pRepublic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Caraga Administrative Region
Division of Butuan City
East Butuan District III
BASAG NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Basag, Butuan City
3RD QUARTERLY EXAMINATION
MATHEMATICS 8

Directions: Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write your answer on a
separate sheet of paper.
1. What do you call the statements that are assumed to be true and do not
need proof?
A. axioms B. defined terms
C. theorems D. undefined terms

2. Which of the following is the multiplicative inverse of 2𝑥/3?

A. 2𝑥/3 B. 3/2𝑥
C. −3/2𝑥 D. −2𝑥/ 3

3. Which statement is true?

A. 3/4 is an integer. B. −5 is a natural number.
C. Integers are rational numbers. D. Rational numbers are also irrational numbers.

4. What axiom is illustrated in the statement, If 𝐴 = 𝐵, 𝐵 = 𝐶, then 𝐴 = 𝐶?

A. multiplication B. reflexive
C. symmetric D. transitive

5. Which of the following illustrates symmetric property?

A. If 𝑎 = 𝑏, then 𝑏 = 𝑎. B.If 𝑎 = 𝑏, then 𝑎𝑐 = 𝑏𝑐
C.If 𝑎 = 𝑏, then 𝑎 + 𝑐 = 𝑏 + 𝑐. D. If 𝑎 = 𝑏 and 𝑏 = 𝑐, then 𝑎 = 𝑐.

6. Using the distributive property, 5 (𝑥 + 𝑦) = _____.

A. 5𝑥 + 𝑦 B. 𝑦 + 5𝑥
C. 5𝑥 + 5𝑦 D.5 + 𝑥 + 𝑦

7. Name the property which justifies the following conclusion.

Given: If 2𝑥 + 3 = 10
Conclusion: then 2𝑥 = 7
A. Addition property of equality B. Multiplication property of equality
C. Reflexive property D. Transitive property

8. There are four parts of the Mathematical system. Which of the following is not
a part of the mathematical system?
A. corollary B. theorems
C. axioms or postulate D. defined and undefined terms

9. Which of the following statements is true about axioms or postulates?

A. These are concepts that need to be defined.
B. These are statements accepted after it is proved deductively.
C. These are concepts that can be defined using the undefined terms.
D. These are statements assumed to be true and need no further proof.
10. Which of the following statements is true about a postulate?
A. It is never accepted to be true.
B. It is accepted as true without a formal proof.
C. It is only accepted as true after being formally proven.
D. It is usually not obvious as true, so it must be proven.

11. Which of the following best describes a theorem?

A. It is the same thing as a postulate.
B. It is a statement that is accepted as true without a formal proof.
C. It is a statement that is impossible to be proven by mathematical reasoning.
D. It is a statement that has been formally proven using mathematical reasoning.

12. Which of the following illustrates a commutative axiom?

A. (3 + 𝑛) + 5 = 3 + (𝑛 + 5) B. 𝑎( 7 + 𝑏) = (𝑎)(7) + (𝑎)(𝑏)
C. 4 + 𝑛 = 𝑛 + 4 D. 9 + (−9) = 0

13. Which of the following correctly illustrates associative property?

A. (𝐴𝐵 + 𝐵𝐶) + 𝐶𝐷 = (𝐵𝐶 + 𝐴𝐵) + 𝐶𝐷
B. (𝐴𝐵 + 𝐵𝐶) + 𝐶𝐷 = 𝐶𝐷 + (𝐴𝐵 + 𝐵𝐶)
C. (𝐴𝐵 + 𝐵𝐶) + 𝐶𝐷 = 𝐴𝐵 + (𝐵𝐶 + 𝐶𝐷)
D. (𝐴𝐵 + 𝐵𝐶) + 𝐶𝐷 = (𝐴𝐵 + 𝐵𝐶) + 𝐶𝐷

14.Suppose you are standing in a room with a group of people, and by sight, you see one of them is the tallest. Which of
the following best describes the statement that the person is the tallest among others?
A. The statement that is always false.
B. The statement cannot be proven to be true or false.
C. The statement needs to be formally proven to be accepted as true.
D. The statement doesn't need to be formally proven to be accepted as true.

15.In finding the value of x in 4(3𝑥 − 5) = 16, which of the following is the correct step by step process?
a. 3𝑥 – 5 + 5 = 4 + 5 by addition property of equality
b. 3𝑥 = 9 by additive inverse and additive identity
4 ( 3 x−5 ) 16
c. = by multiplication property of equality
4 4
d. 3𝑥 – 5 = 4 by additive inverse
e. 3𝑥/3 = 9/3 by multiplication property of equality
f. 𝑥 = 3 by simplification
A. 𝑎, 𝑏, 𝑐, 𝑑, 𝑒, 𝑓
B. 𝑎, 𝑐, 𝑏, 𝑒, 𝑑, 𝑓
C. 𝑐, 𝑑, 𝑎, 𝑏, 𝑒, 𝑓
D. 𝑐, 𝑑, 𝑏, 𝑎, 𝑒, f

16. Which of the following statements is true?

A. An axiomatic system is independent if there are no contradicting axioms or theorems.
B. Consistency is a necessary requirement for an axiomatic system to be logically valid.
C. Absolute consistency of the axiomatic system is established if an abstract model has been exhibited.
D. In an axiomatic system, every statement, either itself or its negation, is capable of being proven true or false.

17. What undefined term is a one-dimensional figure that has infinite points and extends indefinitely in opposite
direction?
A. Point C. Plane B. Line D. Angle
18. What axiom of equality is represented by the illustration below?

A. transitive property B. reflexive property

C. symmetric property D. substitution property

19. What theorem states that the exterior angle of a triangle is equal to the sum of
two remote interior angles of the triangle?
A. isosceles triangle theorem C. linear pair theorem
B. exterior angle theorem D. vertical angles theorem

20.A line which passes through the midpoint of segment at right angles.
A. diagonal C. congruent segments
B. line segment D. perpendicular bisector

21.What figure is formed when two noncollinear rays meet in a common point?
A. square C. plane
B. triangle D. angle

22.Which of the following statements represents the Segment Addition Postulate?

A. Points A, B, C are collinear and B is between A and B, then 𝐴𝐵 + 𝐵𝐶 = 𝐴𝐶
B. Points A, B, C are collinear and B is between A and B, then 𝐴𝐵 + 𝐴𝐶 = 𝐵𝐶
C. Points A, B, C are collinear and B is between A and B, then 𝐴𝐵 = 𝐴𝐶 = 𝐵𝐶
D. Points A, B, C are collinear and B is between A and B, then 𝐴𝐵 − 𝐵𝐶 = 𝐴𝐶

23.Which statement justifies congruent angles?

A. If two lines intersect C. If it has the same measure
B. If it has a common side D. If the sum of two angles is 180°

24.A triangular kite LMC has the following interior angles, 50°, 50°, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 80°. Liza concluded that the kite is an isosceles
triangle. What theorem would support her conclusion?
A. isosceles triangle theorem C. linear pair theorem
B. exterior angle theorem D. vertical angles theorem

25. You are tasked to make a triangular picture frame and your teacher gives you two sticks of the same length and one
shorter length. What type of triangle can you make out of the materials given if you are not allowed to cut the stick?
A. scalene triangle C. isosceles triangle
B. equilateral triangles D. the materials cannot form a triangle

26. Which of the following is a symbol used for congruence?

A. = C. ≈
B. ≠ D. ≅

27. How many pairs of corresponding congruent angles are there in two
congruent triangles?
A. 1 C. 3
B. 2 D. 4

28. Which of the symbols below is used to indicate correspondence?

A. ≅ C. 𝛥
B. ∠ D. ↔
4. Which of the following statements best describe congruent triangles?
I. They are similar. II. They have the same size.
III. They have the same shape. IV. They are equilateral triangles.

A. I only C. III and IV together

B. III only D. II and III together

29. How many pairs of corresponding sides are there in two congruent triangles?
A. 1 C. 3
B. 2 D. 4

30. Which of the following statements best describe the corresponding parts of congruent triangles?
A. They are not equal. B. They are congruent.
C. They are supplementary. D. They are complementary.

31. Given ∆ROF, what is the included angle between 𝑅𝑂̅̅̅ and 𝑂𝐹̅̅̅?
A. ∠𝐹 C. ∠𝑅
B. ∠𝑂 D. ∠𝐹𝑅𝑂

32. In ∆NET, what side is included between ∠𝑁 and ∠𝑇?

A. 𝑁𝑇̅̅̅ C. 𝐸𝑇̅̅̅
B. 𝑁𝐸̅̅̅ D. 𝑇𝐸̅̅̅

33. Which triangle congruence postulate states that “If the two sides and an included angle of one triangle are
congruent to the corresponding two sides and the included angle of another triangle, then the triangles are congruent”?
A. SSS C. SAS
B. ASA D. AAS

34. What triangle congruence postulate states that “If the two angles and the included side of one triangle are
congruent to the corresponding two angles and an included side of another triangle, then the triangles are congruent”?
A. SSS C. SAS
B. ASA D. AAS

35. What triangle congruence postulate states that “If the three sides of one triangle are congruent to the three sides of
another triangle, then the triangles are congruent”?
A. SSS C. SAS
B. ASA D. AAS

36. Which of the following illustrations represents the ASA congruence postulate?
37. Corresponding congruent parts are marked. How can you prove that ∆RAY ≅∆REY?

A. ASA congruence postulate C. SAS congruence postulate

B. SAA congruence postulate D. SSS congruence postulate

For items 38-41, corresponding parts are marked in the pairs of congruent triangles below. Answer the questions that
follow.

For items 38-39:

38. What other pair of corresponding congruent parts is needed to prove that the two triangles are congruent by ASA
Congruence Postulate?
A. ∠𝐶 and ∠𝐷 C. ∠𝐶 and ∠𝐹
B. ∠𝐶 and ∠𝐸 D ∠𝐴 and ∠𝐷

39. Which pair of corresponding congruent sides would make the two triangles congruent by SAS Congruence Postulate?
A. 𝐴𝐶̅̅ and 𝐷𝐹̅̅ C. 𝐴𝐵̅̅ and 𝐷𝐹̅̅
B. ̅𝐶𝐵̅̅ and 𝐸𝐹̅̅̅ D. 𝐴𝐵̅̅̅ and 𝐹𝐷̅̅

For items 40-41:

40.If the triangles are congruent by SSS congruence postulate, which pair of corresponding congruent sides is needed?
A. ̅𝑀𝐿̅̅ and 𝑃𝑂̅̅̅ C. 𝑀𝑂 ̅̅ and 𝑃𝐿̅̅̅
̅
B. 𝑀𝑁̅̅ and 𝑃𝑄̅̅̅ D. 𝑄𝑂̅̅̅ and 𝑁𝐿 ̅̅

41.If ∠𝐿 and ∠𝑂 are congruent, which congruence postulate would prove that ∆MLN ≅ ∆POQ?
A. SAS congruence postulate C. ASA congruence postulate
B. SSS congruence postulate D. SAA congruence postulate

For items 42-43 consider the pairs of triangles below and answer the questions that follow.

42.By SAS congruence postulate, what triangle is congruent to ∆BAG?

A. ∆HIT C. ∆THI
B. ∆TIH D. ∆HTI
For items 43-44:

43.If the triangles are congruent by SAS congruence postulate, which of the following is the correct congruence
statement?
A. ∆PAT ≅ ∆SAT C. ∆PAT ≅ ∆TAS
B. ∆PAT ≅ ∆TAP D. ∆PAT ≅ ∆STA

44.What triangle is congruent to ∆APT applying ASA congruence postulate?

A. ∆TAP C. ∆AST
B. ∆SAT D. ∆SAP

45.Ianne knows that in ∆REL and ∆KEN, 𝑅𝐸̅̅̅ ≅ 𝐾𝐸̅̅̅, 𝐸𝐿̅̅̅ ≅̅𝐸𝑁̅̅̅ and ̅𝑅𝐿̅̅ ≅ 𝐾𝑁̅̅̅, which postulate can he use to prove that the
triangles are congruent?
A. ASA congruence postulate C. SAA congruence postulate
B. SAS congruence postulate D. SSS congruence postulate

46. Given that ∆ABC ≅ ∆DEF, what angle corresponds to ∠A?

A. ∠B C. ∠D
B. ∠C D. ∠F

47. Given that ∆MPC ≅ ∆STW, what segment corresponds to MC ?

A. CS C. MT
B. MS D. SW

For items 48-49 consider the figure on the right:

48. Which one states the congruence of the two triangles?
A. ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶 ≅ ∆𝐸𝐹𝐷 C. ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶 ≅ ∆𝐹𝐸𝐷
B. ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶 ≅ ∆𝐸𝐷𝐹 D. ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶 ≅ ∆𝐹𝐷𝐸

49. Which theorem or postulate can prove the congruence opf

the two triangles?
A. AAS Congruence C. SAS Congruence
B. ASA Congruence D. SSS Congruence

50.The figure at the right shows that ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶 ≅ ∆𝐹𝐸𝐷.

Which theorem or postulate supports this
statement?
A. AAS Congruence
B. ASA Congruence
C. SAS Congruence
D. SSS Congruence