Caloocan High School
1st Summative Test
Mathematics 10
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Multiple Choices. Read each question carefully, then choose the correct answer in the given choices.
1. What is the next term in the sequence: f, k, p, ___
a. t b. u c. v d. w
2. Identify the common difference: 12, 7, 2, -3, …
a. -4 b. -5 c. -6 d. -7
3. Which formula represents the sequence: 4, 10, 16, …?
a. an = 6n - 2 b. an = 4n + 2 c. an = 2n + 6 d. an = 10n - 6
4. Find the 25th term of the sequence: 5, 9, 13, 17, …
a. 97 b. 99 c. 101 d. 103
5. The terms placed between any two non-consecutive terms of a sequence are called ______.
a. factors b. differences c. ratios d. means
6. A sequence with an endless number of terms is called ___________.
a. finite b. arithmetic c. infinite d. geometric
7. A stadium has 40 rows of seats. If there are 18 seats in the 1st row, 22 in the 2nd, 26 in the 3rd, and so on,
how many seats are there in total?
a. 1520 b. 3600 c. 1640 d. 3840
8. Given the sequence 200, 196, 192, …, -4. How many terms are there?
a. 51 b. 52 c. 53 d. 54
9. How many positive terms are there in the sequence 100, 95, 90, … ?
a. 19 b. 18 c. 21 d. 20
10. Find the sum of the series 7 + 12 + 17 + … up to 25 terms.
a. 1625 b. 1725 c. 1675 d. 1775
11. If the 1st term of an arithmetic sequence is 3, the 2nd term is 8, and the nth term is 103, what is n?
a. 21 b. 20 c. 23 d. 22
12. A video doubles its number of views each day. If it has 50 views on the 1st day, how many views will it
have after 10 days?
a. 50(210) b. 50(29) c. 2(5010) d. 10(502)
13. Which of the following is a geometric sequence?
a. 10, 5, 0, -5, … b. 3, 6, 9, 12, … c. 4, 8, 12, 16, … d. 2, 6, 18, 54, …
14. Which rule describes the pattern: 2, 5, 8, 11, …?
a. Add 3 each time c. Add 4 each time
b. Add 2 each time d. Multiply by 2 each time
15. The geometric mean between 8 and 32 is ______.
a. ±12 b. ±16 c. ±20 d. ±24
16. A pattern is formed with dots to make square shapes. How many dots will there be in Figure 7?
a. 36 b. 25 c. 64 d. 49
17. Insert two geometric means between 9 and 72.
a. 18, 54 b. 12, 48 c. 18, 36 d. 24, 48
18. What is the explicit rule for the sequence: 81, 27, 9, …?
a. an = 81(2/3)n-1 b. an = 81(3 n-1) c. an = 81(1/3) n-1 d. an = 81(1/9) n-1
19. What is the sum of the geometric series: 5 + 10 + 20 + … + 640?
a. 1280 b. 1275 c. 1285 d. 1290
20. In a geometric sequence, dividing any term by its previous term gives the ______.
a. common ratio b. common difference c. common product d. common sum
21. A bank account has ₱100,000 at 5% annual interest, compounded yearly. How much will it be after 8
years?
a. ₱147,745.50 b. ₱148,250.50 c. ₱149,100.25 d. ₱150,000.00
22. A sequence where each term is obtained by adding a fixed number is called __________.
a. recursive b. geometric c. harmonic d. arithmetic
23. An infinite geometric series where |r| ≥ 1 is called __________.
a. convergent b. divergent c. finite d. harmonic
24. The next term of the sequence 3, 12, 48 is ______.
a. 192 b. 144 c. 196 d. 208
25. The value of a car decreases each year. If its values for 3 years are ₱500,000, ₱400,000, and ₱320,000,
what kind of sequence is it?
a. Arithmetic with d = -100,000 c. Geometric with r = 0.8
b. Neither arithmetic nor geometric d. Arithmetic with d = -80,000
26. Which of the following is arithmetic?
a. 1, 3, 9, 27, … b. 1, 2, 4, 7, … c. 2, 4, 8, 16, … d. 7, 14, 21, 28, …
27. What are the next three terms of: 2, 5, 8, 11?
a. 13, 16, 19 b. 14, 17, 20 c. 15, 18, 21 d. 12, 15, 18
28. Insert two arithmetic means between 10 and 34.
a. 16, 22 b. 20, 25 c. 18, 26 d. 17, 25
29. The 2nd arithmetic mean between 4 and 28 is ______.
a. 20 b. 18 c. 16 d. 14
30. The formula S = a1/(1-r) represents the ______.
a. Finite sum of an arithmetic series c. Finite sum of a geometric series
b. Infinite sum of an arithmetic series d. Infinite sum of a geometric series
31. If the 1st term of a geometric sequence is 2 and the sum of the 4th and 6th terms is 540, what is the
common ratio?
a. ±3 b. ±4 c. ±5 d. ±6
32. A virus population triples every 4 hours. If there are 200 viruses at the start, how many will there be after 24
hours?
a. 146,200 b. 145,800 c. 147,000 d. 148,000
33. What is the sum of the first 6 terms of the series 2 – 4 + 8 – 16 + …?
a. -36 b. -40 c. -38 d. -42
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34. Find the remainder when f(x) = 2x – 5x + 7 is divided by x – 1.
a. 2 b. 3 c. 4 d. 5
35. If the remainder when f(x) is divided by x + 2 is 0, then which of the following is true?
a. f(-2) = 0 c. f(-2) = 1
b. f(2) = 0 d. f(x) has remainder 2
Answer Key
Item Answer
1 b
2 b
3 a
4 c
5 d
6 c
7 d
8 b
9 d
10 c
11 a
12 b
13 d
14 a
15 b
16 c
17 c
18 c
19 b
20 a
21 a
22 d
23 b
24 a
25 c
26 d
27 b
28 c
29 a
30 d
31 a
32 b
33 d
34 c
35 a
Table of Specifications
Content Area Knowledge Process/Skill Understanding/Application Total Items
Arithmetic Sequences 2 3 3 8
Geometric Sequences 2 3 3 8
Series 2 2 2 6
(Arithmetic/Geometric)
Word Problems 1 1 3 5
Polynomials 2 1 1 4
Patterns & Rules 2 1 1 4
TOTAL 11 13 14 35
