Second Departmental Test in Grade 8 Mathematics

Name: ________________________ Score: _____________

Grade & Sec.: __________________ Date: ______________
Directions: Read each question carefully. Then shade the letter of the correct answer on the answer sheet.
1.What do you call the ratio of two polynomials?
A. Algebraic expression B. Rational algebraic expression C. Complex expression D. Polynomial expression
2. Which of the following is a rational algebraic expression?
−3
x 3c a−b
A. B. C. 4 y−3 + z−3 D.
√3 y √( a+1 ) 0
a+b
1 3
3. Which of the following is the LCD of ∧¿ ?
3 4
A. 12 B. 7 C. 6 D. 4
4. What is the GCF of 8 and 12?
A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 6
2 x(x +3)
5. Simplify:
( x−3)(X + 3)
2x x 2 x+ 3
A. B. C. D.
x−3 3 x−3 x−3
A C
6. + is equal to
B B
AC A +C A +C A−C
A. B. C. D.
B B 2B B
A C
7. − is equal to
B B
AC A +C A +C A−C
A. B. C. D.
B B 2B B
x x ❑
8. Supply the missing part: + =
5 3 15
A. 3x B. 5x C. 8x D. 8x2
9. Which of the following is NOT a step in multiplying rational algebraic expressions?
A. Multiply the first rational algebraic expression by the reciprocal of the second rational algebraic expression.
B. Multiply the numerator by the numerator of the two rational algebraic expressions.
C. Factor and simplify the result.
D. All of the above.
A C ❑
10. . =
B D ❑
A +C A−C AC A÷C
A. B. C. D.
B+ D B−D BD B÷ D
3 5
11. Find the missing part: . = ❑
4 x 4x
A. 20 B. 15 C. 5 D. 3
12. The following are the steps in dividing rational algebraic expressions EXCEPT:
A. Multiply the first rational algebraic expression by the second rational algebraic expression.
B. Express the first and second rational expressions as prime factors.
C. Cancel the common factors.
D. Find the LCD of the two rational algebraic expressions.
x
13. What is the reciprocal of ?
2
2 1
A. B. C. x D. 2
x 2
14. What do you call the expression if the numerator and/or denominator are fractions?
A. Simple rational algebraic expression C. Compound rational algebraic expression
B. Complex rational algebraic expression D. Similar rational algebraic expression
x
2
15. What expression is the same as ?
1
2
x 1 x 1 x 1 x 1
A. . B. +¿ C. ÷ D. −¿
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
16. What is the value of x that makes the equation x+3 = 5 TRUE?
A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5
17. The following are the steps in solving rational equation EXCEPT:
A. Find the LCD.
B. Multiply both sides of the equation by the LCD.
C. Solve for the unknown variable.
D. Add the LCD to both sides of the equation.
18. If Dingdong can do a certain work in 10 hours, what is his rate?
A. 10 B. 1 C. 1/10 D. 1/12
19. Bryan earns Php 120 per hour as a computer technician. Suppose he earns Php 2, 400 a week. How would you
determine the number of hours he works per week?
A. Divide 2,400 by 7 B. Divide 2,400 by 120 C. Divide 120 by 7 D. Divide 120 by 2,400
20. The figures below show the number of tiles needed to cover a square floor. How would you determine the number
of tiles needed to cover a square floor whose length of side is 9m?

32 4m 72 tiles 6m
tiles
4m
6m
A. Multiply 9 by 8 B. Get the square of 9 C. Multiply 2 to the square of 9 D. Divide 4 by 2 and multiply the quotient to 9
21. The table below shows the relationship between the number of hours to finish a certain work and the number of
people doing the work. What can be said about the two quantities?
Number of people 1 2 3 4 5
Number of hours 24 12 8 6 4.8
A. When the number of people doing the work increases, the number of hours to finish the work also increases.
B. When the number of people doing the work decreases, the number of hours to finish the work also decreases.
C. When the number of people doing the work increases, the number of hours to finish the work also decreases.
D. When the number of people doing the work changes, the number of hours to finish the work remains the same.
22. What do you call the intersection of the horizontal and vertical number lines?
A. origin B. abscissa C. ordinate D. quadrant
23. What do you call the first number in an ordered pair?
A. origin B. abscissa C. ordinate D. quadrant
24. The mathematician who developed Cartesian Coordinate Plane.
A. Pythagoras B. Isaac Newton C. Blaise Pascal D. Rene Descartes
25. The ordered pair (3,0) is found ______________.
A. on the y-axis B. on the first quadrant C. at the origin D. on the x-axis
26. The point (-3, 7) is located in quadrant ____________.
A. I B. II C. III D. IV
27. The second quadrant of the Cartesian Coordinate System contains ordered pair whose
A. abscissa is positive and ordinate is negative C. abscissa is negative and ordinate is negative
B. abscissa is positive and ordinate is positive D. abscissa is negative and ordinate is positive
28. Which of the following points lie on the x-axis?
A. (1, 2) B. (0, 5) C. (5, 0) D. (0, 0)
29. In what quadrant does point (3, -1) lie?
A. I B. II C. III D. IV
30. In what quadrant does point (-5, -6) be found?
A. I B. II C. III D. IV
5
31. What value of x is NOT permissible in the expression ?
x−9
A. 9 B. 2 C. 1 D. 0
2 2
3 x −48 y
32. Which is the simplest form of if the denominator is not equal to zero?
3 x+ 12 y
x−4 y x2 −16
A. x + 4y B. x – 4y C. D.
x+ 4 y 16 y
2

m+ n 5
33. Simplify: +
5 m−n
2 2
m+ n+5 m −n +25
A. B. C. m+n+25 D. m2-n2+25
5(m−n) 5(m−n)
4 5
34. What expression should be placed in the box to make the statement + = ❑ true?
x−3 x +3 x2 −9
A. 9x B. 9x+3 C. 9x-3 D. 9(x+3)(x-3)
x−2 x−4
35. If is multiplied by , what would be the denominator of the product?
x−3 x−1
 A. x 2−4 x+3 B. x 2−3 x+ 3 C. x 2−6 x +8 D. 2 x2 −10 x +13
2
x −49 x−7
36. What should be multiplied to to get the product ?
2
x −10 x +25 x−5
x+7 x−5 x+7 x−5
A. B. C. D.
x+5 x−7 x−5 x+7
37. If no denominator is equal to zero, which of the following mathematical statements is TRUE?
2 x 5m 2 x÷5m 2 x 5m 3 y 7n 2 x 5m 3 y 5m 2 x 5m 2 x 7n
A. ÷ = B. ÷ = ÷ C. ÷ =¿ . D. ÷ =¿ .
3 y 7 n 3 y ÷7 n 3 y 7n 2 x 5m 3 y 7n 2 x 7n 3 y 7n 3 y 5m
1
2
x +5 x+6
38. Which of the following rational algebraic expression is equivalent to ?
1
x +3
1 1 1 1
A. B. C. D.
x+2 x−2 x+3 x−3
x+2 3
39. Solve for the value of x: =
8 4
A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 6
x−2 3
40. What value of x would make the equation = TRUE?
x+3 8
11 1
A. 5 B. C. -5 D. -5
25 5
41. Find two numbers whose sum is 15. If the smaller number is divided by the larger number the quotient is ½.
A. 5 and 10 B. 3 and 9 C. 2 and 8 D. 1 and 4

42. abscissa : x-coordinate ; ____________ : y-coordinate

A. ordered pair B. origin C. ordinate D. quadrant
43. QI : (+,+) ; QIII : _________
A. (-,+) B. (-,-) C. (+,-) D. none of these
44. Give the coordinates of a point which is 2 units to the left of the y-axis and 5 units above the x-axis.
A. (5,2) B. (2,-5) C. (5,-2) D. (-2,5)
45. If the x-coordinate is zero, then the point lies on _____________.
A. quadrant I B. quadrant IV C. the x-axis D. y-axis
46. Which of the following radicals is in its simplest form?
I 3x
x+ 4
II x2 −9
x +3
III x+ 2
x−2

A. I & II B. I & III C. II & III D. I, II & III

2x 5x
47. What would be the difference when is subtracted from ?
5 y +2 2 y +5
21 xy 3x 21 xy 3x
A. 2 B. 2 C. D.
1oy +29 y +10 1oy +29 y +10 1oy 2 +2 3−3 y
x−1 1+ x
48. Your friend multiplied and . His solution is presented below:
2−x 1−x
x−1 x +1 ( x−1)( x+1) x+ 1
. = =
2−x 1−x ( 2−x)(1−x) 2−x

A. No, there is no common factor to both numerator and denominator.

B. No, the multiplier must be reciprocated first before multiplying the expressions.
C. No, common variables must be eliminated.
D. No, dividing an expression by its multiplicative inverse is not equal to one.
49. Dingdong can plow a field in 10 hours while Richard can plow it in 12 hours. If they work together, how long will it
take them to plow the field?
3 5 7 9
A. 5 B. 5 C. 5 D. 5
11 11 11 11
50. From the origin, Rose started to walk 5 units to the right and goes down 2 units. Find the coordinates of her final
location.
A. (5, -2) B. (-2,5) C. (-5,-2) D. (2, -5)