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GENERAL EDUCATION PROGRAM
PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION: 2ND SEMESTER A.Y. 2018-2019
GE4: MATHEMATICS IN THE MODERN WORLD

General Directions: All answers should be written in the test booklet. Do not mark/write the
questionnaire.
Multiple Choice: Read each sentence/situation carefully and select the correct answer among the choices
and write its corresponding letter.
1. It is the language of mathematics that deals with every aspects of our daily life.
a. mind and soul b. soul and body c. mind and body d. body and spirit
2. It is the language of mathematics has its power to create abstractions.
a. body b. mind c. soul d. spirit
3. He defined mathematics as a language which God has written the universe.
a. Albert Einstein b. Benjamin Franklin c. Galileo Galilei d. Phytagoras
4. These are the following reasons why we need to learn mathematics EXCEPT____.
a. application b. calculation c. simulation d. inspiration
5. Mathematics as a science of pattern teaches us how to think logically, critically, and____.
a. creatively b. fortunately c. operationally d.sensibly
6. The following statements help us to improve our lives EXCEPT____.
a. balance our perspectives in life c. give order and stability
b. fix the things that went wrong before d. repeat mistakes like yesterday
7. Arrange the following patterns if numbers 1, 2, 3,… change to the alphabet A, B, C,…and Z.
1-Attitude 2-Hardwork 3-Love of God 4-Bad Habits 5-Knowledge
a. 3-2-1-5-4 b. 3-1-2-5-4 c. 3-1-5-2-4 d. 3-5-1-2-4
8. It is also known as Chinese Triangle.
a. Blaise Triangle b. Binet’s Triangle c. Euler’s Triangle d. Pascal’s Triangle
9. He discovered Chinese Triangle.
a. Blaise Pascal b. Jacques Binet c. Leonardo Pisa d. Leonhard Euler
10. What is the next pattern of 1, 4, 6, 4, 1?
a. 1, 5, 5, 10, 10, 1 b. 1, 5, 10, 5, 10, 1 c. 1, 5, 10, 10, 5, 1 d. 1, 10, 5, 10, 5, 1

For nos. 11-15. Find the next pattern of the following sequence.

11. {1, 3, 6, 10, 15, __}

a. 18 b. 21 c. 34 d. 55
12. {0, 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, ____}
a. 30 b. 36 c. 49 d. 64
13. {-27, -8, -1, 0, 1, 8, 27, ___}
a. 49 b. -49 c. 64 d. 64
14. {2, 5, 8, 11, 14, ___}
a. 16 b. 17 c. 18 d. 19
15. {5, 14, 27, 44, 65, ___}
a. 90 b. 119 c. 152 d. 189
16. The numbers generated as 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13,____.
a. Arithmetic Sequence b. Fibonacci Sequence c. Geometric Sequence d. Harmonic Sequence
17. These are the following examples of Fibonacci numbers EXCEPT____.
a. petals of flower b. scales of a pineapple c. shell d. raindrops
18. The animal which original problem that Fibonacci investigated was about how fast could breed in ideal
circumstances.
a. ants b. cockroach c. mice d. rabbits
19. Which of the following statements best describes as golden ratio? It is____.
a. symbolized by the Greek letter "𝜃".
b. approximately equal to 1.9180339887…
𝐵𝑖𝑔𝑔𝑒𝑟
c. approached by dividing two consecutive Fibonacci numbers 𝑆𝑚𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑟.
d. longer ÷smaller=whole length ÷smaller
𝝋𝒏
20. He discovered the formula 𝑭𝒏 = in finding Fibonacci numbers without enumerating the previous number.
√𝟓
a. Leonhard Euler b. Leonardo Pisa c. Jacques Binet d. Blaise Pascal
For nos. 21-25. Determine the value of the following nth term of Fibonacci numbers.
21. 𝑭𝟑
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 5
22 𝑭𝟖
a. 5 b. 8 c. 13 d. 21
23. 𝑭𝟏𝟎
a. 13 b. 21 c. 34 d. 55
24. 𝑭𝟏𝟐
a. 55 b. 89 c. 144 d. 233
25. 𝑭𝟐𝟓
a. 6762 b. 28, 643 c. 74, 986 d. 196, 307
26. All of the following are logical operators EXCEPT____
a. Proposition b. Biconditonal c. Exclusive OR d. Negation
27. It is the proposition that is true when exactly one of p and q is true and is false otherwise.
a. Conjunction b. Negation c. Exclusive OR d. Biconditional
28. It is the proposition that is false when both p and q are false and true otherwise.
a. Conjunction b. Disjunction c. Negation d. Implication
29. It is the proposition that is false when p is true and q is false and true otherwise.
a. Exclusive OR b. Biconditonal c. Implication d. Negation
30. It is the proposition that is true when p and q has the same truth values and false otherwise.
a. Disjunction b. Implication c. Conjunction d. Biconditional
31. It displays the relationships between the truth values of propositions.
a. Truth table b. Logic Table c. Membership Table d. Proposition Table
32. All of the following are the definition of the word logos EXCEPT____
a. idea b. proof c. reason d. principle
For nos. 33 – 39. Write each of the following sentences in terms of p , q and logical connectives.
𝒑 = 𝒀𝒐𝒖 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒂 𝒄𝒐𝒓𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒕 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒎.
𝒒 = 𝒀𝒐𝒖 𝒈𝒆𝒕 𝒂𝒏 𝑨.
33. You get an A or you make a correct program.
a. 𝑞 ⋁ 𝑝 b. 𝑝 ⋁ 𝑞 c. 𝑞 ⋀ 𝑝 d. 𝑝 ⋀ 𝑞
34. You make a correct program, but you do not get an A.
a. −𝑞 ⋁ 𝑝 b. −𝑝 ⋁ 𝑞 c. 𝑞 ⋀ −𝑝 d. 𝑝 ⋀ −𝑞
35. Either you can’t get an A or you make a correct program.
a. − 𝑞 ⨁ 𝑝 b. −𝑝 ⨁ q c. 𝑞 ⋁ − 𝑝 d. 𝑝 ⋁ −𝑞
36. Making a correct program is sufficient for getting an A.
a. 𝑞 ⋀ 𝑝 b. 𝑝 ⋀ 𝑞 c. 𝑞 → 𝑝 d. 𝑝 → 𝑞
37. You cannot get an A, if you cannot make a correct program.
a. −𝑞 → − 𝑝 b. −𝑝 → −𝑞 c. 𝑞 → 𝑝 d. 𝑝 → 𝑞
38. You do no get an A.
a. −𝑝 b. −𝑞 c. 𝑝 d. 𝑞
39. Whenever you get an A, you are making a correct program.
a. 𝑞 ↔ 𝑝 b. 𝑝 ↔ 𝑞 c. 𝑞 → 𝑝 d. 𝑝 → 𝑞

For nos. 40 – 43. Determine if the following statements are proposition or not proposition and find the truth
values of those proposition.

40. “Do not disturb.”

a. Proposition − True c. Not proposition
b. Proposition − False d. All of the above
41. “12 − 8 > 5"
a. Proposition − True c. Not proposition
b. Proposition − False d. All of the above
 42. “Yesterday is Friday”.
a. Proposition − True c. Not proposition
b. Proposition − False d. All of the above
43. “There is an integer 𝑥 such that 𝑥 2 = 4.”
a. Proposition − True c. Not proposition
b. Proposition − False d. All of the above
44. It is a declarative sentence that is either true or false but not both.
a. Preposition c. Proportion
b. Preporition d. Proposition

For nos. 45 – 50
𝒑 𝒒 𝒙
0 0
0 1
1 0
1 1

45. The truth values of the proposition , −𝒑 , in the truth table are as follows
a. 0, 0, 1, 1 c. 1, 1, 0, 0
b. 0, 1, 0, 0 d. 1, 1, 1, 0
46. The truth values of the proposition , 𝒑 ⋀ 𝒒 , in the truth table are as follows
a. 1, 0, 0, 0 c. 1, 1, 1, 0
b. 0, 0, 0, 1 d. 0, 1, 1, 1
47. The truth values of the proposition , 𝒑 ⋁ 𝒒 , in the truth table are as follows
a. 0, 0, 1, 1 c. 1, 0, 0, 0
b. 1, 1, 1, 0 d. 0, 1, 1, 1
48. The truth values of the proposition , 𝒑 → 𝒒 , in the truth table are as follows
a. 1, 1, 0, 1 c. 1, 0, 1, 0
b. 1, 0, 1, 1 d. 0, 1, 1, 1
49. The truth values of the proposition , 𝒑 ↔ 𝒒 , in the truth table are as follows
a. 1, 0, 0, 1 c. 1, 1, 0, 0
b. 0, 1, 1, 0 d. 0, 0, 1, 1
50. The truth values of the proposition , 𝒑 ⊕ 𝒒 , in the truth table are as follows
a. 0, 1, 1, 1 c. 0, 1, 1, 0
b. 1, 0, 0, 1 d. 1, 1, 0, 0

“Mathematics is not just solving for x, it’s also figuring out why.”
-Arthur Benjamin

Prepared: Reviewed:

REYNOLD R. BANGALISAN LUZ G. ABELLERA, MAEd.

Chairperson, GE4: Program Head, General Education