1st Quarter #2 MATHSULIT Post- Test G-8

Name : _____________________________________ Score: ____________

Year and Section: _____________________________ Date: ______________
I. Multiple Choice. Answer the following questions. Write only the letter of the best answer.
______1. Which of the following expressions is a rational algebraic expression?
x 3 c−3 a−b
A. B. C. 4y-2+z-3 D.
√3 y √(a+1) b+ a
______2. Which of the following is the simplified form of
m2+5 m+6 ?
m 2−4
m−2 m+ 3 m−3
A. B. C. D.
m+ 3 m−2 m+2
(m+3)(m-2)
x −5 x+ 2
______3 What is the product of 2 and ?
x −4 x−2
( x−5)(x−2) x −5 x −5
A. B. 2 C. D.
2
x −4 ( x−2) x2 −4
(x−5)( x−2)
x+ 2
x−9 x2 −81
______4. Which of the following is the quotient of ÷ ?
x+ 3 x 2−9
x−3 x−3
A. x – 9 B. C. x +9 D.
x−9 x+ 9
ab+ ac
______5. Which expression represents in simplest form ?
4a
b+c b c
A. B. C. D. b + c
4 4 4
2
3x 2
∧x
______6. What is the sum of x−2
?
x−2
2 2 2 2
4x 3x x 4x
A. B. C. D.
x−4 x−4 x−2 x−2
4
∧3
______7. What is the product of x
4
?
x
12 12 3 4
A. 4 B. 5 C. 4 D.
x x x x
( x−1 )2 6
______8. Find the product of . ?
30 x−1
x−1 x−1 x−1 x−1
A. B. C. D.
30 5 6 4
5 4 4
8 b 16 b c b a4 4
s
______9. ÷ = A. B. C. D.
c c5 2b 4 c4 b3 h

_______10. Noriel can paint a room, working alone, in 8 hours. Meward can paint the same room, working alone in 6 hours.
How long will it take them if they work together? What fraction can represent the number of hours Noriel can paint the room
if 1 is equivalent to complete work done?
1 1 1 3
A. B. C. D.
4 6 8 7
_______11. Angelo can complete his school project in x hours. What part of the job can be completed by Angelo after 3
hours?
 x 3
A. x + 3 B. x – 3 C. D.
3 x
a2−1
______12. Aaron was asked by his teacher to simplify 2−¿a
on the board. He wrote his solution on the board this way:
a ¿
2
a −1 (a+ 1)(a−1)
= =1, did he arrive at the correct answer?
a2−¿a ¿ a( a−1)
A. Yes, the expressions that he crossed out are all common factors.
B. Yes, the LCD must be eliminated to simplify the expression.
1
C. No, a 2 must be cancelled out so that the answer is .
a
D. No, a is not a common factor of the numerator.
_______13. Carl can do a piece of work in 6 days, Lancelot can do the same job in 4 days. How much time will take
them to do the same job together?
2 2 2 2
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4
5 5 5 5
_______14. Randy can wash a car in 3 hours if the works alone while Caleb can do the same job in 4 hours. How long will it
take them to wash the car if they work together?
A. 12/7 hours B. 4 hrs C. 6 hrs D. 3 hrs
______15. Kevin wants to calculate the perimeter of her rectangular garden, the length of rectangular garden in terms of
8 6
x is , and the width is , what is the Perimeter of the lot?
2x x
14 40 20 6
A. B. C. D.
2x 2x x x

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Region IV-A CALABARZON
Schools Division Office of Cavite
BAGBAG NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

Table of Specification for First Quarter #2 Mathsulit Post Test in Mathematics 8

Competencies No.of Remembering

Understand
Analyze Apply Evaluate Create No.of %
Items ing Days
Illustrates rational algebraic 1 1 1 6.67
expression
simplifies rational algebraic 3 2 12 5 2 20
expressions.
Performs operations on rational 6 3,4,6, 4 40
algebraic expressions 7,8,9
Solves problems involving rational 5 11,13, 10, 15 2 33.33
algebraic expression 14

Answer key

1st Q #2 Mathsulit Post- test

 1 D
2 B
3 B
4 D
5 A
6 D
7 B
8 B
9 A
10 D
11 D
12 D
13 B
14 A
15 C