Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region 1
Division of Ilocos Sur
Nagsuputan National High School
San Juan, Ilocos Sur

3rd Quarter Examination

Science 8

Directions: Read each item carefully and write the letter of the correct answer in your
answer sheet.

1. What do you call an arrangement of a set of objects where order is important?

a. Combination c. Permutation
b. Factorial d. Probability
2. What is the formula in finding the permutation of objects?
a. c.
b. d.
3. In how many ways can you place 9 different books on a shelf if there is space enough
for only five books? Which counting technique will be used to find the number of
ways it can be done?
a. Combination c. Permutation
b. Factorial d. Probability
4. In how many ways can 5 people arrange themselves in a row for picture
taking?
a. 120 b. 110 c. 100 d. 90
5. What is 3!2! in simplest form?
a. 12 b. 24 c. 28 d. 288
6. What is 25P1?
a. 25! b. 25 c. 1 d. 0
7. Albert has 3 shirts and 5 caps. He wants to know in how many ways he can wear
them to create different outfits. Which counting technique will help him?
a. Combination c. Permutation
b. Factorial d. Probability
 8. Find the permutations of the numbers from 1 to 8 if 4 numbers are taken at a
time.
a. 1600 b. 1620 c. 1680 d. 1690
9. In how many ways can you arrange the word SCOUTS?
a. 320 b. 360 c. 380 d. 390
10. What is the formula in finding the circular permutation of objects?
a. P = (n)! b. P = (n - 1)! c. P = (n - 1) d. P =
(n)
11. Find the number of ways that a family of 5 can be seated around a round table.
a. 20 b. 24 c. 26 d. 28
12. You and your five friends are having fun because this is the day that all of you
have been waiting for. Find the number of permutations that you can make if you will be
sitting at a round table.
a. 120 b. 140 c. 720 d. 5040
13. What do you call the number of ways of selecting from a set when the order is not
important?
a. Combination c. Permutation
b. Factorial d. Probability
14. What is the formula in finding the combination of objects?
a. c.

b. d.
15. What is 5C2?
a. 10 b. 20 c. 30 d. 40
16. How many different committees of 4 members can be formed from 7 people?
a. 25 b. 35 c. 45 d. 55
17. Which of the following illustrates combination?
a. Arranging the letters of the word STATISTICS
b. Forming 2-digit numbers from the given digits
c. Selecting 3 out of 5 available fruits for a salad
d. None of these
18. Which of the following illustrates permutation?
a. Forming a committee of 4 members from 5 people
b. Choosing 2 household chores to do before dinner from 5 different
chores
c. Determine the top three winners from 10 contestants in a
mathematics quiz bee
d. None of these

19. How does permutation differ from combination?

 a. Combination and permutation are the same.
b. Permutation is more difficult than combination.
c. Combination involves arrangement of objects while
permutation is merely selection.
d. Permutation involves arrangement of objects where order is important
while combination is merely selection.
20. If a card is drawn from an ordinary deck of 52 cards, what is the probability
that it is a red card?
a. 0 b. ¼ c. ½ d. 1
21. A die is rolled once. What is the probability of getting an odd number?
a. 0 b. ¼ c. ½ d. 1
22. A standard playing card has 52 cards. What is the probability of getting a
face card?
a. 4/14 b. 4/13 c. 16/52 d. 26/52
For numbers 23-32. The extracurricular activities in which the Grade 10
students at San Agustin Integrated School participate are shown in the Venn diagram
below.

21
Dance Sports

10 8
Speech 12
Choir Athletics
4
18 15

23. How many students are in the Grade 10?

a. 75 b. 87 c.88 d. 90
24. How many students participate only in athletics?
 a.4 b. 8 c.12 d. 15
25. How many students participate only in speech choir?
a.4 b. 12 c.15 d. 18
26. How many students participate only in dance sports?
a.8 b. 10 c.12 d. 21
27. How many students participate in athletics and speech choir?
a.4 b. 8 c.12 d. 15
28. How many students participate in athletics and dance sports?
a.4 b. 8 c.12 d. 15
29. How many students participate in speech choir and dance sports?
a.4 b. 8 c.10 d. 15
30. How many students participate in all three categories?
a.4 b. 8 c.12 d. 15
31. If a student is randomly chosen, what is the probability that the student
participates in athletics?
a. 4/88 b. 12/88 c. 15/88 d. 28/88
32. If a student is randomly chosen, what is the probability that the student is
Grade 10?
a.1 b. 1/2 c. 1/8 d. 0
33. A card is drawn at random from a standard deck of cards. What is the
probability of getting a king black or a spade card?
a.7/26 b. 2/52 c. 7/52 d. 8/52
34. A card is drawn at random from a standard deck of cards. What is the
probability of getting a black or a heart card?
a.1 b. ¾ c. ½ d. 0
35. What is the probability of drawing a card that is either a diamond or an ace
from a standard deck of 52 cards?
a. 3/52 b. 4/52 c. 9/26 d. 4/26
36. What is the probability of rolling either a 5 or a number divisible by 2 from a die?
a.3/6 b. 2/3 c. 2/5 d. 4/7
37. A bag contains 12 blue, 3 red, and 4 white marbles. What is the probability
of drawing in 1 draw, either a red, white, or blue marble?
a.0 b. 1 c. 19 d. 12
38. One ball is drawn from a box containing 3 black balls, 5 white balls and 4 red
balls. Determine the probability that the ball drawn is red or white.
a. 1/2 b. 1/4 c. 3/4 d. 2/3
39. One ball is drawn from a box containing 3 black balls, 5 white balls and 4 red
balls. Determine the probability that the ball drawn is white or black.
 a. ½ b. 1/4 c. 3/4 d. 2/3
40. What do you call an event which does not have any common outcome?
a. Independent Events c. Mutually exclusive events
b. Dependent events d. Non-mutually exclusive
events
41. What is the formula for mutually exclusive events?
a. ( ∪ ) = () c. ( ∪ ) = ()
b. ( ∪ ) = () - () d. ( ∪ ) = () +
()

42. What do you call an event which shares at least one common outcome?
a. Independent Events c. Mutually exclusive events
b. Dependent events d. Non-mutually exclusive
events
43. What is the formula for non-mutually exclusive events?
a. ( ∪ ) = () + ()
b. ( ∪ ) = () + () + ( ∩ )
c. ( ∪ ) = () + () − ( ∩ )
d. ( ∪ ) = () + () − ( ∪ )
For items 44-49. A jar of marbles contains 4 blue marbles, 5 red marbles,
1 green marble, and 2 black marbles. A
marble is chosen at random from the jar.

44. What is the probability of getting green and red marbles with
replacement?
a. 5/144 b. 1/144 c. 5/12 d. 1/12

45. What is the probability of getting green and red marbles without
replacement?
a. 5/144 b. 5/132 c. 5/12 d. 1/12
46. What is the probability of getting red and red marbles without replacement?
a. 5/144 b. 5/132 c. 5/33 d. 5/12
47. What is the probability of getting red and red marbles with
replacement?
a. 25/144 b. 5/144 c. 5/132 d. 5/12
48. What is the probability of getting blue and black marbles without
replacement?
a. 5/144 b. 2/132 c. 2/33 d. 4/12
49. What is the probability of getting 2 red marbles and 1 black marble
without replacement?
a. 1/144 b. 1/132 c. 1/33 d. 1/12
50. The probability that it is Friday and that a student is absent is
0.03. Since there are 5 school days in a week, the probability that it is Friday is
0.2. What is the probability that a student is absent given that today is Friday?
a. 6.67 b. 0.50 c. 0.15 d. 0.10