Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region 02 (Cagayan Valley)
Schools Division Office of Isabela
SALINUNGAN STAND-ALONE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
GENERAL MATHEMATICS PRE-TEST
Direction: Read and analyze each statement. Use the provided answer sheet for your answers. Do not
write anything on this test material. AVOID ERASURES in the answer sheet. You can use your calculator.
The use of cell phones is not allowed.

1. Which test is used to determine if a relation is a function?

a. 3D line test c. Horizontal line test
b. Diagonal line test d. Vertical line test

2. Which of the following means replacing the variable in a function with a value from the function’s
domain and computing for the result?
a. Analyzing a function c. Creating a function
b. Applying a function d. Evaluating a function

3. Which of the following is NOT a function?

a. S = {(0, 5), (-3, 2), (6, 9), (-1, 8)} c. S = {(-1, 3), (0, 10), (2, -11), (7, 9)}
b. S = {(1, 6), (2, 10), (1, -2), (3, 0)} d. S = {(9, 10), (-2, 3), (-1, 10), (0, -3)

4. What will be the value of the function f ( x )=10 x−x +5, if x=4?
a. f ( x )=−49 b. f ( x )=−41 c. f ( x )=41 d. f ( x )=49

2 a+5
5. If a=−1 ,and the function given is y= , then its correct substitution is:
a−2
2(1)+5 2(−1)+5 2 a−1 −1+5
a. y= b. y= c. y= d. y=
1−2 (−1)−2 a−1 −1−2

6. Which of the following choices will be the answer of item no. 5 if you evaluate it?
−4
a. y=−7 b. y=−1 c. y=5 d. y=
3

7. In applying the operations on functions, which order of rule MUST be applied?

I. Exponent IV. Multiplication
II. Addition V. Subtraction
III. Parentheses VI. Division

a. IV, I, VI, III, II, V c. III, I, VI, II, IV, V

b. II, VI, III, I, V, IV d. III, I, IV, VI, II, V

***The following functions will be used to answer the questions under item number 8 – 11:
m ( x ) =x−5 a ( x )=x +2 t ( x )=x 2−2 x−15 h ( x )=−2 x+ 10

8. What will be the total of (m+h) ( x ) ?

a. −x +5 b. 3 x+ 15 c. −x−10 d. 3 x+ 5

9. Which of the following is the difference of (h−a) ( x ) ?

a. −x +12 b. 2 x−8 c. −3 x+ 8 d. −3 x+ 12
10. What will be the quotient of (t /m) ( x )?
a. x−1 b. x +1 c. x−3 d. x +3

11. Which of the following is the product of (m ∙ a) ( x )?

a. x 2+ 7 x −15 c. x 2−3 x+15
b. x 2−3 x−15 d. x 2−7 x−15

12. Which of the following relations is NOT a function?

a. The rule which assigns a capital city to each province.
b. The rule which assigns a President to each country.
c. The rule which assigns religion to each person.
d. The rule which assigns tourist spot to each province.

For item 13 -14.

Johnny was paid a fixed rate of ₱ 100 a day for working in a Computer Shop and an additional ₱5.00 for
every typing job he made.

13. How much would he pay for a 5 typing job he made for a day?
a. ₱55.00 b. ₱ 125.00 c. ₱170.00 d. ₱175.50

14. Which of the following is the fare function f(x) where x represents the number of typing job he made
for the day?
a. 𝑓(𝑥) = 100 + 5𝑥 b. 𝑓(𝑥) = 100 − 5𝑥 c. 𝑓(𝑥) = 100𝑥 d. 𝑓(𝑥) = 100/5x

15. It is described as the ratio of two polynomial functions.

a. Polynomial Function c. Inverse Function
b. Rational Function d. Exponential Function

16. It is the set of all real numbers for x except those that cause the denominator to have a value of 0.
a. Piecewise function b. Intercepts c. Rational Function d. Domain

17. Which of the following is an example of rational equation?

x +3 2+ x 7
a. x > √ x+2 b. f ( x )=6− 2 c. =8 d. 2 x ≥
x −5 x−1 x +4

18. Which of the following symbols denote/s inequality?

a. ¿ b. ¿ ,>, ≤ , ≥ c. y d. f ( x)

19. What is the value of x in the rational equation: 2 x+1=5 x +13 ?

a. x=−4 b. x=4 c. x=14 /3 d. x=8

x+3
20. What is the value of x in the rational equation: =−4 ?
x−2
a. x=−5 b. x=−1 c. x=1 d. x=5

−2 4
21. Which of the following is the value of a in the rational equation: = ?
a+ 4 a−1
a. a=−7 b. a=−6 c. a=6 d. a=7

22. Which of the following is the value of b in the rational equation: −3 b+5=b+ 4 ?
a. b=−9 /4 b. b=−0.5 c. b=0.5 d. b=9 /4

23. In a function consisting of two sets, the elements found in the second set is called ______.
 a. Domain c. Intercept c. Range d. Zeroes

2 x−8
24. Which of the following is the domain of: f ( x )= ?
x−2
a. { x ∈ R|x ≠ 2 } b. { x ∈ R|x ≠−2 } c. { x ∈ R|x ≠ 4 } d. { x ∈ R|x ≠−4 }

−4 x+ 4
25. Which of the following is the domain of: y= ?
x
a. { x ∈ R|x ≠−1 } b. { x ∈ R|x ≠ 0 } c. { x ∈ R|x ≠ 1 } d. { x ∈ R|x ≠ 4 }

x−20
26. Which of the following is the domain of: g(x )= ?
x+ 10
a. { x ∈ R|x ≠−10 } b. { x ∈ R|x ≠ 0 } c. { x ∈ R|x ≠ 10 } d. { x ∈ R|x ≠ 11 }

2 x−8
27. Which of the following is the y-intercept of: f ( x )= ?
x−2
a. -4 b. -2 c. 2 d. 4

x−20
28. Which of the following is the y-intercept of: g( x )= ?
x+ 10
a. -8 b. -4 c. -2 d. 5

29. Evaluate: f ( x )=4 x 3 +2 x 2 ; x=−2

a. 32 b. -24 c. -32 d. -40

3 x 2−x 3
30. Evaluate f ( x)=¿ given x= -1.
x−1
a. 2 b. 0 c. -1 d. -2

31. Evaluate the function f ( x)=¿x2 – x – 10 given x=−5 .

a. 20 b. 10 c. -5 d. -40

32. This kind of function never takes the same value twice, whether the value of x or y.
a. Many-to-one function c. One-to-many relation
b. Not a function d. One-to-one function

33. Which test is used to determine if a function is one-to-one?

a. Horizontal line test c. 3d line test
b. Vertical line test d. diagonal line test
2x
34. Which of the following is the inverse of f (x)= +1?
3
−1 3 x−1 −1 3 x−1
a. f ( x )= c. f ( x )=
2 2
−1 2 x−1 −1 3 x−3
b. f ( x )= d. f ( x )=
3 2

3
35. Which of the following is the inverse of a ( x)= ?
x−10
−1 10 x+3 −1 3 x+10
a. a ( x )= c. a ( x )=
x x
−1 10 x−3 −1 3 x−10
b. a ( x )= d. a ( x )=
x x
36. The following are one-to-one function, EXCEPT:
x−15 3 x +2
a. a ( x)= c. c ( x )=
3 2x
x −1
b. b ( x )=x 2 +2 x +1 d. d ( x )= +2
x

x+ 3
37. Which of the following is the domain of g( x )= ?
x−5
a. { x ∈ R|x ≠−10 } b. { x ∈ R|x ≠−5 } c. { x ∈ R|x ≠ 0 } d. { x ∈ R|x ≠ 5 }

38. What is the inverse of a ( x )=x +2?

−1 x
a. a−1 ( x )=x−2 b. a ( x )= c. a−1 ( x )=x +2 d. a−1 ( x )=2 x
2

2 x+1
39. What is the inverse of f ( x )= ?
3
−1 3 x+ 1 −1 3 x−1
a. f ( x )= b. f ( x )= c. f −1 ( x )=3 x +1 d. f −1 ( x )=3 x−1
2 2

40. Which of the following is the inverse of m ( x ) =x2 −1?

a. m−1 ( x ) =√ x +1 b. m−1 ( x ) =√ x−1 c. m−1 ( x ) =√ x d. m−1 ( x ) =2 x +1

41. Which of the following is used to denote inverse of function f ( x )?

a. a−1 ( x ) b. c−1 ( x ) c. d −1 ( x ) d. f −1 ( x )

42. It is a number that indicates how many times a number or a variable is multiplied to itself.
a. Exponent c. Numerical Coefficient
b. Literal coefficient d. Variable

43. This are equations with variables in exponents.

a. Exponential Function c. Polynomial Function
b. Inverse Function d. Rational Function

44. Which is the exponent of the given: 22 x +3?

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

45. Which of the following is the simplified form of (3𝑎3)2?

a. 3a6 b. 9a9 c. 9a6 d. 6a6

46. Which of the following is the simplified form of −2 a−2?

a. 1/2a2 b. -2/a2 c. 2/a2 d. 1/-2a2

47. Given that 33−2 x =243. What is the value of x?

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

( ) =64?
3x
1
48. What is the value of x in the exponential equation:
2
a. x=−4 b. x=−3 c. x=−2 d. x=−1

49. Which of the following is the value of x in the exponential equation: 2 x+4 =23 x+10 ?
a. x=−3 b. x=−2 c. x=2 d. x=3
50. What is the exponential form of 1,000?
a. 10010 b. 102 c. 1010 d. 103

Prepared by:

GILBERT C. SORIANO
Subject Teacher

Checked and approved by:

EMMA RUTH B. BARIEN, EdD

OIC – School Principal