Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
REGION III-CENTRAL LUZON
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF ZAMBALES
CAWAG HIGH SCHOOL (RESETTLEMENT SCHOOL)
CAWAG, SUBIC, ZAMBALES

1st Periodical Examination

MATHEMATICS VIII

Name: _______________________________________ Date: ______________ Score: ______________

I. Read each question carefully. Choose the letter of the correct answer and write it on the line provided before
the number.
_____1. A _______________ is an expression with one term.
a. monomial b. binomial c. trinomial d. polynomial
_____ 2. A _______________ is an expression with two terms.
a. monomial b. binomial c. trinomial d. polynomial
_____ 3. A _______________ is an expression with three terms.
a. monomial b. binomial c. trinomial d. polynomial
_____ 4. Rewriting a polynomial as a product of polynomials of smaller degree is _______________.
a. factoring b. combining c. Squaring d. factoring a polynomial
_____ 5. It is the reverse process in finding the factors of the related product.
a. factoring b. combining c. Squaring d. factoring a polynomial
_____ 6. GCF stands for
a. Greatest Common Factor b. Greatest Course Factor c. Given Common Factor d. Given Common FOIL
_____ 7. What is the GCF of 20 and 30a?
a. 2 b. 5 c. 10 d. 15
_____ 8. Determine the GCF of .
a. 3d b. c. d.
_____ 9. The complete factored form of is ( ( ).
a. False b. True c. Maybe d. Undetermined
_____ 10. A difference of two squares has a middle term.
a. False b. True c. Maybe d. Undetermined
_____ 11. The _______________ is useful when factoring polynomials.
a. Squaring b. FOIL c. Factoring d. Extracting
_____ 12. Which of the following gives a product of x2 + 5x +4?
a. (x + 1)(x + 4) c. (x + 5)(x- 1)
b. (x +2)(x +) d. (x+ 2)2
2
_____13. Find the missing term: (x + __)(3x + __) = 3x + 27x + 24
a. 6, 4 b. 4, 6 c. 8, 3 d. 12, 2
_____ 14. One of the factors of 10x2 + 13x – 4 is 5x + 4. What is the other factor?
a. 2x + 1 b. 2x – 1 c. 5x – 1 d. 5x + 1
_____ 15. Which mathematical statement is correct?
a. (2x - y)(3x - y) = 6x2 – 5xy + y2 c. (4x - 5)(4x - 5) = 16x2 – 40x + 25
2
b. (3x - 4)(2x + 7) = 6x – 13x – 28 d. (2x + 5)2 = 4x2 + 20x + 25
2
_____ 16. The area of square is 4x + 12x + 9 square units. Which expression represents the length of the side?
a. (3x + 2) units b. (4x + 9) units c. (2x + 3) units d. (4x + 3) units
_____ 17. Which of the following expressions is a rational algebraic expression?

a. b. c. d.

_____ 18. What rational algebraic expression is the same as ?

a. x + 1 b. x – 1 c. 1 d. -1
_____ 19. What is the value of a non-zero polynomial raised to 0?
a. Constant b. zero c. undefined d. cannot be determined
_____ 20. What will be the result when a and b are replaced by 2 and -1, respectively, in the expression (-2a-3b2)(-5a2b)?
a. b. c. d.
_____ 21. What do you call an expression in fraction form in which the numerator and the denominator are polynomials?
a. rational algebraic equation c. rational algebraic expression

_____ 22. In a rational algebraic expression written in the form of 𝑃 , where 𝑃 and 𝑄 are polynomials, the polynomial Q
b. linear algebraic expression d. linear algebraic equation

𝑄
must not be equal to ____.
a. 0 b. 1 c. 2 d. 3
_____ 23. Which mathematical statement is correct?
a. ( )( )= c. ( )( )=
b. ( )( )= c. ( )2 =

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_____ 24. The side of the square is x cm long. The length of a rectangle is 5 cm longer than the side of the square and
the width is 5 cm shorter. Which statement is true?
a. The area of the square is greater than the area of the rectangle.
b. the area of the square is less than the area of the rectangle.
c. the area of the square is equal to the area of the rectangle.
d. any relationship cannot be determined from the given information.
_____ 25. The length of the box is five meters less than twice the width. The height is 4 meters more than three times the
width. The box has a volume of 520 cubic meters. Which of the following equations can be used to find the length of the
box?
a. c.
b. d.
_____ 26. Which value for x will make the largest area of the square with a side of 3x + 2?
a. b. 0.4 c. d. 0.15

_____ 27. Let A: and let B: ( )( ). If x = 2, which statement is true about A and B?
a. A > B b. A < B c. A = B d. A B
_____ 28. Your classmate was asked to square ( ), he answered . Is his answer correct?
a. Yes, because squaring a binomial always produces a binomial product.
b. Yes, because the product rule is correctly applied.
c. No, because squaring a binomial always produces a trinomial product.
d. No, because the answer must be .
_____ 29. It is the standard form of the quadratic equation.
a. b. c. d.
_____ 30. FOIL method stands for:
a. Factoring Outer Inner Last c. Factoring Over Inner Last

_____ 31. Evaluate the expression 2𝑥+5 when 𝑥=−1.

b. Factoring Outside Inner Least d. First Outer Inner Last

3𝑥

_____ 32. In the rational algebraic expression _𝑥2 _−1__ , what factor is common to both numerator and denominator?
a. −1 b. 0 c. 1 d. 2

a. 𝑥 + 1 b. 𝑥− 1 c. 𝑥 −1 d. 𝑥2+ 1
1−2𝑥+𝑥2

_____ 33. What is the value of the expression 𝑥2−5𝑥+12 when 𝑥=2?
2

𝑥2 −1
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4

a. 𝑑−3 b. 𝑥+1 c. 𝑥2+2𝑥+1 d. 𝑥+2𝑦+𝑧

_____ 34. Which of the following is a rational algebraic expression having trinomial on both numerator and denominator?

𝑑−5 𝑦+1 𝑥−3 6𝑥−5𝑦+𝑧

_____ 35. When is a rational expression in lowest term?
a. If the numerator and denominator are both of degree of 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.
_____ 36. Which of the following is one of the steps in simplifying rational expressions?
a. Add the common factors.
b. Subtract out the common factors.
c. Multiply the factors.
d. Divide out the common factors.
_____ 37. Which of the following fractions is expressed in simplified form?
a. 2 b. 4 c. 13 d. 7

_____ 38. Which of the following is equivalent to the rational expression in 7−𝑥 ?
3 12 39 42

𝑥−7

_____ 39. What value of x will make the rational algebraic expression 5𝑥+3 undefined?
a. -1 b. 1 c.-1 and 1 d. neither -1 nor 1

𝑥−6
a. -6 b. - 35 c. 6 d. 35

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CAWAG, SUBIC, ZAMBALES

_____ 40. Which of the following is a rational algebraic expression with a monomial in the numerator and a binomial in

a. 𝑑 b. 𝑥+1 d. 3𝑥−9
the denominator?

𝑡 𝑥−3
c. _𝑥__
y 6𝑥−5

b. _3𝑥+8_ c. 5 + 3𝑥⅔ d. 4𝑥−10

_____ 41. The following are rational algebraic expressions EXCEPT

𝑦+2 2𝑥4− 𝑥2 𝑥+ 10
a. _4_
1

_____ 42. Which of the following is the simplest form of 8𝑥𝑦2 ?

12𝑥2𝑦
a. 2𝑦 b. 2𝑥 c. 𝑦 d. 4𝑥
𝑦
_____ 43. Is the rational expression 𝑥+1 in simplest form?
3𝑥 3𝑦 4𝑥

𝑥2−1
a. Yes, because the numerator and the denominator are in simplest form of a polynomial expression.
b. Yes, because the numerator and the denominator have no common factor.
c. No, because the numerator and the denominator have different degrees.
d. No, because the denominator is not factored completely.
_____ 44. Which of the following is the correct rational expression of “the fraction whose denominator is 6 more than the
numerator z”?
a. __z__ b. z + 6 c. z d. 1
z+6 z 6 z+6
_____ 45. 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
____ 46. Translate this phrase into algebraic expression: “The ratio of two and x less by the quotient of 2 and square of x”.
a. 2 – 2 b. 2 < 2 c. x2 – x d. x2 < 2
2 2
x x x x 2 2 2 x

II. Arrange the following statements in Simplifying Rational expression by putting A - D on the line provided
before the number.
_____ 47. Factor the numerator and denominator.
_____ 48. Write a product of two rational expressions, one factoring containing the GCF of the numerator and
denominator, and the other containing the remaining factors.
_____ 49. Cancel out factors common to the numerator and the denominator.
_____ 50. Simplify the remaining fraction.

“Nothing is impossible, the word itself says I`m possible!”

Prepared by:

KAREN C. PRIETO
Teacher III

Checked by:

JOAN L. GARCIA
Head Teacher III

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