FIRST QUARTERLY EXAMINATION

MATHEMATICS 10
S.Y. 2021-2022

I. Aralinks Multiple Choice.

Directions: Read each question carefully. Choose the letter of the best answer and click the appropriate button.
1. What kind of sequence is described by a constant difference between each term?
a. Fibonacci b. harmonic c. arithmetic d. geometric
2. What is the next term in the sequence 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, ...?
a. 34 b. 36 c. 39 d. 41
3. Find the next three terms in the sequence: -15, -12, -9, -6, -3, ...
a. 0, 3, 6 b. 3, 6, 9 c. 6, 10, 14 d. 8, 12, 16
4. Given an = 3 + (n-1)(-9), what is the common difference?
a. -1 b. 3 c. -9 d. 9
5. What do we call the sum of a sequence of numbers?
a. geometric sequence b. recursive formula c. series d. arithmetic sequence
6. When the terms of a sequence differ by the same non-zero number, it is called what kind of sequence?
a. Algebraic b. Tragicomic c. Geometric d. Arithmetic
7. What is the distance from one number to the next in a sequence of numbers that is represented by d in an
arithmetic sequence?
a. Common denominator b. Common opposites c. Common domain d. Common difference
8. What is the common difference of the sequence sequence 111, 84, 57…?
a. -17 b. 17 c. -27 d. 27
9. Find the 22nd term. 3, 7.5, 12, 16.5.
a. 96.5 b. 95.5 c. 93.5 d. 97.5
10. Find the 32nd term of this sequence 9, 4, -1, -6, -11, ...
a. 81 b. -34 c. -146 d. -225
11. Write a formula for the sequence 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, .... Then find the next term.
a. an = an − 1 + 2, where a1 = 8; 18 b. an = an − 1 − 2, where a1 = 8; 18
c. an = an − 1 + 2, where a1 = 18; 8 d. an = an − 1 − 2, where a1 = 2; –2
12. Write the explicit formula for the sequence then find the fifth term in the sequence: a 1 = 3,r = −3.
a. an = 3 ⋅ (−3)n − 1 ; 243 b. an = 3 ⋅ (3)n ; 243
c. an = −3 ⋅ (3)n − 1 ; –243 d. an = 3 ⋅ (−3)n ; –729
13. Find the 50th term of the sequence 5, –2, –9, –16, ...
a. –352 b. –338 c. –343 d. –331
14. Write an explicit formula for the sequence 7, 2, –3, –8, –13, ... then find a 14.
a. an = −5n + 12; –53 b. an = −5n + 12; –58 c. an = −5n + 7; –58 d. an = −5n + 7; –63
15. Which of the following best describes the sequence: 18, 6, -6, -18, …?
a. Geometric b. Arithmetic c. Harmonic d. Neither
16. Viola makes gift baskets for Valentine’s Day. She has 13 baskets left over from last year, and she plans to make
12 more each day. If there are 15 work days until the day she begins to sell the baskets, how many baskets will she
have to sell? (2pts)
a. 193 baskets b. 205 baskets c. 156 baskets d. 181 baskets
17. A large asteroid crashed into a moon of a planet, causing several boulders from the moon to be propelled into
space toward the planet. Astronomers were able to measure the speed of one of the projectiles. The distance (in
feet) that the projectile travelled each second, starting with the first second, was given by the arithmetic
sequence 26, 44, 62, 80, . . . . Find the total distance that the projectile travelled in seven
seconds.(2pts)
a. 534 feet b. 212 feet c. 560 feet d. 426 feet
18. Justine earned Php170,000 during the first year of her job at city hall. After each year she received a 4% raise.
Find her total earnings during the first five years on the job.(3pts)
a. Php1543,541.44 b. Php517,077.48 c. Php721,898.88 d. Php92,077.48
19. In June, Cory begins to save money for a video game and a TV he wants to buy in December. He starts with Php200
in January. Each month he plans to save 10% more than the previous month. How much money will he
have in all at the end of December?(3pts)
a. Php 1540.31 b. Php 3706.23 c. Php 2510.59 d. Php 1899.74
20. When the lemon tree near my house was first planted, it measured 16 inches tall. Each year after that,
the height seemed to match an arithmetic sequence, by growing 3 inches per year. How many inches would
we expect it to be after 40 years from when it was planted?(2pts)
a. 145 inches b. 142 inches c. 139 inches d. 133 inches
21. The local power company plans to raise rates to cover the increased cost of producing power. They determine the
costs will increase by 4.2% per year for the next 10 years. If you paid a total of Php1031.60 for power last year,
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what would you expect to pay for power in your 10 year?(3pts)
a. Php 1 493.90 b. Php 24,216.22 c. Php 2,704.97 d. Php 1,220.97
22. A bouncing ball reaches heights of 16 cm, 12.8 cm, and 10.24 cm on three consecutive bounces. If the ball was
originally dropped from 20 cm, how much total distance in the downward direction has the ball travelled after
five bounces? (3pts)
a. 25 cm b. 32.8 cm c. 53.7956 cm d. 59.04 cm
23. You have Php10 in you bank account. It doubles every month. How much money will you have after 5
months?(2pts)
a. Php50 b. Php35 c. Php320 d. Php250

II. Aralinks Gap-fill(Dropdown)

SET A
DIRECTIONS: Determine the kind of the following sets of numbers. Determine also the common ratio or common
difference based on their kind. Choose your answers from the dropdown choices.
SetsSequences KIND d/r
1. 3, 9, 16, 21,… [ARITHMETIC] [6]
2. 5, 17/3, 19/3, 7, … [ARITHMETIC] [2/3]
3. 95, 19, 3.8, 0.76 [GEOMETRIC] [1/5]
4. 2, 4, 8, 16, … [GEOMETRIC] [2]
5. 7, -2, -11, … [ARITHMETIC] [-9]
6. ½, 1/6, -1/6, … [ARITHMETIC] [-1/3]
7. 2.7, 4.6, 6.5, … [ARITHMETIC] [1.9]
8. 12, 18, 27, … [GEOMETRIC] [1.5]
9. 82, 27, 9, … [GEOMETRIC] [1/3]
10. 2/3, 1, 3/2, [GEOMETRIC] [3/2]

SET B
DIRECTIONS: Solve for the required term and sum of the term of the following sequences. Choose your answers from
the dropdown choices.choices. (2pts each)
SetsSequences nth term sum of terms
1. 3, 9, 16, 21,… 27th term=[159] [2187]

2. 5, 17/3, 19/3, 7, … 30th term=[73/3] [410]

3. 95, 19, 3.8, 0.76 10th term =[0.00004864] [118.75]

4. 2, 4, 8, 16, … 8th term=[256] [510]

5. 7, -2, -11, … 25th term=[-209] [-2525]

6. ½, 1/6, -1/6, … 9th term=[-13/6] [-7.5]
7. 2.7, 4.6, 6.5, … 100th term=[190.8] [9675]
8. 12, 18, 27, … 12th term=[1037.97] [3089.91]
9. 82, 27, 9, … 20th term=[0.000000071] [122.99]
10. 2/3, 1, 3/2, 13th term=[86.498] [258.16]

“And those who are wise shall shine like the brightness of the sky above...”
Daniel 12:9a

Prepared by: Checked by:

Dir. Marck L. Angio Dir. Christine T. Suarez

Teacher Principal