TAFT NATIONAL HIGHSCHOOL

Nueva Ext., Surigao City

Periodical Test
In Math 8

NAME:_________________________________SECTION: _______________SCORE:____________
Directions. Read the questions carefully and choose the best answer. Write the letter before each
number.
_________1. Which representation shows the solution of x2 + 2x- 15= 0
A. x(x+2)=15 B. (x+5)(x-3)=0 C. x2+2x= -15 D.(x-5)(x+3)=0
_________2.How many solutions does a linear inequality in two variables have?
A. 2 B. Infinite C. 0 D. 1
_________3. Which statement describes an exterior angle inequality theorem?
A. The sum of two non-adjacent interior angles
B. The sum of two vertical angles
C. The sum of angle pair
D. The sum of two adjacent interior angles
_________4. What is the range of possible side x?
A. 0.9 < x< 4.7 C. 3.8 <x <5.6 4.7 x
B. 0.9 >x> 4.7 D. 3.8 >x> 5.6
0.9
_________5. Can a triangle at the right exist?
A. Yes, a side must not be smaller than the sum of the other two sides.
B. Yes, all three sides conform to the inequality theorem.
C. No, a side must be bigger than any of the other two sides.
D. No, a side must be smaller than the sum of the other sides.
_________6. In ΔDEF, an exterior angle F is represented by 8x+15. If the two non-adjacent interior
angles are represented by 4x+5 and 3x+20, find the value of x.
A. x=10 F 8X+15
B. x =25/7 4X
C. X= -15/8 D 3X+20 +5 E
D. x= 2.7
_________7. Can a triangle be constructed with sides of length 6cm, 14cm, and 16cm?
A. No, the sum of any two lengths is less than the third length.
B. No, the sum of any two lengths is greater than the third length.
C. Yes, the sum of any two lengths is equal to the third length.
D. Yes, the sum of any two lengths is greater than the third length.
_________8. In ΔJIM, JI= 16, IM= 20, and JM=x. what is the range of possible values of JM?
A. 4<JM<36 B. JM>36>4 C. 4<36<JM D.
36>JM<4
_________9. Which angles are arranged in descending order or descending size?
 A. LB>LC>LA B
B. LC>LA>LB
C. LA>LC>LB 24 30
D. LB>LA>LC
A 18 C
_________10. In the figure, what are the pairs of alternate-exterior angle?
A. <2 and <6, and <3 and <7
B. <2 and <5, and <4 and <7 1 2 3 4 t
C. <1 and <5, and <4 and <8 8 7 6 5
D. <1 and <7, and <3 and <5 a b
_________11. Using the figure, find x that would make a||b. t
A. <1, <2 and <3 n 1 2
B. <1, <2 and <8 3 4
C. <1, <4 and <8 m 5 6
D. <1, <4 and <7 7 8

_________12. Parallel lines R and M are cut by transversal P. If mL1 = 88, P

what is the measure of L5?
A. 8 R 2 1
B. 88 3 4
C. 278 M 8 7
D. 98 5 6

_________13. Which of the following statements ensure that a quadrilateral is a parallelogram?

A. Diagonals bisect each other .
B. The consecutive sides are congruent.
C. The two diagonals are congruent.
D. Two consecutive angles are congruent.
_________14. Which of the following statements is always true?
A. Skew lines are parallel lines.
B. Lines that do not intersect are parallel lines.
C. Two co planar lines that do not intersect are parallel lines.
D. Lines that do not intersect are parallel lines.
_________15. If LOVE is a parallelogram and SE=6, what is SO?
A. 3 L O
B. 6 S
C. 12
D. 15 E V
_________16. Lines m and n are parallel cut by transversal t which is also perpendicular to m and
n.
Which statement is NOT correct? m n
A. <1 and <4 form a linear pair. 1 2 3 4
 B. <1 and <6 are congruent. t 5 6 7 8
C. <2 and <3 are supplementary. D. <3 and <5 are congruent angles.
_________17. Which measure of variability is considered most reliable?
A. Average deviation B. Standard deviation
C. Variance D. Range
_________18. For the set of data consisting of 8, 8, 9, 10, 10, which statement is true?
A. mean<median B. mean= mode
C. mean= median D. median= mode
_________19. Which measure of central tendency is generally used in determining the size of the
most saleable shoes in a department store?
A. Mean B. Range C. Median D. Mode
_________20. What is the median age of a group of employees whose ages are 36, 38, 28, 30, 26 and
25 years?
A. 25 B. 26 C. 27 D. 30
_________21. Electra Company measures each cable wire as it comes off the product line. The
lengths in centimeters of the first batch of ten cable wires were: 10, 15, 14, 11, 13, 10,
10, 11, 12, and 13. Find the standard deviation of these lengths.
A. 10.9 B. 1.7 C. 1.8 D. 11.9
_________22. Below is the list of weights in kilograms of 10 employees: 60, 61, 63.25, 64, 65, 66.5,
67,
68, 68.5, 69. How many of the values are below the median weight?
A. 4 B. 3 C. 6 D. 5
_________23. Peter’s examination results were 90% 85% and 75%. What should be the result of
his fourth examination 50 that his average will be 85%?
A. 83.33% B. 83.75% C. 90% D. 95%
For items 24-28 refer to the data below. Choose the letter that corresponds to the best
answer.

Class Frequency
46-50 1
41-45 2
36-40 3
31-35 10
26-30 6
21-25 9
16-20 5
11-15 6
6-10 4
1-5 2

_________24. What is the class interval?

A. 4 B. 6 C. 3 D. 5
_________25. What is the value of the median score?
A. 24.10 B. 24.39 C. 24.15 D. 24.29
_________26. What is the variance to the given set of data?
A. 119.40 B. 119.49 C. 119.50 D. 119.59
_________27. What is the range of the given set of data?
A. 49.5 B. 50 C. 50.5 D. 99.5

_________28. What is the standard deviation?

A. 10.93 B. 10.92 C. 10.91 D. 10.90
_________29. The local weather forecast said that there is a 20% chance of rain tomorrow. What is
the probability that it will not rain tomorrow?
A. 20 B. 80 C. 0.2 D. 0.8
_________30. Suppose you toss two fair coins once, how many possible cut comes are there?
A. 2 B. 1 C. 4 D. 8
_________31. What is the probability that all the months of the year have 28 days? -even
A. 0.25 - Unlikely B. 1- Certain C. 0.5-Even chance D. 0.75- Likely
_________32. Jun rolls two dice. The first die shows a 5. The second die rolls under his desk and he
cannot see it. Now, what is the probability that both dice show 5?
A. 1/6 B. 1/36 C. 1/3 D. 9/36
_________33. A bag contains 4 white, 5 red and 6 blue balls. Three balls are draw at random from
the bag. What is the probability that all of them are red?
A. 1/8 B. 3/22 C. 2/77 D. 1/22
_________34. In a restaurant, you have a dinner choice of one main dish, one vegetable, and one
drink. The choices for the main dish are pork and chicken meat. The vegetable
choices are broccoli and cabbage. The drink choices are juice and water. How many
choices are possible?
A. 424.27 m B. 424.26 m C. 424.28 m D. 424.25 m
_________35. Arlene Joy got coins from her pocket which accidentally rolled on the floor. If there
were 8 possible outcomes, how many coins fell on the floor?
A. 16 B. 8 C. 4 D. 3
_________36. From a pack of 52 cards, two cards are drawn together at random. What is the
probability of both the cards being kings?
A. 2 /17 B. 5/7 C. 2/5 D. 1/10
__________37. In a class there are 15 boys and 10 girls. Three students are selected at random.
What is the probability that 1 girl and 2 boys are elected?
A. 3/25 B. 3/8 C. 25/117 D. 21/46
__________38. A bag contains 2 red, 3 green and 2 blue balls. Two balls are drawn at random.
What is the probability that none of the balls drawn is blue?
A. 5/7 B. 2/7 C. 11/21 D. 10/21
__________39. In a box, there are 8 red, 7 blue and 6 green balls. One ball is picked up randomly.
What is the probability that it is neither red nor green ball?
A. 1/3 B. 3/4 C. 7/19 D. 8/21
__________40. A bag contains 6 black and 8 yellow balls. One ball is drawn at random. What is the
probability that the ball drawn is yellow?
A. 3/7 B. 1/8 C. 4/7 D. 3/4