Math quiz bee_elimination

1. 1. Grade 8
2. 2. EASY 1. What is the intersection of two distinct lines? a. Point b. Line c. Plane d. space
3. 3. EASY 2. It is the reverse process of multiplication. a. Factoring b. Subtracting c. Adding d.
Simplifying
4. 4. EASY 3. An algebraic expression that is made up of three or more terms. a. Monomial b.
Binomial c. Trinomial d. Multinomial
5. 5. EASY 4. Which of the following can be factored using the difference of two squares? a.
3x2 – 4x4 b. a4 – 64b3 c. x2 – 81 d. 9b2 – 144c3
6. 6. EASY 5. Which of the following does not belong to the group? a. - 3 −5 b. −3 −5 c. 3 5 d. -
−3 −5
7. 7. EASY 6. Evaluate 8x0 a. 0 b. 1 c. 8 d. x
8. 8. EASY 7. What is the value of 𝜋? a. 4 b. 3.41 c. 3.1416 d. 3
9. 9. EASY 8. In which quadrant can we found the ordered pair (10, -2)? a. Quadrant 1 b.
Quadrant II c. Quadrant III d. Quadrant IV
10. 10. EASY 9. If the graph of a linear function points downward to the right, the function is said
to be __________. a. Increasing b. decreasing c. Constant d. Not defined
11. 11. EASY 10. The graph of a linear equation in two variables is _________. a. A point b. A
line c. A ray d. A segment
12. 12. AVERAGE 1. Which of the following factors gives a product of x2 + 5x + 4? a. (x + 1) (x +
4) b. (x + 2) (x + 2) c. (x + 5) (x – 1) d. (x + 2)2
13. 13. AVERAGE 2. What is the least common denominator of 1 2𝑥3 , - 3 6𝑥2 , and 𝑥+1 9𝑥 ? a.
9x6 b. 18x3 c. 54x d. 108
14. 14. AVERAGE 3. Simplify 4x3 – 3x2 – x3 + 5x2 a. 3x3 + 2x2 b. 3x3 – 2x2 c. 5x3 + 2x2 d. 3x3
– 8x2
15. 15. AVERAGE 4. Multiply the monomials 3xy2 and 5y. a. 15xy3 b. 15xy2 c. 15x2y2 d. 8xy3
16. 16. AVERAGE 5. If the reciprocal of x3 is 27, what is the value of x? a. 1/9 b. 1/3 c. 3 d. 9
17. 17. DIFFICULT 1. If (a + b)2 = 81, and a2 + b2 = 41, what is ab?
18. 18. DIFFICULT 2. A rectangle is 3x + 1 units long and 2x – 3 units wide. Find its area.
19. 19. DIFFICULT 3. Who was the French mathematician and philosopher who invented the
rectangular coordinate system?
20. 20. DIFFICULT 4. What is the possible value of b so that 4x2 + bxy + 36y2 would be a
perfect square trinomial?
21. 21. DIFFICULT 5. The length of a rectangle is 2 more than twice its width. If the area of the
rectangle is 24 sq meters, find its dimensions.
22. 22. ANSWER KEY Easy – 1 point 1. a 6. c 2. a 7. c 3. d 8. d 4. c 9. b 5. d 10. b
23. 23. AVERAGE 3 points each 1. A 2. B 3. A 4. A 5. B
24. 24. DIFFICULT 5 POINTS EACH 1. 20 2. 6X2 – 7X – 3 3. Rene Descartes 4. 24 5. L = 8, w
=3