TABANGO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

TABANGO, LEYTE
FIRST QUARTER EXAMINATION IN MATHEMATICS 8

Test I.
Directions: Read the statement carefully and choose the letter of the correct answer
and write it on your answer sheet.

1. What is the degree of the polynomial3 x 5+ 4 x 3−2 x +7?

a) 3 b) 5 c) 7 d) 4
2. Which of the following is a monomial?
a) x 2+ 3 x b) x 3 c) x 3−5 x+ 2 d) x 2+ 4
3. What is a polynomial with two terms called?
a) Monomial b) Binomial c) Trinomial d) Quadrinomial
4. What is the leading coefficient of the polynomial 6 x 4 −4 x 2 +2?
a) 6 b) 4 c) -3 d) 2
5. Which of the following is an example of a quadratic polynomial?
a) x 2+ 3 x +2 b) x 3−4 x 2+6 c) 5 x+ 2 d) x 4 + x 3
6. What distinguishes a polynomial from other algebraic expressions?
a) Polynomials have no exponents.
b) Polynomials have non-negative integer exponents and no division by
variables.
c) Polynomials are made up of only one term.
d) Polynomials have terms with fractional exponents.
7. Why is x−2 +2 x not considered a polynomial?
a) It has a negative exponent. b) It has more than one term.
c) It lacks a constant. d) It includes addition.
8. How can you identify the degree of a polynomial?
a) By adding all the exponents.
b) By looking at the constant term.
c) By finding the highest exponent of the variable.
d) By multiplying the coefficients.
9. Find the value of the polynomial 2 x 2+3 x−1 when x=2.
a) 13 b) 10 c) 5 d) 8
10. What is the result when you multiply the binomials ( x +2 ¿(x−3)
 a) x 2−x−6 b) x 2+ 5 x 3−6 c) x 2−6 x +9 d) x 2+ 6 x−9
11. What is the sum of the polynomials 3 x 2+ 2 x +1 and5 x 2−4 x +3 ?
a) 8 x 2−2 x+ 4 b) 2 x3 −6 x+ 2 c) 8 x 2+ 6 x+2 d) 8 x 2−6 x +4
12. Which characteristic is true for a polynomial of degree 0?
a) It is a constant polynomial.
b) It is a quadratic polynomial.
c) It has a non-zero coefficient.
d) It must have at least one variable.
13. How does the graph of a polynomial function change if the degree of the
polynomial increases?
a) It becomes less complex and smoother.
b) It becomes more complex and can have more turning points.
c) It always becomes a straight line.
d) It becomes a constant function.
14. Why is the polynomial x 4 −5 x 2 +6 not considered a cubic polynomial?
a) It has a degree higher than 3. b) It contains only one term.
c) It includes non-integer exponents. d) It lacks a constant term.
15. Simplify the expression( x +4 ) ( x −2 )+(2 x−3)(x +5) What is the resulting
polynomial?
a) 3 x 2+15 x−23 b) 2 x 2+7 x +12 c) x 2+ 3 x +20 d) x 2+ 13 x +1
16. Evaluate the polynomial 4 x 2−7 x+3 at x=−1.
a) 12 b) 14 c) 8 d) 6
❑ p (x)
17. If p ( x )=x 2−4 x + 4 and q ( x )=x −2 what is ?
q(x )
a) x +2 b) x−2 c) x +4 d) x−4
18. Determine the product of the polynomials x 2+ 3 x +2 and x−1.
a) x 3 +2 x 2−x−2
b) x 3 +4 x 2 + x−2
c) x 3 +2 x 2−5 x−2
d) x 3 +2 x 2−x +2
19. If f ( x )=2 x 2−3 x +4 and g ( x )=2 x2 +2 x−1, what is f ( x )−g ( x ) ?
a) x 2−5 x+ 5 b) x 2−5 x+ 3 c) x 2−x +5 d) x 2−x +3
20. What is a rational algebraic expression?
a) An expression that contains square roots.
b) An expression with a numerator and a denominator, where both are
polynomials.
c) An equation involving exponents and logarithms.
d) A polynomial equation with no fractions.
21. Which of the following is NOT a rational algebraic expression?
2
x +1 1 2
a) b) c) 4 x+3 d)
x−2 x+1 x−4
3 x −1
22. Evaluate the expression when x=1.
x+2
2 3
a) b) 1 c) d) 0
3 4
 4
23. What is the excluded value of the rational expression ?
x+5
a) x=5 b) x=−5 c) x=0 d) x=4
2
x −4
24. Simplify the rational expression 2 .
x +2 x−8
x +2 x−2 x +2 x−2
a) b) c) d)
x−4 x+ 2 x+ 4 x+4

6x
25. What is the simplified form of ?
3x
a) 3 b) 2 c) 1 d) 0

26. Which of the following is a rational expression?

2 2
x −4 x −4
a) x +5 b) c) √ x d)
x −2 x+ y
2
x −4
27. Simplify the expression 2 .
x −2 x
x+2 x−2 x x−2
a) b) c) d)
x x x+2 x+ 2
2
3 x +9 x
28. Simplify 2 .
9 x +12 x
x−3 x+ 3 x+3 x−3
a) b) c) d)
x+ 3 x−3 x+3 x−3
2
x +6 x
29. Simplify the rational expression 2 .
9 x +12 x
x x +2 x x+2
a) b) c) d)
3x+4 3x+4 3x x
30. Which of the following is the correct definition of a rational expression?

a) An expression with variables only in the numerator.

b) An expression with variables only in the denominator.

c) An expression that is the quotient of two polynomials.

d) An expression that involves square roots.

1 1
31. What is the sum of + ?
x x

1 2 1 x+1
a) b) c) d) 2
x x 2x r

32. When adding or subtracting rational expressions, what is the first step?

a) Simplifying the expression

 b) Finding the least common denominator (LCD)

c) Factoring both the numerator and denominator

d) Multiplying the expressions directly

x z
33. Which of the following is a correct multiplication of x ?
y w

xz x x yz
a) b) c) d)
yw ywz w xw

34. What happens to the denominator of a rational expression when you

divide by another rational expression?

a) You add the denominators.

b) You multiply by the reciprocal of the divisor.

c) You divide the numerators directly

d) You subtract the denominators.

a
35. Which of the following is the reciprocal of the rational expression ?
b
2
b a a+b
a) b) 2 c) d) ab
a b b

x 2
36. Simplify the sum + .
x+2 x+2

x+2 x+ 4
a) b) c) 1 d) x +2
x+2 x +2

3 2
37. Subtract the rational expressions: − .
x+1 x+ 1

1 5
a) b) 1 c) 0 d)
x+1 x+1

3x 2
38. Multiply the following rational expressions: x .
x+2 x
2
6 6x 3x 3
a) b) c) d)
x+2 x+2 2x x

x+3 2x
39. Divide by .
x−2 x−2
2
x+3 6x 3x 3
a) b) c) d)
2 x+2 2x x
 2
3 x −9
40. Simplify the rational expression: 2 .
x −9

3(x +3) 3(x−3) 3x 3(x +3)

a) 3 b) c) d)
x−3 x−3 x−3 x +3

Test II.
Direction: Answer the following correctly and refer your answers on the box bellow.

1. Analyze the polynomial x 3 +2 x 2−3 x=c2 . What type of factors does it have?
2. What happens to the degree of a polynomial when you multiply two polynomials
of degrees 2 and 3?
3. Create a polynomial that has roots at x=1, x=−2 and x=3. Which of the following
is the polynomial?
4. Evaluate the truth of the following statement: "The polynomial x 4 +5 x 3−4 x 2+ x−7
has at least one real root."
5. For the polynomial 2 x 4−3 x 3 + X−5 ,what can be inferred about its end behavior?
6. Evaluate the truth of the statement: "Every polynomial function of odd degree
has exactly one real root."
7. Evaluate whether the polynomial x 4 + 4 x 2+ 4 can be factored into real linear
factors.
x +3
8. Analyze the rational expression 2 . What are the excluded values?
x −9
2
x −9
9. Given the expression 2 what happens when you factor both the
x −4 x +4
numerator and denominator?
10. Evaluate whether the following statement is true: "The rational expression
has no real value for x=1x = 1x=1."
1
11. Evaluate the validity of the statement: "The expression s undefined
x−1
for all real values of x=1."
2
x −16
12. Analyze the rational expression 2 . What can be concluded after
x +8 x +16
simplifying?
3
x −27
13. What is the simplified form of 2 ?
x +3 x +9
2
2x 6x 1
14. Evaluate whether the rational expression is equivalent to .
2
4 x +12 x 2
2
x −4 x−2
15. Evaluate the correctness of the simplified expression 2 = .
x + 4 x+ 4 x +2
2
x −9
16. Analyze the expression: 2 . What can you conclude after simplifying?
x −x−6
2
2 x −8 x−2
17. After simplifying the division: 2 ÷ , what can you conclude about
x +2 x x +1
the excluded values?
2
x −4
18. Evaluate the correctness of the following simplification: =x=2
x −2
x+5 x−3 2 x +2
19. Evaluate whether the operation + = is correct.
x−1 x +1 x −1
2
x +6 x
20. Simplify the rational expression 2 .
9 x +12 x
 a) Complex and real
b) True if the discriminant of the polynomial is positive.
c) The polynomial has three distinct real roots.
d) The polynomial’s graph rises to the right and falls to the left.
e) ( x−1 ) ( x+ 2 )( x−3 )=x 3−2 x 2−5 x −6
f) The degree is the sum of the degrees.
g) True, because polynomials of odd degree always cross the x-axis at least once.
h) No, it can only be factored into irreducible quadratic factors over the reals.
i) x=−3 , 3
( x +3)(x−3)
j) You get ,and the excluded value is x=2.
(x−2)2
k) True, because the denominator becomes zero at x=1
l) False, because the expr
m) Expression is defined for all real values except x +3 and x−3 .
x−4
n) The simplified expression is
x+ 4
o) x−3
p) Yes, they are equivalent.
q) False, because the denominator factors to ( x +2)2.
x−3
r) The expression simplifies to , and the excluded values are x=3 and x=−2.
x+ 2
s) The excluded values are x=0 , 2 ,−1.
t) False, because x=2 is an excluded value, so the expression is undefined there.
2 x +2
u) False, because the correct simplification is .
x−1
x+3
v) The expression simplifies to , and the excluded values are x=2 and x=−3
x−2
w) You divide the numerators directly.

Prepared by:

RANIEL M. CONDES
Pre-service Teacher

Reviewed by:

LEONIDA ZAFRA
Cooperating Teacher `

Checked by:

ANTONIO D. SERELLES, III

JHS Coordinator

Approved by:
ANTONIO B. DACATIMBANG, JR.
School Principal III