Diagnostic Test in Math 10

Republic of the Philippines
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Region I
Schools Division of Ilocos Sur
Santiago Institute, Inc.
Santiago, Ilocos Sur
S. Y. 2022-2023
DIAGNOSTIC TEST
MATH 10
Name: ________________________________________ Date: ___________ Score: _________
DIRECTION: Write the letter of the best answer on the space provided before each number.
1. Which term of the arithmetic sequence 5, 9, 13, 17, … is 409?
a. 99th term b. 100th term c. 111th term d. 102th term
2. Find the nth term of the arithmetic sequence given the following conditions: a1= 5 d=5 n=25
a. 25th term=115 b. 25th term=125 c. 25th term=120 d. 25th term=130
3. Which term of the arithmetic sequence 5, 9, 13, 17,….. is 401?
4. 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
5. Find the 20th term of the arithmetic sequence 5, 9, 13, 17, 21,…
a. 81 b. 80 c. 82 d. 87
6. If three arithmetic means are inserted between 11 and 39, find the second arithmetic mean.
a. 18 b. 25 c. 32 d. 46
7. Which term of the arithmetic sequence 4, 1, -2, -5, … is -29?
8. What is the arithmetic mean between 15 and 40?
a. 28.5 b. 29 c. 26 d. 27.5
9. What is the 8th term of the following arithmetic sequence: -5, -1, 3, 7,11,…?
a. 23 b. 19 c. 27 d. 22
10. Which of the following is an arithmetic mean between 2-√3 and 4- √3?
a. 3- √3 b. 3-2√3 c. 3+√3 d. 3+2√3
11. If a1= -3 and a5= 5, find a10.
a. 14 b. 15 c. 16 d. 17
12. If a3= 11, a5=7, and ak is the kth term of the sequence and and ak= -9, then what is the value of k?
a. 11 b. 12 c. 13 d. 14
13. Insert 3 arithmetic means between 8 and 16.
a. 10, 12, 14 b. 9, 10, 11 c. 9, 11, 13 d. 12, 15, 16.
14. 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
15. Jose is the track and field representative of the Municipal NHS for the provincial meet. He begins training by
running 5 miles during the first week, 6.5 miles during the second week, and 8 miles on the third week.If his training
pattern continues, how far will he run on the tenth week?
a. 18.5 miles b. 20 miles c. 21.5 miles d. 23 miles
16. Find the sum of the first 12 terms of the arithmetic sequence 4, 11, 18, …
A.610 B. 530 C. 510 D. 410
17. Find the sum of the first 15 terms of the arithmetic sequence 17, 12, 7, 2, …
A) 270 B) 287 C) −287 D) −270
18. The sum of the first 12 terms of an arithmetic sequence is 606. What is the first term if the last term is 67 and the
common difference is 3.
A) 64 B) 54 C) 34 D) 44
19. The second term of an arithmetic sequence is −16 and the eighth term is 8. What is the sum of the first 10 terms?
A) −15 B) −20 C) 15 D) 20
20. Find the sum of the first 40 terms of the arithmetic sequence if the first Term is 16 and the tenth term is 70.
A) 5320 B) 1720 C) 2200 D) 6320
21. Find the sum of the first 15 terms of the arithmetic sequence whose Nth term is 𝑎𝑛 = 5 + 3𝑛.
th
A) 870 B) 860 C) 435 D) 430

22. The first term of an arithmetic sequence is 8, the last term is 56 and the sum is 416. Find the number of terms.
A) 13 B) 12 C) 11 D) 10
23. If the first n terms of the arithmetic sequence 24, 20, 16,… are added, how many of these terms will be added to
get a sum of −60?
A) 35 B) 30 C) 25 D) 15
24. A yaya receives a starting annual salary of Php 60,000.00 with a yearly Increase of Php 3,600.00. What is her total
income for 5 years?
A) Php 672,000.00 B) Php 552,000.00
B) Php 276,000.00 D) Php 336,000.00
25. Jane was saving for a pair of shoes. From her weekly allowance, she was able to save Php 5.00 on the first week,
Php 9.00 on the second, Php 13.00 on the third week, and so on. If she continued saving in this Pattern and made 43
deposits, how much did Jane save?
A) Php 3,822.00 B) Php 3,827.00 C) Php 7,644.00 D) Php 6,574.00

26. Mary gets a starting monthly salary of Php 8,000.00 and an increase of Php 800.00 annually. How much income
did she receive for the first four Years?
A)Php 441,600.00 B) Php 388,800.00 C)Php 40,000.00 D) Php 36,800.00
27. Mirasol saved Php 8.00 on the first day of January, Php 11.00 on the second day, Php 14.00 on the third day, and
so on, up to the last day of the month. How much did Mirasol save at the end of January?
A) Php 4,282.00 B) Php 4,290.00 C) Php 1,643.00 D) Php 1,590.00
28. Mrs. De la Cruz started her business with an income of Php 250,000.00 for the first year and an increase of Php
6,000.00 yearly. How much is the total income of Mrs. De la Cruz for 6 years since she started her business?
A) Php 530,000.00 B) Php 3,180,000.00 C) Php 1,590,000.00 D) Php 1,608,000.00
29. A hall has 35 rows. Each successive row contains two additional seats. If the first row has 20 seats, how many
seats are in the hall?
A) 1,080 B) 1,100 C) 1,925 D) 1,890
30. This refers to the number that is being multiplied to obtain a Geometric sequence.
A. A. Number of Terms B. eometricator C. Common Difference D. Common Ratio
31. 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 sequnegativ decreasing.
D. If the common ratio is less than one, then the sequence is iincreasing
32. 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
33. Which of the following is an example of a geometric sequence?
A. 2, 4, 6, 8, … C.¼, ½, 1, 2
B. 12, 8, 4, 0, … D. 1, ½, ⅓, ¼, …
34. Supply the missing term in the sequence 1, ____, ¼, ⅛,… to make it a geometric sequence.
A. 2 B.½ C. 3 D. ⅓
35. 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.
36. What is the common difference in the sequence 1, ½, 0, -½, -1,…?
A. -1 B. -½ C. 0 D. 1
37. Which of the following is NOT an arithmetic sequence?
A. -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,… B. -½, ½, ¾, … C. 0, -2, -5, -9, -14, … D. ½, -½, -3/2, -5/2, ….
38. What term fits on the blank in the sequence ____ , 0, 3, 6, …?
A. -3 B. 0 C. 3 D. 6
For items 39 to 44 determine whether the given situation is an arithmetic sequence, a geometric sequence, or neither.
Write A for arithmetic, G forGeometric, and N for neither.
_____39 . Growth of bacteria on a petri dish
_____ 40. 15, 10, 5, 0, -5, -10,…
_____ 41. Doubling your weekly savings
_____ 42. The number of people watching a viral video within an hour
_____ 43. Playing the stacking cups game
_____ 44. The taxi fare a passenger pays per kilometer traveled
45.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
46.Which of the following defines infinite sequence?
A) Days of the week C) every other day
B) Teenage life D) first Fridays of July 2020
47.What are the next three terms of the sequence 1, 11, 22, 34, ….?
A) 46, 60,75, B) 47, 61, 76 C) 42, 54, 66 D) 44, 60,74
48. Which numerical pattern follows the rule “subtract 2, then multiply by 3”, when starting with 5?
A)5,7,21,69 B) 5, 3, 9, 7, 21 C) 5, 3, 6, 4, 12 D) 5, 9, 14, 36
49. What rule will correctly describe the sequence: 2, 6, 12, 20, 30,…?
A) n+1 B) n² + 1 C) 2n+1 D) n² + n
50. Which is the next ordered pair in the pattern (2,1), (4,4),(6,9)…?
A) (8,12) B) (7,16) C) (8,16) D) (7,12)
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A) 870 B) 860 C) 435 D) 430

A) Php 3,822.00 B) Php 3,827.00 C) Php 7,644.00 D) Php 6,574.00

45.Which of the following shows a pattern?

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