Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
REGION III – CENTRAL LUZON
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF TARLAC PROVINCE
SAN ROQUE, TARLAC CITY, TARLAC

Proficiency Test in Mathematics – 10

Name: ___________________________________ Date: ___________________

Year & Sec. _____________________________ Score: ___________________

_____ 1. Which shows a sequence?

a. 5, 12, 19, 26, 33 b. 5-12-19-26-33 c. 5+12+19+26+33 d. 5·12·19·26·33
_____ 2. When three terms form an arithmetic sequence, the middle term is called _____________.
a. harmonic mean b. geometric mean c. arithmetic mean d. insertion
_____ 3. Which shows an arithmetic series?
a. 5, 12, 19, 26, 33 b. 5-12-19-26-33 c. 5+12+19+26+33 d. 5·12·19·26·33
_____ 4. The constant which is multiplied to the preceding term to get the next term is called the________.
a. common rate b. common difference c. common ratio d. common factor
_____ 5. Which of the following is a geometric sequence?
a. 10, 16, 22, 28, . . . . b. -2, 2, 6, 10, . . . . c. 2, 6, 18, 54, . . . d. -2, -5, -8, -11, . . . . . .
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_____ 6. Find the missing terms in the geometric sequence 144, ___, 1, ___, 144 .
1 1 1 1
a. ± 12, − 12 b. ± 12, ± 12 c. 12, 12 d. 12, − 12
_____ 7. What is the equation or formula for the sequence 7, 12, 17, 22, 27,. . . . . . .?
a. an = 5n +2 b. an = 5n - 2 c. an = 7n + 2 d. an = 7n – 2
_____ 8. A pyramid of empty cans has 30 blocks in the bottom row and one fewer can in each successive row thereafter.
How many cans are there in the pyramid?
a. 456 cans b. 465 cans c. 645 cans d. 546 cans
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_____ 9. The quotient of P(x) = 𝑥 + 6𝑥 + 2𝑥 − 12 when divided by (𝑥 + 2) is __________.
a. 𝑥 2 − 4𝑥 − 6 b. 𝑥 2 − 4𝑥 + 6 c. 𝑥 2 − 4𝑥 + 6 d. 𝑥 2 + 4𝑥 − 6
_____ 10. If P(-2) = 0, which of the following is true about P(x)?
a. x + 2 is a factor of P(x) b. 2 is root of P(x) = 0 c. P(x)=0, has 2 negative roots d. P(0) = -2
_____ 11. Which of the following is the factored form of 𝑥 3 + 3𝑥 2 − 10𝑥 − 24 ?
a. (x + 4)(x – 3)(x + 2) b. (x - 4)(x – 3)(x - 2) c. (x - 4)(x – 3)(x + 2) d. (x + 4)(x + 3)(x - 2)
_____ 12. Which of the following is NOT a root of x(x +3)(x + 3)(x – 1)(2x + 1) = 0?
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i. 0 ii. -3 iii. -1 iv. 2
a. i only b. ii only c. i and ii only d. iii and iv only
_____ 13. Which of the following set includes all possible rational zeros of P(x) = 4x3 + 10x2 – 4x – 3?
 3 3  1 1 3 3 
a.  1, ,  c.  1, ,  , ,3
 4 2  2 4 4 2 
 3 3  1 2 4 
b. 1, ,  d.  1, , , ,2,4
 4 2  3 3 3 
_____ 14. Find a cubic polynomial equation with roots -2, 2 and 4.
a. x3 + 4x2 – 4x + 16=0 b. x3 - 4x2 – 4x + 16=0 c. 10x3 - x2 – x + 16=0 d. 10x3 - 4x2 – 4x + 16=0
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_____ 15. One of the roots of the polynomial equation 2x + 9x -33x + 14 =0 is 2. Find the other roots.
a. ½ and 7 b. -1/2 and 7 c. ½ and -7 d. -1/2 and-7
_____ 16. Which of the following is a graph of a polynomial function whose degree is odd and the leading coefficient is
positive?

a. b. c. d.

_____ 17. A demographer predicts that the population, P, of a town t years from now can be modeled by the function
P(t) = 6t4 -5t3 + 200t + 12000. What will the population be two (2) years from now?
a. 12,456 b. 124,560 c. 1,245,600 d. 12,456,000
_____ 18. If you will draw the graph of y = x ( x + 2)2, how will you sketch it with respect to the x-axis?
 a. Sketch it crossing both (-2,0) and (0,0) c. Sketch it tangent at (-2,0) and crossing (0,0)
b. Sketch it crossing (-2,0) and tangent at (0,0) d. Sketch it tangent at both (-2,0) and (0,0)
_____ 19. A segment with endpoints on the circle is called ___________.
a. radius b. secant c. chord d. diameter
_____ 20. An angle whose vertex is on the circle and whose sides are chords of the circle is called______________.
a. inscribed angle b. central angle c. obtuse angle d. acute angle
_____ 21. From the figure on the right, if the measure of GEA = 65°, what is the measure of arc GA ?
a. 34 b. 110 c. 120 d. 130
_____ 22. A line segment or a ray that intersects a circle at exactly two points is called_____________.
a. chord b. diameter c. secant d. tangent
_____ 23. What is the center and radius of the circle whose equation is x2 + y2 = 4?
a. C(0,0); r = 2 b. C(0,0); r = 4 c. C(0,0); r = 16 d. C(2,2); r = 2

Given the Figure on the right:

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_____ 24. In circle O, what is 𝐴𝐶
a. tangent b. diameter c. chord d. secant
_____ 25. If the measure of arc ADB = 240, find the measure of BCA.
a.60 b. 80 c. 100 d. 130

_____ 26. If the radius of circle O is 20 cm and arc AE is 30o, what is the area of the sector?
a. 100/3 cm2 b. 100/3 𝜋 cm2 c. 100/3 𝜋 cm d. none of these
_____ 27. What is the equation of a circle with center at (-5,3) and a diameter of 8 units?
a. (x-5)2 + (y+ 3)2 = 8? b. (x+5)2 + y2 = 16 c. x2 + y2 = 8 d. (x+5)2 + (y-3)2 = 16
For Numbers 28 and 29 refer to the figure on the right.
_____ 28. GAME is a square, what are the coordinates of M?
a. (b,c) b. (c,b) c. (-b,c) d. (-c,b)
_____ 29. What is the length of ME?
a. √𝑏 2 b. 𝑏 2 c. b d. c

_____ 30. Find the midpoint of a line joining the points (-10, 12) and (2,6).
a. (-4,9) b. (4,9) c. (9,4) d. (-4,-9)
_____ 31. An arrangement of objects in which the order is not necessary is called ______________.
a. Combination b. permutation c. probability d. events
_____ 32. Which of the following activities exhibit the idea of combination?
a. Shaking hands once c. choosing orders from a menu book
b. forming committees d. all of the above

_____ 33. The first ten letters of the English alphabet are to be used by a certain company as employee codes in sets of
five. Find the number of permutations.
a. 15,120 b. 30,240 c. 35,205 d. 40,050
_____ 34. In how many different ways can the letters of the word “ OPTICAL” be arranged so that the
vowels always come together?
a. 5! x 3! b. 6! x 2! c. 6! d. 4! x 4!
_____ 35. How many distinct 6 letter arrangements are there for the letters of the word GOOGLE, using all the letters
each time?
a. 720 b. 540 c. 240 d. 180
_____ 36. If Robert has 5 T-shirts, 3 pairs of pants and 2 pairs of shoes, how many possibilities can he dress himself up for
the day?
a. 10 b. 12 c. 25 d. 30
_____ 37. In how many ways can 3 contestants in Math quiz be chosen from 6 equally qualified students?
a. 20 b. 25 c. 27 d. 31
_____ 38. In how many ways can 4 people arrange themselves in a row for picture taking?
a. 10 b. 24 c. 25 d. 30
_____ 39. Rene, Beth, Jun, Nora, Lyn and Cathy are members of a group from which a committee of three is to be chosen.
How many committees can be formed if there are no restrictions?
a. 420 b. 280 c. 120 d. 20
_____ 40. A pencil manufacturer who makes 10 different pencils wants to prepare a gift package containing 6 pencils.
How many combinations of pencils are available?
a. 120 b. 180 c. 210 d. 495
_____ 41. It is the event containing all possible outcomes in event A or in event B, or in both events.
a. Experiment b. intersection of events c. union of events d. sample space
_____ 42. A die is rolled once. What is the probability of getting an even number or a 5?
2 4 1 1
a. 3 b. 6 c. 6 d. 2
_____ 43. From a bag containing 5 blue balls, 3 white balls, and 8 red balls, one ball is drawn. What is the probability that
the ball is either white or red?
9 11 12 13
a. 16 b. 16 c. 16 d. 16
_____ 44. You will get at random a ballpen from a box that contains five black and seven blue ballpens. If you were to find
the probability of getting a black or a blue ballpen, what kind of events are the two events involved?
a. Independent b. dependent c. mutually exclusive d. not mutually exclusive
_____ 45. A bag has five red balls, four green balls and three blue balls. What is the probability of getting two green balls
in two successive draws if NO replacement occurred after the first draw?
a. 4/11 b. 3/11 c. 2/11 d. 1/11
_____ 46. A bag contains 6 red balls, 4 green balls, and 5 blue balls. One ball is taken from the bag, then replaced. Then
another ball is taken from the bag. What is the probability of getting a red ball on the first take and then a blue ball on the
second?
6 5 2 1
a. 15 b. 15 c. 15 d. 15
_____ 47. A box contains 4 white marbles and 5 blue marbles. What is the probability of drawing 2 blue marbles and 1
white marble in succession without replacement?
5 4 4 10
a. 9 b. 8 c. 7 d. 63
_____ 48. Events in which the outcome of the first event affects the outcome of the second event.
a. independent b. dependent c. inclusive d. exclusive
_____ 49. Two events A and B are independent if ___________________________________________________.
a. the occurrence of event A does not affect B c. the occurrence of event A affects B
b. the probability of A is the same as that of B d. there is difference on their probabilities
_____ 50. Which of these events are dependent?
a. Rolling a 5 on consecutive turns in a game c. tossing a coin and rolling a die
b. Working hard and achieving your goals d. none of the above