FIRST PERIODIC TEST IN MATHEMATICS 8

Name: _________________________________________ Section: ________________ Date: ________________

DIRECTIONS: Read and analyze each question carefully. Write the letter of the correct answer.
1. What kind of polynomial consists of only one term?
a. Monomial b. Binomial c. Trinomial d. Minimial
2. In the algebraic equation: 2 a+ 4 b=2(a+ 2b) , what is the common monomial factor?
a. 2a b. 2b c. 2 d. 2a + 4b
3. Determine which of the following are the factors of the expression 5 x 2−15 x.
a. 5(x-3) b. 15(x-1) c. 5x(x-3) d. 15x(x-3)
2 2
4. The binomial m −n is a_______________.
a. general trinomial b. difference of two squares c. difference of two cubes d. perfect square trinomial
2 2
5. Factorize: 4 x − y .
a. (x-y)(x+y) b. (2x-1)(2x+1) c. 4(x2-y) d. (2x-y)(2x+y)
6. Which of the following are the factors of the difference of two squares.
a. (x+1)(x+1) b. (x+1)(x-1) c. x(x+1) d. (x-2)(x-3)

7. Factorize: h3 −k 3
a. (h−k )(h+ k ) c. (h−k )(h ¿ ¿ 2+ hk +k 2 )¿
b. (h+ k )(h ¿ ¿ 2+hk + k 2) ¿ d. (h−k )(h ¿ ¿ 2+2 hk + k 2) ¿
8. What is the result when you square a binomial?
a. Perfect square trinomial b. sum of two cubes c. Difference of two squares d. difference of two cubes
9. If a square has an area of h2 +12 h+36 square centimeters, how long is each side of the square?
a. (h-6) centimeters b. (h+12) centimeters c. (h-36) centimeters d. (h+6) centimeters
10. Is the expression x 2+ 2 x +1 a perfect square trinomial? Explain why or why not?
a. Yes. Because the first term is a perfect square and the middle term is the product of 2 and x
b. Yes. Because both the first and third terms are perfect squares and the middle term is twice the product of the square roots of
the first and third terms.
c. No. Because it is a general trinomial.
d. No. Because it can be factored using the greatest common monomial factor.
11. What are two integers whose sum is 12 and whose product is 27?
a. 2 and 10 b. 6 and 6 c. 3 and 9 d. 5 and 7 d. 3 and 4
12. When you factorize the expression x 2−7 x +10, one factor is (x-2). Which one is the other factor?
a. (x+5) b. (x-5) d. (x-2) e. (x+2)
13. Factorize: x 2+ 3 x +2.
a. (x+1)(x+2) b. (x-1)(x-2) c. ((x+3)(x+2) d. (x-3)(x+2)
2
14. Factorize: 2 x −x−6
a. (2x-3)(x+2) b. (2x+2)(x-3) c. (2x-2)(x+3) d. (2x+3)(x-2)
2
15. A rectangular piece of land has an area of 8 a +16 a as shown on the figure below. If the length measures 8a meters, find the
width of the rectangular lot.
a. a+ 2
b. a 2+2
c. 8 a+ 2
d. a+ 8
8 a meters
x+ 4
16. In the expression 2 , which part is the denominator?
x −25
a. x +4 b. x 2−25 c. x−25 d. (x +5)2
17. A rational algebraic expression can be defined as
a. an algebraic expression that is in fraction form wherein the numerator is a polynomial and the denominator is a nonzero
polynomial.
b. an algebraic expression that is a product of two binomials
c. an algebraic expression that has a negative exponent
d. an algebraic expression that has a variable expressed inside a radical sign
18. The quotient of 2m and 3n can be expressed mathematically as
3n 3 2m 2
a. b. c. d.
2m 2 3n 3
19. Which of the following is not a rational algebraic expression?
 a.
3n
b.
3 n+2
c.
√3 n d. 3 m+5
2m 2m−3 2m
3 x+ 6
20. Express in its simplest form.
2x+4
2 x (x +2) 3(x +2) 3 2
a. b. c. d.
3 x (x +1) 2(x+ 2) 2 3
2
x −5 x + 4
21. What is the simplest form of the expression 2 ?
x −1
x−4 x +1 x−1 x−1
a. b. c. d.
x +1 x−4 x +4 x+ 1
3 x+ 6 3
22. Jose was asked to simplify the expression 2 and his answer was . Was his answer correct? Why or why not?
x +7 x +10 x+5
a. Yes. Because both the numerator and the denominator have no common factor except 1.
b. Yes. Because the numerator has no variable
c. No. Because the numerator and the denominator can be cancelled out
d. No. Because the denominator has a common factor
23. How do you multiply rational algebraic expressions?
a. multiply the numerators to get the numerator of the product and multiply the denominator to get the denominator of the product
b. multiply the numerators and copy the denominator of the multiplier
c. copy the numerator of the first expression and multiply the denominators
d. find the least common numerator and divide the denominators
a c
24. If and are rational expressions, then their product is
b d
ad ac ac ac
a. b. c. d.
bc bc ad bd
2a
∧7 c
25. Find the product of 5 b .
7d
9 ab 14 ad 14 ad 14 ac
a. b. c. d.
12bd 12 bd 35 bc 35 bd
26. Which of the following statements is true?
a. To divide rational expressions, divide the numerators to get the numerator of the quotient and divide the denominators to get the
denominator of the quotient
b. To divide rational expressions, divide the numerators and copy the common denominator
c. To divide rational expressions, multiply the first expression (dividend) by the reciprocal of the second expression (divisor)
d. To divide rational expressions, multiply the numerators and divide the denominators
a c ad
27. Division of rational algebraic expression is defined as ÷ = where b≠0, c≠0. and d≠0.
b d ¿ bc
a d a c a+c a +c
a. · b. · c. d.
b c b d bd b+d
2
b −1 2
∧b + b−2
28. Find the quotient of 2 b−6 .
3 b−9
3(b+1) 3(b+1) 3(b+ 2) 2(b+1)
a. b. c. d.
(b+ 2) 2(b+2) 2(b+1) 3(b+ 2)
29. Which of the following best describes similar fractions?
a. fractions with the same numerator c. fractions with the same denominator
b. fractions with the same exponents d. fractions with the same variables
30. Which is true about addition of similar rational algebraic expressions?
a. add/subtract the numerators, copy the denominator, and reduce the expression to its lowest term
b. add/subtract both the numerators and denominators and reduce to lowest term
c. copy the numerator and add/subtract the denominators
d. cross multiply the expressions
5a 4
31. Find the sum of and .
a−3 a−3
4a 5 a+4 20 a 9a
a. b. c. d.
a−3 a−3 a−3 a−3
3 a+2 a−3
32. If is added to , the sum will be ________________.
a−7 a−7
2 a−5 4 a−5 4 a+1 4 a−1
a. b. c. d.
a−7 a−7 a−7 a−7
33. Which is true about subtraction of similar rational algebraic expressions?
a. add/subtract the numerators, copy the denominator, and reduce the expression to its lowest term
 b. add/subtract both the numerators and denominators and reduce to lowest term
c. copy the numerator and add/subtract the denominators
d. cross multiply the expressions
5 a 6 a −a 5a
34. In the expression − = , what does represent?
3 3 3 3
a. minuend b. subtrahend c. difference d. minusend
2
m 1
35. Find the difference: 2
− 2
m −2 m+1 m −2 m+ 1
2
m+1 m−1 m+1 m −1
a. b. c. d.
m+1 m−1 m−1 m+1
2 x−1 x−1
36. What must be subtracted from to get a difference of ?
2 x +1 2 x +1
x x−1 2x x +1
a. b. c. d.
2 x +1 2 x +1 2 x +1 2 x +1
1 1 x 2 x +1 2 2
37. Find the sum and simplify: + a. b. c. d.
x+1 x x+1 x( x+1) x 2 x−1
3
∧2
38. What is the least common denominator of 4 ? a. 4 b. 5 c. 9 d. 20
5
2x 2x −2 2 x−x
39. Find the difference and simplify: − a. 0 b. c. d. -1
x+1 x x+1 x+1−2 x
2 x
40. When we subtract 2 ¿ , the difference is
x −1 x +1
x−1 x−2 2 x +2
a. b. c. 2 d. x 2−1
x−2 x−1 x −1