Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
REGION IVA - CALABARZON
Schools Division of Batangas
Ibaan District
DR. JUAN A. PASTOR INTEGRATED NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Talaibon, Ibaan, Batangas

First Quarterly Test in Grade Nine Mathematics

Directions: Read and understand each statement then answer the questions that follow. Write letter of your
answer on your answer sheet. Use CAPITAL letters.

1. It is a polynomial equation of degree two that can be written in the form ax2 + bx + c = 0, where a, b, and c
are real numbers and a ≠ 0.
A. Linear Equation B. Linear Inequality C. Quadratic Equation D. Quadratic Inequality

2. What is the quadratic term in the equation 5w2 + 9w – 10 = 0?

A. w2 B. 9w C. 5w2 D. -10

3. Which of the following is a quadratic equation?

A. 3m -7 = 12 B. -5n2 + 4n -1 C. 2x2 – 7x > 3 D. t2 + 5t – 14 = 0

4. In 3x2 + 7x – 4 = 0, the values of a, b and c are ____________.

A. 3, 7, 4 B. 3, 7, -4 C. 3, 7, 0 D. 3, –4, 0

5. It states that if the product of two real numbers is zero, then either of the two is equal to zero or both
numbers are equal to zero.
A. Addition Property of Equality C. Zero Product Property
B. Distributive Property D. Zero Property of Addition

6. Which method is more convenient to use if the factors of the quadratic expression ax 2 + bx + c = 0 are
determined?
A. completing the square B. extracting the square root C. factoring D. quadratic
formula

7. How many real solution/s or root/s does a quadratic equation of the form x2 =k have if k < 0?
A. one B. two C. three D. none

8. Which of the following quadratic equations can be solved easily by extracting square roots?
A. 6x2 – 9x + 12 = 0 B. 5n2 + 7n – 51 = 0 C. 4m2 = 64 D. v2 – 3v =10

9. Which of the following gives a product of x2 + 5x + 4?

A. (x + 1)(x + 4) B. (x + 2)(x + 2) C. (x + 5)(x – 1) D. (x + 2)2

10. What should be added to the expression x2 + 6x + ________ to make it a perfect square trinomial?
A. 3 B. 9 C. 18 D. 36

11. Which of the following quadratic equations may be solved more appropriately by factoring?
A. 2x2 = 72 B. t2 + 12t + 36 = 0 C. w2 – 64 = 0 D. (x + 3)2 = 25

12. Find the middle term of the expression x2 + ______ + 25?

A. -5x B. 5x C. -10x D. 10x

13. What are the roots of the quadratic equation x2 - 3x - 10 = 0?

A. 2 and 5 B. -2 and 5 C. -10 and 1 D. 10 and -1

14. Bob is solving the equation 3x2+17x+10=0 by factoring. Which expression could be one of the correct
factors?
x+5 B. x – 5 C. 3x – 2 D. 3x – 5

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Department of Education
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Schools Division of Batangas
Ibaan District
DR. JUAN A. PASTOR INTEGRATED NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Talaibon, Ibaan, Batangas

15. How would you interpret the meaning of the equation (x + 7)(x – 4) = 0?
A. If (x + 7)(x – 4) = 0, then either x + 7 and x - 4 is equal to zero.
B. If (x + 7)(x – 4) = 0, then neither x + 7 and x - 4 is equal to zero.
C. If (x + 7)(x – 4) = 0, then both x + 7 and x - 4 are equal to zero.
D. If (x + 7)(x – 4) = 0, then either or both x + 7 and x - 4 are equal to zero.

16. What is the nature of the roots of the quadratic equation if the value of its discriminant is negative?
A. The roots are irrational and not equal. C. The roots are rational and equal.
B. The roots are not real. D. The roots are rational and not equal

17. What is the discriminant of x2 +7x +10 = 0?

A. 9 B. -9 C. -89 D. 89

18. Danica says that the quadratic equation 2x2 + 5x – 4 = 0 has two possible solutions because the value of
its discriminant is positive. Do you agree with Danica?
A. No. A positive discriminant implies one distinct root.
B. No. A positive discriminant implies no distinct root.
C. The discriminant does not tell us the number of distinct roots.
D. Yes. A positive discriminant implies two distinct roots.

19. What is the formula for finding the sum of the roots of quadratic equation?
a −a −b c
A. B. C. D.
b b a a
20. What is the sum of the roots of the quadratic equation 3x2 + 15x – 21 = 0?
A. 15 B. 5 C. -5 D. -7

21. What is the product of the roots of the quadratic equation 3x2 + 15x – 21 = 0?
A. 15 B. 5 C. -5 D. -7
−x 4
22. What is the LCM of = ?
x−3 x
A. x B. x-3 C. x-3x D. x2-3x
−x 4
23. How is = in standard form?
x−3 x
A. x 2+ 4 x−12=0 B. x 2−4 x+12=0 C. 2
−x =4 x−12 D. 2
−x + 4 x=12
6 x −3
24. Transform the rational algebraic equation + =2 to a quadratic equation.
x 4
A. x2- 11x + 24 = 0 B. x2- 11x - 24 = 0 C. x2+ 11x + 24 = 0 D. x2+11x - 24 = 0

25. The length of a garden is 5 m longer than its width and the area is 36 m 2. How long is the garden?
A. 4 m B. 5 m C. 9 m D. 13 m

26. Find two consecutive positive integers such that the sum of their squares is 145.
A. 8 and 9 B. 8 and -9 C. 64 and 81 C. 36 and 109

Use the problem below to answer question numbers 27-29.

Jessie and Mark are planning to paint the house together. Jessie thinks that if he works alone, it
would take him 5 hours more than the time Mark takes to paint the entire house. Working
together, they can complete the job in 6 hours.

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27. Who will be represented as x?

A. Jessie B. Mark C. working together D. none of them

28. How long will it take Jessie to finish the job alone?
A. 8 hours B. 10 hours C. 11 hours D. 15 hours
29. How long did it take Mark to finish the job alone?
A. 3 hours B. 5 hours C. 6 hours D. 10 hours

30. Which of the following model's real-life situation using quadratic function?

31. All the following statements models real-life situation using quadratic function, except one:
A. Area of a Square B. Firing a Cannon C. Perimeter of a School D. A shape of a Christmas Bell

32. A student is riding a bicycle going straight to the school. Does the statement model's quadratic function in
real-life situation? A. Yes В. No C. Maybe D. cannot be determined

33. What is the highest exponent of a quadratic equation function?

A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4

34. Which of the following equations represents a quadratic function?

A. y = 3 + 2x2 B. y = 3x - 22 C. 2y2 + 3 = x D. y = 2x – 3

35. Which of the following table of values represents a quadratic function?

A C
. .
D
.
.
36. The graph of a quadratic function is a __________________________.
A. circle B. hyperbola C. linear D. parabola

37. When can you say that a table of values represent quadratic function?
A. The first differences are equal C. The third differences are equal
B. The second differences are equal D. The fourth differences are equal

38. The vertex form of the quadratic function is _________________.

A. y = ax2+ bx B. y = ax2 + bx + c C. y = a(x – h)2 + k D. y = a(x+h)2 - k

39. If given the equation y = 3(x + 5)2 - 4, what is the vertex of the parabola?
A. (5, -4) B. (-5, -4) C. (-15, -4) D. (15, -4)

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Ibaan District
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Talaibon, Ibaan, Batangas

40. What is the value of (h,k) in f(x) = 2x2 -4 x +5?

A. (1,3) B. (3,1) C. (-1,3) D. (-3,1)

41. Which of the following quadratic function has a vertex at point (-2, 3)?
A. f(x)= -(x – 2 )2 – 3 B. f(x)= (x–2)2 + 3 C. f(x)= (x + 2 )2 – 3 D. f(x)= (x+2)2+ 3

42. What is f(x) = 2( x - 3 )2 + 4 when written in the form f(x) = ax2 + bx + c?

A. f(x) = 2x2 -12 x +22 B. f(x) = 2x2 -12 x +10 C. f(x) = 2x2 +12 x +22 D. f(x) = 2x2 -12 x -10

43. Where does the parabola open if its equation is f(x) = --(x + 5)2 - 2 ?
A. downward B. left C. right D. upward

Use the graph at the right to answer question numbers 44-47.

44. The vertex of the function is _____________.
A. (-1, -2) B.(-2, -1) C. (-1, 2) D. (1,-2)

45. The equation of the axis of symmetry is ________________.

A. x = -1 B. x = -2 C. y = 0 D. y = -2

46. The range of the given function is _______________.

A. {y : y < -1} B. {y : y < -2} C. {y : y > -1} D. {y : y > -2}

47. The x-intercept of the given function is ______________>

A. x=-2 B. x=-1 C. x=0 D. x=1

48. Which value determines the opening of the graph?

A. a B. b C. c D. x
49. In the graph of y = ax2 + bx + c, the larger the |a| is, the _________________ the graph.
A. closer B. narrower C. steeper D. wider

50. Which best describes the transformation that occurs from the graph of f(x) = x2 to g(x) = (x + 3)2 + 4?
A. left 3, up 4 B. right 3, down 4 C. left 3, down 4 D. right 3, up 4

God Bless You All!

Prepared by:

FLORESOL M. BUENVIAJE, MELANNIE M. GONZALES, MARISA B. PATALAY

G9 Mathematics Teachers

Submitted to: Noted by:

EVERLYN D. ENDOZO EdD THELMA A. PASCUA, EdD

Head Teacher I–Mathematics Principal IV

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 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
REGION IVA - CALABARZON
Schools Division of Batangas
Ibaan District
DR. JUAN A. PASTOR INTEGRATED NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Talaibon, Ibaan, Batangas

Talaibon, Ibaan, Batangas

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Deped Tayo Dr. Juan A. Pastor MNHS - Batangas