Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
REGION IVA- CALABARZON
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF QUEZON PROVINCE

NUMERACY TEST
Grade 8

Directions: In each item is either a question or unfinished statement. On the answer sheet, shade the
circle that corresponds to the option that either answers the question or completes the statement.
Begin here:
1. Which of the following is arranged from the lowest to greatest?
A. , B. , C. , D. , ,
2. Which of the following does NOT belong to the group?
A. 3 B. 8 C. 15 D. 20
3. Which of the following is the largest?
A. 6.500 B. 6.60 C. 6.100 D. 6.1500
4. What is the place value of 3 in 2,361,507?
A. tens B. thousands C. ten thousands D. hundred thousands
5. What is, “three hundred twenty thousand six hundred five ” expressed in figures?
A. 3, 605 B. 320,005 C.320,605 D. 320,506
6. The numeral, 7 010 is read as ______________.
A. Seventy thousand ten C. Seven thousands and ten
B. Seven and ten thousand D. Seventy – ten
7. What is the place value of 2 in 35.012?
A. Tenths B. hundreds C. hundredths D. thousandths
8. How many fives are there in 625?
A. 3 B. 4 C. 35 D. 125
9. How do you express 1 345 in Roman Numerals?
A. MCCCXLV B. MLLLXCV C. MXXXCLV D. MVVVXCL
10. What fraction corresponds to the unshaded portion of the largest triangle below?

A. ¼ B. ½
2
C. /3 D. ¾

11. The fraction, has the same value as ___ .

A. B. C. D.

12. Which is equal to 0.25 when expressed as a fraction in lowest term?

A. B. C. D.
13. Which of the following is the exact percent form of 0.032?
A. 320% B. 32% C. 3.2% D. 0.32%
14. If reduced to lowest term, becomes _______________.
A. B. C. D.
15. Given are the lengths of the four sticks. Which is the length of the longest stick?
A. 2.12 m B. 39.5 cm C. 357 mm D. 5 m
16. What is the sum of 12.034 and 1.23 ?
A. 13.254 B. 13.264 C. 12.057 D. 11.011
17. What is 11 less than 67?
A. 67 B. 6 C. 56 D. 11 ─ 67
18. What completes the equation, 254 – ____ = 149 ?
A. 105 B. 4.25 C. 4.50 D. 4.75

19. Jeffrey has fifteen 5-peso coins in his coin purse. If he took 3 of the 5 – peso coins, how much is
the value of the remaining 5 – peso coins in his purse?
A. P 25.00 B. P 35.00 C. P 45.00 D. P 60.00
20. A rope, 8 meters long is cut in three parts. If the longest is 3.5 meters long while the shortest is
1.45 meters, how long is the remaining part?
A. 2.55 m B. 3.05 m C. 3.15 m D. 3.45 m
21. What is the Least Common Multiple of 4 and 8?
A. 4 B. 8 C. 16 D. 32
22. What is the Least Common Denominator and sum of and ?

A. LCD = 24, sum C. LCD = 12, sum

B. LCD = 48, sum D. LCD = 16, sum

23. What is the Greatest Common Factor of 25, 65, and 100?
A. 1 B. 5 C. 10 D. 190

24. What is the product of 0.3 and 0.9?

A. 0.27 B. 0.027 C. 0.0027 D. 0.270

25. Which is the product of 2.54 X 0.35 ?

A. 0.8890 B. 8.8900 C. 88.90 D. 889
26. A rectangular lot has length of 7 m and its width is 5 m. What is the area of the rectangular lot?
A. 12 sq. m B. 24 sq. m C. 35 sq. m D. 35 m
27. If 1 dollar = 51 pesos, how much is 15 dollars?
A. 765 pesos B. 510 pesos C. 225 pesos D. 66 pesos
28. The cost of electric consumption is computed by multiplying the consumption (in kwh) by the per
kwh rate. If a household has consumed 8 kwh while the rate is P12.00, how much does the cost?
A. P 96.00 B. P 106.00 C. P 116.00 D. P 256.00
29. In a class of 46, 50% are boys. How many are girls?
A. 50 B. 25 C. 23 D. 10

30. What is the quotient if 5 is divided by 10?

A. 5 B. 3 C. 2 D. 0.5
31. Dividing 3.62 by gives the quotient _________
A. 1.81 B. 18.1 C. 181 D. 181.1
32. A cash prize of Php 12,241 is to be divided by 4 members of a team. How much shall be the share
of each member?
A. Php 4,080.25 B. Php 3,497.25 C. Php 3,060.25 D. Php 2,914.25
33. In a certain store, three pieces of bread are sold for 15 pesos. How many bread will be bought if
you have 90 pesos?
A. 9 B. 12 C. 15 D. 18

34. . Which of the following is NOT a rectangle?

A. B. C. D.

35. Which of these figures has the largest shaded area (note: all circles are of the same size)?

A. B. C. D.

36. What is the perimeter of a rectangle whose length and width are 3m and 6m, respectively?
A. 9m B. 12m C. 18m D. 24m

37. What is the area of the triangle below?

altitude = 3 cm

base = 8 cm
A. 11 sq. in B. 12 sq. in C. 14 sq. in D. 24 sq. in

For items 38 - 40
PAGASA has kept a record of the highest heat index per day as shown below:
Date Temperature
38. In which day is the heat index highest? May 4, 2021 38 0C
May 5, 2021 39.5 0C
A. May 5, 2021 B. May 6, 2021 May 6, 2021 41.3 0C
C. May 7, 2021 D. May 8, 2021 May 7, 2021 40.5 0C
May 8, 2021 41.05 0C
39. What is the behavior of temperature-values from May 5, 2021 until May 8, 2021?
A. constant B. decreasing C. fluctuating D. increasing
40. What is the difference between the highest and lowest temperatures?
A. 3.3 0C B. 2.95 0C C. 2.85 0C D. 2.73 0C
41. The grades of a student in his math subject are: 88, 90 and 94 from first grading to third grading
respectively. What must be his grade in the fourth grading period to have an average of 91.75
A. 94 B. 94.5 C. 95 D. 95.5

42. The fare matrix for passenger jeepney indicates that the minimum fare for students is P9.00
which covers up to 5 km. How much should a student pay if he rode the jeepney for 4.5 km?
A. P 9.00 B. P 6.50 C. P 6.30 D. P 3.50
43. Suppose the average speed of a car is 60 kph. If it will travel for three hours and ten minutes,
how much distance will it cover?
A. 100 km B. 150 km C. 190 km D. 210 km
44. A sandwich costs 12.00 pesos per piece. How much will 4 dozens cost?
A. P 48.00 B. P 360.00 C. 480.00 D. 576.00
45. You and your three friends contributed equal amount to buy a gift for your friend’s birthday. If
the gift costs P465.00, how much is your share?
A. P 93.00 B. P 155.00 C. P 116.25 D. P465.00
46. Suppose your mother promised to give you a cash gift that is worth five times your daily
allowance if you will be able to do the household chores assigned to you. How much would your
mother give you if your daily allowance is worth P 100.00?
A. P 55.00 B. P 200.00 C. P 250.00 D. P 500.00
47. Your eldest sister who works abroad gave your mother P3,000.00. She said this amount must be
divided equally among you and your four siblings. How much should each one receive?
A. P 600.00 B. P 650.00 C. P 700.00 D. P 1,000.00
48. Jimmy saves money from his allowance for future use. He makes sure that at the end of each
week he has 15 pesos added to his savings. His total savings as of the seventh week is P723.50. If
he intends to save P1,000.50 all in all, how many weeks does he still have to save?
A. 19 B. 16 C. 15 D. 11
49. What is the age as of December 31, 2019 of Alma who was born on October 3, 2005?
A. exactly 13 years old B. 14 years, 2 months, and 28 days
C. 14 years, 10 months and 28 days D. exactly 13 years old

50. Thirty students were surveyed to determine their favorite subject in school. Among them, 8
chose English, 5 chose Science, 4 chose Math, and 7 chose Araling Panlipunan. If these students
chose exactly one subject only, how many did not choose either English, Math, Science, or
Araling Panlipunan?
A. 8 B. 6 C. 5 D. 4

--------------------------End of test---------------------