Kabankalan Catholic College

High School Department

TABLE OF SPECIFICATIONS

MATHEMATICS 10
Quarter 3 Examination

OBJECTIVE ITEM PLACEMENT

(LEARNING COMPETENCY) NO. OF 25 NO. OF
HOURS WEIGHT ITEMS
12 Easy Average Difficult
The learner... SPENT (60%) (30%) (10%)
1. accurately derive the distance
formula.
2. correctly solve for the distance 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 31, 32, 45, 46
4
between two points using the 6, 7, 8 33, 34
distance formula. 25
3. correctly solve word problems 12
involving distance formula.
4. accurately illustrate the
perpendicular distance between a
point and a line.
5. correctly solve for the distance 4 9, 10, 11, 12, 35, 36, 47
between a point and a line. 25 13, 14, 15, 16 37
6. correctly solve for the distance 12
between two parallel lines.
7. correctly determine the midpoint
of two points in the Cartesian
coordinate system.
8. correctly solve for the equation of 4 17, 18, 19, 20, 38, 39, 48, 49
the perpendicular bisector of a 25 12 21, 22, 23 40, 41
given line segment.
9. correctly solve word problems
involving midpoint of a segment
and its perpendicular bisector.
10. accurately illustrate geometric
figures in a Cartesian plane.
11. accurately determine the 4
coordinates of the vertices of a 24, 25, 26, 27, 42, 43, 50
geometric figure in a Cartesian 28, 29, 30 44
plane.
12. correctly prove properties of
geometric figures using a
Cartesian plane.
TOTAL 16 100 50 30 15 5
Prepared by:

LEXIE E. PEREZ
Pre-service Teacher

Checked and validated by:

MR. OLSEN B. ALOJADO

Cooperating Teacher
Kabankalan Catholic College
 High School Department

MATHEMATICS 10 Examination
First Half of the 3rd Quarter
March 09, 2024

Name: Grade and Section:

I. Multiple Choice. Write the letter of the correct answer on the space provided.

1. In which quadrant is the point (-10, -16) located?

A. II B. IV C. III D. I

2. In which quadrant or axis is the point (0, -11) located?

A. x-axis B. y-axis C. II D. III

3. What are the signs of x and y located in the first quadrant?

A. (+, -) B. (-, +) C. (+, +) D. (-, -)

4. What are the signs of x and y located in the third quadrant?

A. (+, -) B. (-, +) C. (+, +) D. (-, -)

5. What are the coordinates of point A and point B?

A) A(4, 5); B(-5, 5)

B) A(4, 5); B(5, 5)
C) A(4, 5); B(5, -5)
D) A(5, 24); B(5, -5)

6. What formula do you use to measure the entire length of a diagonal?

A. midpoint formula B. slope C. distance formula D. midpoint theory

7. What is the distance of JK , where J(4,3) and K(2, -3)?

A. √ 32 B. 40 C. 32 D. √ 40

8. The Pythagorean Theorem ONLY works on which triangle?

A. obtuse B. scalene C. isosceles D. right

9. If equation of a line is 3x+2y-6=0 then x-intercept is _____ and y-intercept is _____.

A. 3, 2 B. 2, 3 C. 2, 6 D. 3, 6
10. The shortest distance between a line and a point is achieved when?
A. a line is drawn at 90 degrees to the given line from the given point
B. a line is drawn at 180 degrees to the given line from the given point
C. a line is drawn at 60 degrees to the given line from the given point
D. a line is drawn at 270 degrees to the given line from the given point

11. What is the shortest distance between the line given by Ax + By + C = 0 and the point (x, y)?
12. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. Perpendicular lines create a 60-degree angle at their intersection
B. Perpendicular lines create a 90-degree angle at their intersection
C. Connecting two points on perpendicular lines creates a right triangle
D. We can use the Pythagorean Theorem to find the distance between two perpendicular lines, given two
points on the lines
13. Find the perpendicular distance of point (2, 4) from line 2x+y-5=0.
3 √5
A.
5
B.
√3
5
5 √3
C.
3
D.
√5
3
14. Find the distance between the two parallel lines: 2x+y+4=0 and 2x+y+8=0, where x= 2.
3 √5
A.
5
3 √3
B.
5
5 √3
C.
3
5 √5
D.
5
15. What is the shortest distance of a point from a line?
A. Perpendicular Bisector
B. Distance Formula
C. Perpendicular Distance
D. Slope of the Perpendicular Bisector
16. The shortest distance between a line and a point is achieved when?
A. a line is drawn at 90 degrees to the given line from the given point
B. a line is drawn at 180 degrees to the given line from the given point
C. a line is drawn at 60 degrees to the given line from the given point
D. a line is drawn at 270 degrees to the given line from the given point
17. Which of the following is the correct midpoint formula given two endpoints (x 1, y1) and (x2, y2)?

A. M = (
x 1−x 2 y 1+ y 2
2
,
2 )
B. M = (
x1 + x2 y1 + y2
2
,
2 )
 C. M = ( x +2 x , y +2 y )
1 2 1 2

M =(
2 )
x −x y − y
1 2 1 2
D. ,
2

18. What is the midpoint between (3, -1) and (7, -5)?
A. (5, -2)
B. (10, -6)
C. (5, -3)
D. (2, -2)
19. What is the midpoint of the segment with endpoints (1, 9) and (-3, 5)?
A. (-1, 7)
B. (2, 7)
C. (7, -1)
D. (2, 2)
20. Find the y-coordinate of the midpoint of the line segment with two endpoints (-2, 1) and (4, 3).
A. 1
B. 2
C. -2
D. 3
21. Find the midpoint of the segment with the endpoints:(4, 12) and (-6, 14).
A. (-1, 13)
B. (13, 1)
C. (13, -1)
D. (5, 13)
22. Find the x-coordinate of the midpoint of the line segment with two endpoints (-2, 1) and (4, 3).
A. 1
B. 2
C. -2
D. 3
23. What is the line intersecting a segment through its midpoint at a right angle?
A. Perpendicular Bisector
B. Distance Formula
C. Perpendicular Distance
D. Slope of the Perpendicular Bisector
24. The distance formula is another way to write which of the following?
A. quadratic formula
B. slope formula
C. Pythagorean theorem
D. none of these answers
25. What is the perimeter of the isosceles triangle with vertices of (-3, 0), (0, 3), (3, 0)?
A. 4.2 units
B. 6 units
C. 10.2 units
D. 14.4 units
26. What is the perimeter of ΔPQR with vertices P(-2, 9), Q(7, -3), and R(-2, -3) in the coordinate plane?
A. 21 units
B. 25 units
 C. 34 units
D. 36 units
27. Which type of triangle can be drawn using the points (−2, 3), (−2, −7), and (4, −5)?
A. scalene
B. isosceles
C. equilateral
D. no triangle can be drawn
28. Which reason could be used to prove that a parallelogram is a rectangle?
A. Diagonals are congruent.
B. Opposite sides are parallel.
C. Diagonals are perpendicular.
D. Opposite angles are congruent.
29. A quadrilateral is a polygon with .
A. opposite sides and small angles
B. four sides and four angles
C. all different sides and angles
D. three sides and three angles
30. A parallelogram has .
A. 2 sets of parallel sides & 4 congruent sides
B. 2 sets of parallel sides, 2 pairs of congruent sides & 4 right angles
C. 2 sets of parallel sides & 2 pairs of congruent sides
D. 2 sets of parallel sides, 4 congruent sides & 4 right angles

31-32. A rectangular park has been constructed in Brgy. Camansi. The designer wants to put a gravel walkway
that cuts diagonally through the park. The width is 8 ft and the height is 6 ft long. What is the length of his
walkway?
A. 23 feet
B. 13 feet
C. 10 feet
D. 7 feet
33-34. The bottom of a ladder must be placed 4 feet from a wall. The ladder is 12 feet long. How far above the
ground does the ladder touch the wall?

A. 10.6 feet

B. 11.9 feet

C. 11.3 feet

D. 12.8 feet

35-36. Suppose a car parked on the street is mapped on the coordinate grid at point (3, 2). If the scale of the
grid is 1 unit = 10 m, how far is the car from the highway defined by the equation 8𝑥 − 6𝑦 − 2 = 0?

37-38. A hot air balloon is located at point (3, 5). Suppose the scale is 1 unit = 1 000 m, how high is the hot air
balloon from the ground defined by the equation 4𝑥 + 3𝑦 − 2 = 0?

39-40. Determine whether the quadrilateral with vertices at 𝐴(4, −2), 𝐵(10, −2), 𝐶(9, −7), and 𝐷(3, −7) is a
rhombus by checking if its sides are congruent.
41-50. Write the equation of the perpendicular bisector of the line segment with endpoints of (5, −2) and (−3,
6).