Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
REGION IV-A CALABARZON
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF BATANGAS PROVINCE
NASUGBU WEST SUB-OFFICE
DR. CRISOGONO B. ERMITA SR. MEMORIAL NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
PANTALAN NASUGBU, BATANGAS

1st PERIODIC TEST IN MATHEMATICS 10

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

1. A __________ is a repeating arrangement of objects, shapes or numbers.

A. pattern B. rules C. method D. series

2. It is a way to find out the value of each term in a sequence.

A. pattern B. rules C. method D. series

3. Find the first four terms of the sequence a n=3𝑛+2.

A. 5,7,11,14 B. 5,8,11,15 C. 5,8,11,14 D. 5,9,13,17

4. 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

5. Which of the following does not show a sequence?

A. K to 12 Curriculum C. Body temperature
B. Months of a year D. Counting numbers

6. It is a sequence of numbers such that the difference between the consecutive terms is
constant.
A. Arithmetic B. Geometric C. Harmonic D. Fibonacci

7. What is the 15th term of the arithmetic sequence 8, 15, 22, 29, 36, …?
A. 113 B. 99 C. 120 D. 106

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. What is the common difference in the sequence: -4, 3, 10, 17, …?

A. 1 B. -7 C. 7 D. -1

10. Which of the following is an arithmetic sequence?

A. -7, 4, 15,26,. . . B. -8, -6, -4, 0, … C. 21, 15, 9, 2, . . . D. 4, -1, -7, -
13, . . .

11. I was advised by my physician to walk each day in the morning as my daily exercise. On my
first day, I walked 40m. On the second and third day, I walked 60m and 80m, respectively, and
so on. Which of the following is the distance I walked on the 10th day if I continue the pattern in
my daily walk?
A. 180 m B. 200 m C. 220 m D. 240 m

12. These are terms between two non-consecutive terms of an arithmetic sequence.
A. general nth term of an arithmetic sequence C. general nth term of a geometric sequence
B. arithmetic means D. geometric means

13. Which term of the arithmetic sequence 7, 10, 13, 16, . . . is 304?
A. 99th term B. 100th term C. 111th term D. 102th
term

14. Which term of the arithmetic sequence 2, 6, 10,….. is 102?

A. 20th term B. 26th term C. 30th term D.
35th term

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15. 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
16. Find the 21st term of the arithmetic sequence 6, 9, 12, 15,…
A. 61 B. 60 C. 62 D. 66

17. Insert three arithmetic means between 34 and 78.

A. 44, 55, 66 B. 46, 57, 68 C. 45, 56, 67 D.
None of these

18. If a1 = -4 and a25 = -100. Find a100?

A. -104 B. -150 C. -316 D. -400

19. If a 3 = 8 and a 16 = 47 and ak is the kth term of the sequence and a k = 212, then what is the
value of k?
A. 61 B. 71 C. 81 D. 91

20. If a 3 = 11 and a 5 = 7 and ak is the kth term of the sequence and a k = -9, then what is the
value of k?
A. 11 B. 12 C. 13 D. 14

21. After one second, a rocket is 40 ft above the ground. After another second, it is 95 feet above
the ground. Then after another second, it is already 150 feet above the ground. If it continues
to rise at this rate, how many feet above the ground will the rocket be after 16 seconds?
A. 780 ft B. 830 ft C. 855 ft D. 865 ft

22. It is a sequence of numbers in which the ratio in between the terms is constant.
A. Arithmetic B. Geometric C. Harmonic D. Fibonacci

23. 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

24. 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.

25. 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

26. Which of the following statements will let you obtain the common difference of an arithmetic
sequence?
A. Divide the first term by the second term of the sequence.
B. Subtract the first term from the second term of the sequence.
C. Subtract the second term from the first term of the sequence.
D. Divide the second term by the first term of the sequence.

27. What is the next term of the geometric sequence 192, 96, 48, 24, 12?
A. 8 B. 0 C. −6 D. 6
For items 28 – 30, determine whether the given situation is an arithmetic sequence, and a
geometric sequence. Write A for arithmetic, and G for geometric.
28. Doubling your weekly savings
29. Playing the stacking cups game
30. 15, 10, 5, 0, −5, −10, …

31. It is a term or terms in between two nonconsecutive terms of a geometric sequence.

A. general nth term of an arithmetic sequence C. general nth term of a geometric sequence
B. arithmetic means D. geometric means

32. Which of the following are the four geometric means of 6 and 1458?
A. 9, 27, 81, and 243 C. 18, 54, 162 and 483
B. 12, 24, 48 and 96 D. 36, 72, 144 and 288

33. Which of the following are the two geometric means of 5 and 320?
A. 10 and 20 B. 4 and 100 C. 4 and 64 D. 20 and 80

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34. 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

1 1
35. The common ratio of a geometric sequence is , and the fourth term is . What is the third
2 4
term of the sequence?
1 1 1
A. 1 B. C. D.
2 4 8
36. It is the sum of the terms of an arithmetic sequence.
A. arithmetic series C. geometric series
B. arithmetic means D. geometric means

37. It is the sum of the terms of a geometric sequence.

A. arithmetic series C. geometric series
B. arithmetic means D. geometric means

38. 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

39. What is the sum of the arithmetic sequence 7,10,13,16,19?

A. 60 B. 65 C. 70 D. 130

40. Find the sum of the arithmetic sequence 1,5,9,13,17,21,25,29.

A. 115 B. 110 C. 240 D. 120

41. What is the sum of the first 20 terms of the arithmetic sequence 3,9,15,21,27,…?
A. 2520 B. 2400 C. 1200 D. 1260

42. What is the sum of the first 8 terms of the geometric sequence 4, 12, 36, 108, …?
A. −6560 B. −13124 C. 13120 D. −13120

43. What is the sum to infinity of the geometric sequence 1.2, 0.6, 0.3, …?
A. 0.6 B. 0.8 C. 2.4 D. −2.4

For numbers 44 to 46, read the problem below.

An auditorium has 20 seats on the first row, 24 seats on the second row, 28
seats on the third row, and so on and has 32 rows of seats. How many seats are in
the 10th row?

44. What kind of pattern is illustrated in the problem?

A. Arithmetic Sequence C. Arithmetic Series
B. Geometric Sequence D. Geometric Series

45. What is the common difference of the sequence formed from the problem in number 44?
A. − 4 B. 4 C. 10 D. 20

46. How many seats are in the 10th row?

A. 20 B. 36 C. 44 D. 56

For numbers 47 and 48, read the problem below.

Suppose you go to work for a company that pays P100 on the first day, P200 on
the second day, P400 on the third day and so on. How much will the company pays
you on the 7th day?

47. What kind of pattern is illustrated in the problem?

A. Arithmetic Sequence C. Geometric Sequence
B. Arithmetic Series D. Geometric Series

48. How much will you earn after 7 days?

A. Php 700 B. Php 800 C. ₱ Php 6400 D. Php 12700 44.

49. Mrs. De la Cruz started her business with an income of Php 125,000 for the first year and an
increase of Php 5,000 yearly. How much is the total income of Mrs. De la Cruz for 8 years
since she started her business?
A. Php 1,104,000 B. Php 1,410,000 C. Php 1,140,000 D. Php
2,140,000

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50. A hall has 30 rows. Each successive row contains one additional seat. If the first row has 25
seats, how many seats are in the hall?
A. 1 185 B. 1 815 C. 1 970 D. 1 780

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