S.Y.

2018-2019

ACHIEVEMENT TEST IN MATHEMATICS 10

Direction: Choose the letter of the best answer.

1. What is the next term in the geometric sequence 2, −6, 18, … ?
A. 54 B. −54 C. −72 D. 72
2. Find the common ratio in the geometric sequence 2, −6, 18, … ?
A. 2 B. −2 C. 3 D. −3
1 1 1 1
3. What is the next term in the harmonic sequence , , , , … ?
11 15 19 23
1 1
A. 27 B. 25 C. D.
25 27
4. Which term of the arithmetic sequence 4, 1, −2, −5, … is −29?
A. 9𝑡ℎ term B. 10𝑡ℎ term C. 11𝑡ℎ term D. 12𝑡ℎ term
5. What is the common difference of the arithmetic sequence 4, 1, −2, −5, … ?
A. 2 B. −2 C. 3 D. −3
6. What is the sum of all the odd integers between 8 and 26?
A. 153 B. 151 C. 149 D. 148
7. If three arithmetic means are inserted between 11 and 39, find the second arithmetic mean.
A. 18 B. 25 C. 32 D. 46
8. What is the next term in the Fibonacci sequence 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, … ?
A. 13 B. 16 C. 19 D. 20
9. Which of the following is the sum of all multiples of 3 from 15 to 48?
A. 315 B. 360 C. 378 D. 396
10. If three geometric means are inserted between 1 and 256, find the third geometric mean.
A. 64 B. 32 C. 16 D. 4
11. The first term of an arithmetic sequence is 2 while the 18th term is 87. Find the common difference of the sequence.
A. 7 B. 6 C. 5 D. 3
2 2
12. What is the 6 term of the geometric sequence , , 2, 10, … ?
th
25 5
A. 25 B. 250 C. 1250 D. 2500
13. Find the sum of the geometric sequence where the first term is 3, the last term is 46 875, and the common ratio is 5.
A. 58 593 B. 58 594 C. 58 595 D. 58 596
𝑛2 −1
14. What is the 7th term of the sequence whose nth term is 𝑎𝑛 = ?
𝑛2 +1
24 23 47 49
A. B. C. D.
25 25 50 50
15. The following are examples of polynomials EXCEPT
A. 𝑥 2 − 4𝑥 + 5 B. 4𝑥 −3 + 8𝑥 −2 + 10𝑥 − 2 C. 3𝑥 4 − 5𝑥 3 + 2𝑥 − 1 D. 𝑥 3 − 𝑦 3
16. The leading coefficient of the polynomial 5𝑥 10 + 4𝑥 12 + 4𝑥 6 + 𝑥 4 − 𝑥 is
A. 4 B. 5 C. 10 D. 12
17. What is the quotient when 𝑥 2 − 25 is divided by 𝑥 − 5?
A. 𝑥 − 5 B. 𝑥 − 25 C. 𝑥 + 5 D. 𝑥 + 25
18. What is the remainder when 5𝑥 2 + 14𝑥 − 24 is divided by 𝑥 + 4?
A. 5𝑥 − 6 B. 𝑥 + 4 C. −6 D.0
19. What is the quotient when 5𝑥 2 + 14𝑥 − 24 is divided by 𝑥 + 4?
A. 5𝑥 − 6 B. 𝑥 + 4 C. −6 D.0
20. What is the remainder when (5𝑥 100 + 5) is divided by (𝑥 − 1)?
A. 5 B. 10 C. −19 D. −11
21. Which of the following is the factored form of 𝑥 + 3𝑥 − 10𝑥 − 24?
3 2

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)

22. Factor 8𝑥 3 − 729 completely
A. (2𝑥 − 9)(4𝑥 2 − 18𝑥 + 81) C. (2𝑥 + 9)(4𝑥 2 + 18𝑥 + 81)
B. (2𝑥 + 9)(4𝑥 − 18𝑥 + 81)
2
D. (2𝑥 − 9)(4𝑥 2 + 18𝑥 + 81)
23. Given𝑃(𝑥) = 2𝑥 + 3𝑥 − 5𝑥 − 12. What is the value of 𝑃(3)?
3 2

A. 56 B. 55 C. 54 D. 53
24. Find 𝑘 so that 𝑥 − 2) is a factor of 𝑥 3 + 𝑘𝑥 − 4.
A. −3 B. −2 C. −1 D. 0
25. What should 𝑛 be if 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 defines a polynomial function?
𝑛

A. An interger B. a nonnegative integer C. any number D. any number except 0

26. Which of the following is an example of a polynomial function?
3
4 3
A. 𝑓(𝑥) = + 3𝑥 − 1 B. 𝑓(𝑥) = 2𝑥 2 − 𝑥 2 C. 𝑓(𝑥) = √7𝑥 − 2𝑥 5 D. 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 3 + √3𝑥 − 5
𝑥3 2
27. What is the leading coefficient of the polynomial function 𝑓(𝑥) = 2𝑥 + 𝑥 3 + 4?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4
28. How should the polynomial function 𝑓(𝑥) = 2𝑥 + 𝑥 + 3𝑥 + 4 be written in standard form?
3 5

A. 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 3 + 2𝑥 + 3𝑥 5 + 4 C. 𝑓(𝑥) = 4 + 2𝑥 + 𝑥 3 + 3𝑥 5
B. 𝑓(𝑥) = 4 + 3𝑥 + 2𝑥 + 𝑥
5 3
D. 𝑓(𝑥) = 3𝑥 5 + 𝑥 3 + 2𝑥 + 4
29. What are the end behaviors of the graph of 𝑓(𝑥) = −2𝑥 + 𝑥 3 + 3𝑥 5 − 4?
A. Rises to the left and falls to the right C. rises to both directions
B. Falls to the left and rises to the right D. falls to both directions
30. What is an angle whose vertex is on a circle and whose sides contain chords of the circle?
A. Central angle B. Inscribed angles C. circumscribed angle D. intercepted angle
31. An arc of a circle measures 30°. If the radius of the circle is 5 cm, what is the length of the arc?
A. 2.62 cm B. 2.3 cm C. 1.86 cm D. 1.5 cm
32. The opposite angles of a quadrilateral inscribed in circle are _____.
A. Right B. obtuse C. complementary D. supplementary
33. A dart board has a diameter of 40 cm and is divided into 20 congruent sectors. What is the area of one of the sectors?
A. 20𝜋 cm2 B. 40𝜋 cm2 C. 80𝜋 cm2 D. 800𝜋 cm2
34. If an inscribed angle of a circle intercepts a semicircle, then the angle is ______.
A. Acute B. right C. obtuse D. straight
35. Which of the following represents the distance 𝑑 between the two points (𝑥1 , 𝑦1 ) and (𝑥2 , 𝑦2 )?
A. 𝑑 = √(𝑥2 + 𝑥1 )2 + (𝑦2 + 𝑦1 )2 C. 𝑑 = √(𝑥2 − 𝑥1 )2 + (𝑦2 − 𝑦1 )2
B. 𝑑 = √(𝑥2 + 𝑥1 )2 − (𝑦2 + 𝑦1 )2 D. 𝑑 = √(𝑥2 − 𝑥1 )2 − (𝑦2 − 𝑦1 )2
36. What is the distance between the points 𝑀(−3,1) and 𝑁(7, −3)?
A. 6 B. 2√29 C. 14 D. 4√29
37. What are the coordinates of the midpoint of a segment whose endpoints are (−1, −3) and (11,7)?
A. (2,5) B. (6,5) C. (−5, −2) D. (5,2)
38. What is the center of the circle 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 − 4𝑥 + 10𝑦 + 13 = 0?
A. (2,5) B. (−2,5) C. (2, −5) D. (−2, −5)
39. The endpoints of a diameter of a circle are 𝐿(−3, −2) and 𝐺(9, −6). What is the length of the radius of the
circle?
A. √10 B. 2√10 C. 4√10 D. 8√10
40. How many different 4-digit even numbers can be formed from the digits 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, and 9 if no repetition of
digits is allowed?
A. 1680 B. 840 C. 420 D. 120
41. In how many ways can 8 people be seated around a circular table if two of them insist on sitting beside
each other?
A. 360 B. 720 C. 1440 D. 5040
42. Find the number of distinguishable permutations of the letters of the word PASS.
A. 4 B. 12 C. 36 D. 144
43. If 𝑃(9, 𝑟) = 3024, what is 𝑟?
A. 2 B. 4 C. 5 D. 6
44. If a combination lock must contain 5 different digits, in how many ways can a code be formed from the
digits 0 to 9?
A. 15 120 B. 30 240 C. 151, 200 D. 1 000 000
45. In a room, there are 10 chairs in a row. In how many ways can 5 students be seated in consecutive chairs?
A. 720 B. 600 C. 252 D. 120
46. In how many ways can a committee of 7 be chosen from 9 juniors and 9 seniors if there must be 4 seniors in
the committee?
A. 10 584 B. 1 764 C. 210 D. 84
47. Find the number of distinguishable permutations of the letters of the word EDUCATED
A. 1680 B. 10 080 C. 20 160 D. 40 320
48. There are four batteries, and one of them is defective. Two are to be selected at random for use on a
particular day. Find the probability that the second battery selected is not defective, given that the first
was not defective.
2 1 1 1
A. B. C. D.
3 4 3 2
49. Jody has four cans of juice – one can of orange, one of pineapple, one of calamansi, and one of
guyabano. She chooses three of these cans to take to school. If she chooses calamansi, what is the
probability she also chooses pineapple?
7 3 2 3
A. B. C. D.
8 4 3 8
50. A box contains 4 red balls and 6 blue balls. A second box contains 16 red balls and an unknown number of
blue balls. A single ball is drawn from each box. The probability that both balls are of the same color is 0.44.
How many blue balls are there in the second box?
A. 4 B. 20 C. 24 D. 44