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TACUYONG SUR NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

DIAGNOSTIC TEST in Mathematics 8

Multiple Choice: Write the letter of the correct answer on your paper.

1. What is the product of 2x (3x + 4)?

a. 6x2 + 6x b. 6x2 + 8x c. 5x2 + 6x d. 5x2 + 8x

2. Give the product of (m-3) (m-2).

a. m2 + 6m + 6 b. m2 + 6m + 5 c. m2 + 5m + 6 d. m2 - 5m + 6

3. Find the product of (c3 + 3)(c3 – 3).

a. c6 – 9 b. c6 + 9 c. c9 – 6 d. c9 + 6

4. Which of the following is the product of (x + 5) (x + 5).

a. x2 - 10x + 10 b. x2 - 5x + 10 c. x2 - 10x + 25 d. x2 + 10x + 25

5. Square the binomial (3z + 2k)2.

a. 9z2 + 12zk + 4k b. 9z2 - 12zk + 4k c. 6z2 + 12zk + 4k d. 6z2 + 12zk + 4k

6. Find the cube of binomial of the form (x+y)3.

a. x3+2x2y + 2xy2 + y3 c. x3+x2y + xy2 + y3
b. x3+3x2y + 3xy2 + y3 d. x3-3x2y - 3xy2 + y3

7. What is the factor of 4x2- 36.

a. (2x-6)(2x-6) b. . (2x+6)(2x-6) c (2x+3)(2x-3) d. (2x-3)(x-3)

8. Which of the following gives a factor of x2 +5x + 4?

a. (x+5)(x-1) b. (x+2)(x+2) c.(x+1)(x+4) d. (x+2)2

9. Factor 16m2-24m+9.
a. (8m-3)2 b. (8m+3)2 c. (4m-3)2 d. (4m+3)2

10. Find the factor of x2+17x+72.

a. (x+12)(x+6) b. (x-9)(x-8) c. (x-12)(x-6) d. (x+9)(x+8)

11. Factor 2k2-11k+12.

a. (k-4)(2k+3) b. (k+4)(2k+3) c. (k-4)(2k-3) d. (k+3)(2k+4)

12. Which mathematical statement is incorrect?

a. (2x-y)(3x-y)=6x2-5xy+y2 c. (4x-5)(4x+5)=16x2-25
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b. (3x-4)(2x+7)= 6x -13x-28 d. (2x+5)2= 4x2+20x+25

13. Find the missing terms: (x+___)(3x+ ____) = 3x2+27x+24

a. 12, 2 b. 8, 3 c.4, 6 d. 6,4

14. One of the factor 2a2+ 5a -12 is a + 4. What is the other factor?
a. 2a-8 b. 2a+8 c. 2a+3 d. 2a -3

15. The area of a square is 4x2+ 12x+ 9 square units. Which expression represent the length of the
side?
a. (4x+9)units b. (3x+2)units c.(2x+3)units d. (4x+3)units

16. Which of the following is the factor of x2- 81?

a. x+3 b. x + 8 c.x+9 d. x+6
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17. The area of a square is 4x2+ 12x + 9 square units. Which expression represents the length of the
side?
a. (2x+3) units b. (4x+3) units c. (4x+9) units d. (3x+2) units

18. Your classmate was asked to square (2x-3), he answered 4x2 – 9. Is his answer is correct?
a. Yes, because squaring a binomial produces a binomial product.
b. Yes, because the product rule is correctly applied.
c. No, because the answer must be 4x2 + 9
d. No, because squaring a binomial always produces a trinomial product.

19. Let A: 4x2 -81, and let B: (2x-9)(2x+9). If x=2, which statement is true about A and B?
a. A > B b. a < b c. A=B d. A / B

20. What is the product of x-3 and x-6?

a. x2 + 18 b. x2-9x+18 c x2+9x+18 d. x2-18

21. (x-7)(x+5)= ___________________

a. x2-12x-35 b. x2+12x-35 c. x2-2x-35 d. x2+2x-35

22. What are the factors of w2+18w-19?

a. w-19 and w+1 c. w+19 and w + 1
b. w-19 and w-1 d. w+19 and w-1

23. Which of the following is a perfect square trinomial?

a. y2-4 c. y2-6y + 36
b. b2 + 81 d. a2 +49-14a

24. What is the square of the binomial x-3?

a. x2 – 6x + 9 b. x2 + 6x + 9 c. x2 -9 d. x2-27

25. Which of the following relation is a function?

a. A relation of a teacher to its students.
b. A relation of audience to the speaker.
c. A relationship of a couple without a child.
d. A relation of a crews to its manager.

26. What is the domain of the relation shown in figure at the right?
a. {x/x ∈ R} c. {x/x > 5}
b. {x/x ≥ 0} d. {x/x ≥-2}

27. Which of the following sets of ordered pairs defines a function?

a. {(2,3),(3,4),(2,5)} c. {(1,2),(1,3),(1,4)}
b. {(4,5),(2,3),(5,1)} d. {(1,5),(2,6),(1,4)}

28. Rewrite 6x + 2y = 10 in the slope intercept form.

a. y = 3x + 5 b. y = 5x + 3 c. y = -3x + 5 d. y = -5x + 3

29. As x increases in the equation y- 4x = 2, the value of y

a. Increases c. decreases
b. does not change. d. cannot be determined.

30. Which of the following is the greatest common factor of 8x3y5 – 4x5y2z
a. 4x2y2 b. 4x3y2 c. 2x3y2 d. 2x2y2
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31. Suppose you are working in a fast food company. You earn Php 35 per hour. Your earnings are
related to the number of hours of work. How much will you earn if you work hours a day?
a. Php 250 b. Php 280 c. Php 320 d. Php 340

32. Which of the following sets of ordered pairs does NOT define a function?
a. {(2,3),(1,2),(3,4),(5,6)} c. {(2,4),(-2,3),(4,6),(-4,7)}
b. {(2,3),(-2,4),(1,3),(-2,5)} d. {(1,3),(2,5),(3,6),(4,7)}

33. Which of the following is true about the points in the figure?
a. E is located in quadrant III
b. D is located in quadrant IV
c. F is located in quadrant II
d. A is located in quadrant I

34. The SSG president told John that the dimensions of the tarpaulin are 4 feet by 3 feet. How
many square feet is the tarpaulin? If the price per square foot of Tarpaulin is 20, how much
should John pay for the printing ads?
a. 12 square feet; Php 240 c. 7 square feet; Php 140
b. 12 square feet; Php 340 d. 7 square feet; Php 280

35. In what quadrant does point (-2,3) lies?

a.I b. II c. III d. IV
36. In ordered pair A(-3,5), -3 is called?
a. Slope b. abscissa c. y-intercept d. ordinate

37. Which of the following is NOT true in this relation A={(2,3),(4,5),(6,7)}

a. A is a function c. The domain is D={2,3,4}
b. The range is R={3,5,7} d. set A contains the points of parabola
38. At what point does the graph of f(x)=3x+2 intersect the y-axis?
a. (0,-2) b. (0,2) c. (2,0) d. (-2,0)

39. A cell phone repairman charges ₱300 for a service call, plus ₱50 for each hour of work. Which
of the following equations expresses the cost of repair f(x) in relation to the number of hours x
spent?
a. f(x)=300+(50/x) b. f(x)=300+50x c. f(x)=300+x d. f(x)=300+50+x

40. Determine the range of the table of values on the right.

a. 0,1,2,3,4 c. 0,1,2 x 0 1 2 3 4
b. 2,4,6,8,10 d. 0,1,2,4,6 y 2 4 6 8 10

41. Determine which of the following represent a function.

c. y2=x2 + 1 b. y=x + 1 c. y= √x+4 d. x2 + y2 = 16

42. Which of the following is the independent variable in time and salary of a teacher?
a.Teacher b. Salary c. Time d. None of these

43. What is the domain of the function g(x)=√x-3

a. All real numbers b. {x / x ≥ 3} c. {x / x ≤ 3} d. {x / x > 3}

44. Evaluate the algebraic expression x2 + y2; when x = 3 and y = 4.

a. 10 b. 15 c. 20 d. 25

45. What is the standard form of the equation y=-2x+6?

a. 2x + y = 6 b. 2x – y = 6 c. -2x + y = -6 d. -2y –y = 6
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46. Which of the following is the equation of the line in the form y=mx + b that passes through the
points M(3,4) and N(4,7).
a. y=3x-3 b. y=3x-5 c. y=3x-12 d. y=3x-9

47. What is the domain of the equation y = 2x + 3 ?

x–5
a. (x/x ϵ R / x ≠ 5 b. (x/x ϵ R) c. (x / x ≠ 5) d. (x / x = 5)

48. Jonathan has a job moving lawns in his neighborhood, and gets paid of ₱ 25 per hour. Identify
the independent variable in computing his total pay.
a. The Job c. The lawn mowing
b. The total pay d. number of hours worked

49. What is the slope of the graph at the right?

a. 1
b. 1/2
c. 2/3
d. 2

50. Which of the following best describes deductive reasoning?

a. Accepting the meaning of a term without definition
b. Using logic to draw conclusion based on accepted statements
c. Inferring a general truth by examining a number of specific examples
d. Defining mathematical terms in relation to physical objects

51. If m<R + m<M = 90°, then

a. <R ≈ <M
b. <R and <M are complementary
c. <R ≈ <M are right angles
d. <R and <M are supplementary

52. 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 in love, you are not inspired
d. If you are not inspired, then you are not in love.

53. The if-then form of the statement “Parallel lines never intersect,” is:
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.

54. What is the inverse of the statement “if the number is divisible by 2 & 3, then it is divisible by 6.”?
a. If the number is divisible by 6, then it is divisible by 2 & 3.
b. If the number is not divisible by 2 & 3, then it is not divisible by 6.
c. If the number is not divisible by 6, then it is not divisible by 2 & 3.
d. If the number is divisible by 2 & 3, then it is not divisible by 6.

55. Which is the valid conclusion for the given hypothesis: If ray OM bisect <LON ?
a. <LOM ≈ <NOM
b. <LOM ≈ <LON
c. <MON ≈ < NOL
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d. No valid conclusion can be made

56. Which of the following statement is true?

a. If <1 has a measure of 90°, then <1 is obtuse
b. If <1 has a measure of 140°, then <1 is acute
c. If <1 has a measure of 35°, then <1 is acute
d. If <1 has a measure of 180°, then <1 is right

57. Which of the following statements is true?

a. Any four non-collinear points lie in a distinct plane.
b. A plane contains at least 3 non-collinear points.
c. Any two lines intersect at a point.
d. Through two given points we can draw three lines.

58. Rewrite the statement “A quadrilateral is a figure with four sides. “In the If-then form.
a. A figure has four sides if and only if it is a quadrilateral.
b. If a figure is a quadrilateral, then it has four sides.
c. If a figure has four sides, then it is a quadrilateral.
d. A figure is a quadrilateral if and only if it has four sides.

59. The next number in the pattern 2, 4, 8, 16, 32 is.

a. 20 b. 32 c. 64 d. 128

60. Filipinos are peace loving people. Rizal is a Filipino. Therefore:

a. Filipino is Rizal c. Rizal is a peace loving
b. People are peace loving d. Loving people are Filipino

61. My math teacher is smart, my previous math teacher is smart, and Father’s teacher in math is smart.
What can you say about math teacher?
a. Most of the teacher in math are smart c. Teacher are smart
b. Smart people are math teacher d. Father is smart

62. In the parallel lines cut by transversal, the alternate interior angles are said to be ______.
a. Complementary b. Supplementary c. Congruent d. Not Congruent

63. Which side of ∆ GOD is the shortest G

a. DO c. DG
b. GO d. It cannot be
O D
64. Which of the following is the hypothesis in the statement “Cigarette smoking is dangerous to
your health”
a. Cigarette smoking b. Healthy to eat fruits c. Dangerous d. Smoking is dangerous

65. In ∆ TRU, TR=8cm, RU = 9cm, and TU = 10cm. List the angles in order from least to greatest measure.
a. <T, <R, <U b. <R, <T, <U c. <U, <T, <R d. <U, <R, <T

66. In the set of scores 14, 17, 10, 22, 19, 24, 8, 12 and 19, the median score is __________.
a. 13 b. 15 c.16 d. 17

67. In a 70-item test, Melody got a score of 50 which is the third quartile. This means that
a. She got the highest score.
b. Her score is higher than 25 of his classmates.
c. She surpassed 75% of his classmates.
d. Seventy-five percent of the class did not pass the test.
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68. Rochelle got a score of 55, which is equivalent to a 70th percentile rank in a mathematics test.
Which of the following is NOT true?
a. She scored above 70% of her classmates
b. Thirty percent of the class got scores of 55 and above
c. If the passing mark is the first quartile, she passed the test.
d. Her score is below the 5th decile.

69. STAR is a rhombus with diagonals RT. If m<STR = 3x – 5 and m<ART = x + 21, what is m<RAT?
a. 13 S T
b. 34
c. 68
d. 112 R A

70. Which measure of central tendency is generally used in determining the size of the saleable shoes in a
department store?
a. Mode b. mean c. median d. range

71. Which measure of variability is considered most reliable?

a. Range b. variance c. average deviation d. standard deviation

72. For the set of data consisting of 8, 8, 9, 10, 10, which statement is true?
a. Mean = mode b. median = mode c. Mean = median d. mean < median

73. Which measure of central tendency is greatly affected by extreme scores?

a. Median b. mode c. range d. mean

74. John has grades 86, 68, and 79 in his first three tests in algebra. What grade must he obtain on the
fourth test to get an average of 78?
a. 77 b. 78 c. 79 d. 80

75. What is the median age of a group of employees whose ages are 36, 38, 28, 30, 26 and 25 years?
a. 25 b. 27 c. 29 d. 30

76. Nine people gave contributions in pesos: 100, 200, 100, 300, 300, 200, 150, 100, and 100 for a door
prize.What is the median contribution?
a. Php 100 b. Php 150 c. Php 175 d. Php 200

77. If the heights in centimeters of a group of students are 180, 180, 173, 170, and 167. What is the mean
height of these students?
a. 173 b. 174 c. 176 d. 178

78. If the range of a set of scores is 14 and the lowest score is 7, what is the highest score?
a. 7 b. 14 c. 21 d. 24

79. The mean of 12 scores is 68. If two scores, 70 and 63 are removed, what is the mean of the remaining
scores?
a. 65.4 b. 68.3 c. 69.2 d. 72.5

80. The mean weight of Jackie, Shaina, and Loida is 55 kilograms. What is the total weight?
b. 150 b. 155 c. 160 d. 165

81. The median score is also the

a. 75th percentile b. 5th decile c. 3rd decile d. 1st quartile
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82. Rochelle got a score of 55, which is equivalent to a 70th percentile rank in a mathematics test.
Which of the following is NOT true?
a. She scored above 70% of her classmates
b. Thirty percent of the class got scores of 55 and above
c. If the passing mark is the first quartile, she passed the test.
d. Her score is below the 5th decile.

83. In the set of scores 14, 17, 10, 22, 19, 24, 8, 12 and 1, the median score is __________.
a. 13 b. 15 c.16 d. 17

84. In a 70-item test, Melody got a score of 50 which is the third quartile. This means that
a. She got the highest score.
b. Her score is higher than 25 of his classmates.
c. She surpassed 75% of his classmates.
d. Seventy-five percent of the class did not pass the test.

85. Angie rank 10th in a class of 40. Her percentile rank is _______.
a. 75 b. 90 c. 10 d. 25

86. Mel’s score in 75-item test was the median score. What is the percentile rank?
a. 35th b. 50th c, 25th d. 75th

87. In 100-item test, the passing mark is the 3rd quartile. What does it imply?
a. The students should answer at least 75 items correctly to pass the test
b. The students should answer at least 50 items correctly to pass the test
c. The students should answer at most 75 items correctly to pass the test
d. The students should answer at most 50 items correctly to pass the test

88. A die is rolled once. Find the probability of obtaining a number 3.

a. 1/3 b. 1/6 c. 1/9 d. 1/5

89. A coin is tossed, what is the probability of getting a double hand?

a. ¼ b. 1/2 c. 3/4 d. 1

90. The deck of cards is drawn. What is the probability of getting a queen?
a. 1/2 b. 1/6 c. 1/13 d. 1/52
91. A bowl contains 10 chips numbered 1 to 10. If a chip is drawn from the bowl, what is the
probability that it is 3 or number divisible by 4?
a. 3/10 b. ½ c. 2/10 d. 4/10

92. A spinner with three equal divisions was spinned 1000times. The following information was
recorded. What is the probability of the spinner landing on RED?
Outcome Blue Red Yellow
Spins 448 267 285
a. 27% b. 29% c. 45% d. 73%

93. A balance die is rolled. What is the probability of rolling a number that is NOT 5?
a. 0/6 b. 1/6 c. 3/6 d. 5/6

94.Suppose you toss two fair coins once, how many possible outcome are there?
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a. 1 b. 2 c. 4 d. 8

95.In a 500 ticket draw for an educational prize, Ana’s name was written on 41 tickets. What is the
probability that she would win?
a. 0.122 b. 0.82 c. 0.082 d. 0.41

96.Which of the following is TRUE?

a. Answering a true or false question has one possible outcome.
b. Flipping a coin thrice has 3 possible outcome
c. The probability in getting a head when a coin is tossed is ½,0.5 0r 50%
d. The probability of rolling 7 in a die is 1/7

97. A glass jar contains 40 red, green, blue and yellow. The probability of drawing a single green
marble at random is 1/5. What does this mean?
a. There are 5 green marbles in a jar c. There are more green marbles
b. There are 8 green marbles in a jar d. There is only one green marbles in a jar

98. Arlene joy got coins from her pocket with accidentally rolled on the floor. If there were 8
possible outcomes, how many fell on the floor?
a. 3 b.4 c. 8 d. 16

99. You tossed a a five peso coin five times and you got heads each time. You tossed again and
still a head turned up. Do you think the coin is biased? Why?
a. I think the coin is biased because it favored the heads
b. I think the coin is biased because it is expected to turn up tail for the next experiments.
c. I think coin is not biased because both faces of the coin have equal chances of turning up.
d. I think the coin is not biased because the probability of turning heads up is ¾ while that of
tails is only ¼.

100. The scores of 12 students in Mathematics quiz are 7, 4, 8, 9, 3, 6, 8 find the D4.
a. 3 b. 4 c. 6 d. 8

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