Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
DINGADING INTEGRATED SCHOOL

PRE-TEST QUARTER 2 (MATHEMATICS 9)

Choose the letter that corresponds to the correct answer then write it before the number. Write your
solutions on a separate sheet of paper if needed.

____1. How your score in a test does vary to its equivalent percent?
a. directly b. indirectly c. inversely d. jointly
____2. Which of the following represents: “y varies inversely to x” ?

a. y = kx b. y = c. x = ky d. x =

____3. If y varies directly as x, and 𝑦 = 32 when 𝑥 = 4, find the constant (k)

of variation.
a. 8 b. 36 c. 28 d. 128

____4. Which variation statement applies to 𝑦=8𝑥𝑧?

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.
____5. If 3 men can do a portion of a job in 8 days, how many men can do the same job
in 6 days?
a. 7 b. 6 c. 5 d. 4
____6. Hooke’s Law for an elastic spring states that the distance a spring stretch
varies directly as the force applied. If a force of 160 newtons stretches a spring
5 cm, how long will a force of 368 newton’s stretch the same spring?
a. 11.5 cm b. 0.03 cm c. 23cm d. 32cm
____7. The volume of gas varies directly as the temperature and inversely as the pressure. If the volume is 180
cubic centimeters when the temperature is 150ºK and the pressure is 10 pounds per square centimeter, what is
the volume when the temperature is 210ºK and the pressure is 30 pounds per square centimeter?
a. 56𝑐𝑚3 b. 74𝑐𝑚3 c. 80𝑐𝑚3 d. 84𝑐𝑚3
____8. Simplify 4x0.
a. x b. 4 c. 1 d. 4x
____9. 2 is equal to __.
-2

a. -4 b. − c. 4 d.
____10. When a caterpillar larvae hatches, it weighs only 10 -2 grams. However, each day it can eat 104 times its
initial body weight. How many grams of food can the larvae eat each day?
a. 102 b. 103 c. 104 d. 106
____11. Which of the following is a radical expression?

A. x + y = C B. C. ax2 + by =c D. none

____12. Simplify a ∙a

A. a B. a C. a D. a
1
____13. What is the index of the expression (5 a) 2 when written in radical form?

A. 5 B. 2 C. 𝑎 D. 3

____14. Andrew said that x will be equal to −x4. Is he correct?

A. Yes, he is correct. C. No, it should be

B. No, it should be −x D. No, it should be x4

____15. Express (2𝑥) in radical form.

A. B. C. D.

____16. Which of the following is the equivalent of in expression with rational exponent?

A. 4 B. 34 C. 43 D. 3

____17. Which of the following is the equivalent of expression with rational exponent?

A. B. C. 27 D.
____18. When an exact answer is asked, we must express it as a radical expression in
a.simplified form b. radical form
c. exponential form d. rational form

____19. is equal to

a. 7 b. 14 c. 7 d. 8

____20. Which of the following is equal to ?

a. -9 b. 27 c. 81 d. ±9
____21. Which of the following is a square root of 196?
a. 98 b. 14 c. 392 d. 16

____22. Subtract. 15 −17

a. 32 b. 32 c. −2 d. −2

____23. A square stepping stone in Atlanta’s Centennial Olympic Park measure 4 feet on a side. Which of the
following is TRUE of the area of the square stone?
a. The area is a indeterminate
b. The area is a rational number
c. The area is an irrational number
d. The area cannot be determined
____24. A ________ is an equation with one unknown in one or more of the radicals.
a. quadratic equation c. radical equation
b. linear equation d. none of these
____25. The square root of the sum of two consecutive integers is 7. Find the two integers.
a. 3 and 4 c. 17 and 18
b. 11 and 12 d. 24 and 25

____26. Which of the following value(s) of x satisfy the equation =4?

a. 𝑥 = 2 c. 𝑥 = 3
b. 𝑥 = 4 d. 𝑛𝑜 𝑠𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛
____27. Find the number such that twice its square root is 14.
a. 7 b. 8 c. 49 d. 144
____28. Luis walks 5 km due east and 8 km due north. How far is he from the starting point?

a. km b. km c. km d. km
____29. A taut rope starting from the top of a flagpole and tied to the ground is 15 m long. If the pole is 7 m high,
how far is the rope from the base of the flagpole?

a. 4 m b. 16 m c. 11 m d.16 m

____30. The distance (d) in miles that a person can see to the horizon is represented by the equation d = ,
where h is the height where the person is. (1 mile = 1609.3 m). How far can you see to the horizon through an
airplane window at a height of 8000 meters? (Note: Convert first the given height of 8000 meters to miles.)
a. 2.73 miles b. 2.74 miles c. 7.46 miles d. 7.64 miles

Prepared by:

MHAR G. SERRANO