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FIRST QUARTER EXAMINATION

MATHEMATICS 10

Directions: Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write your answer on a separate sheet of
paper.

1. Which of the following shows a pattern?

A. 3, 2, 3, 2, 3, 2 C. A, G, M, T, 0, 9
B. 5, 7, 2, T, 6, Y D. smooth, long, wall, sing

2. Which of the following defines infinite sequence?

A. days of the week C. every other day
B. teenage life D. first Fridays of July 2020

3. Which of the following describes an arithmetic sequence?

A. A sequence in which a term is formed by adding any number to the preceding term.
B. A sequence in which there is an equal difference between consecutive terms.
C. A sequence in which a term minus the preceding term is always positive.
D. A sequence in which terms follows a pattern.

4. Which of the following is the common difference in the sequence 0, 4, 8, 12, …?

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

5. Which of the missing term in this arithmetic sequence: 23, 18, 13, 8, 3, _____, -7,
-12,… ?
A. -2 B. 2 C. -5 D. 5

6. Which term of the arithmetic sequence 5, 9, 13, 17, … is 409?

A. 99th term B. 100th term C. 111th term D. 102th term

7. Find the nth term of the arithmetic sequence given the following given:
𝑎1=5 d= 5 n=25
A. 25th term is 115 C. 25th term is120
th
B. 25 term is 125 D. 25th term is130

8. Which term of the arithmetic sequence 5, 9, 13, 17,….. is 401?

A. 99th term B. 100th term C. 111th term D. 112th term

9. If three arithmetic means are inserted between -15 and 9, find the first of these arithmetic
means.
A. 3 B. -3 C. -6 D. -9

10. Find the 20th term of the arithmetic sequence 5, 9, 13, 17, 21,…
A. 81 B. 80 C. 82 D. 87

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11. Which of the following is a formula for arithmetic series?
1 1
A. Sn= (a 1+ an) C. Sn= (a 1+ d)
2 2
n n
B. Sn= ( a1+ an ) D. Sn= ( a1+ dan )
2 2
12. Find the sum of the first 12 terms of the arithmetic sequence 4, 11, 18, 25, 32, …
A. 610 B. 530 C. 510 D. 410

13. This refers to the number that is being multiplied to obtain a geometric sequence.
A. Number of Terms C. Common Difference
B. Common Denominator D. Common Ratio

14. Which of the following statements is true to all geometric sequences?

A. If the common ratio is negative, then the sequence is increasing.
B. If the common ratio is negative, then all the terms of the sequence is also negative.
C. If the common ratio is less than one, then the sequence is decreasing.
D. If the common ratio is less than one, then the sequence is increasing.

15. Which of the following is an example of a geometric sequence?

1 1 1 1 1
A. 2, 4, 6, 8, … B. 12, 8, 4, 0, … C. , , 1, 2, … D. 1, , , , ….
4 2 2 3 4

1 1
16. Supply the missing term in the sequence 1, ____, , , … to make it a geometric sequence.
4 8
1 1
A. 2 B. C. 3 D.
2 3

17. What expression is same as (𝑎 ∙ 𝑎 ∙ 𝑎 ∙ 𝑎 ∙ 𝑎)(𝑏 ∙ 𝑏 ∙ 𝑏)?

A. 15ab B. a5 b3 C. a3 b D. 5a3b

18. If the common ratio of a sequence is –3 and the first term is 3, then the fourth term is
A. 27 B. −27 C. – 81 D. 81

1
19. What is the common ratio of the sequence , 1, 7, …?
7
1 −1
A. 7 B. – 7 C. D.
7 7

20. The first term of a geometric sequence is 2, and the second term is 10, what is the fifth term?
A. 250 B. 100 C. 500 D. 1 250

1 1
21. The common ratio of a geometric sequence is , and the fourth term is . What is the
4 2
third term of the sequence?

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

22. Find the 12th term of the geometric sequence 1, 2, 4,...

A. 512 B. 1 024 C. 2 048 D. 1 112

23. How can you indicate infinite geometric sequences?

A. Use an ellipsis C. Use a bar line above the sequence
B. Use an arrowhead D. All of these

24. Find the sum of the first six terms of a geometric sequence whose first term is 2 and
2
common ratio is .
3
1330 1234 760 3990
A. B. C. D.
143 4567 4551 729

25. Find the sum of the first five terms of the geometric sequence 4, 6, 9…
11 4 4 211
A. B. C. D.
4 211 11 4

26. Find the sum of the terms of the infinite geometric sequence 45, 15, 5,…
137 135
A. 68 B. C. D. 69
2 2

27. Find the sum of the first five terms of the geometric series 2, 8, 32, 128,…
A. 682 B. 243 C. 679 D. 743

28. If a sixth-degree polynomial is divided by a second-degree polynomial, what is the degree of

the quotient?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4

29. Divide: x3 + 2x2 − 5x − 10 by x2 − 5.

A. x2 − 3x + 10 B. x2 + 7x + 30 C. x + 2 D. x − 2

30. Find the remainder when x3 − 2x2 + 4x − 3 is divided by x + 2 .

A. 27 B. 5 C. −5 D. −27

31. What is the remainder if x2 – 7x – 4 is divided by x – 2?

A. 4 B. -14 C. 2 D. -2

32. Which of the following statements is true?

A. The quotient multiplied by the dividend plus the remainder equals the divisor.
B. If x2 + 5x + 7 is divided by x + 2, the remainder is not 1.
C. If the remainder is 0, then the dividend is a factor of the divisor.
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D. The quotient is a factor of the dividend if the remainder is 0.

33. Which is the remainder if 2x3 + 4x2 – x + 7 is divided by x – 2?

A. 35 B. 36 C. 37 D. 38

34. Which of the following is NOT a polynomial equation?

A. x3 − 2x2 + 3x – 2 =0 C. x-2 + x= 0
14
B. −3x +5x − 3 = 0 D. 5x = 0

35. Which of the following is the degree of the polynomial equation x=9?
A. 0 B. 1 C. 3 D. 9
36. What value of m will make 2m + 1 equal to zero?
1 −1
A. 2 B. C. 0 D.
2 2

37. Find a quadratic polynomial with roots -1 and 2.

A. a2 - a + 2 = 0 C. a2 + a - 2 = 0
2
B. a - a - 2 = 0 D. a2 + a + 2 = 0

38. Find a cubic polynomial equation with roots -2, 2 and -4.
A. m3 + 4m2 – 4m - 16 = 0 C. m3 – 4m2 - m + 16 = 0
3 2
B. 10m - m - m + 16 = 0 D. m3 – 4m2 – 4m + 16 = 0

39. According to Rational Root Theorem, which of the following is a possible zero of the
polynomial p(b)= 6b3 – 3b2 + 2b – 4?
3 5 3 1
A. B. C. D.
4 3 2 2

40. Using Rational Root Theorem, list all the possible rational roots of x the polynomial equation
4x4 + 31x3 - 4x2 - 89x + 22 = 0.
A. ± 22 ,± 11, ± 2, ± 11
B. ± 4 ,± 2 , ±1
1 1 2 4 1
C. ± 1 ,± , ± ,± 2 , ± 4 , ± ,± ,±
2 11 11 11 22
1 1 11 11
D. ± 1 ,± , ± , ± 2 ,± 11, ± ,± ,± 22
2 4 2 4

41. If 7 is a rational zero of the polynomial p(x) = 2x3 - 14x2 + x – 7, which of the following is NOT
true?
A. (x + 7) is a factor of p(x) C. 7 is a possible zero of p(x)
B. (x – 7) is a factor of p(x) D. -7 is not a possible zero of p(x)

42. How many possible real roots does the polynomial equation 4x3 + 4x2 - 31x + 5 = 0 have?
A. at most 4 B. at most 3 C. at least 4 D. at least 3

43. If 4 is a root of x2 – 3kx + 3k – 7 = 0, then the value of k is ___.

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A. B. 1 C. 4 D. 7
4

44. Which of the following polynomial equations has 3 as a root?

A. a3 + 3a2 – a + 3 = 0 C. a3 – 3a2 + a + 3 = 0
3 2
B. a + 3a – a – 3 = 0 D. a3 – 3a2 – a + 3 = 0

45. Identify all real roots of 4x4 + 31x3 - 4x2 - 89x + 22 = 0.

1 1 1 11 11
A. −2 , C. ± 1 ,± , ± , ± 2 ,± 11, ± ,±
4 2 4 2 4
1 1
B. ± 2 ,± , ± √5 ,−3−2 √5 D. −2 , ,−3+2 √ 5 ,3−2 √5
4 4

For items 46 -47. The volume of a rectangular solid is 750 cubic units. The width (w) is 7 units
more than the height (h) and the length (l ) is 1 unit more than 8 times the height.

46. Which correctly represents the width of the solid?

A. A. (7w) (l ) (3+2h) B. 8h + 1 C. h + 7 D. 8h

47. What is the working equation to find the dimensions of the solid?
A. v = (7w)(l)(8h) C. 750 = (h + 7)(8h + 1)
B. v = (8h + 1)(h) D. 750 = h(h + 7)(8h + 1)

48. In Maria Integrated School, the length and the width of their high school building is (x + 9) m
and (x – 4) m respectively. If its area is 500m2, which of the following mathematical statements
can show the relationship between the dimension of the school building?
A. (x + 9) (x - 4) = 500 C. x2 + 5x – 36 = 500
2
B. x + 5x – 36 = 1000 D. (x + 9) (x - 4) = 100

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

Prepared by:
ADITH M. DANGOY
Teacher I

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Quality Assured by:

CARREN C. DAUG CHERRY M. GICA

Teacher III Teacher I

JEAN H. BAHUNSUA FALAN GAY D. RAMOS

Teacher III Teacher I

Approved by:

ARCHIE M. ABELLANA
Head Teacher I

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