Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
REGION VII - CENTRAL VISAYAS
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF CITY OF BOGO
BUAC, CAYANG, BOGO CITY, CEBU
DON JOSE (PEPE) LEPITEN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
SIOCON, BOGO CITY, CEBU
DIAGNOSTIC TEST IN MATH 10

Name:_________________________________ Score: _______________

Teacher: _______________________________ Date: ________________

I. Directions: Write the letter of the correct answer on the underline before the number. Show
your solution if possible. If the answer is not among the choices, write the correct answer.
______1. Which of the following does not show a sequence?
A. K to 12 Curriculum C. Body temperature
B. Months of a year D. Counting numbers
______2. Which of the following is a finite sequence?
A. negative even numbers C. even numbers greater than 1
B. even numbers below 100 D. even numbers between 10 and 50
th
______3. What is the 9 term in the sequence − 1, 4, − 9, 16, − 25, ..?
A. 64 B. −81 C. - 64 D. 81
______4. Find the first four terms of the sequence an = 5n – 1.
A. 5, 10, 15, 20 C. 4, 9, 14, 19
B. 6, 11, 16, 21 D. 5, 9, 13, 17
(−1 )n
______5. What is the 20th term of the sequencea n= ?
n2
1 −1 20 −20
A. B. C. D.
400 400 400 400
______6. What rule will correctly describe the sequence: 2, 5, 10, 17, 26, 37, …?
A. n + 1 B. 2n C. 2n + 1 D. n2 + 1
______7. What are the next four terms of the sequence 2, 3, 5, 8, … ?
A. 12, 17, 22, 27 C.12, 17, 23, 30
B. 12, 20, 33, 54 D.13, 18, 23, 28
______8. Which is the next ordered pair in the pattern (1, 6 ), (3, 18), (5, 30) ?
A. (7, 49) B. (7, 42) C. (8, 56) D. (8, 64)
______9. What is the rule for this pattern? 1st term:32, 2nd term:36, 3rd term:40
A) 4x B. x + 4 C. 4x + 28 D. 4x + 32
______ 10. Which of the following patterns shows infinite sequence?
A. 6, 12, 18, 24, 30 C. First 20 whole num
B. English Alphabets D. 100, 50, 25, 12, 5, …
______11. 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
______ 12 If a fifth-degree polynomial is divided by a third-degree polynomial, what is the
degree of the quotient?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4
______ 13. The measure of the central angle is numerically equal to the measure of its .
a. intercepted arc c. inscribe angle
b. interior angle d. exterior angle
______ 14. A new transmission tower will be put up midway between two existing towers. On a map
drawn on a coordinate plane, the coordinates of the first existing tower are (-5,-3) and the coordinates
of the second existing tower are (9,13). What is the coordinates of the point where the new tower will
be placed?
a. (2,5) c. (7,8)
b. (4,10) d. (14, 16)
______ 15. What is the distance between the points M(-3,1) and N(7,-3)?
a. 6 c.
b. 14 d.
______ 16. Catherine designed a pendant. It is a regular hexagon set in a circle. Suppose the opposite
vertices are connected by a line segments and meet at the center of the circle. What is the measure of
each angle formed at the center ?
a. 2250 c. 450
b. 600 d. 720
______ 17. A piece of yarn is 84 inches. It was cut into a short and along piece. One piece is twice as
long as the other. What is the measurement of the short piece?
a. 42in c. 112 in
b. 28 in d. 56 in
______18. The distance from the center of the circle to any point on the circle is called the...
a. radius c. circumference
b. diameter d. area
______ 19. A line segment connecting any two points on a circle is called a _____________.
a. diameter c. radius
b. chord d. circumference
______ 20. The distance all the way across the circle, but through the center, is called the...
a. radius c. circumference
b. diameter d. area
______ 21. What does "circumference" mean?
a. Space a circle takes up
b. Distance around a circle
c. Line from one side of a circle to another
d. Line from center of circle to side
______ 22. Which is true of a minor arc?
a. It forms half a circle.
b. It forms a whole circle.
c. It measures greater than 180 degrees.
d. It measures less than 180 degrees.

______23. It is an arc that lies in the interior of an inscribed angle and has endpoints on the angle
a. interior arc c. exterior arc
b. intercepted arc d. circle arc

______24. If A={3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16} and B={3, 6, 9, 12, 15}, find n(A B)?

A. 0 C. 10
B. 2 D. 12

______25. In how many ways can one choose a crust and topping for a pizza order from two choices of
crust and three choices of toppings?

A. 6 C. 4
B. 5 D. 3

______26. In how many ways can the letters of the word MATH be arranged?

A. 4 C. 24
B. 12 D. 48

______27. Which one is equivalent to 5!?

A. 5 × 1 C. 5 × 4 × 2
B. 5 × 4 D. 5 × 4 × 3 × 2 × 1

______28. Evaluate 8P3.

A. 120 C. 520
B. 336 D. 5,040

______29. Which of the following requires combination?

A. Entering the PIN of your ATM card.

B. Arranging three people to pose for a picture.
C. Choosing 3 of your friends to attend to your birthday party.
D. Forming 3-digit numbers from the digits 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, ad 7.

______30. Selecting two representatives from 8 candidates requires ______.

A. FCP C. Combination
B. Permutation D. Probability
______31. Which of the following situation does not require combination?

A. Forming a committee of councilors.

B. Assigning rooms to conference participants.
C. Selecting the top 3 winners in a singing contest.
D. Choosing two literature books to buy from a variety of choices.
______32. If there is 30% chance of rain on Saturday, 70% chance of rain on Sunday, and 21%
chance of rain on Saturday and Sunday, what is the probability that it will rain on either Saturday or
Sunday?

A. 21% C. 100%
B. 79% D. 1

For items 33-35

The grade 10 students and their teacher Miss Renelie played a game last week. The game called color game
and they used a special die shown below.

______ 33. What is the probability of getting Sir Joel in rolling a die?

A. C. 0

B. D. 1

______34. What is the probability of getting Sir Nicasio in rolling a die?

A. C. 0

B. D. 1

______35. What is the probability of getting ma’am Sarah, ma’am Therese or ma’am Renelie in
rolling a die?

A. C.
 B. D. 0

______36. Each of the numbers 1 – 25 is written on a slip of paper, rolled, and put in a box and mixed
thoroughly. If a slip of paper is picked at random, what is the probability that the number in it is even
or a multiple of 4?

A. C.
B. D.

______37. Twenty-six tiles, each with a letter of the English alphabet, are placed in a bag and one tile
is drawn at random. What is the probability of selecting a vowel or a letter from the word humble?

A. C.
B. D.

______38. A card is drawn from a standard deck of 52 cards. What is the probability of drawing a 3
or a face card?

A. C.

D.

______39. The image represents which of the following?

A. intersection, "and"
B. union, "or"
C. intersection, "or"
D. union, "and"

40. Which of the following represents the shaded region?

A. A union B

A⊂B
B. A intersect B

B⊂A
C.
D.