FIRST QUARTER EXAMINATION IN MATHEMATICS 8

Name:___________________________________________Score:___________________
Teacher:_________________________________________Section:___________________
MULTIPLE CHOICES: Encircle the letter of the correct answer.
1. What is the reverse process of multiplication?
a. Factoring b. Dividing c. Simplifying d. Rationalizing
2. The GCF of 2x+4 is 2.
a. True b. False c. Maybe d. Sometimes
3. The factor of x²-16 is (x+4) (x-4).
a. True b. False c. Maybe d. Sometimes
4. Factor completely: 2x2 + 2x -12.
a. 2 (x+3)(x-2) b. 2(x2 + x - 6 ) c. 2( x - 3)(x+2) d. 2(x-3)(x-2)
5. What is the complete factorization of 12m2 - 48n2?
a. 3(4m2 - 16n2) b. ( 4m-12n)(3m+4n) c. 12(m2-4n2) d. 3(2m+4n)(2m-4n)
6. The factors of x +17x +72 are_______?
2

a. (x+8) (x+9) b. ( x -8)(x+9) c. ( x+24)(x+3) d. ( x-3)(x+24)

7. (x+1) (x-1) are the factors of______?
a. x²-1 b. x³-11 c. x²+2 d. x³- 2
8. Which of the following expressions is a perfect cube?
a. 8x b. 27x² c. 64x⁴ d. 125x³
9. Which of the following polynomials has factors (xy-1)(xy+1)?
a. x²y-1 b. xy²-1 c. x²y²-1 d. x²y²+1
10. Find the factor of x²+4x+4.
a. (x+2) (x-2) b. (x+2) (x+2) c. (x+4) (x+4) d. (x+4) (x-4)
11. Find the factor of x²+3x-10.
a. (x+5) (x-2) b. (x+10) (x+1) c. (x-5) (x+2) d. (x+5) (x-5)
12. Your classmate was asked to square (2x-3) , he answered 4𝑥²-9 . Is his answer correct? Explain.
a. Yes, because product rule is correctly applied.
b. Yes, because squaring a binomial always produces a binomial product.
c. No, because the answer must be 4𝑥²+9.
d. No, because squaring a binomial always produces a trinomial product.
13. Which of the following is a rational algebraic expression?
6 1 6x 1
a. b. c. d.
x−1 2 x−1 1
1 1
14. Simplify: 2x2 - 2y² a. x - y b. x + y c. d.
x− y x+ y
2x + 2y

x ²−1 1 x+ 1
15. Simplify: a. x-1 b. c. d. x+1
x−1 x+1 x−1

a²b ⁴c ⁸
16. Simplify: a. ab²c⁴ b. b²c⁴ c. a³b⁶c⁸ d. a²bc⁴
ab ² c ⁴

x ²− y ² 3 x−3 y 1 2 3 1
17. Find the product. • a. b. c. d.
x− y 4 x ²−4 y ² 2 3 4 4

4 x +5 y x+5 y 5 1 x
18. Find the sum. + a. 5 b. c. d.
x +2 y x+2 y x+2 y 5 x+2 y

x ²−4 x −2 x+2 2 2x
19. Find the quotient. ÷ a. b. 2 x+ 4 c. d.
2 4 2 x+2 2
20. What is the correct rational expression of the phrase “the quotient of 2x and 3y?
3y 2x
a. b. c. (2x)(3y) d. (2x-3y)
2x 3y
21. What is a Rectangular Coordinate System?
a. It is a coordinate system that is used for naming points in a plane.
b. It is a coordinate system that is used for graphing linear functions.
c. It is a coordinate system that is used to determine the location of a point by using a single number.
 d. It is a coordinate system that is composed of two perpendicular number lines that meet at a point of origin.

II. TRUE OR FALSE: Write the word “ HAPPY “ if the expression or statement is correct and write the word “ LONELY
“ if the expression or statement is wrong. Write the answer on
the blank before each number.
_________22. The GCF of 8x2y ,10x3y4 and 18x2y2 is 2x2y.
_________23. x²+4x+4 is a perfect square trinomial.
_________24. (- 3,-2 ), ( -4,- 3),( -2, -1)and( -1, -3) are the coordinates located at the third quadrant.
_________25. (1,1) and (2,2) are ordered pairs.
_________26. Rational expression is the ratio of two polynomials.
_________27. To divide rational expressions, multiply the first expression by the reciprocal of the second
_________28. The factors of x²-9 is (x+3)(x+3).
_________29. 2⁴ is equal to 8.
3x 2 x
_________30. + =1
5x 5 x

III. Simplify the following exponential expressions

31. a⁴ • a² =

32. (3x²y²)³ =

100 x ⁴ y ³ z ²
33. =
50 x ² y ² z ²

34. b 2 x+1 • b3 x+1 =

35. 6 ⁴ =

IV. Fill in the blanks.

36. The intersection of the coordinate axes is called the ________________.

37. The vertical axis of the Cartesian plane is called the ________________.

38. The pair of numbers (1,2) is called the ______________________.

39. The y-coordinate is also called the ________________.

40. The x-coordinate is also called the ____________________.

V. Graph the given points and identify on what quadrants it lies.

b. .

QUADRANT

41-42. M (-2, 1) _________________

 43-44. A (3,2) _________________

45-46. T (-3,-2) _________________

47-48. H (1,-3) _________________

49-50. S (0,2) _________________

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MARY ANN Y. AROYAL MONLISA C. DAAN

ADVISER PRINCIPAL III