade 7 students?
7 11 13 17
A. B. C. D.
30 30 30 30
41. Which of the following measures of position divides the distribution into 100 equal
parts?
A. Decile C. Quartile
B. Median D. Percentile
For items 42-46, consider the set of scores in a Mathematics quiz.
5, 8, 11, 12, 13, 20, 22, 24, 25
42. What is the value of Q1?
A. 8. 25 B. 8.75 C. 11 D. 11. 25
43. What is the median score?
A. 12.5 B. 12.75 C. 13 D. 13. 25
44. What is the value of D5?
A. 8 B. 13 C. 18 D. 23
45. What is the value of P75?
A. 22 B. 23 C. 24 D. 25
46. What is the interquartile range of the scores?
A. 10.25 B. 14.25 C. 15.5 D. 20.5
47. What does it mean if the score of Sonnie belongs to the first Quartile in a class of 50
students?
A. He performed better than 1% of the class.
B. He performed better than 10% of the class.
C. He performed better than 25% of the class.
D. He performed better than 75% of the class.
48. What is the least number of items a student should get correctly to pass if the
passing score of a 30-item test is the 3rd decile?
A. 22 B. 23 C. 24 D. 25
49. What is the percentile rank of Janna if she got the median score in a 75-item test?
A. 25th B. 35th C. 50th D. 75th
50. What does it imply if Macky got a score of 38 in a group of 55 grade 10 students
taking their 50-item periodical exam?
A. His score is below the 50th percentile C. His score is at the 55th percentile
B. His score is at the upper decile D. His score is below the 3rd decile

Prepared by

JANE G. OSALLA
Teacher III
 Answer Key:
1. D
2. B
3. B
4. B
5. B
6. D
7. B
8. B
9. C
10. D
11. B
12. B
13. D
14. A
15. A
16. A
17. B
18. B
19. B
20. A
21. B
22. B
23. A
24. B
25. A
26. D
27. A
28. A
29. B
30. C
31. B
32. A
33. D
34. C
35. D
36. A
37. A
38. C
39. D
40. B
41. D
42. C
43. C
44. B
45. A
46. A
47. D
48. A
49. C
50. B