Bajet – Castillo High School

M. Del Rosario St., Longos, Pulilan, Bulacan

First Summative Test

Quarter 1
Grade 8 – Mathematics

1. It is the process of finding the factors of an expression which is the reverse process of
multiplication.
a. Factoring c. Rationalization
b. Special Product d. Division

2. What is the Greatest Common Monomial Factor of the expression 4𝑥 4 + 6𝑥?

a. 2 b. 𝑥 c. 2𝑥 d. 2𝑥 4

3. If one factor of 4𝑥 2 + 6 is 2, what is the other factor?

a. 2𝑥 + 3 c. 2𝑥 + 6
b. 4𝑥 + 6 d. 2𝑥 2 + 3

4. The following are the things in considering difference of two squares, EXCEPT:
a. It has only two terms c. The last term is a perfect square
b. The first term is a perfect square d. The operation is addition

5. Which of the following is a perfect square?

a. 12𝑥 4 b. 16𝑥 2 𝑦 2 c. 25𝑥 5 𝑦 6 d. 36𝑥 6 𝑦 7

6. Which of the following expressions has a factor of (2x-y) (2x+y)?

a. 2𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 b. 2𝑥 2 − 𝑦 2 c. 4𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 d. 4𝑥 2 − 𝑦 2

7. The following are examples of sum or difference of two cubes except:

a. 𝑥 3 + 27 c. 27𝑥 3 + 3𝑦 3
b. 8 − 𝑦 3 d. 8𝑥 3 + 27𝑦 6

8. Using the pattern for factoring the sum of cubes, we know that factoring 8 + 𝑦 3 gives
a. (2 − 𝑦)(4 − 2𝑦 + 𝑦 2 ) c. (2 + 𝑦)(4 − 2𝑦 + 𝑦 2 )
b. (2 − 𝑦)(4 + 2𝑦 + 𝑦 2 ) d. (2 + 𝑦)(4 + 2𝑦 + 𝑦 2 )

9. What is the complete factored form of 8𝑥 3 − 64𝑦 3 ?

a. (2𝑥 − 4𝑦)(4𝑥 2 − 8𝑥𝑦 + 16𝑦 2 ) c. (2𝑥 + 4𝑦)(4𝑥 2 − 8𝑥𝑦 + 16𝑦 2 )
b. (2𝑥 − 4𝑦)(4𝑥 2 + 8𝑥𝑦 + 16𝑦 2 ) d. (2𝑥 + 4𝑦)(4𝑥 2 + 8𝑥𝑦 + 16𝑦 2 )

10. Which of the following is a perfect square number?

a. 6 b. 20 c. 121 d. 125

11. Which of the following is equal to (𝑥 + 5)2 ?

a. 𝑥 2 + 10𝑥 + 25 c. 𝑥 2 − 10𝑥 + 25
b. 𝑥 2 + 10𝑥 − 25 d. 𝑥 2 − 10𝑥 − 25
12. Which of the following is not a perfect square trinomial?
a. 𝑥 2 − 6𝑥 + 9 c. 𝑥 2 + 12𝑥 + 15
b. 𝑥 2 + 6𝑥 + 9 d. 9𝑥 2 + 12𝑥 + 4

13. If one factor of a perfect square trinomial is 3𝑥 + 4𝑦, what is the other factor?
a. 3𝑥 − 4𝑦 b. 3𝑥 + 4𝑦 c. 4𝑥 − 3𝑦 d. 4𝑥 + 3𝑦

14. What is the missing term in the equality (𝑏 + 3)(𝑏 +__) = b2 + 8b + 15 ?

a. 1 b. 3 c. 5 d. 7
15. Find the missing term: (𝑥 +__)(𝑥 − 6) = 𝑥 2 − 4𝑥 − 12.
a. 2 b. 5 c. 6 d. 4

16. Liza factored the expression 𝑥 2 − 𝑥 − 20 as (𝑥 − 5)(𝑥 + 4). Did Liza factor it
correctly?
a. Yes, she factored it completely.
b. No, her answer is incomplete.
c. No, Liza didn’t factor the expression.
d. You cannot tell if her answer is correct.

17. What are the factors of 3𝑥 2 + 4𝑥 − 7?

a. (3𝑥 + 1)(𝑥 − 6) c. (𝑥 − 1)(3𝑥 + 7)
b. (𝑥 + 4)(𝑥 + 3) d. (𝑥 + 4)(𝑥 − 3)

18. The length of a rectangular table is 6 more than the width. If the area is 160
sq.cm., find the length and the width of the table.
a. w=6 cm., l= 8 cm. c. w=8cm., l=20cm.
b. w=10 cm., l= 16 cm. d. w=8cm., l=14cm.

19. The square of a number decreased by 25 is zero. What is the number?

a. 5 b. 10 c. 15 d. 20

20. The volume of the box is modeled by the polynomial 4𝑥 3 − 28𝑥 2 + 48𝑥. Find
the dimensions of the box.
a. (𝑥 − 4)(𝑥 − 3) c. 4𝑥 (𝑥 − 4)(𝑥 − 3)
b. (𝑥 + 4)(𝑥 − 3) d. 4𝑥(𝑥 + 4)(𝑥 − 3)