Department of Education

Region VII, Central Visayas

Division of City Schools
PLACIDO L. SEOR NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
(Former: LANGTAD NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL)
Langtad, City of Naga, Cebu

MASTERY TEST IN MATH 10

Name: ________________________________ Section: ____________ Date: _____ Score: __________

Multiple Choice. Directions: Choose the correct answer by encircling the letter of your choice.

1. What is the next number in the sequence 1, 3, 9, 27, 81, ?

A. 81 B. 27 C. 243 D. 84
2. What is the next set of shape in the illustration below?
____________

A. C.
B. D.
3. Which of the following is a step on determining the next number in the sequence 3, 15, 75, 375, ?
A. multiply 375 by 5 B. Add 75 to 375 C. multiply 375 by 3 D. divide 375 by 5
4. Which of the following rules describes the sequence 2, 7, 12, 17, ?
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A. an = 5n + 3 B. an = 5n 3 C. an = 3n + 5 D. an = 3
5. What will be the next shape? _____
A. B. C. D.
6. What is the next term of the sequence 18, 15, 12, 9,6, ?
A. -6 B. -3 C. 0 D. 3
7. Which term of the arithmetic sequence 3, 8, 13, 18, is 53?
A. 9th term B. 10th term C. 11th term D. 12th term
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8. The first term of an arithmetic sequence is 5 while the 3 term is 15. What is the common difference of the
sequence?
A. 5 B. 4 C. 3 D. 2
9. Find the missing term of the sequence: -2, 3, 8, _____, 18, 23.
A. 12 B. 13 C. 14 D. 16
10. If three arithmetic means are inserted between 15 and 39, what is the third arithmetic mean?
A. 2 B. 27 C. 33 D. 30
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11. What is the 10 term of the sequence defined by an = 6n 3?
A. 54 B. 56 C. 57 D. 64
12. The first term of an arithmetic sequence is -7 and the common difference is 3, find the 21stterm.
A. 53 B. 55 C. 58 D. 63
13. Which of the following is the sum of the terms of the arithmetic sequence 3+7+11+15+19?
A. 25 B. 35 C. 45 D. 55
14. The sum of the terms of the arithmetic sequence is 27. Which of the following represents the sequence?
A. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 C. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
B. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 D. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
15. The figure below illustrates a geometric sequence.

Which of the following array of numbers in the sequence?

A. 1, 3, 9, 27 B. 1, 2, 4, 8 C. -1,3, 9, 27 D. -1, 1, 2, 4, 8
16. The following sequences are geometric and arithmetic sequences. Which is an arithmetic sequence?
A. 7,14,28,56, B. 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, C. 6, 12,18,24, D. 5, 15,45,135,
17. Which of the following is an infinite geometric sequence?
4 8 16
A. 5, 10, 20, 40 C. 2, 3 , 9 , 27
8 16 32 64
B. 11, 22, -44, 88 D. 3 , , , ,..
9 27 81
18. What is the geometric mean between 4 and 16?
A. 4 B. 6 C. 8 D. 10
19. What is the 4th term of a geometric sequence 5, -15, 45 ?
A. -225 B. -135 C. 75 D.135
20. What is the 6th term of a geometric sequence 1, 4,16,64,?
A. 144 B. 64 C. 1024 D. 256
21. What is the sum of the first six terms of the geometric sequence: 3,6,12,24,?
A. 142 B. 136 C. 109 D. 189
22. What is the next term in the Fibonacci sequence 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55,89?
A. 123 B. 55 C. 89 D. 144
1 1 1 1
23. What is the next term of the harmonic sequence 2 , 3 , 8 , 13 ?
1 1 1 1
A. 18 B. 10 C. 16 D. 15

24. Jam is the track and field representative of Tipolo National High School for the Division Meet. He begins
training by running 7 kilometers during the first week, 8.5 kilometers during the second week, and 10
kilometers on the third week. Assume this pattern continues, how far will he run on the 9th week?
A. 23 kilometer B. 21.5 kilometer C. 19 kilometer D. 18.5 kilometer
25. Twelve days before the birthday of Carlas little brother, Carla decided to give him Polvoronaccording to this
pattern. On the first day, she gave him one Polvoron. On the second day, she gave 6 Polvoron. On the
third day, eleven Polvoron and so on. How many Polvoron will Carla give on the 8th day?
A. 10 B. 36 C. 45 D. 19
26. Aling Marthas sari-sari store opened six months ago. The first month she made a profit of Php 3,000.00.
Each month thereafter, her profit averaged 20% greater than that of the previous month. How much profit
did AlingMartha earn on her 6th month in business?
A. Php 12,549.26 B. Php 7,464.96 C. Php 7,425.86 D. Php 8,712.20
27. What is the quotient of ( 3 + 2 3 3) divided by ( + 1)?
A. 2 1 B. 2 + 1 C. 2 3 D. 2 + 3
28. Mary divided (x 4 x 5 + 2x 3 + 3x 1) by (x 3) and obtained 260 as remainder. Here is the solution:
-3 -1 1 2 0 3 -1
3 -12 30 -90 261
-1 4 -10 30 -87 260
What is the error?
i. She did not arrange the terms of the polynomial in decreasing powers of x.
ii. The sum of the third row is incorrect.
iii. The value of is 3.
iv. The numerical coefficients in the first row were not properly written.
A. i only B. ii and iii only C. iii only D. iv only
29. What is the quotient when (y 2 + 3y 40) is divided by (y 5)?
A. y + 8 C. y + 4
B. y 8 D. y 10
30. Which polynomial when divided by 3)equals (a2 a 2) with a remainder of 4?
(a
A. a3 + 2a2 a + 2 C. a3 4a2 + a + 2
3 2
B. a + a + 2a + 2 D. a3 a2 + 3a 2
31. If the remainder after dividing polynomial (2x 3 5x 2 + k) by (x + 1) is 8, which of the following is the value
of k?
A. 13 B. 12 C. 15 D. 10
32. Marites wants to determine the value of k so that (x 3) will be a factor of (2x 3 + kx 3). What is ?
A. 16 B. 12 C. 17 D. 10
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33. If ( 7) is a factor of x 4x 21,which is other factors?
A. (x 3) B. (x 2) C. (x + 2) D. (x + 3)
34. Carla wants to determine if (x + 3) is a factor of 2x 2 6x + 1. What number will she substitute to x in
2x 2 6x + 1?
A. 3 B. 1 C. 3 D. 1
2
35. The area of a blackboard is represented by a polynomial x 12x + 27 square feet. If the given length is
(x 9)feet, what is the binomial factor that will represent its width?
A. (x 2) feet B. (x 3) feet C. (x 4) feet D. (x 6) feet
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36. When P(x) = (x + 7x + 5x 10) is factored, one of the factors is (x + 2). Which is the other factor?
A. x 2 5x 5 B. x 2 5x + 5 C. x 2 + 5x + 5 D. x 2 + 5x 5
37. The following are examples of polynomials, EXCEPT:
A. 2 4 + 5 B. 4 3 8 2 + 10 7 C. 3 4 5 3 + 2 1 D. 3 3
38. Which of the following is a polynomial equation?
 A. x3 7x + 7 B. x-5 = 8 C. 4 x6 + 5x4 + 9 = 0 D. x6 + 2x-2 - 7
39. Which of the following is a polynomial?
1
i. 2 2 3+2 ii. 2x5 + x2 + x3 + 2x + 5 iii.5 5 2 3 +3x -2
A. i only B. ii only C. i and ii D. ii and iii
3 2
40. Which of the following are the zeroes of the polynomial function x 2x 11x + 12 = 0?

40. If P(-3) = 0, which of the following statements is true about P(x)?

A. P(0) = 3 C. ( 3) is a factor of P(x)
B. P(x) = 0, has one negative root D. ( + 3) is a factor of P(x)

41. If (5) = 0 , which of the following statements is true about P(x)?

A. (x + 5 ) is a factor of P(x) C. P(x) = 0, has two negative roots
B. 5 is root of P(x)= 0 D. P(0) = 5

42. Which of the following polynomial equations has roots of 3 and 5?

A. x 2 + 2x 15 = 0 C. x 2 + 2x + 15 = 0
B. x 2 2x + 15 = 0 D. x 2 2x 15 = 0

43. If one of the roots of the polynomial equation 2x 3 + 3x 2 11x 6 = 0 is 2. Find the other roots.
1 1
A. 2 and 3 C. 2 and 3
1 1
B. 2 and 3 D. 2 and 3

44. How many positive real roots does x 4 + 3x 3 4 2 + 8x + 2 = 0 have?

A. 0 C. 2
B. 1 D. 3

45. Which of the following are the zeroes of the polynomial function x 3 2x 2 11x + 12 = 0?
A. {3, 2, 1} C. {3, 1,4}
B. {3, 2,1} D. {3, 2, 1}

46. The length of a rectangular window is 7 feet more than its width, w. The area of the window is 49 square
feet. Which equation could be used to find the dimensions of the window?
A. w 2 + 7w + 49 = 0 C. w 2 7w + 49 = 0
2
B. w + 7w + 49 = 0 D. w 2 + 7w 49 = 0

47. Let an integer be represented by y. Find, in terms of y, the product of three consecutive integers starting
with y.
A. y 3 C. y 3 + 3y + 3
3
B. y + 3y D. y 3 + 3y 2 + 2y
48. The length of a rectangle is 3 meter less than twice the width. If the area is 27 m2 , find the perimeter.
A. 31 meters C. 21 meters
B. 19 meters D. 40 meters