Formative / Summative Assessment Tool in Mathematics 10

Topic : Geometric Sequence

Learning Competencies : Define and Illustrate geometric sequence/series

Define geometric means
Differentiate a geometric sequence from an arithmetic
Sequence

Cognitive Dimension : Remembering

Directions: Read the question carefully. Solve the questions and choose the letter of
the correct answer.

1. A sequence is a succession of numbers in a particular order. What do you call each

number in a sequence?

A. constant B. set C. term D. variable

2. What do you call a sequence in which every term after the first is obtained by
multiplying the preceding term by a non-zero constant?

A. arithmetic B. Fibonacci C. geometric D. Harmonic

3. What do you call a constant number obtained by dividing any term by its preceding
term in a sequence?

A. common constant C. constant quotient

B. common ratio D. constant ratio

4. What do you call the terms between any two given terms of a geometric sequence?

A. arithmetic means C. geometric means

B. term D. variable

5 What is the formula to find the sum of an infinite geometric series?

𝑎1 𝑎1 𝑎1 𝑎1
A. S = B. S= C. S = D. S =
1+𝑟 1−𝑟 𝑟−1 𝑟+1

6. What is the general formula for a term of a geometric sequence?

A. An = a1rn-1 C. A1 = anrn-1
B. An = a1rn+1 D. A1 = anrn+1
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For numbers 7-10, Use the nth term of geometric sequence An = a1rn-1 to answer the
following questions:

7. What does An stand for?

A. common ratio B. first term C. last term D. number of terms

8. What does a1 stand for?

A. common ratio B. first term C. last term D. number of terms

9. What does n stand for?

A. common ratio B. first term C. last term D. number of terms

10. What does r stand for?

A. common ratio B. first term C. last term D. number of terms

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Answer Key (Geometric Sequence – Remembering)

1. C
2. C
3. B
4. B
5. B
6. A
7. C
8. B
9. D
10. A
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Topic : Geometric Sequence

Learning Competencies : Illustrate a geometric sequence

Determine the nth term of a given geometric
sequence
Find the geometric means of a geometric sequence

Cognitive Dimension : Understanding

Directions: Read the question carefully. Solve the questions and choose the letter of
the correct answer.

1. What is the next term in the sequence 4, 8, 16, 32, 64?

A. 108 B. 128 C. 256 D. 512

2. What is the common ratio in the geometric sequence 729, 243, 81, 27, 9 ?
1 1
A. 3 B. 2 C. 2 D. 3

3. In the geometric sequence 2, 8, 32, 128, . . . , which term is 32,768?

A. 6 B. 8 C. 10 D. 12

4. Find the next two terms of a geometric sequence 8, 20,50, ...

A. 100 and 200 B. 125 and 250 C. 125 and 312.5 D. 150 and 350

5. In a geometric sequence 3, -6, 12, -24, 48, what is the common ratio?

A. -2 B. -1 C. 1 D. 2

6. How many terms are there in the sequence x, 2x, 4x,...2048x?

A. 9 B. 10 C. 11 D. 12
3
7. What is the seventh term of a geometric sequence , 3, 12, …?
4

A. 768 B. 3072 C. 8,784 D. 12, 288

8. What is the 28th term of a geometric sequence 7, −7, 7, −7, …?

A. -7 B. -1 C. 7 D. 28
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9. In a geometric sequence if a1 = 18 and r = 3, what is the next four terms?

A. 18, 21, 24, 27 C. 54, 162, 684, 1 449

B. 48, 57, 60, 63 D. 54, 162, 486, 1 944

10. What is the missing term in a sequence 5, 15, ____, 135?

A. 20 B. 35 C. 45 D. 60
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Answer Key (Geometric Sequence – Understanding)

1. B
2. D
3. C
4. C
5. A
6. D
7. B
8. A
9. D
10. C
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Topic : Geometric Sequence

Learning Competencies :
Determine the nth term of a given geometric
sequence
Determine the sum of the first n terms of a geometric
sequence
Solve real-life problems involving geometric
sequences

Cognitive Dimension : Applying

Directions: Read the question carefully. Solve the questions and choose the letter of
the correct answer.

1. A spoiled sliced of fish has some bacteria in it. The number of bacteria increases 3
times every hour. If the number of bacteria is 1000 on the first hour, what is the total
number of bacteria at the end eight hours?

A. 1 187 000 B. 2 187 000 C. 3 187 000 D. 4 187 000

2. A stone drops from a cliff with a height of 14 meters during the 1st second, 42 meters
in the next second and 126 on the 3rd second and so on. How far does the stone fall
during the 6 second?

A. 2 304 B. 3 204 C. 3 402 D. 4 302

3. The number of bacteria in a certain culture doubles every 3 hours. If there are 5
bacteria to start with, find the number in 24 hours.

A. 1280 B. 640 C. 512 D. 256

4. A college student saved Php 20.00 in January and doubled his savings each month
thereafter. How much did he save on the 12th month?

A. Php 40 960.00 B. Php 30 960.00 C. Php 30 560.00 D. Php 30 000.00

5. Assuming that you have 2 parents, 4 grandparents, 8 great-parents and so on, how
many ancestors will you have up to the twelfth generation?

A. 512 B. 1024 C. 2048 D. 3042

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6. A small piece of land is assessed to raise its value to Php 5,000.00 per a square
meter after a year and to Php 25 000.00 per square meter after 2 years. Find the
constant ratio by which it increases annually.

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

7. A small country has a population of 100 000 and annual growth of 4%. Find the
population at the end of 6 years.

A. 1 265 309 B. 1 265 319 C. 2 466 234 D. 2 567 890

8. A total of Php 20 000 is invested at 10% interest. If the interest is compounded

annually, what is the amount after 15 years?

A. 83 455 B. 83 535 C. 83 545 D. 84 535

9. Mandy drops a ball off of a building that is 30 feet high. Each time the ball bounces, it
2
bounces back to 3 its previous height. If the ball continues to follow this pattern, what
will be the total distance that the ball will have travelled?

A. 100 ft B. 90 ft C. 80 ft D. 70 ft

10. Jaypee is saving money from his on-job-training allowance to buy an iphone. In the
first week he saved 30 pesos, and each following week he saved twice as much as
the week before. Jaypee saved enough money to buy the iphone after 10 weeks.
How much did the iphone cost?

A. 30 690 B. 35690 C. 36 690 D. 40 690

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Answer Key (Geometric Sequence – Applying)

1. B
2. C
3. A
4. A
5. C
6. A
7. B
8. C
9. B
10. A
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Topic : Geometric Sequence

Learning Competencies : Determine the nth term of a given geometric

sequence
Find the geometric means of a geometric sequence
Determine the sum of the first n terms of a geometric
sequence
Solve real-life problems involving geometric
sequences

Cognitive Dimension : Evaluating

Directions: Read the question carefully. Solve the questions and choose the letter of
the correct answer.

1. In a geometric sequence the first term and the common ratio are given, is it possible
to generate more than one set of this type of sequence?

A. Yes, if the first term is negative.

B. Yes, if the common ratio is negative.
C. No, because the second term is unknown.
D. No, because the number of terms is not specified.

2. If 2x, 5x – 2, 20x - 24 forms a geometric sequence, is the value of the 4th term
possible?

A. Yes, and the term also contain the variable x.

B. No, because the value of x can’t be determined.
C. Yes, by multiplying identified common ratio to the 3rd term.
D. No, because there is no known common ratio in the sequence.

3. If a4 = 125 and a5 = 625 what is a1?

1
A. B. 1 C. 5 D. 25
5

4. What must be the value of k so that 2k - 16, k – 1, and 3k + 5 will form a geometric
sequence?

A. 3 B. 5 C. 7 D. 9
5. If 2x - 13, x + 1, 3x + 3 forms a geometric sequence, what is the value of x?

A. 2 B. 4 C. 6 D. 8
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Answer Key (Geometric Sequence – Evaluating)

1. B
2. C
3. B
4. D
5. D
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Topic : Geometric Sequence

Learning Competencies : Illustrate a geometric sequence

Determine the nth term of a given geometric
sequence
Determine the sum of the first n terms of a geometric
sequence
Determine the sum of the first n terms of an infinite
geometric sequence
Solve real-life problems involving geometric
sequences

Cognitive Dimension : Analyzing

Directions: Read the question carefully. Solve the questions and choose the letter of
the correct answer.

1. Which set of numbers is an example of geometric sequence?

A. 1, 1, 2, 3, 5. . . C. 3, 6, 9, 12, . . .
B. 3, 15, 25, 125, . . . D. 5, 10, 20, 40, . . .

2. Which of the following is NEVER true about the sum of infinite geometric sequence?

I. It can be determined when the common ratio is positive.

II. It can be determined when the common ratio is greater than 1.

III. It cannot be determined when the common ratio is less than -1.

IV. It cannot be determined when the common ratio is between 0 and 1.

A. I only B. IV only C. I and III D. II and IV

3. Which equation can be used to generate the geometric sequence 5, 10, 20, 40, 80,...
for x = 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, ...?

x x x x
A. f(x) = 2(5) B f(x) = 3(5) C. . f(x) = 5(2) D. f(x) = 5(3)

4. Which of the following best describes the pattern of a sequence 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, ....?

A. Add 2 to the previous term.

B. Add -2 to the previous term.
C. Multiply by 2 to the previous term
D. Multiply by -2 to the previous term.
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5. Billy and Bong are asked to find the sum of 7 – 7 + 7 – 7 + .... Is either of them correct?

Billy Bong
There is no sum because │r│ ≥ 1. The sum is 0 because the sum
of each pair of terms in the
sequence is 0.

A. No one of them is correct.

B. Yes, because the series is infinite.
C. No, Bong is correct because the sum is zero.
D. No, Billy is correct because the common ratio is -1
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Answer Key (Geometric Sequence – Analyzing)

1. D
2. D
3. C
4. C
5. D
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Topic : Geometric Sequence

Competency : Define and Illustrate arithmetic sequence

Determine the nth term of an arithmetic sequence
Solve problems involving arithmetic sequence

Cognitive Dimension : Creating

Directions: Read the questions carefully. Solve the questions and choose the letter of
the correct answer.

1. An audition is held for a TV game show. At the end of each round, one half of the
prospective contestants are eliminated from the competition. On a particular day, 524
contestants begin the audition.

a. Write an equation for finding the number of contestants who are left after n rounds.
b. Using this method, will the number of contestants who are the eliminated always
be a whole number? Explain

2. Talleyrand sees a new Senior High School. He emails a link for the school’s website to
five of his friends. They each forward the link to five of their friends. The link is forwarded
again following the same pattern.

a. How many people will receive the link on the third around of e-mails?
b. Write an equation representing the nth term in this pattern.
c. Draw a diagram to support your answers.

Rubric for the creating equation and presentation

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Score Descriptors
5 Presentation is exceptionally clear, thorough, fully supported with
concepts and principles of arithmetic sequences and easy to follow.
Equations are properly formulated and solved correctly
4 Presentation is generally clear and reflective of students’ personalized
ideas, and some accounts are supported by mathematical principles
and concepts of arithmetic sequences.
Equations are properly formulated but not all are solved correctly
3 Presentation is reflective of something learned, lacks clarity and
accounts have limited support
Equations are properly formulated but are not solved correctly
2 Presentation is unclear and impossible to follow, is superficial and more
descriptive than analytical
Equations are properly formulated but are not solved all
1 No presentation
No equations formulated

Rubric for the Oral Presentation

Score Descriptors
5 Oral presentation is exceptionally clear, thorough, fully supported with
concepts and principles of arithmetic sequences, and easy to follow.
4 Oral report is generally clear and reflective of students’ personalized
ideas, and some accounts are supported by mathematical principles
and concepts of arithmetic sequences
3 Oral report is reflective of something learned, it lacks clarity and
accounts have limited support.
2 Oral report is unclear and impossible to follow, is superficial, and more
descriptive than analytical
1 No oral report was presented.

Prepared by: Validated by: Noted by:

SONIA J. DAGANIO RODERICK R. MENDIOLA MICHAEL ANGELO M. GARCIA

Author/Math Teacher Head Teacher IIl LR Coordinator

Recommending Approval: Approved:

MARVIE R. DURAN DR. ALYN G. MENDOZA

Principal III EPS - Mathematics
Reference/s:
Mathematics – Grade 10 Learner’s Module First Edition 2015 Published by Department of Education

Ester Ogena, Ph.D, Rosemarievic Diaz Ph.D, Erminda Fortes, Ph.D., Marlyn Balagtas, Ph.D., (2013)
McGraw-Hill Our Math 10; Vibal Inc.