1st PERIODIC TEST

MATHEMATICS 8
Name: ____________________________ Section: __________ Date: _______ Score: ______

GOOD LUCK!!!
DIRECTION: Choose the correct answer in each of the following. Write the letter of your choice on
the space provided before the item number.
_____ 1. Factoring is the reverse of _______________.
a. addition b. division c. multiplication d. subtraction
_____ 2. Which of the following is NOT a difference of two squares?
a. 𝑥 2 − 1 b. 4𝑥 2 − 99
c. 16𝑥 4 − 25𝑦 4 d. 100𝑥 10 − 9𝑦 4
_____ 3. Which of the following is NOT a perfect square trinomial?
a. 𝑥 2 + 10𝑥 + 25 b. 𝑥 2 − 6𝑥 + 9
c. 𝑥 2 + 20𝑥 − 100 d. 𝑥 2 − 16𝑥 + 64
_____ 4. 𝑥 3 + 125 is a ____________.
a. difference of two cubes b. difference of two squares
c. perfect square trinomial d. sum of two cubes
_____ 5.Factor completely: 16 x  y .
4 2

a. (2 x  y)( 2 x  y) b. (4 x  y)( 4 x  y)
2 2 2 2

c. (4 x  y)( 4 x  y) d. (8x  y)(8x  y)

2 2 2 2

_____ 6.Factor completely: x  30 x  225 .

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a. ( x  5)
2
b. ( x  15)
2
c. ( x  25) 2 d. ( x  30)
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_____ 7. Which of the following factors gives a product of x  5 x  4 ?

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a. ( x  1)( x  4) b. ( x  2)( x  2)
c. ( x  2)2 d. ( x  5)( x  1)
_____ 8. One of the factors of 2a  5a  12 is
2
a  4 . What is the other factor?
a. 2a  8 b. 2a  3 c. 2a  3 d. 2a  8
_____ 9. How do we factor x  11x  12 ?
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a. We find factors of -12 whose sum is -11.

b. We find factors of -12 whose sum is 11.
c. We find two numbers whose sum is -11 and whose product is 12.
d. We find two numbers whose sum is 11 and whose product is -12.
_____ 10. Your classmate Jose factored x  36 using the difference of two squares. Is his answer
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correct?
a. Yes, because the two terms are perfect squares.
b. Yes, because the expression can only be factored using that technique.
c. No, because the two terms are not perfect squares.
d. No, because the expression is not a difference of two terms.
_____ 11. All polynomial expressions are factorable? Is this correct?
a. Yes, because all polynomial expressions are perfect squares.
b. Yes, because factoring the GCMF is applicable to all polynomial expressions.
c. No, because some polynomial expressions are prime.
d. No, because some polynomial expressions are not perfect squares.

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_____ 12. The area of a square is ( 4 x  12 x  9 ) square units. Which expression represents the
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length of the side?

a. ( 2 x  3) units b. (3 x  2) units
c. (4 x  3) units d. ( 4 x  9) units
_____ 13. Jane wants to make her 12 m by 8 m rectangular pool into a square pool by decreasing the
length by 2 m and increasing the width by 2 m. If Jane wants the area of her pool to
increase, will she continue her plan?
a. Yes, because the area will increase by 2 m2.
b. Yes, because the area will increase by 4 m2.
c. No, because the area will decrease by 2 m2.
d. No, because the area will decrease by 4 m2.
______ 14. Which mathematical expression corresponds to the verbal phrase “2 less than the square
of x?”
a. 2 − 2𝑥 b. 2𝑥 − 2 c. 2 − 𝑥 2 d. 𝑥 2 − 2
𝑥
______ 15. Which verbal phrase corresponds to “ + 2 ?”
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a. Four times a number x increased by two.
b. Four divided by a number x increased by two.
c. The 4th power of a number x increased by two.
d. The ratio of a number x and four increased by two.
______ 16. Which of the following expressions is NOT a rational algebraic expression?
4𝑥 𝑎−𝑏 4𝑎2 +𝑏3 3𝑥−2𝑦+𝑧
a. b. c. d.
3𝑦 𝑏+𝑎 𝑐 𝑎−𝑎
______17. Which of the following is NOT equal to 1?
0 𝑥0 3𝑥−2𝑦+𝑧 0
a. 3𝑥 b. c.(𝑥 − 4) 4 0
d. ( )
𝑦0 𝑎+𝑏+𝑐
𝑥 −2 𝑦 −4
______18. Rewrite the expression 4 −3 with positive exponents.
𝑤 𝑧
2
𝑥 𝑦 4 𝑧3 𝑤4𝑥2𝑦4 1
a. b. c. d.
𝑤4𝑧3 𝑤4𝑥2𝑦4 𝑧3 𝑤4𝑥2𝑦4𝑧3
2
8𝑥 𝑦 4
______19. The simplified form of the expression is _____.
16𝑥 6 𝑦 4 𝑧 3
1 2 𝑥4
a. b. 4 3 c. d. 2𝑥 4 𝑧 3
2𝑥 4 𝑧 3 𝑥 𝑧 2𝑧 3
𝑥 2 −1
______ 20. What rational algebraic expression is the same as ?
𝑥−1
a. -1 b. 1 c. x - 1 d. x + 1
𝑥+3
______ 21. What is the simplified form of ?
x2 +6x+9
1 1 𝑥+3
a. b. c. d. 𝑥 +3
𝑥−3 𝑥+3 𝑥−3
𝑎−1
______ 22. What is the simplified form of ?
1−𝑎
a. −1 b. 1 c.−𝑎 d. 𝑎
x2 +2x−8
______ 23. Juan were asked to simplify . His solution is presented below. What makes the
x2 −4
solution of Juan wrong?
x2 +2x−8 (x+4)(x−2) x+4 4
2 = (x+2)(x−2) = = =2
x −4 x+2 2
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a. factoring x + 2x − 8 b. crossing out the (x-2)
c. x 2 − 4 being factored out d. cancelling out the variable x

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 4𝑥 3 𝑦 2 3𝑥𝑦
______ 24. Multiply: ∙ 2𝑦 2 .
6𝑥𝑦 2
𝑥 𝑥2 𝑥3 3𝑥 2
a. b. c. d.
𝑦 𝑦 𝑦 𝑦
𝑎2 −9 𝑎2 −8𝑎+16
______ 25. Find the product of and .
𝑎2 +𝑎−20 3𝑎−9
𝑎 𝑎2 −1 𝑎2 −𝑎−12 𝑎2 −1
a. b. c. d. 2
𝑎−1 1−𝑎 3𝑎+15 𝑎 −𝑎+1
x−y x2 −y2
______ 26. Divide: ÷ .
5xy 10xy2
2 2x 2y 2xy
a. b. c. d.
x x+y x+y x−y
6x 9
______ 27. Add: + .
2x+3 2x+3
a. 3 b. 6 c. 9 d. 15
9y2 y2 +16y
______ 28. Subtract: − .
y−2 y−2
a. 2y b. 8y c. 9y d. 16y
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______ 29. Find the LCD of 2 and 2 .
x −1 x −2x+1
a. x-1 b. (x-1)(x-1) c. (x+1)(x-1)(x-1) d. (x+1)(x+1)(x-1)(x-1)
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______ 30. What is the sum of and ?
a−b a+b
7a−b 7(a−b)
a. 3(a+b) + 4(a – b) b. 7(a + b)(a – b) c. d.
𝑎2 −𝑏 2 (a+b)
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______ 31. Subtract: − 8x2 y3 .
24x4 y
7x2 −15y2 7y2 −15x2 14x2 −3y2 14y2 −3x2
a. b. c. d.
24x4 y3 24x4 y3 24x4 y3 24x4 y3
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______ 32. What is the difference of and 2 ?
x−5 𝑥 −25
−3 5 x+1 x−4
a. b. c. d.
𝑥 2 −25 𝑥 2 −25 𝑥 2 −25 𝑥 2 −25

______ 33. The area of a rectangle is 𝑥 2 − 3𝑥 − 10. What is the length of the rectangle if the width
is 𝑥 + 2?
(𝑥+5)(𝑥−2) (𝑥+5)
a. (𝑥 + 2) (𝑥 − 5) b. c. d. (𝑥 − 5)
(𝑥−2) (𝑥−2)
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______ 34. Maria were asked to divide by (2x + 6). Her solution is presented below. Did Maria
x+3
arrive at the correct answer?
1 1
x+3
÷ (2x + 6) =x+3
∙ 2 (x + 3 ) = 1 ∙ 2 = 2
a. No, the factors of 2x + 6 is not correct
b. No, the dividend and the divisor should be interchanged
c. No, the divisor should be reciprocated first before multiplying
d. No, the dividend should be reciprocated first before multiplying
______ 35. A vehicle travelled (𝑥 + 4) kilometers. What is its speed if the vehicle travelled for (𝑥 2 −
16) hours?
1 1
a. 𝑥 − 4 b. 𝑥 + 4 c. d.
𝑥−4 𝑥+4

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______ 36. Angelo can complete his school project in x hours. What part of the job can be completed
by Angelo after 1 hour?
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a. b. 𝑥 c. 𝑥 − 1 d. 𝑥 + 1
𝑥
______37. A master painter can do a job in y hours, while his apprentice is slower by 2 hours
compared to his master. What expression corresponds to the time it takes the apprentice to
finish the job?
a. 𝑦 b. 2𝑦 c. 𝑦 − 2 d. 𝑦 +2
______38. What do we call the intersection of the x-axis and y-axis of the Cartesian plane?
a. origin b. quadrant c. slope d. y-intercept
______39. Which of the following shows the signs of the x- coordinate and y- coordinate of any point
in quadrant III?
a. (+,+) b. (-,-) c. (+,-) d. (-,+)
______ 40. Rewrite 2x + 5y = 10 in the slope-intercept form.
2 2 2 2
a. 𝑦 = − 𝑥 + 2 b. 𝑦 = 𝑥 + 2 c. 𝑦 = 𝑥 + 10 d. 𝑦 = − 𝑥 +
5 5 5 5
10
______ 41. Rewrite 𝑦 = −2𝑥 + 3 in standard form.
a. 2𝑥 − 𝑦 = 3 b. 2𝑥 + 𝑦 = 3 c. −2𝑥 − 𝑦 = 3 d. −2𝑥 + 𝑦 = 3
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______ 42. Rewrite 𝑦 = 𝑥 − 3 in standard form.
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a. 𝑥 − 3𝑦 = 9 b. −𝑥 − 3𝑦 = 9 c. −𝑥 + 3𝑦 = 9 d. 𝑥 + 3𝑦 = 9
*For numbers 43-45, refer to point A(1,1) and point B(2,4).
______ 43. What is the RISE from point A to point B?
a. -3 b. -1 c. 1 d. 3
______ 44. What is the RUN from point B to point A?
a. -3 b. -1 c. 1 d. 3
______ 45. What is the slope of the line joining the two points?
a. -3 b. -1/3 c. 1/3 d. 3
______ 46. Determine the slope of the line y = 5x + 7.
a. 1 b. 2 c. 5 d. 7

______ 47. What is the slope of a horizontal line?

a. 0 b. 1 c. undefined d. does not exist

*For numbers 48-50, refer to the figure on the right.

______ 48. What are the coordinates of point B?
a. (-2,0) b. (0,-2)
c. (0,2) d. (2,0)
______ 49. What is the abscissa of point A?
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4
______ 50. What is the slope of the line?
a. -2 b. -½ c. ½ d. 2

“Mathematics may not give us all the answers, but it gives us every
reason to hope that every problem has a solution.”
Prepared by: Noted by:
Kenneth Arkin P. Galasinao Merly V. Fernandez

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 Grade 8 Math Teacher Subject Group Head-Pure Sciences Department
*For 8-Masigla only! Goodluck! – Sir Kenchong..=)

*For numbers 51-54, factor the following completely. (2 points each)

51-52. 6𝑥 2 𝑦 2 + 9𝑥 3 𝑦 3 − 12𝑥𝑦 2

53-54. 2𝑥 2 + 17𝑥 + 15

*For numbers 55-56, simplify the rational algebraic expression. Show complete solutions. (2 points)
x 2 − 5x − 14
x 2 − 49

*For numbers 57-60, find the slope of the lines below. (1 point each)

57. 58.

59. 60.