Department of Education

Region VI-Western Visayas

Schools Division Office of Kabankalan City
Bantayan National High School
Bantayan, Kabankalan City

FIRST QUARTER EXAMINATION IN MATHEMATICS X

S.Y. 2023-2024

Name:_______________________________________Date: ___________________ Score:_____________

I. Multiple Choices: Read the question carefully. Write the letter of the correct
answer.

1. Which of the following is not a sequence?

A. Interest portion of monthly payments made to pay a home loan
B. Monthly income of an employee
C. Number of children in a family
D. The song, “Ten Little Indians”
2. It is the equation formed with variables, exponents, coefficients and the terms
are arranged in decreasing power.
A. Polynomial B. Polyglot C. Polygon D. Polyethylene
3. When P(y) = 3 y + 4 y – 6 y + 2 y – 9 is divided by y – 2. What is the
4 3 2

remainder?
A. 21 B. -21 C. 11 D. -11
4. What is the highest exponent of the polynomial 7 x 6−8 x 4 +2 x−3=0
A. 3 B. -6 C. 7 D. 6
5. Which of the following is an example of a polynomial?
1
A. C. x−2 +2 x−5=0
( x +3)
B. 4 x3 −8 x 2+2 x−18=0 D. 75
6. What is the next term in the sequence 0,4,8,12,16, ___?
A. 18 B. 20 C. 22 D. 24
7. What is the 8 term in the sequence 9,4, -1, -6, -11…?
th

A. -26 B. -31 C. -36 D. -41

8. What is the common difference of consecutive terms in the sequence: 100, 80, 60, 40,
20?
A. -40 B. -30 C. -20 D. -10
9. Which of the following are the next four terms of the sequence: 1, 9, 17, 25, …?
A 36, 49, 64, 81 C. 35, 40, 48, 56
B. 33, 41, 49, 57 D. 32, 40, 48, 56
10. Which of the following is not an example of a finite sequence?
A. 30, 25, 20 C. 31, 27, 23
B. 31, 28, 25, … D. 32, 30, 28
11. Which of the following is the set of first four terms of the sequence:
an = 2n + 1?
A. 3, 6, 7, 9 C. 3, 4, 5, 6
B. 3, 5, 7, 9 D. 3, 5, 7, 10
12. Using the rule an = 4(n-1) + a1, what is the value of a1 in the sequence: 4, 8, 12,
16…?
A. 2 B. 4 C. 3 D. 5
13. Which of the following defines the n th term of the sequence: -1, 2, 5, 8, 11…?
A. an = 3n – 1 C. an = 3n – 4
 B. an = 4n – 1 D. an = 4n + 1
th
14. What is the 10 term of the sequence a, a + d, a + 2d, a + 3d, . . .?
A. a + 10d C. a + 8d
B. a + 9d D. a + 7d
15. Find the first term of the sequence: ___, 5, 8, 11, 14.
A. 0 B. 2 C. 1 D. 3
16. What is the next term in the sequence: 3, 6, 9, 12, ___?
A. 14 B.16 C. 15 D. 17
17. It is a set of numbers written in a specific order a 1, a 2, a 3, …, a n.
A. Sequence C. Infinite
B. Polynomial D. Finite
18. It is a sequence where each succeeding term is obtained by adding a fixed number.
A. Common Ratio C. Arithmetic
B. Common Difference D. Geometric
19.Divide the given polynomials, find the quotient.
A. 2 x 2−5 x +3 C. −2 x 2−5 x +3
B. x 2−5 x+ 3 D. x 2+ 5 x +3
20. Is x+7 is the factor of 2 x3 + 9 x 2−32 x +21?
A. Yes B. No C. Maybe D. No comment
4 2
21. The leading coefficient of 5 x +13 x −8 x+18 is?
B. -2 B. -18 C. 18 D. 5
22. Which of the following is the constant in the equation 5 x 4 +13 x 2−8 x+18 ?
C. -2 B. -18 C. 18 D. 5
23. It is the terms between any two nonconsecutive terms of an arithmetic sequence.
A. Common Ratio C. Arithmetic Means
B. Common Difference D. Geometric Means
24. It is a set of terms in which each term after the first is obtained by multiplying the
preceding term by the fixed number.
A. Geometric Sequence C. Arithmetic Means
B. Arithmetic Sequence D. Geometric Means
25. What is the formula of arithmetic sequence?
A. a n=a + ( n−1 ) d
1
C. a n=a + ( n−1 ) r
1

B. a n=a + ( n+1 ) d
1
D. a n=a + ( n−1 ) d
n

26. It is a sequence whose domain is infinite set.

A. Sequence C. Infinite Sequence
B. Finite Sequence D. Arithmetic Sequence
27. A constant added to each term of an arithmetic sequence to obtain the next of the
sequence.
A. Common Ratio C. Arithmetic
B. Common Difference D. Geometric
28. A constant multiplied to each term in geometric sequence to obtain the next term
of the sequence.
A. Common Ratio C. Arithmetic
B. Common Difference D. Geometric
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29. What is the 10 of the arithmetic sequence 5, 10, 15, …?
A. 75 B. 100 C. 50 D. 55
30. Find the sum of the first eighteen terms of the arithmetic sequence whose nth term
is a n = 15 + 8n.
A. 1438 B. 1836 C. 1638 D. 1783
31. Find the sum of the first ten terms of the arithmetic sequence 4, 10, 16, …
A. 310 B. 430 C. 410 D. 390
 32. Find the d of 4 terms arithmetic means between 68 and 3.
A. 13 B. -13 C. 47 D. 75
33. Find the sum of the first 25 multiples of 8.
A. 2500 B. 3000 C. 2600 D. 3600
34. What is the 5th of the geometric sequence 4, 16, 64, …
A. 1050 B. -1054 C. 1052 D. 1054
35. In the formula of arithmetic sequence a n=a + ( n−1 ) d , what is the n stands for?
1

A. Numeracy C. Numeric
B. Number of Terms D. Numbers
36. The sum of the first 10 terms of an arithmetic sequence is 530. What is the first
term if the last term is 80 and the common difference is 2.
A. 64 B. 54 C. 34 D. 44
37. John Oscar gets a starting monthly salary of P6,000 and an increase of P600
annually. How much income did she receive for the first three years?
A. 276,300 C. 237, 600
B. 637, 300 D. 673, 200
38. What is the quotient when x²-25 is divided by x-5?
A. x -5 B. x+ 5 C. x- 25 D. x
+ 25
39. What is the remainder when (5x¹⁰⁰ + 5) ÷ (x – 1)?
A. 5 B.-5 C. 10 D. -10
40. If P(y) = 2 y 4 – 3 y 3 + 4 y 2 – 7, find P (3).
A. 110 B. 81 C. 29 D. 0

Learning is the treasure that will never take away from YOU. Just enjoy the process.
Teacher Jojie

Prepared by;

JOJIE ANN CORDERO-DALANON

Mathematics 10 Teacher
 Department of Education
Region VI-Western Visayas
Schools Division Office of Kabankalan City
Bantayan National High School
Bantayan, Kabankalan City
TABLE OF SPECIFICATION IN MATHEMATICS X
S.Y. 2023-2024
OBJECTIVES No. Item Location
Number of
of % Remembe Understan Evaluat
Items Applying Analyzing
Days ring ding ing
generates patterns. M10AL-Ia-1 Test
6-7
2 6 Placement
2 2
illustrates an arithmetic sequence. Test
8 27
M10AL-Ib-1 2 6 Placement
2 1 1
determines arithmetic means, nth term Test
9-10 28-30
Placement
of an arithmetic sequence and sum of
4 11
the terms of a given arithmetic 5 2 3
sequence. (no code)
illustrates a geometric sequence. Test
11 31
M10AL-Id-1 2 6 Placement
2 1 1
differentiates a geometric sequence from Test
12 32
an arithmetic sequence. M10AL-Id-2 2 6 Placement
2 1 1
determines geometric means, nth term Test
13-14 33-35
of a geometric sequence and sum of the Placement
4 11
terms of a given finite or infinite 5 2 3
geometric sequence. (no code)
solves problems involving sequences. Test
15-17 36-37
M10AL-If-2 4 11 Placement
5 3 2
performs division of polynomials using Test
1 18
long division and synthetic division. 2 6 Placement
M10AL-Ig-1 2 1 1
proves the Remainder Theorem, Factor Test
2-3
Theorem and the Rational Root Theorem 2 6 Placement
2 2
factors polynomials. M10AL-Ih-1 Test
19-20
4 11 Placement
5 2
illustrates polynomial equations. Test
4-5 21-22
4 10 Placement
M10AL-Ii-1
4 2 2
solves problems involving polynomials Test
23-26 38-40
and polynomial equations. M10AL-Ij-2 4 10 Placement
4 4 3
TOTAL 36
10 40 5 21 14
0
Prepared by;

JOJIE ANN C. DALANON/

Mathematics 10 Teacher