SECOND PERIODIC EXAMINATION

MATHEMATICS 8
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DIRECTION: Choose the correct answer. Write the letter of your answer on the space before the number.
_______1.Which of the given figures below illustrates a consistent and independent system of equations?

A B C D
_______2. Determine the slope (m) of the line -7x+5y = 13.
a. m=-7x b. m=5 c. m=-7/5 d. m=7/5
_______3. Which of the following equations is described by the graph that passes through the points (-4, 3) and (3, -1)?
a.4x+7y=5. b. 7y-21=-4x c. 4x-7y=5 d. 4x+7y=-5
_______4. Solve for x and y using substitution method 2x + 3y = 13
x – 3y = 2
a.( 2, 5) b. (5, 2 ) c. ( 1, 5) d. ( 5, 1)
_______5. Which method is used in solving the system of equation if the process involved is as follows?
Step1: Add the equations to eliminate the variables.
Step2: Solve the equation obtained in step 1.
Step3: Substitute the value found in step 2 in either of the given equations to find the value of the
remaining variable.
Step4: Substitute the value of x and y in the two equations.
a. Substitution b. elimination c. graphical d. determinant
______6. Which of the following is a linear inequality in two variables?
a. 9a2 – 6b > 15 b. 7c + 4de < 12 c. 3x +0y ≤ 16 d. 10 + 2t ≥ 4s
______7.Which of the following is TRUE about the number of solutions a linear inequality in two variables? It has
a. no solution b. one solution
c. two solutions d. infinite number of solutions
______8.Which of the following is NOT correct about linear equations in two variables and linear inequalities in two
variables?
a. Their solutions are both ordered pair.
b. Their graphs are both straight line
c. Their variables are both two
d. Linear equations use “=” sign and linear inequalities use “<”, “>”, “≤”, and “≥”.
______9. Which of the following graph below represents the linear inequality in two variables x+ 4y ≤ 6?
______10. Noel bought 10 big notebooks and 15 small notebooks. The total amount he paid was at most Php 550. If x
represents the cost of big notebooks and y the cost of small notebooks, which of the following mathematical statements
represents the given situation?
a. 10x + 15y ≤ 550 c. 10x + 15y > 550
b. 10x + 15y ≥ 550 d. 10x + 15y < 550

______11. Which of the following is a solution of the given system of inequalities, y > -2x +1 & y > x + 2?
a. (1,-3) b. (3,6) c. (2,-7) d. (4,5)
______12. Tickets in a play cost Php 250 for adults and Php 200 for children. The sponsor of the show collected a total
amount of not more than Php 44,000 from more than 150 adults and children who watched the play. What mathematical
statements represent the given situation?
a. x + y > 150 and 250x + 200y ≤ 44,000 c. x + y > 150 and 250x + 200y >44,000
b. x + y > 150 and 250x + 200y ≥ 44,000 d. x + y < 150 and 250x + 200y < 44,000

______13. The table shows a relation between m and n. Which of these equations expresses the relation?
m 1 2 3 4
n 1 -1 -3 -5
A. n = -2m +3 c. n = 2m - 3
B. n = 2m + 3 d. n = -2m -3
 
______14. Which of the following sets of ordered pairs does define a function?
a. {(3, 2), (-3, 6), (3, -2), (-3, -6)} c. {(2, 2), (2, 3), (2, 4), (2, -9)}
b. {(1, 2), (2, 6), (3, -2), (4, -6)} d. {(4, 4), (-3, 4), (4, -4), (-3, -4)}
 _____15. Which relation below does NOT define a function?
 

_____ 16. Marco rode a taxi from a bus terminal to Mega Mall whose distance is approximately four kilometers. After
riding, he paid an amount of ₱110. Which variable is dependent?
a. taxi riding
b. the amount paid
c. the distance travelled
d. the person riding the taxi
_____ 17. A farmer applies different fertilizer to his cotton crops, to see which will make his plants grow the highest.
What is the independent variable?
a. different cotton crops
b. growth of plants
c. height of plants
d. type of fertilizer
______18 Find the domain of the function f(x) = √ −4 x+5 ..
A. { x | x € R } c. { x | x ≥ 1.25 }
B. { x | x ≤ -1.25 } d. { x | x ≤ 1.25 }

______19. Find the range of the function h (x) = x ² + 3.

A. All reals b. ( 3, ) c. [ 3, ) d. All of the above

______20. Some ordered pairs for a linear function of x are given in the table below.

x 1 3 5 7 9
y -1 5 11 17 23
 

. Which of the following equations was used to generate the table above?
a. y = 3x-4 b. y = 3x +4 c. y = -3x –4 d. y = -3x +4
For numbers 21-22. Use the figure below

______21. What is the domain of the linear function?

a. { x | x € R } c.{ x | -1 < x < 5 }
b. { x | -4 ≤ x ≤ 5 } d. {x | -1 ≤ x ≤ 5}
______22. What is the range of the linear function?
a. { y | y € R } c.{ y | -1 < y < 5 }
b. { y | -4 ≤ y ≤ 5 } d. {y | -1 ≤ y ≤ 5}

For numbers 23-24 A kilo of palay costs 19.50 pesos. How much would 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30 kilos cost
individually? The graph at the right side represents the given data

______23. What is the given domain of the graph?

a. { 5,10, 15,20,25 } c.{ 10, 15,20, 25, 30 }
b. { 1, 5,10, 15, 20, 25 } d. {50, 100, 150, 200}

______24. What is the given range of the graph?

a. { 19.50, 90.50, 195, 290 } c.{ 194.5, 291, 389.5, 488, 584.5 }
b. { 190, 290.5, 395, 485.5} d. {195, 292.5, 390, 487.5, 585}

______25. Which of the following graphs represents the table of values of linear function below?
x -1 0 1
y -2 2 6

A B C D
______26. Which of the following values of x and y will complete the table of values of linear function below?
y = 3x-2
x -2 -1 1 2
y -8 -5 -2 1
a. x=-1, y=2 b. x=0, y=3 c. x=0, y= 4 d. x=1, y= 4
______27. Which of the following graphs below represents the linear function f(x)= -x +4 if the x-intercept is 4 ?

A B
C D
______28.What is the x and y – intercepts of the graph at the right side?
a. (1,0) & (0,1) b. (-1,0) & (0,1) c. (1,0) & (0,-1) d. (-1,0) & (0,-1)

1
______29. If the slope of the linear function f(x)= x +4 is 1/4,which of the following graphs
4
does it represent?

_______
30. In the
given graph of
linear function
below, what is
the slope of
the line

determined by points A and B?

a. 3/2 b. -7/4
c. 7/4 d. -3/2
A
B

_______31. Joel, a grade 8 student, has opened a savings account for

P500. He decided to deposit P150 in the bank monthly. How much will be his savings after one year?
a. P1800 b. P2050 c. P2100 d. P2300
For numbers 32-33 Use this statement: If we leave early, then we can catch the bus.
_______32.What is the hypothesis of that statement?
a. We leave early b. We can catch the bus
c. If we leave early d. If we can catch the bus
_______33.What is the conclusion of that statement?
a. We leave early b. We can catch the bus
c. If we leave early d. If we can catch the bus
_______34. Which of the following conditions of hypothesis and conclusion will make the statement false?
a. They are both true b. Hypothesis is false but the conclusion is true
c. They are both false d. Hypothesis is true but the conclusion is false
______35. Rewrite the statement in if-then form. A quadrilateral has four sides.
a. A polygon has four sides if and only if it is a quadrilateral.
b. If a polygon is a quadrilateral, then it has four sides.
c. If a polygon has four sides, then it is a quadrilateral.
d. A polygon is a quadrilateral if and only if it has four sides.
_______36. The inverse of the statement, “ If it rains, the game will be cancelled.” is
A. If it will not rain, then the game will not be cancelled.
B. If the game was cancelled, then it must have rained.
C. If the game was not cancelled, then it must not have rained.
D. if it rains then the game will be cancelled.

______37. The converse of the statement:” if you are in love then you are inspired”, is,
a. If you are not in love, then you are not inspired.
 b. If you are inspired, then you are in love.
c. If you are not inspired, then you are not in love.
d. if you are in love, you are not inspired.
________38. “If ∠A and ∠B are vertical angles, then they are congruent.” the contrapositive of this statement is
A. If ∠A and ∠B are not vertical angles, then they are not congruent.
B. If ∠A and ∠B are congruent, then ∠A and ∠B are vertical angles.
C. If ∠A and ∠B are not congruent, then they are not vertical angles.
D. If ∠A and ∠B are congruent, then they are not vertical angles.

For numbers 39-42 Use this statement: "Parallel lines never intersect”
________39.What is the if –then statement?
a. If two lines intersect, then they are parallel.
b. If two lines are parallel, then they never intersect.
c. if two lines are not parallel then they intersect.
d. If two lines intersect, then they are not parallel.
________40.What is the contrapositive of the statement?
a. If two lines do not intersect, then they are parallel.
b. If two lines are parallel, then they never intersect.
c. if two lines are not parallel then they intersect.
d. If two lines intersect, then they are not parallel.
________41.What is the converse of the statement?
a. If two lines do not intersect, then they are parallel.
b. If two lines are parallel, then they never intersect.
c. if two lines are not parallel then they intersect.
d. If two lines intersect, then they are not parallel.
________42.What is the inverse of the statement?
a. If two lines intersect, then they are parallel.
b. If two lines are parallel, then they never intersect.
c. If two lines are not parallel, then they intersect.
d. If two lines intersect, then they are not parallel.
For numbers 43-46 Use this statement: "A triangle with no sides congruent is scalene.”
________43.What is the if –then statement?
a. If a triangle has no sides congruent, then it is scalene.
b. If a triangle is not scalene, then it has congruent sides.
c. If a triangle is scalene, then it has no sides congruent.
d. If a triangle has congruent sides, then it is not scalene.
________44.What is the converse statement?
a. If a triangle has no sides congruent, then it is scalene.
b. If a triangle is not scalene, then it has congruent sides.
c. If a triangle is scalene, then it has no sides congruent.
d. If a triangle has congruent sides, then it is not scalene.
________45.What is the contrapositive statement?
a. If a triangle has no sides congruent, then it is scalene.
b. If a triangle is not scalene, then it has congruent sides.
c. If a triangle is scalene, then it has no sides congruent.
d. If a triangle has congruent sides, then it is not scalene.
________46.What is the inverse statement?
a. If a triangle has no sides congruent, then it is scalene.
b. If a triangle is not scalene, then it has congruent sides.
c. If a triangle is scalene, then it has no sides congruent.
d. If a triangle has congruent sides, then it is not scalene.
 ________47. From the given statements, select a valid conclusion, Jack’s mathematics teacher is strict. His previous
mathematics teacher was strict. His tita’s mathematics teacher is strict too. His tita’s previous mathematics teacher was
also strict. What can you say about mathematics teachers?
a. Jack’s teacher in mathematics is strict.
b. Jack and his tita’s mathematics teachers are strict.
c. Some mathematics teachers are strict.
d. All mathematics teachers are strict.
________48. From the given statements, select a valid conclusion. “If Echo will pass his Math quizzes, he will be allowed
to attend the basketball training. If he attends the basketball training, he will play in the game. Echo passes his Math
quizzes.”
a. He will be allowed to attend the basketball training. b. He will not be allowed to attend the basketball training.
c. He will play the game. d. He will not play the game.

________49. Write a proof that this is true : “If 6(2x -1) = 30, then x = 3.” Fill in the blanks
 Statements Reasons
6(2x -1) = 30 Given
12x - 6 =30 ____________________
12x = 36 Addition Property
x=3 Division Property

a. Multiplication Property.
b. Subtraction Property
c. Distributive Property
d. Substitution Property

________50. Write an indirect proof that this is true: “If ABC is an isosceles, then the measure of the base angles
cannot be 92.”
a. If ABC is an isosceles, then the measure of the base angles are greater than 92.
b. If ABC is an isosceles, then the measure of the base angles are greater than 180.
c. If ABC is an isosceles, then the measure of the base angles are congruent.
d. If ABC is an isosceles, then the measure of the base angles are supplementary.

Prepared by:

JERICO N. FERNANDEZ
Grade 8 Math Teacher
Bartolome Sangalang National High School

YURI MICHAEL S. MANGILIT

Grade 8 Math Teacher
General Mariano N.Llanera High School

KENNETH DE GUZMAN
Grade 8 Math Teacher
Gregorio T. Crespo Memorial High School

Evaluated:

CHARLES M. CAMPO
Evaluator, JHS Mathematics

Approved:

RENATO S. TAN, Ph. D

EPS I, Mathematics
 SECOND PERIODIC EXAMINATION
MATHEMATICS 8

ANSWERS KEY

1. A 11. B 21. A 31. D 41. A

2. D 12. A 22. A 32. A 42. C

3. A 13. A 23. C 33. B 43. A

  4. D 14. B 24. D 34. D 44. C

  5. B 15. B 25. B 35. B 45. B

6. D 16. B 26. C 36. A 46. D

7. D 17. D 27. D 37. B 47. D

8. B 18. D 28. C 38. C 48. A

9. D 19. C 29. A 39. B 49. C

10. A 20. A 30. A 40. D 50. B

Prepared by:

JERICO N. FERNANDEZ
Grade 8 Math Teacher
Bartolome Sangalang National High School

YURI MICHAEL S. MANGILIT

Grade 8 Math Teacher
General Mariano N.Llanera High School

KENNETH DE GUZMAN
Grade 8 Math Teacher
Gregorio T. Crespo Memorial High School

Evaluated:

CHARLES M. CAMPO
Evaluator, JHS Mathematics

Approved:

RENATO S. TAN, Ph. D

EPS I, Mathematics