FIRST PERIODICAL EXAMINATION in MATHEMATICS Grade 8

S.Y. 2022-2023

I. MULTIPLE CHOICE.
Directions: Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write your answer on a separate sheet
of paper.
1. What is the process of finding the factors of an expression which is the reverse process of
multiplication?
A. factoring C. rationalization
B. special product D. continuous division
2. What is the greatest common monomial factor of 3x2 – 6x?
A. 3 B. 3x C. 6x2 D. x – 2
2
3. If one factor of 4x + 6 is 2, what is the other factor?
A. 2x + 3 B. 4x + 6 C. 2x + 6 D. 2x2 + 3
2
4. Factor x – 25?
A. (x-5)(x+5) B. (x-5)(x-5) C. (x+5)(x+5) D. (x-5)(x + 5x + 25)
5. Which of the following is a perfect square trinomial?
A. x2 + 2x + 4 C. x2 – 4y + 2y2
2
B. B. 4x + 12x + 9 D. 9x2 – 6xy – y2
6. What is the complete factored form of x2 – 6xy +9y2
A. (x + 2y)2 B. (x + 3y) (x - 3y) C. (x – 3y)2 D. (x + 2y) (x - 2y)
7. Which of the following is the complete factored form of the cubic polynomial x3 − 8?
A. (𝑥 − 2)(x2 + 2𝑥 + 4) C. (𝑥 − 2)(𝑥2 + 2𝑥 − 4)
2
B. (𝑥 + 2)(𝑥 − 2𝑥 + 4) D. (𝑥 − 2)(𝑥2 − 2𝑥 + 4)
8. What is the polynomial whose greatest common monomial factor is 1?
A. Composite Polynomial C. Prime Polynomial
B. Perfect Square Trinomial D. Quadratic Trinomial
9. Which of the following is factorable?
A. x2 – 7x + 10 C. 4x2 – 15x + 11
2
B. 12x + 17x – 4 D. 6x2 – 19x + 10
10.Which of the following factors gives a product of x2 + 5x + 4?
A. (x + 1)(x + 4) B. (x + 2)(x + 2) C. (x + 5)(x – 1) D. (x + 2)2
11.The area of a square is numerically equal to five times its perimeter. Find the length of a
side of the square.
A. 4 𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑠 B. 5 𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑠 C. 10 𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑠 D. 20 𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑠
12.The square of a number equals nine times that number. Find the number.
A. 0 or 2 B. 0 or 3 C. 0 or 6 D. 0 or 9
13.The area of a rug is 108 square centimeters. The length of the rug is 6cm less than twice
its width. What is the width of the rug?
A. 6 cm B. 9 cm C. 12 cm D. 15 cm
14.Which of the following is a rational algebraic expression?

x−1
15.What is the simplest form of the rational expression ?
1−x
A. 1 B. -1 C. 0 D. undefined

16.When is a rational algebraic expression in lowest term?

A. If the numerator and denominator are both of degree one.
B. If either the numerator or the denominator is factored completely.
C. If the numerator and denominator have no common factor other than 1.
D. If the numerator and denominator have no common factor other than −1.
17. Which of the following is the simplest form of

18.Below are the steps in finding the quotients of rational algebraic expressions. Which of the
following is in correct order?
 I. Divide out common factors.
II. Simplify the remaining factors.
III. Find the reciprocal of the divisor and proceed to multiplication.
IV. Determine the dividend and divisor of the given expression.
A. I, II, III B. II, III, IV C. IV, III, I, II D. IV, I, II, III
19.Your classmate multiplied rational algebraic expressions as presented below.

Is your classmate’s solution correct?

A. Yes. There is a need to get the reciprocal of the second factor.
B. Yes. The product obtained after multiplying the expressions is correct.
C. No. Getting the reciprocal is not applicable in multiplying rational expressions.
D. No. The product obtained after multiplying the rational algebraic expressions is wrong.

20.What is the quotient of

21.What is the product of

a a
22.Give the sum of + .
b b

A. .
2x x
23.Find the simplified form of + .
2 3
4x 5x 6x 7x
A. B. C. D.
3 3 3 3
24.Perform the indicated operation

3 x −5 x+3
25.Look for the sum of + .
2 2
A. 2𝑥 – 1 B. 3𝑥 – 2 C. 4𝑥 – 3 D. 5𝑥 − 4
26.Determine the truth about dissimilar rational algebraic expressions among the following
statements.
A. The expressions have different numerators. C. The expressions have different denominators.
B. The expressions have non-zero numerators. D. The expressions have non-zero denominators.
27.There are two numbers whose sum is 48. One number is one-third of the other. What are
the two numbers?
A. 10 and 38 B. 12 and 36 C. 14 and 34 D. 20 and 28
For items 28 & 29:
Think of a number. Double a number. Subtract 6 from the result and divide the answer by 2, the
quotient will be 20.
28.What is the correct rational equation to represent the problem?
6 2 x x−6 2 x−6 1 2 x−6
A. 2x - = 20 B. = C. = 20 D. x=
2 2 20 2 2 20
29.What is the number?
A. 15 B. 18 C. 20 D. 23
30.What is a Rectangular Coordinate System?
A. It is a coordinate system that is used for naming points in a plane.
B. It is a coordinate system that is used for graphing linear functions.
C. It is a coordinate system that is used to determine the location of a point by using a single number.
D. It is a coordinate system that is composed of two perpendicular number lines that meet at a point of origin.
31.If 𝐴, 𝐵, and 𝐶 are real numbers and if 𝐴 and 𝐵 are both not equal to 0 then 𝐴𝑥 + 𝐵𝑦 = 𝐶 is
called a __________.
A. linear equation in one variable C. system of linear equations
 B. linear equation in two variables D. system of linear inequalities
32.Which statement below DOES NOT satisfy the definition of linear equation in two
variables?
A. It has no variable inside a radical sign.
B. The equation has variable in the denominator.
C. The standard form of the equation is 𝐴𝑥 + 𝐵𝑦 = 𝐶.
D. The highest exponent of the variable in each term is 1.
33.The steepness of the line also commonly known as rise over run is called _______.
A. linear equation B. linear function C. linear inequality D. slope
34.What is the slope of a line that has coordinates (5, 18) and (5, −12)?
A. 0 B. 1 C. undefined D. negative
35.What is the slope of the horizontal line?
A. 0 B. 1 C. undefined D. negative
36.What is the slope of the line if it is rising from left to right?
A. Positive B. Negative C. 0 D. undefined
37.The standard form of the equation of a line is 𝐴𝑥 + 𝐵𝑦 = 𝐶. Which of the following
equations is written in standard form?
A. 3𝑦 = 2𝑥 + 8 B. 𝑥 + 5𝑦 = 6 C. −2𝑦 = 𝑥 + 2 D. 2 + 𝑦 = 5
38.Rewrite the equation 2𝑥 + 𝑦 = 3 in slope-intercept form.
A. 𝑦 = 2𝑥 + 3 C. 2𝑥 = −𝑦 + 3
B. 𝑦 = −2𝑥 + 3 D. 𝑦 = −2𝑥 – 3
39.What do you call the graph of a linear equation?
A. ellipse B. hyperbola C. line D. parabola
40. Which of these linear equations represent the graph at the right?
2 −2
A. 𝑦 = 3𝑥 – 2 B. 𝑦 = −3𝑥 – 2 C. 𝑦 = 𝑥+3 D. 𝑦 = 𝑥–3
3 3
41.What does the graph look like when points (2, -3) and (-4, 1)
are plotted and connected on the Cartesian Plane

42.What is the trend of the graph of a linear equation that has a slope of 5?
A. The graph is a vertical line. C. The graph is increasing from left to right.
B. The graph is a horizontal line. D. The graph is decreasing from left to right.
3
43.If the equation has a slope of and y-intercept of −5, then what is the equation in slope-
5
intercept form?
3 3 3 3
A. 𝑦 = x +5 B. 𝑦 = x−5 C. 𝑦 = 5𝑥 + D. 𝑦 = 5𝑥 -
5 5 5 5
44.What is the equation of the line passing through two points (1,2) (3,4).
A. y = x + 1 B. y = x - 1 C. y = -x + 1 D. y = -x – 1
45.

46.The line passes through the point (0,3) and has a slope of 2. What is the equation of a line
in slope-intercept form?
A. 𝑦 = 1/2 𝑥 B. 𝑦 = 3 C. 𝑦 = 2𝑥 + 3 D. 𝑦 = 3𝑥 + 2
47.What is the equation of a line that passes through the points (0,5) and (2,2)?
3 2 2 3
A. 𝑦 = − 𝑥 + 5 B. 𝑦 = − 𝑥 + 5 C. 𝑦 = 𝑥+ 5 D. 𝑦 = 𝑥+ 5
2 3 3 2
48.A t-shirt company charges P250 per order plus P99 per t-shirt. How much will it cost if
you order 5 t-shirts?
 A. P499 B. P545 C. P649 D. P745
49.A cell phone repairman charges P150 for a repair service, plus 50 for each hour of work.
How much will the repairman charge if he works for 5 hours?
A. P400 B. P450 C. P550 D. P600
50.A multicab passenger is charged P10 for the first 4 km and an additional P2 per
succeeding kilometer as fare. What is the cost of a 28-km ride?
A. P46 B. P56 C. P58 D. P66