NATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT TEST

DIAGNOSTIC TEST IN MATHEMATICS FOR GRADE 10

1 What is the next term in the sequence 1, 3, 9, 27, ……..?

A. 27 B. 30 C. 81 D. 243
2 Which of the following is an Arithmetic Sequence?
A. 2, 4, 8, 16 C. 2, 4, 6, 8
B. 1, -1, 1, -1 D. 2, 3, 5, 8
3 What is the thirty-second term of the arithmetic sequence -12, -7, -2, 3, ... ?
A. 143 B. 148 C. 153 D. 167
4 What is the sum of the first sixteen terms of the arithmetic sequence 1, 5, 9, 13, ... ?
A. 162 B. 496 C. 528 D. 992
5 Which of the following sequences is a geometric sequence?
A. 1/2,1/4,1/8,1/16,.... C. 1/2 ,1, 3/2,2, . . . .
B. 1, 2, 3, 4, . . . . D. 1, 1/2,1/3 ,1/4, . . . .
6 Which of the following infinite geometric sequences does not have a sum?
A. 100, 50, 25, 12.5, . . . C. 1/2,1/4,1/8,1/16,.....
B. 100, 150, 225, 337.5, . . . . . D. 1/3,1/9,1/27,1/81,
7 What is the next term in the geometric sequence 324, -108, 36?
A. -12 B. -4 C. 4 D. 12
8 What is the sum of the first three terms of the geometric sequence where 𝑎1 = 3 and 𝑟 = 2?
A. 21 B. 24 C. 36 D. 42
9 Which set of numbers is an example of a harmonic sequence?
6 13 9 5 1
A. 2 ,1 ,1 ,1 C. , −1, 2, −4
11 15 19 23 2
1 1 1 1 2 2 2
B. , , , D. 1, , ,
3 9 27 81 3 5 7
10 What is k so that k - 3, k + 2, k + 3 form a geometric sequence?
A. -1/5 B. 1/5 C. -13/4 D. 13/4
11 Which synthetic division correctly illustrates when 2x3 – x2 – 4x + 1 is divided by x – 2?
A. 2 -1 -4 1 ∟2 C. 2 -1 -4 1 ∟2
4 6 4 __ 4 10 12
2 3 2 5 2 -5 6 13

B. -1 2 -4 1 ∟2 D. 2 -1 -4 1 ∟-2
4 -10 12 -4 10 -12_
2 -5 6 -11 2 -5 6 -11
12 If x + 1 is a factor of polynomial P(x) then what is P (-1) ?
A. 1 B. 0 C. -1 D. -2
13 Which of the following is a factor of x4 + x3 – x2 – x – 18?
A. x – 2 B. x – 3 C. x + 3 D. x + 6
14 Which of the following is set of roots of x3 + 3x2 – 10x -24 = 0?
A. {−4, 3, −2} C. {4, 3, −2}
B. {4, 3, 2} D. {−4, −3, 2}
15 Which is not a possible zero of p ( x ) = 2x4 + x3 – 9x2 – 4x +4?
A. – 4 B. -½ C. ¼ D. 1
16 One of the roots of the polynomial equation 2x3 + 9x2 – 33x + 14 = 0 is 2. Find the other roots?
1 1 1 1
A. &7 B. − & 7 C. & -7 D. − & -7
2 2 2 2

17 If you travel a distance of (6𝑥 3 + 13𝑥 2 − 14𝑥 + 3) for (𝑥 + 3) hours, which of the following polynomials represents
the rate at which you travel?
A. 6𝑥 2 − 5𝑥 + 1 C. 6𝑥 2 + 5𝑥 − 1
B. 6𝑥 2 − 5𝑥 − 1 D. 6𝑥 2 + 5𝑥 + 1

18 What should n be if f(x) = xn defines a polynomial function?

A. an integer C. any number

B. a nonnegative integer D. any number except 0

19 Which of the following is the graph of 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 3 − 2𝑥 2 − 𝑥 + 2?
y y y
y
5
4 4
4 4

3 3
3
3
2 2
2
2
1 1
1
1
-4 -3 -2 -1 O 1 2 3 4 x -4 -3 -2 -1 O 1 2 3 4 x
-4 -3 -2 -1 O 1 2 3 4 x
-4 -3 -2 -1 O 1 2 3 4 x
-1 -1
-1
-1
-2 -2 -2
-2
-3 -3 -3
-3

A. -4
B. -4 C. D. -4

20 What part of ʘE is ̅̅̅̅

𝐵𝐶 ?
A. center C. diameter
 B. chord D. radius

21 In the circle O shown below, we have central angle COA with a measure of 120° and arc AB is 40°. What is the
measure of angle DPB formed by Chords CB and AD?
A. 1000 B. 800 C. 600 D. 400

22 What is the area of the shaded sector ?

A. 24𝜋 𝑐𝑚2 C. 15𝜋 𝑐𝑚2
2
B. 18𝜋 𝑐𝑚 D. 12𝜋 𝑐𝑚2

23 In the circle O shown below, chords CB and AD intersect at point P. We also know that CP = 7, BP = 2x + 1, AP =
3x – 1, and DP = 5. How long is chord CB?
A. 42 B. 32 C. 28 D. 12

24 In the diagram shown below, circle O is given with and . What is the measure of angle 1?

A. 60
B. 120
C. 130
D. 150

25 The coordinates of the vertices of a rectangle are W(-2,6), I(10, 6), N(10, -3) and D(-2, -3). What is the length of the
diagonal ?
A. 7.5 units B. 9 units C. 12 units D. 15 units
26 Which of the following equation describes a circle on the coordinate plane with a center at (2, -3) and a radius of 5
units?
A. (x – 2)2 + (y + 3)2 = 25 C. (x – 3)2 + (y + 2)2 = 25
B. (x + 2)2 + (y – 3)2 = 52 D. (x – 2)2 + (y – 3)2 = 52
27 What is the equation of the circle with a center at the origin and radius of 3 units and is moved three units to the
right and two units down the origin?
A. (x + 3)2 + (y + 2)2 = 9 C. (x - 3)2 + (y - 2)2 = 9
 B. (x + 3)2 + (y - 2)2 = 9 D. (x - 3)2 + (y + 2)2 = 9
28 A radio signal can transmit messages up to a distance of 5 km. If the radio signal’s origin is located at a point whose
coordinates are (-2,7). What is the equation of the circle that defines the boundary up to which the messages can
be transmitted?
A. (x - 2)2 + (y + 7)2 = 25 C. (x + 2)2 + (y - 7)2 = 5
B. (x + 2)2 + (y - 7)2 = 25 D. (x - 2)2 + (y + 7)2 = 5
29 Which situation illustrates permutation?
A. forming a committee of councilors
B. selecting 10 questions to answer out of 15 questions in a test
C. choosing 2 literature books to buy from a variety of choices
D. assigning rooms to conference participants
30 Which of the following expressions represents the number of distinguishable permutations of the letters of the word
CONCLUSIONS?
11! 11! 11!
A. 11! B. C. D.
8! 2!2!2! 2!2!2!2!

31 Miss Cruz plotted some points on the board, no three of which are collinear. When she asked her student to draw
all the possible lines through the points, he came up with 45 lines. How many points were on the board?
A. 10 B. 9 C. 8 D. 7
32 Which of the following situations illustrates combination?
A. arranging books in a shelf
B. drawing names from a box containing 200 names
C. forming different numbers from 5 given digits
D. forming plate numbers of vehicles
33 𝑛!
Simplify .
(𝑛−2)!
A. n B. n - 1 C. n2 - 2 D. n2 – n
34 How many different rays can be formed from 8 distinct points on a plane, no three of which lie on the same line?
A. 56 B. 28 C. 26 D. 4
35 What is the sample space for choosing a letter from the word mathematics?
A. {𝑚, 𝑎, 𝑡, ℎ, 𝑒, 𝑖, 𝑐, 𝑠} C. {𝑎, 𝑒, 𝑖, 𝑚, 𝑡, ℎ, 𝑐, }
B. {𝑚, 𝑎, 𝑡, ℎ, 𝑒, 𝑚, 𝑎 𝑡, 𝑖, 𝑐, 𝑠} D. {𝑎, 𝑎, 𝑒, 𝑖, 𝑚, 𝑚, 𝑡, 𝑡, ℎ, 𝑐, 𝑠}

36 What is the probability of choosing a queen or a king from a standard deck of 52 playing cards?
2 1 1 1
A. B. C. D.
13 13 16 52

37 Tony had 5 red socks, 3 blue socks, and 2 white socks in a drawer. He pulled out 2 socks at random from the drawer. What is
the probability that one sock is blue and the other is red?

1 1 1 1
A. B. C. D.
3 18 2 6

38 The lower quartile is equal to __________.

A. 50th percentile C. 3rd quartile
th nd
B. 25 percentile D. 2 quartile
39 In the set of scores 14, 17, 10, 22, 19, 24, 8, 12, and 19, the 50 th percentile is
A. 17 B. 15 C. 16 D. 13
40 In a 100-item test, the passing score is the 3rd quartile. What does it mean?
A. The students should answer at least 75 items correctly to pass the test.
B. The students should answer at least 50 items correctly to pass the test.
C. The students should answer at most 75 items correctly to pass the test.
D. The students should answer at most 50 items correctly to pass the test.