SCC

JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL

GRADE 9 - SECOND QUARTERLY EXAMINATION

NAME: _____________________________________________ SCORE: ______________________

GRADE and SECTION: _______________________________ DATE: _______________________

MULTIPLE CHOICE. ENCIRCLE the letter corresponding to the correct answer for each of the
questions provided.

1. How your score in a test does vary to its equivalent percent?

a. Directly c. Inversely
b. Indirectly d. Jointly
2. Which of the following represents: “y varies inversely to x”?
a. y=kx c. x=ky
k k
b. y= d. x=
x y
3. If y varies directly to x what happens to y when x is doubled?
a. Doubled c. quadrupled
b. Halved d. remains the same
4. Which of the following situations illustrates a joint variation?
a. The heat required to melt a substance to its mass
b. The perimeter of a square to its side
c. The speed of the boat per hour to the amount of diesel
d. The volume of a rectangular box to its length, width, and height
5. Which of the following illustrates combined variations?
kx
a. y=kwx c. y=
w
k
b. y= d. k =xyw
wx
6. In the formula, P=4 s ,what happens to P when s is doubled?
a. P is halved c. P is tripled
b. P is doubled d. P is quadrupled
7. If y varies directly as x , and y=32 when x=4 , find the constant ( k ) of variation.
a. 8 c. 28
 b. 36 d. 128
8. Which statement of variation describes the table of values below?

a. y varies directly as x c. y varies inversely as x

b. y varies jointly as x d. y varies directly and inversely as x
9. A car travels d km in t hours. The formula that relates d to t is d=kt . What kind of variation is it?
a. Direct c. Joint
b. Inverse d. Combined
10. Which variation statement applies to y=8 xz ?
a. y varies inversely as x
b. y varies directly as x and z
c. y varies inversely to two or more quantities
d. y varies directly to some quantities and varies inversely to some other quantities
11. Simplify 4 x 0 .
a. x c. 1
b. 4 d. 4 x
12. 2−2is equal to ____.
a. −4 c. 4
−1 1
b. d.
4 4
13. What is the product of x−5and 2 x7 ?
2
a. 2x c. 3 x 2
b. 3 x−2 d. 2 x12
14. Which of the following is true?
2 x7 1
a. ( x 3 ) =x 5 c. =
x10 x3
4
25 x
b. 7
(5¿¿ 3) ¿ (5 ¿=25 10
d. 4
=5 x
5x
34
15. Write the quotient as a single power
3−3
7 1
a. 3 c.
3
b. 3 d. 3−1
16. What rule/s should be applied to simplify the expression (3 x 3 y 2 )−3?
 i. Quotient Rule
ii. Power Rule
iii. Negative Rule
iv. Product Rule
a. i and iii c. ii and iii
b. ii and iv d. iii and iv
17. Which of the following equations are true?
a. 2−3 =−8
−3 1
b. 2 =
8
−1
c. 2−3 =
8
−3
d. 2 =−6
1 1
18. Simplify a 2 ∙ a 3
1 2
a. a 6 c. a 5
1 5
b. a3 d. a 6
1
4
x
19. Find 1
x5
1
a. x c. x 10
1 2
b. x 20 d. x 9
−1
20. Andrew said that x 4 will be equal to −x 4 .Is he correct?

1
a. Yes, he is correct. c. No, it should be 1
x 4

1
b. No, it should be −x 4 d. No, it should be x 4

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