Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region III - Central Luzon
Schools Division of Tarlac Province
San Bartolome High School
Mayantoc, Tarlac

TEST ITEM BANK

IN MATHEMATICS 8
S.Y. 2020 - 2021

Prepared by:

LEAH R. SANGALANG
(Mathematics 8 Teacher)

Noted:

RICHARD V. ANCHO, PhD

Principal I
 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region III - Central Luzon
Schools Division of Tarlac Province
San Bartolome High School
Mayantoc, Tarlac

TEST ITEM BANK IN MATHEMATICS 8

Quarter I

1. What is the process of finding the factors of an expression which is the reverse process of multiplication?
a. Factoring b. special product c. rationalization d. continuous division
2. Which of the following is a perfect square?
a. 12x4 b. 16x2y2 c. 25x5y6 d. 36x6y7
3. Which of the following is equal to x2 – 6xy + 9y2?
a. (x – 3y)2 b. (x + 3y)2 c. (2x – 3y)2 d. (2x + 3y)2
2
4. What is the complete factored form of 2x −6x−8?
a. (x + 4)(2x – 2) b. (x – 4)(2x + 2) c. (4x + 2)(x – 2) d. (4x + 2)(x + 2)
5. The square of a number equals five times that number. Fine the number.
a. 0 or 1 b. 0 or 3 c. 0 or 5 d. 0 or 7

Supply the missing term to make a true statement.

1. m2 + 12m + 36 = (m + ___)2 4. 9n2 + 30nd + 25d2 = (____ __ 5d)2

2. 16d2 – 24d + 9 = (4d - ___)2 5. 49g2 – 84g + 36 = (___ __ ___)2
3. a4b2 – 6abc + 9c2 = (a2b __ ___)2

Determine if the following are rational algebraic expressions or not. Write YES if it is an algebraic expression, or NO if
not.
4x x2 +1
_____ 1. _____ 6.
√x x
x+ 5 √ m+5
_____ 2. _____ 7.
x−3 5
−2
y +7 y+ 4 10+r
_____ 3. _____ 8.
y+ 8 5−r
1
2 5 x 2−4 x +7
_____ 4. x _____ 9.
4x 5
5 9
_____ 5. _____ 10.
a+2 b (a+ 1)( a−1)

1. The point (5, 8) is an example of _______________.

a.fraction b. ordered pair c. labels d. numbers
2. Point (-1, 5) is located in what quadrant?
a. I b. II c. III d. IV
3. What do you call the vertical number line in the Cartesian Plane?
a. origin b. x-axis c. y-axis d. quadrant
4. When plotting the point (4, -9), which describes the movement along the x-axis and y-axis in the correct order?
a. 4 units right then 9 units up c. 4 units right then 9 units down
b. 4 units left then 9 units up d, 4 units left then 9 units down
5. The coordinate for the origin in the Cartesian Plane is _______________?
a. (0, -1) b. (-1, 0) c. (1, 1) d. (0, 0)
 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region III - Central Luzon
Schools Division of Tarlac Province
San Bartolome High School
Mayantoc, Tarlac

6. What is the value of the rational expression when x = 1?

a. 2 b. 3 c. 4 d. 5

7. Which of the following is the simplest form of ?

a. 3 b. -3 c. 1 d. -1
8. Find the product of
a. b. c. d.

9. Give the least common denominator of and .

a. ab2 b. 2ab2 c. 4ab2 d. 6ab2

10. Perform the indicated operation.

a. b. c. d.

Complete the following sentences below. Write your answer on the blank
m A and B Ax + By = C positive negative
rise y 2− y 1
denominator slope run
run x 2−x 1
−A
Zero m= standard form undefined
B
1. The steepness of the line is referred to as ___________________.
2. When given a graph, the slope is obtained by finding the ___________________ of the rise over the run.
3. When two points on the line are given, then the formula in finding the slope is ___________________.
4. Slope can be determined even if the equation of the line is given. First you will write the equation in the form
___________________.
5. When the equation is written in the standard form, the slope of the line can be solved by using the formula
___________________.

1. Write the expression “the ratio of five less than thrice a number x and four” in symbols.
a. b. c. d.
2. Which of the points lies in the x-axis?
a. C
b. D
c. G
d. H

3. What is the value of y in the equation x – 2y = 4 given that x = 8?

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Department of Education
Region III - Central Luzon
Schools Division of Tarlac Province
San Bartolome High School
Mayantoc, Tarlac

a. -4 b. -2 c. 2 d. 4
4. The slope-intercept form of the equation of a line is y = mx + b. Which of the following is in slope form?
a. y = 2x + 8 b. -2y = y + 2 c. x + 5y = 6 d. 2 + y = 5
5. The vertical change between two points is called __________.
a. Up b. run c. down d. rise
6. What do you call the graph of a linear equation?
a. Ellipse b. hyperbola c. line d. parabola

7. What is the graph of a linear equation that has a slope of ?

a. The graph is a vertical line. c. The graph is increasing from left to right
b. The graph is a horizontal line d. The graph is decreasing from left to right
8. What is the standard form of the equation y = -2x + 1?
a. 2x – y = 1 b. -2x + y = 1 c. 2x + y = 1 d. -2x – y = 1
9. Alvin rents a generator for Php1,200.00 and an additional Php120.00 per hour of usage. How much will he pay after
using it for 8 hours?
a. Php2,400.00 b. Php2,500.00 c. Php2,800.00 d. Php3,000.00
10. Which of the following shows the graph of a line whose slope is and whose y-intercepts are 2 and 3, respectively?

a. c.

b. d.

Prepared by:

LEAH R. SANGALANG
Mathematics 8 Teacher
Noted:

RICHARD V. ANCHO, PhD

Principal I