Republic of the Philippines

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Region IX, Zamboanga Peninsula
Division of Zamboanga del Sur
TAMBULIG NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Lo. Lodiong, Tambulig, Zamboanga del Sur

DISTRICT 1

DISTRICT ACHIEVEMENT TEST OF MATHEMATICS 10

Name: _______________________________Grade Level and Section: ________________

Directions: Analyze the questions carefully and write your answer on the space provided before the
number.

____1. What operation is used in obtaining the next terms in a geometric sequence?
A. Addition B. Multiplication C. Division D. Subtraction
____2. Which of the following terms is closely related to a geometric sequence?
A. Common Ratio B. Common Difference C. Both A & B D. None of these.
____3. Which of the following presents a geometric sequence?
25 27
A. 12, −12, −12, −12, … C. 12, , 13, ,….
2 2
1
B. 32, 8, 2, ,… D. 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, …
2
1 1
____4. 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
____5. The first term of a geometric sequence is 5, and the second term is 10, what is the sixth term?
A. 160 B. 80 C. 320 D. 640
____6. What is the 9th term in the sequence −1, 4, 9, 14, 19, …?
A. 39 B. −39 C. −40 D. 40
____7. In the sequence . −1, 4, 9, 14, 19, … what is 69?
A. 14 B. 15 C. 16 D. 17
____8. Which of the following is the common difference of the arithmetic sequence 4, 7, 10, 13, …?
A. 0 B. 1 C. 2 D. 3
____9. Divide: x − 5x + 2x − 10 by x + 2.
3 2 2

A. x2 − 7x + 16 B. x2 − 3x + 8 C. x + 5 D. x – 5
P (x) r(x)
____10. In the division algorithm, =Q ( x ) + , what is the dividend?
d ( x) d (x )
A. P(x) B. d(x) C. r(x) D. Q(x)
____11. When can we say that the given polynomial is in standard form?
A. If they are written in increasing power of x
B. If they are written in either increasing and decreasing power of x
C. If they are written in decreasing power of x
D. None of the above
____12. Which of the following is the leading term of the given polynomial 𝑓(𝑥)=2−11𝑥+2𝑥2?
A. 2x2 B. 2 C. -11 D. 𝑓(𝑥) = 2𝑥2 −11𝑥 + 2
____13. Write the given polynomial 𝑦 = 𝑥(𝑥2−5) into standard form.
A. y = x3 – 5 B. y = x3 + 5x C. y = x3 – 5x D. y = x3 + 5
____14. What is the degree of the given polynomial 𝑦 = 𝑥(𝑥2−5)?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4
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____18.

____19. The sum of the opposite angles of an inscribed quadrilateral is _____?

____21. What concept is involved when the letters of the word “FAIR” taken 4 at a time equals 24?
A. Combination B. FPC C. Permutation D. Probability
____22. In how many ways the letters of the word “RUNNING” be arranged?
A. 5,040 B. 2,520 C. 1,260 D. 840
____23. There are four identical green flags, two identical white flags, and two identical red flags. Using all
eight flags, how many signals can be made?
A. 252 B. 420 C. 840 D. 1,680
____24. How many six-digit numbers can be made using the digits from 9, 4, 4, 3, 4, and 2?
A. 720 B. 360 C. 120 D. 60
____25. A department store sells three same jackets, three same shirts, two same ties, and two same pairs of
pants. How many different suits consisting of jacket, shirt, tie, and pants are possible?
A. 25,200 B. 19,120 C. 18.900 D. 4,200
____26. How many straight lines can be drawn using five points (A, B, C, D, and E), in which
no three points are collinear?
A. 0 B. 5 C. 6 D. 10
_____27. In a box, there are 5 black pens, 3 white pens and 4 red pens. In how many ways
can 2 black pens, 2 white pens and 2 red pens be chosen?
A. 19 B. 30 C. 38 D. 180
_____28. How many diagonals can be drawn in a 9-sided polygon?
A. 72 B. 36 C. 27 D. 12
_____29. If A = {2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16} and B = {3, 6, 9, 12, 15}, find n(A ∪ B).
A. 0 B. 2 C. 8 D. 11
_____30. Which of the following is a true statement?
A. The probability of a certain event is 0.
B. The probability that an event will happen is from 0 to 1.
C. The closer is the probability of an event to 0, the more likely it is to happen.
D. In an experiment with outcome that are equally likely to happen, the probability of
an event is the ratio that compares the number of favorable outcomes to the
number of not favorable outcomes.
_____31. The median score is also the _____________.
A. 75th percentile B. 5th decile C. 3rd decile D. 1st quartile

____32. When a distribution is divided into hundred equal parts, each score point that describes the distribution
is called a ___________.
A. percentile B. decile C. quartile D. median
____33. The lower quartile is equal to ______________.
A. 50th percentile B. 25th percentile C. 2nd decile D. 3rd quartile
____34. Rochelle got a score of 55 which is equivalent to 70th percentile in a mathematics test. Which of the
following is NOT true?
A. She scored above 70% of her classmates.
B. Thirty percent of the class got scores of 55 and above.
C. If the passing mark is the first quartile, she passed the test.
D. Her score is below the 5th decile.
____35. In a 100-item test, the passing mark is the 3rd quartile. What does it imply?
A. The students should answer at least 75 items correctly to pass the test.
B. The students should answer at least 50 items correctly to pass the test.
C. The students should answer at most 75 items correctly to pass the test.
D. The students should answer at most 50 items correctly to pass the test.
____36. Which of the following measures is different from the other three?
A. fifth decile B. median C. second quartile D. mean
____37. In the set of scores: 14, 8, 12, 19, and 10, what is the value of 𝑄2 ?
A. 8 B. 12 C. 14 D. 19
____38. Mel got a score of 55 which is equivalent to 70th percentile in a Mathematics test. Which of the
following is NOT true?
A. His score is below the 5th decile.
B. 30% of the class got scores of 55 and above.
C. He scored above 70% of her classmates.
D. If the passing mark is the first quartile, he passed the test.
____39. Jenny scored at the 99th percentile on a test. How should we interpret this information?
A. Jenny scored better than 99% of people who took this test.
B. Jenny scored worse than 99% people who took this test.
C. Jenny got 99% of the questions on the test right.
D. Jenny got 99% of questions on the test wrong.
____40. In a 70-item test, Melody got a score of 50 which is the third quartile. This means that:
A. she got the highest score
B. her score is higher than 25% of her classmates
C. she surpassed 75% of her classmates
D. seventy-five percent of the class did not pass the test
 ANSWER KEY

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