Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
REGION VIII (EASTERN VISAYAS)
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF BORONGAN CITY
EASTERN SAMAR NATIONAL COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL
Alang-Alang, Borongan City, Eastern Samar

FIRST QUARTERLY EXAMINATION IN MATHEMATICS 8

Directions: Read and answer each item carefully. Write the letter of the correct answer on your answer
sheet.

1. What is the greatest common factor (GCF) of 24 and 54?

a. 2 b. 4 c. 6 d. 8
10 4 6 9 9 10 10
2. What is the GCF of xy , x y , x y , and x y ?
a. xy b. xy 6 c. x 4 y 4 d. x 4 y 6

a. 𝑥 – 2
3. If one factor of the difference of two squares is x + 2, what is the other factor?
c. x 2−x 2
2
b. x 2−2 d. (x−2)
4. What is the complete factored form of z 2−16 ?
a. (z−16)(z−1) c. (z−4)(z−4)
b. (z−16)(z +1) d. (z−4)(z +4 )
5. Which of the following is a perfect square?
a. 3 x 2 b. 4 x c. 9 x 3 d. 16 x 4
6. Your classmate was asked to square (2𝑥 – 3) and he answered 4 x 2−9. Is his answer correct?
a.No, because the answer must be 4 x 2−9.
b.Yes, because product rule is correctly applied.
c.No, because squaring a binomial always produces a trinomial product.
d.Yes, because squaring a binomial always produces a binomial product.
7. Factor completely: 27 x 3 +64 y 3
a. ¿
b. (3 x +4 y )(3 x 2−3 xy +16 y 2)
c. (3 x +4 y )(3 x 2−12 xy + 4 y 2 )
d. (3 x +4 y )(9 x 2−12 xy +16 y 2)
8. Which of the following expressions is a perfect cube?
a. 3 x 3 c. 64 x 3
b. 27 x 2 d. 125 x 2
9. What is the result when you square a binomial?
a. binomial c. perfect square trinomial
b. sum of two squares d. difference of two squares
10. The following are perfect square trinomials EXCEPT one. Which is it?
a. 9 a 2−36 a+36 c. a 2 b 2+ 4 a 3 b+ 4 a2
b. 4 x 2+12 xy +9 y 2 d. x 2 y 2−4 x 2 y 2+ 4 x 2 y 2
11. Which of the following is a perfect square trinomial?
a. x 2−2 x+ 4 c. 4 x 2+12 x+ 9
b. y 2−4 y +2 y 2 d. 9 x 2−6 xy− y 2
12. What are the complete factors of the polynomial 7 x−7 ?
a. 7 x – 1 c. 7( x−1)
b. 7 ( 1 – x ) d. 7 ( x−7 )
2 9
13. What is the GCF of x and x ?

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 a. x 2 b. x 3 c. x 6 d. x 9
14. Which of the following polynomials has factors (𝑥𝑦 – 1)and (𝑥𝑦 + 1)?
a. x 2 y −1 b. x 2 y 2−1 c. x y 2−1 d. x y 2+1

For items 15 – 17. Expand (x−4)2 and answer what is asked.

15. What is the last term?
a. 4 x 2 b. -16 c. 16 d. −4𝑥
16. What is the middle term?
a. -16x b. -8x c. 8x d. 16x
17. What is the first term?
a. 4 x 2 b. −4 x 2 c. 2 x 2 d. −2 x 2
18. How many solutions does a system of linear equation in two variables has if the graphs are
intersecting?
a. one c. no solution
b. two d. infinitely many
19. The rectangle has an area of 2 x 2 + 8x + 8. If the length is represented by 2x + 4, which binomial

a. 𝑥 + 2 c. 𝑥 − 2
represents the width of the rectangle.
b. −x − 2 d. −x + 2
20. The square of a number equals nine times that number. What is the number?
a. 0 or 2 b. 0 or 6 c. 0 or 3 d. 0 or 9
21. Forty-nine less than the square of a number equals zero. What is the number?
a. -3 or 3 b. -13 or 13 c. -7 or 7 d. 0 or 9
22. Which of the following is the standard form of the equation y = −3x + 4?
A. 3x − y = 4 C. 3x + y = 4
B. 3x + y = −4 D. 3x − y = −4
23. Suppose that four times the square of a number equals 20 times that number. What is the number?
a. 0 or 1 b. 0 or 5 c. 0 or 10 d. 0 or 20
24. How do you describe the graphs of the system of linear equations in two variables which has no
solution?
a. parallel c. intersecting
b. coinciding d. perpendicular
25. Which of the following is true about the system of linear equations in two variables?
I. Any set of linear equations.
II. A set of two or more linear equations in two variables.
III. A system of linear equations may have only one solution, infinitely many solutions, or no
solution at all.
IV. A system of linear equations in two variables can be solved algebraically or graphically.
A. I and II C. I, II, and III
B. II and III D. II, III, and IV
26. What do you call an expression in fraction form in which the numerator and the denominator are
polynomials?
a. linear algebraic equation c. rational algebraic equation
b. linear algebraic expression d. rational algebraic expression

, where 𝑃 and 𝑄 are polynomials, the

P
27. In a rational algebraic expression written in the form of
Q
polynomial 𝑄 must not be equal to ____.
a. 0 b. 1 c. 2 d. 3
28. Which of the following is NOT a rational algebraic expression?
a. b. c. d.

when 𝑥 = 1?
2 x +1
29. What is the value of the rational expression
x
a. 2 b. 3 c. 4 d. 5
30. When is a rational algebraic expression in lowest term?

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 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.
31. Which of the following is one of the steps in simplifying rational expressions?
a. Add the common factors.
b. Multiply the common factors.
c. Divide out the common factors
d. Subtract out the common factors.
x−9
32. Is the rational expression in simplest form?
9−x
a. Yes, because the numerator and the denominator are both polynomial expressions.
b. No, because negative one can still be factored from either the numerator or the denominator.
c. No, because negative one can still be factored from both the numerator and the denominator.
d. Yes, because the numerator and the denominator are in simplest form of a polynomial
expression.
2 2
10 a b
33. What is the product of 2
∙ ?
2 ab 5
a. a B. b C. 2 D. 5
34. Which of the following statements is true about dissimilar rational algebraic expressions?
a. The expressions have different numerators.
b. The expressions have non-zero numerators.
c. The expressions have different denominators.
d. The expressions have non-zero denominators.
2a a
35. What is the sum of + ?
bc bc
2a
2
3a
2
3a 3a
a. b. c. d. 2
bc bc bc bc
36. The following can be used in graphing a linear equation EXCEPT:
A. slope
B. two points
C. slope and a point
D. x and y- intercepts
37. What is the Rectangular Coordinate System?
a. It is a coordinate system that is used for graphing linear functions.
b. It is a coordinate system that is used for naming points in a plane.
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.
38. How many quadrants does a Rectangular Coordinate System have?
a. 2 b. 4 c. 6 d. 8
39. Who among these mathematicians was the Cartesian Plane named after?
a. Euclid b. Blaise Pascal c. Pythagoras d. Rene Descartes
40. The coordinates of the origin in the coordinate plane are________.
a. (0,1) b. (0,0) c. (1,0) d. (1,1)

a. 𝑦 = 𝑚𝑥 + 𝑏 c. 𝐴𝑥 + 𝐵𝑦 = 𝐶
41. Which of the following is the standard form of a linear equation in two variables?

b. 𝑦 = 𝑚𝑥 – 𝑏 d. 𝐴𝑥 − 𝐵𝑦 = 𝐶
42. The steepness of the line also commonly known as rise over run is called _______.
a. Slope c. linear equation
b. linear function d. linear inequality
43. Which of the following statements DOES NOT describe a slope?
a. It can be found using a graph.

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 b. It is referred to as the rise over run.
c. It describes the steepness of a line.
d. It can be determined using a point.
44. When can a slope of a line be equal to zero?
a. when the values of x vary c. when the values of x are the same

45. The linear equation 𝐴𝑥 + 𝐵𝑦 = 𝐶, where A and B are not equal to zero, is in what form?
b. when the values of y vary d. when the values of y are the same

a. point- slope form c. standard form

b. B. slope-intercept form d. two-point form
46. The area of a square lot is 256 square meters, find the length of one side.
a. 14 meters b. 16 meters c. 24 meters d. 26 meters
47. 1Nel was asked to describe the trend of the graph of an equation whose slope is 2. He answered,
“it is increasing from left to right”. Is Nel’s answer correct?
a. Yes, because the graph is a slanting line.
b. No, because the graph should be horizontal.
c. No, because the graph should be a vertical line.
d. Yes, because the equation whose slope is positive should be increasing from left to right.

48. Jessie has 2 apples and 3 oranges with a total cost of ₱105.00 while his friend has 1 apple and 4
oranges cost ₱90.00. Which of the following steps would be the best way to begin with in finding
the cost of an apple and the cost of an orange?

𝑥 + 4𝑦 = 90 (equation 2)
2𝑥 + 3𝑦 = 105 (equation 1)

a. Add equation 1 and 2.

b. Multiply equation 2 by −2.
c. Multiply equation 1 by 4 and 2.
d. Multiply equation 2 by 2 and add.

in 𝑥 hours, which expressions below represents the rate of Jed and Vince working together?
49. If Jed can accomplish the school activity in five hours while Vince can accomplish the same activity

1 1
a. x +5 c. +
5 x
1 1
b. x−5 d. −
5 x

50. The formula for finding the circumference of a circle is 𝐶 = 2𝜋𝑟, where 𝐶 is the circumference and
𝑟 is the radius of the circle. What is the formula in finding the radius of the circle given its
circumference?
C 2C
a. c.
π π
C Cπ
b. d.
2π 2

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