ALTERNATIVE LEARNING SYSTEM

2nd Summative Test

LEARNING STRAND 2- MATHEMATICAL AND PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS

Read and understand each item. Encircle the letter of the correct answer.

1. Which of the following is a polynomial?

a. 5x + 1 b. 3x−2 + 1 c. 2x − 1 d. 4 √x − 10
2. Which of the following is a binomial?
a. 2x2 + x b. 3x2 + x + 1 c. x3 + x − 2 d. 4x3
3. How many terms does 4x3 − 3x2 + x + 1 have?
a. 2x2 + x b. 3x2 + x + 1 c. x3 + x − 2 d. 4x3
4. What do you call a polynomial with exactly three terms?
a. trinomial b. binomial c. monomial d. multinomial
5. What do you call the highest sum of the exponents of the variables in a polynomial?
a. degree b. term c. variable d. exponent
2 3 4
6. What is the degree of x y + x − 2?
a. 2 b. 3 c. 4 d. 5
2 2
7. What is the sum of (7x − 4x + 3) + (x + 3x − 2)?
a. 8x2 + 7x + 1 b. x2 − x + 1 c. x2 + 7x + 1 d. 8x2 − x + 1

How many terms are there in the following polynomial expression? Write your answer in
the blank (monomials, binomials, trinomials, multinomials)

Ex. x2 y3 + x4 – 2 has 2 terms and is called a binomials

8. 3x3 has _____________terms and is called a13. _____________

9. 2x3 + y2 – 2x + y + 3 has _____________ terms and is called a14. _____________
10. x + 1 has _____________ terms and is called a15. _____________
11. x2 + 3x − 4 has _____________ terms and is called a 16. _____________
12. −5 has _____________ terms and is called a 17. _____________

Directions: Add/ subtract the given polynomials using the indicated method.

18. (37x + 14) + (−23x − 4) =__________________________________

19.(−12c2 + 3c − 9) + (−8c2 − 9c + 11) =__________________________________
20. (6b3 − 3b + 9) − (−3b3 − 12b + 6) =__________________________________
21. (10z2 + 5z + 18) − (23z − 9) =__________________________________