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MATHEMATICS GRADE 8 SEPTEMBER MONTHLY TEST

Name: __________________________________________________ Score: ____________

I. Find x in each of the following cases.

1. 12 : 7 = x : 5 6. 21 : 7 = 3 : x

2. 3 : x = 12 : 88 7. x : 9 = 25 : 45

3. x : 12 = 42 : 63 8. 13 : 5 = x : 35

4. 18 : 7 = 10 : x 9. 7 : x = 21 : 36

5. x : 8 = 99 : 44 10. x : 2 = 16 : 32

II. Identify the base and exponent in each of the following expressions.

1. b2 6. b21

2. 117 7. y21

3. a12 8. 75

4. 2315 9. d4

5. 126 10. 612

III. Solve the following.

1. A pile of 108 identical books has a mass of 30 kg. Find
a. the mass of 150 books, and
b. the number of books that has a mass of 20 kg
2. In a bookstore, 60 books of the same kind occupy 1.5 m of shelf length. How much
shelf length is required for 300 such books? If a shelf is 80 cm long, how many such
books are needed to fill the shelf completely?
3. Given that x is directly proportional to y, and x = 4.5 when y = 3, find
a. a relation between x and y
b. the value of x when y = 7
c. the value of y when x = 12
4. If Q is directly proportional to P and if Q = 28 when P = 4, find
a. a law of connecting P and Q
b. the value of Q when P = 5
c. the value of P when Q = 42
5. The horizontal force, F Newton, needed to push a block of metal along a horizontal
surface is directly proportional to the mass, m kg, of the block. When m = 5, F = 49.
Find:
a. the force needed to push a block of metal with mass of 14kg.
b. the mass of the block of metal if the force needed to push it is 215.6 Newtons.
6. A school librarian has enough money to order 8 paperback books at P55 each. If
librarian decides instead to order books with hard covers at P88 each, how many
such books can the librarian buy?
7. Thirty-five workers are needed to build a house in 6 days. How many days will 28
workers working at the same rate take to build the same house?
8. An aircraft flying at an average speed of 775 km/h takes 15 hours to complete
journey. Find the time taken for the aircraft to complete the same journey if its
average speed is 660 km/h.
9. If y is inversely proportional to x, and if y = 5 when x = 2, find
a. an equation connecting x and y
b. the value of y when x = 8
c. the value of x when y = 10
10. Given that x is inversely proportional to y and x = 40 when y = 5, find
a. a relation between x and y
b. the value of x when y = 25
c. the value of y when x = 400
11. If z ix inversely proportional to x, and if z = 0.25 when x = 2, find
a. a law connecting z and x
b. the value of z when x = 5
c. the value of x when z = 0.2
12. If s is inversely proportional to the positive square root of t, complete the
table.
t 1 4 16
s 8 1 16
1
3
13. Given that y is inversely proportional to xn, find the value of n and then complete
the table.
X 1 2 4
y 80 10 1
100

IV. Simplify each expression.

1. x · x6 11. a2 · a15

2. x2· x7· y3 12. a0b-6c12

𝑥6
3. (m2)(m21) 13. 𝑥4

𝑎−12 𝑏 5 3𝑎𝑏 5 𝑐 7
4. 14.
𝑎𝑏 2 𝑎𝑏 2

(2𝑥)14 𝑎7
5. 15. ( 𝑎 )4
(2𝑥)2

𝑎8 𝑏
6. ( 𝑎𝑏 ) 16. (x7)5

7. (4x2)-5 17. (4xy)3

8. 3(ax3y5)5 18. (12a2)2(-4a)2

9. (2y3)-6 19. 16a-3(4a)-2

(5𝑥)7 𝑎7
10. 15. ( 𝑎 )4
(3𝑥)5
V. Determine the quadrant where each of the following points is located.
1. A(4, 3) 6. I(-4, 2)
2. B(-3, -1) 7. J(6, 0)
3. C(-2, 0) 8. K (2, 1)
4. D(-4, -2) 9. L(-3, 0)
5. E(-6, 0) 10. M(5, -6)
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ENGLISH GRADE 8 SEPTEMBER MONTHLY TEST

Name: __________________________________________________ Score: ____________

Directions: Use the following words into sentences according to modals of necessity.

Modals of Necessity
Must Have To Have Got To
read attract forsake
see repel forgive
be refuse approve
get accept sign
bite interpret merge
grill omit speak
eat debunk listen
sing achieve read
dance believe write
wash receive watch

Directions: Fill in each blank with the correct form of the verb in parentheses and select a
main verb in the word box below. Write your answer on the blanks provided.
eat bathe buy bring confess forgive split leave
rest stay able do go hurry call swim

1. (had better) Darynell __ before she goes to the match or she’ll be hungry.
2. (should) Who do you think I __ for help on this project?
3. (ought to) Krizzel __ a new golden yellow swim suit before the pool party.
4. (had better) We __ or we will be late.
5. (should) __ to him that I already found the one who can love me in the same way I did?
6. (had better) I guess we __ home tonight since you don’t feel well.
7. (had better) If I were you, you __ up before your relationship gets worse.
8. (should) Will you be at home tonight? What time __ to make you stay with me and be my side?
9. (should) We __ each other before we separate.
10. (ought to be) We __ to look for a new condo unit by the first week of the month.
11. (ought to) You __ the car to the mechanic before your trip.
12. (had better) You have a very high fever. You __ to bed.
13. (should) What do you mean? Hmmm. Yeah, you __ your skin.
14. (should) I think you __ It’s because so exhausted.
15. (should) I think you __ because I don’t want to cry for a person who doesn’t know the value of
my tears.
Sentence Construction: Directions: Make a sentence using the verbs below according to the degrees
of certainty in the present tense and past tense.

hop dance sing blow peel

show feel see hear glance

slay lean dream stay get

Now, choose the correct negative modal to fill in the blank in each sentence.

1. We __ leave those boxes out here. It might rain.

2. You __ in sick again today!
3. I ___ eat any more ice cream or I’ll get fat.
4. You __ ever __ your finger in a light socket.
5. Please don’t buy me anything. You __ spend your money on me.
6. I ___ today because it’s a holiday.
7. You __ make dinner for me. I’ll probably pick something up on the way.
8. No! You __________________ that hotdog. It’s for Jeanvanie.
9. Onyok ___ be in yet, since his office door is closed.
10. Stop! You ___ get any chairs, the rooms are already full.
11. You ___ buy anything else with your credit card, because the balance is so high.
12. You __ drive across the border without car insurance.
13. We _ do anything until we talk to the boss.
14. You __ know anyone here since you’re sitting by yourself.
15. Don’t worry. You __ pick me up. Jericho said he’d do it.
 Victory Elijah Christian College
SCIENCE GRADE 8 SEPTEMBER MONTHLY TEST

Name: __________________________________________________ Score: ____________

Multiple Choices. Direction: Read the question carefully. WRITE the correct answer.

1. Other term for alimentary canal.

• respiratory system
• digestive tract
• stomach
• gall bladder
2. The innermost layer of digestive tract.
• Serosa
• Mouth
• Mucosa
• anus
3. Controls the movement of food.
• salivary glands
• sphincters
• peristalsis
• serosa
4. The physical and chemical digestion of food begin.
• Serosa
• Mouth
• salivary gland
• none of the above
5. The alternate contracting and relaxing of the two sets of muscles result in wave-like
movements.
• salivary gland
• peristalsis
• serosa
• sphincters
6. The layer of loose fibrous connective tissue forms the covering layer of the gut.
• salivary gland
• peristalsis
• serosa
• sphincters
7. Helps to push food around and mix it with saliva.
• muscular tongue
• salivary gland
• mouth
• none of the above
8. Helps the tongue to identify the type and quality of the food taken.
• taste buds
• peritoneum
• stomach
• esophagus
9. Food is physically broken into smaller by the contraction of its muscular walls.
• taste buds
• peritoneum
• stomach
• esophagus
10. The outermost part of the serosa.
• taste buds
• peritoneum
• stomach
• esophagus
11. Also known as the lump of the earth.
• Bolus
• Pharynx
• Esophagus
• larynx
12. The tube leading from pharynx to stomach.
• Bolus
• Pharynx
• Esophagus
• larynx
13. The part of the alimentary canal between the mouth and larynx.
• Bolus
• Pharynx
• Esophagus
• larynx
14. The part of the respiratory tract between the pharynx and the trachea.
• Bolus
• Pharynx
• Esophagus
• larynx
15. The combined efforts of the contracting muscular walls and its secretions reduce the contents
of stomach into a thick acidic semi liquid.
• Chime
• Duodenum
• Jejunum
• none of the above
16. A section in which the chimes receives from the stomach and digestive juices from the
digestive organs.
• Chime
• Duodenum
• Jejunum
• ileum
17. A chemical digestion is completed and absorption begins?
• Chime
• Duodenum
• Jejunum
• ileum
 18. What is an ileum?
• receives chime from the stomach to the digestive tract
• produces hydrochloric acid
• a sphincter muscles controlling flow of chime to the large intestine
• produce a thick layer of mucus
19. All of the following is a characteristics of a villi(villus) except:
• finger-like projection into the lumen of the small intestine
• surrounded by a branching network of blood capillaries
• the blood and lymph vessels continuously transport absorbed nutrients away from the
intestine
• contract and relax to bring the villus closer to the food around it
20. Fats are needed by the body for the maintenance of the cell membrane? Where do you think
are the excess fats stored?
• colloidal particles
• chyle
• adipose tissues
• diaminated

Multiple Choice. Direction: Read the question carefully. WRITE the word/s of the correct
answer.

1. How does a sex cell differ from a body cell?

• A sex cell does not contain chromosomes.
• A sex cell contains homologous chromosomes.
• A sex cell has the same number of chromosomes as a body cell.
• A sex cell has half the amount of genetic material as a body cell.
2.How do the chromosomes at the end of meiosis I compare with the chromosomes at the end of
meiosis II?
• Chromosomes have one chromatid at the end of both meiosis I and meiosis II.
• Chromosomes have two chromatids at the end of both meiosis I and meiosis II.
• Chromosomes have one chromatid at the end of meiosis I and two chromatids at the
end of meiosis II.
• Chromosomes have two chromatids at the end of meiosis I and one chromatid at the
end of meiosis II.

3. The diagram shows a cell during the anaphase stage of mitosis. Justin’s teacher
showed him this slide of a stage of mitosis. He noticed the slide contains two homologous pairs of
chromosomes. How would this diagram be different if it showed anaphase I of meiosis instead of
anaphase of mitosis?

• Each chromosome would still have two chromatids.

• The chromosomes would look the same as in mitosis.
• You would be able to see DNA in the chromosomes during meiosis.
• Homologous chromosomes would be moving to the same end of the cell.
4. The diagram below shows a human cell. What type of cell is this?
• a sex cell
• a body cell
• a cell about to go through mitosis
• a cell about to go through meiosis
5. Amanda is making a poster to describe the two types of cell division. She draws an outline of a
human body on the poster. Amanda wants to show diagrams of mitosis and meiosis zooming out
from the different parts of the body where they take place. Which of these choices correctly shows a
location for a type of cell division?
• bone—meiosis
• testes—mitosis
• ovaries—meiosis
• stomach—meiosis
6.How is meiosis related to sexual reproduction?
• Meiosis allows the offspring produced during sexual reproduction to grow and develop.
• Meiosis joins together the sex cells during sexual reproduction to produce new offspring.
• Meiosis produces the sex cells that join to form new offspring during sexual reproduction.
• Meiosis produces the body cells that join to form new offspring during sexual
reproduction.

7. The figure below shows a cell from an organism whose body cells each have four
chromosomes. What is shown in this figure?
• two chromatids
• four chromatids
• four chromosomes
• four chromosome pairs
8. How does meiosis I differ from meiosis II?
• The sister chromatids separate during meiosis I, but not during meiosis II.
• The homologous chromosomes pair up during meiosis II, but not during meiosis I.
• Two sex cells are produced as a result of meiosis II, but not as a result of meiosis I.
• Chromosome number decreases by half as a result of meiosis I, but not as a result of
meiosis II.
9. Brandy knows that chromosomes behave differently in meiosis and mitosis. What do chromosomes
do in meiosis but not in mitosis?
• Each chromosome makes a copy.
• The homologous chromosomes form pairs.
• Chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell.
• Chromosomes condense or shorten up before cell division begins.
10. Which pair shows the number of cells present both before and after meiosis II?
• 1 and 2
• 1 and 4
• 2 and 4
• 4 and 4
11. Which of these choices is a product of mitosis?
• egg
• sperm
• sex cell
• skin cell
12. If a sexually reproducing organism has 28 chromosomes in its body cells, how many
chromosomes did it inherit from each parent?
• 7
• 14
• 16
• 28

13. The diagram below shows a body cell with 4 homologous pairs of chromosomes.
During sexual reproduction, how many chromosomes will this organism transmit to its offspring?
• 8, all of the chromosomes shown
• 2, one pair of homologous chromosomes
• 4, two pairs of homologous chromosomes
• 4, one chromosome from each homologous pair

14. Brandy knows that chromosomes behave differently in meiosis and mitosis. She
examines the following cell, shown below. What feature of the cell makes it clear that the cell is
undergoing meiosis?
• Each chromosome has made a copy.
• The homologous chromosomes have formed pairs.
• The chromosomes are lined up along the middle of the cell.
• The chromosomes have condensed or shortened before undergoing cell division.
15. A science teacher drew a diagram of cell division.

16 What kind of cell division is shown in this diagram?

• one mitotic division
• two mitotic divisions
• two meiosis I divisions
• one meiosis I division and one meiosis II division
17. What process does a multicellular organism use to replace its damaged body cells?
• mitosis
• meiosis
• replication
• transcription
18. Which of the following statements correctly describes the function of cell division in unicellular
organisms?
• Cell division allows the organism to grow.
• Cell division allows the organism to reproduce.
• Cell division allows the organism to produce sex cells.
• Cell division allows the organism to repair damage to the cell.

19 18.The diagram shows a cell during the anaphase stage of mitosis. Justin’s teacher
showed him this slide of a stage of mitosis. He noticed the slide contains two homologous pairs of
chromosomes. How would this diagram be different if it showed anaphase I of meiosis instead of
anaphase of mitosis?
• Each chromosome would still have two chromatids.
• The chromosomes would look the same as in mitosis.
• You would be able to see DNA in the chromosomes during meiosis.
• Homologous chromosomes would be moving to the same end of the cell.
20. Why does cell division take place in single-celled organisms?
• in order for the organisms to grow
• to reproduce and pass on genetic information
• to enable the organisms to heal injured tissues
• to make specialized cells for different functions
21. Which of these lists presents the stages of the cell cycle in the correct order?
• interphase, mitosis, cytokinesis
• cytokinesis, mitosis, interphase
• mitosis, interphase, cytokinesis
• interphase, cytokinesis, mitosis
22. How would living things differ if cell division took place only for reproduction?
• All living things would be single-celled.
• Multicellular organisms would be much smaller.
• Living things would be more genetically diverse.
• Multicellular organisms would be unable to repair damaged cells.
23. Interphase is the longest stage of what process?
• mitosis
• cell cycle
• cytokinesis
• reproduction
24. Which of these statements most likely describes what happens if DNA is not duplicated during
interphase?
• The new cells would be more numerous.
• The new cells would have too many chromosomes.
• The new cells would have too many or too few nuclei.
• The new cells would have an incorrect number of chromosomes.
25.Alla uses a microscope to look at slides of onion cells. The slides show the stages of the cell cycle.
The slides are labeled and in the correct order, starting with interphase. In which slide would Alla first
see chromosomes?
• anaphase
• prophase
• telophase
• cytokinesis
26. The figure below shows the basic concepts of cell division. Which of these statements describes
what happens during stage 1?
• DNA is copied.
• Chromosomes unwind.
• The nucleus duplicates.
• The chromosomes separate.
27. Which of these phases of mitosis takes place first?
• anaphase
• telophase
• prophase
• metaphase
28. Terrell uses a microscope to look at slides of plant cells. He sees a cell with two nuclei that have
visible chromosomes. In which stage of cell division is this cell?
• anaphase
• prophase
• telophase
• interphase
29. Which of these organisms relies on mitosis for reproduction?
• ant
• bird
• amoeba
• jellyfish

30. The figure below shows one of the stages of the cell cycle.Which answer correctly
identifies the stage shown in the diagram above?
• mitosis
• anaphase
• interphase
• cytokinesis

31. The figure below shows one of the stages of the cell cycle.Which two stages of the cell
cycle happened before the stage shown in this diagram?
• cytokinesis and anaphase
• interphase and mitosis
• cytokinesis and mitosis
• interphase and cytokinesis