Blooms Taxonomy Questions
Blooms Taxonomy Questions
Blooms Taxonomy Questions
Understanding
1. What is the difference between an arithmetic sequence and a geometric sequence?
A. An arithmetic sequence has a common ratio, while a geometric sequence
has a common difference.
B. An arithmetic sequence has a constant sum, while a geometric sequence
has a constant product.
C. An arithmetic sequence has a constant ratio, while a geometric sequence
has a constant difference.
D. An arithmetic sequence has a constant difference, while a geometric
sequence has a constant ratio.
2. What is the relationship between the terms of a geometric sequence?
A. Each term is the sum of the previous two terms.
B. Each term is the product of the previous two terms.
C. Each term is the difference of the previous two terms.
D. Each term is the quotient of the previous two terms.
3. How is an arithmetic sequence different from a geometric sequence?
A) Arithmetic sequences have a common ratio, while geometric sequences
have a common difference.
B) Arithmetic sequences have a common difference, while geometric
sequences have a common ratio.
C) Arithmetic sequences have increasing terms, while geometric sequences
have decreasing terms.
D) There is no difference between them.
4. What is the nth term of the arithmetic sequence 2, 5, 8, 11, …?
A) 3n – 1
B) 3n + 1
C) 3n + 2
D) 3n – 2
5. If the first term of an arithmetic sequence is 5 and the common difference is 3, what is the
sixth term?
A. 11
B. 17
C. 18
D. 19
Applying
1. Find the sum of the first 10 terms of the geometric sequence 2, 6, 18, 54, …?
A) 3,279
B) 32,769
C) 32,970
D) 3,297
2. Given the arithmetic sequence 10, 15, 20, 25, …, find the 15th term.
A) 135
B) 145
C) 155
D) 165
3. If the first term of an arithmetic sequence is 5 and the common difference is 3, what is
the 10th term?
A. 15
B. 32
C. 35
D. 45
4. If the first term of a geometric sequence is 2 and the common ratio is 3, what is the 6th
term?
A. 486
B. 324
C. 243
D. 729
th
5. Find the 10 term of the arithmetic sequence 4,7,10,13,….
A. 37
B. 40
C. 43
D. 46
ANALYZING
1. Which of the following sequences is geometric?
A. 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, …
B. 2, 5, 10, 17, 26, …
C. 1, 3, 6, 10, 15, …
D. 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, …
2. Which of the following sequences is arithmetic?
A. 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, …
B. 3, 6, 12, 24, 48, …
C. 1, 3, 6, 10, 15, …
D. 2, 6, 18, 54, 162, …
3. If the 6th term of an arithmetic sequence is 30 and the 10th term is 50, what is the common
difference?
A) 3
B) 4
C) 5
D) 6
4. Consider the geometric sequence 3, 6, 12, 24, … What is the common ratio?
A) ½
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
5. The first term of a geometric sequence is 3 and the sum of the first 5 terms is 1215. What
is the common ratio?
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
Evaluating
1. Which of the following is a better investment: receiving $1,000 every month for a year or
receiving $12,000 at the end of the year, if the interest rate is 5% compounded monthly?
A) Receiving $1,000 every month
B) Receiving $12,000 at the end of the year
C) Both options are equivalent
D) It depends on the interest rate
2. Which of the following is true about an arithmetic sequence?
A. The terms increase or decrease by a constant amount.
B. The ratio between consecutive terms is constant.
C. The terms are all prime numbers.
D. The sum of the terms is always odd.
3. What is the sum of the first 8 terms of the arithmetic sequence 4,1,−2,−5,…?
A. -12
B. -15
C. -18
D. -21