Department of Education

Region X
DIVISION OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL
LIBERTAD NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
POBLACION, LIBERTAD, MISAMIS ORIENTAL
9021

G10-MATHEMATICS
First Quarter Examination

Name: __________________________ Grade & Sec.__________________ Date : ________ Score :______

Test I MULTIPLE CHOICE: Choose the best answer from the choices. Write your answer on the space
provided before each number.

1. Which of the following set of numbers is an example of a sequence?

A. { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 } C. { 1, 4, 9, 16, 27 }
B. { 2, 4, 8, 16, 31 } D. { 1, 1, 2, 4, 6 }

2. It is a function whose domain includes only the first n positive integers.

A. Infinite Sequence C. Infinite Series
B. Finite Sequence D. Finite series

3. What is the value of the first term of the sequence an = n - 1?

A. -1 B. 1 C. 0 D. 2
2n
4. Which of the following numbers is the 8th term of sequence an = ?
4
A. 4 B. 8 C. 12 D. 16

5. Using the pattern 3, 1, -1, -3…, what are the next three terms of the sequence?
A. -5, -7, -9 C. -5, -9, 7
B. -1, 1, 3 D. -3, -1, 1

6. What are the first three terms of the sequence with the nth term a n = n2 + 2?
A. 3, 6, 15 C. 3, 6, 8
B. 3, 6, 10 D. 3, 6, 11

7. What are the next two numbers that will complete the terms of the sequence 16, 21, 26, 31, ___, ___?
A. 36, 41 B. 42, 45 C. 41, 46 D. 40, 4

For item numbers 8-10, given the sequence, an = 3n2- 6n + 2

8. Find the fifth term of the sequence.

A. 45 B. 46 C. 47 D. 48

9. What term of the sequence is 11?

A. 3rd B. 4th C. 5th D. 6th

10. Which of the following numbers is the second term of the sequence?
A. 0 B. 2 C. 4 D. 6

11. An arithmetic sequence is a sequence where each term is obtained by ______.

A. adding the common ratio to the previous term
B. subtracting the common ratio to the next term
C. multiplying the common difference to the next term
D. adding the common difference to the previous term

12. What is the common difference of the arithmetic sequence given? -5, -1, 3, 7, 11…
A. -4 B. -2 C. 2 D. 4

13. What is the missing term of the arithmetic sequence from the given? 10, 15, 20, ___, 30
A. 22 B. 23 C. 24 D. 25
14. Which of the following is a polynomial?
1
A. 4x3+9x-5x2+7 C. 2
x +3 x +6
B. 2x-5+x-2+x-3+2x+5 D. 12-1

15. The following are examples of polynomials, EXCEPT

A. x2-4x+5 B. 4x-3+8-2+10x-5 C. 3x4-5x3+2x-1 D. x2-y2

16. The leading coefficient of the polynomial 4x12+12x10+4x4+x2-x is

A. 1 B. 4 C. 10 D. 12

17. What is the quotient when x2-4 is divided by x-2?

A. x-1 B. x+1 C. x-2 D. x+2

18. Find the remainder when x4+2x3+3x2+9x is divided by x-1.

A. 10 B. 11 C. 15 D. 13

19. It is a sequence where each term after the first term is obtained by adding the same constant.
A. Arithmetic B. Harmonic C. Sequence D. Fibonacci

20. It is a sequence where each term after the first term is obtained multiplying the preceding term by
the same constant.
A. Arithmetic B. Harmonic C. Geometric D. Fibonacci

21. A constant multiplied to each term of a geometric sequence to obtain the next term of the
sequence is called ____________.
A. term B. sequence C. common ratio D. common difference

22. A constant added to each term of an arithmetic sequence to obtain the next term of the sequence is called \
______________.
A. term B. sequence C. common ratio D. common difference

23. Which of the following is an nth term of an arithmetic sequence

n(a 1+ a n) S n=a 1(1−rn)
A. a = a + (n -1)d
n 1 B. Sn = C. a = a,rn
n-1
D.
2 r−1

24. The first term of an arithmetic sequence is 2 while the 18th term is 87. What is the common difference of the
sequence?
A. 7 B. 5 C. 6 D. 3

25. Which of the following equations is the nth term of the geometric sequence?
A. a = a + (n -1) d
n 1 C. a = a, r n
n-1

B. S = n (a1+n1)2
n D. S = a1(1-rn)r-1
n

Directions: Evaluate the following expressions. Choose the number inside the box that corresponds to your
answer.

1. 8 + 9 ÷ 3 4. 3n – 1 when n = 3
2. 12 • ( 8 + 2 ) – 7 5. x + 3y; when x = 1, y = -2
3. 8 - 22 + 3