Division of City Schools- Manila

Victorino Mapa High School

LONG TEST IN GRADE 9 MATHEMATICS
S.Y. 2021-2022

MULTIPLE CHOICE. READ EACH ITEM CAREFULLY.

Choose the letter that corresponds to the correct answer. If the answer is not found among the choices, write E.

1. The cost c varies directly as the number n of pencils is written as

A. c = kn
B. k = cn
k
C. n =
c
k
D. c =
n
2. The speed of a moving object is inversely proportional to the time t travelled is written
A. r = kt
k
B. r =
t
C. t = kr

r
D. =r
k
3. Which is an example of a direct variation?
A. xy= 10
2
B. y =
x
C. y= 5x
2
D. =x
y
4. A car travels a distance of d km in t hours. The formula that relates d to t is d kt. What
kind of variation is it?
A. direct
B. inverse
C. joint
D. combined

5. Y varies directly as x and y 32 when x= 4. Find the constant of variation .

A. 8
B. 28
C. 36
D. 128

6. Which of the following describes an inverse variation?

A.
x 2 3 4 5
A.
10 5
y 5 2
3 2

B. x 1 2 3 4
B.
y 5 10 15 20
C.

x 40 30 20 10
C.
y 8 6 4 2 D.

x 4 8 10 12 4
D.
y 2 4 5 6 2
7. What happens to T when h is doubled in the equation
T = 4h?
A. T is halved
B. T is doubled
C. T is tripled
D. T becomes zero

8. Mackee's income varies directly as the number of days that she works. If she earns Php 8, 000. 00 in 20 days, how much will she earn if she
worked 3 times as long?
A. Php 26 000
B. Php 24 000
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D. Php 16 000

9. If s varies directly as t and inversely as v, then which of the following equations describes the relation among the three variables s, t, and v?
k
A. s =
tv
kv
B. s=
t
1 kt
C. =
s v
kt
D. s =
v
10. The amount of gasoline used by a car varies jointly as the distance travelled and the square root of the speed. Suppose a car used 25 liters on a
100 km trip at 100 kph, about how many liters will it use on a 1000 -km trip at 64 kph?
A. 100 L
B. 200 L
C. 300 L
D. 400 L

11. Which of the following does not belong to the group?

A.
()
3 −2
4
9
B.
16
16
C.
9
1

()
−2
D. 3
4

12. Which of the following is true?

1 1
A. 2 3 5
5 +5 =5
1
2
22
B. 2
=2 9
23
(3 ) = 3
1 2 2
C. 3 3

2
1
D. −4 3 = 2
43
2
13. Which of the following expression is equivalent to 3 ?
x
1 1
A. 3 3
x ∙x
1
B.
( x2 )3
C. √3
x
2

D. all of the above

14. What is the index of 5 ❑√ x 3 ?

A. -5
B. 2
C. 3
D. 5

15. Evaluate
4
√ (−5 x ) 4 2

A. 5x
B. −25 x 8
C. 25 x 8
D. −5 x 4

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16. What is the simplified form of 4 0
5 -1
6 -1
100 0
−1 ?
2
A. 1
1
B.
75
1
C.
150
1
D.
6000
17. Which of the following is true?
1 1
A.
5 +5 =55
2 3

1
2 2
2
B. 1
=2 9
23

( 3 ) =9
1 2 2
C. 3 3

−2 1
= 2
D. 3
43
4

18. Which is the equivalent of 3 √ 4 + √5 2 using the exponential notation?

1 1
A.
4 3 +2 5
B. 4 3 +25
8
C. 6
1
D.
63

19. Which of the following radical equations will have x = 6 as the solution?
√ x – 2x + 7 = 0
A. ❑
B. ❑√ 2 x −3=x−3
C. ❑√x = 9
D. 3 ❑√ x=5

20. What is the result after simplifying 2 ❑√ 3+ 4 ❑√ 3 – 5 √ 3 ?

A. −❑√ 3
B. √3
❑

C. 11 ❑√ 3
D. 21 ❑√3

21. Which of the following is the result when we simplify ( 2 ❑√8+ 3 ❑√ 5 ) ( 6 ❑√ 8+7 ❑√ 5 ) ?
A. 12 ❑√ 64+ 14 ❑√ 40 + 18 ❑√ 40+21 ❑√ 40
√ 8+32 ❑√ 40+21 ❑√ 5
B. 12 ❑
C. 11 ❑√3
D. 21 ❑√ 3

6−❑√2
22. What is the result when we simplify ?
4−❑√ 2
A. 5
B. −2 ❑√ 2
√2
C. 5 - ❑
D. −9−7 ❑√ 2

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23. What is the simplified form of 4
√3 ?
❑

√3
√
A. ❑ 3
B. 4 √3
C. √ 27
❑

D. √ 27
4

24. Luis walks 5 kilometers due east and 8 kilometers due north. How far is he from the starting point?
√
A. ❑ 89 kilometers
√
B. ❑ 64 kilometers
C. ❑√ 39 kilometers
D. √ 25
❑
kilometers

25. Find the length of an edge of the cube with surface area of 72 square meters.
√
A. 6 ❑ 2 meters
B. 6 ❑√12 meters
C. 2 ❑√ 3 meters
√ 2 meters
D. ❑

26. A newborn baby chicken weighs 3 -2 pounds . If an adult chicken can weigh up to 34 times more than a newborn
chicken. How much does an adult chicken weigh?
A. 9 pounds
B. 10 pounds
C. 64 pounds
D. 144/ 9 pounds

27. A giant swing completes a period in about 15 seconds. Approximately how long is the pendulum’s arm using the

formula t = 2 π

A. 573. 25 ft
√ l
32
, where l is the length of the pendulum in feet and t is the amount of time? (Use π ≈ 3.14)

B. 182.56 ft
C. 16.65 ft
D. 4.31 ft

28. A taught rope starting from the top of the flag pole and tied to the ground is 15 meter long? If the pole is 7 meters
high, how far is the rope from the base of the flagpole?
A. 2.83 meters
B. 4.69 meters
C. 13. 27 meters
D. 16.55 meters

29. The volume (V) of a cylinder is represented by V= π r2 h, where r is the radius of the base and h is the height of the
cylinder. If the volume of the cylinder is 120 cubic meters and the height is 5 meters, what is the radius of the base?
A. 2.76 meters
B. 8.68 meters
C. 13.82 meters
D. 43.41 meters

√
30. Simplify. ❑ 75+ ❑ 27−4 ❑ √ √ 48
√
A. -4 ❑ 3
B. −2 ❑√ 3
C. 2 ❑√ 3
D. −8 ❑ √3

31. Simplify.
√ 20
❑

2 ❑√ 8
A.
√10
❑

4
B.
√ 10
❑

2
C.
√10
❑

√2
❑

D. 2 ❑√ 5

√
32. Divide. ❑ 18 ÷ ❑ 2 √
A. 2
B. 3

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 C. 4
D. 9

√
33. Between what two integers will ❑ 19 lies?
A. 1 and 2
B. 3 and 4
C. 4 and 5
D. 8 and 9

1
34. Which of the following is equal to ?
√3+2
❑

√
A. ❑ 3−2
B. −❑√3−2
√3
C. 2+ ❑
D. 2− ❑√3

( )
x2 −1
2
35. Simplify 1
y3
1
A.
xy 6
1
B. 1
y6
1
3
C. y
2
x
1
6
D. y
x❑

36. What is ❑
√7−❑√3
❑

√3−❑√7
A. 1
B. 0
C. -1
D. -2

37. Which of the following radical is in simplest form?

√
A. ❑ 5 xy
2
B. ❑
√7 x
C.

D.
√
❑ 2

❑
xy
√ 16 c 2 n
38. What is the value of x in the radical equation ❑ √ x−2=6 ?
A. 36
B. 38
C. -36
D. -38

√
39. Given ❑ 3 x−9−6=0 ,solve for x.
A. 14
B. 15
C. -14
D. -15

40. Find the solution of the radical equation ❑ √ x 2+2 x−20=x−2 ?

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Key to Correction
SUMMATIVE TEST IN MATHEMATICS 9
S.Y. 2021 – 2022
1 A 26 A
2 B 27 B
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 3 C 28 C
4 A 29 A
5 A 30 D
6 A 31 A
7 B 32 B
8 B 33 C
9 D 34 B
10 B 35 D
11 B 36 C
12 C 37 A
13 D 38 B
14 B 39 B
15 A 40 D
16 B
17 D
18 A
19 B
20 B
21 C
22 D
23 B
24 A
25 C

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 VICTORINO MAPA HIGH SCHOOL
Manila

TABLE OF SPECICICATIONS
SUMMATIVE TEST IN GRADE 9 MATHEMATICS
S. Y. 2021-2022

TOTAL
NO. OF NO. OF EASY AVERAGE DIFFICULT
TOPICS NUMBER
DAYS ITEMS (70%) (20%) (10%)
OF ITEMS

1  Types of variations 5 8 7 1 8
Translation into variation and
3 1 1 5
2 problem solving 3 5
Zero and negative
2 1 3
3 Exponents 3 3
 Simplifying expressions with
2 1 3
4 rational exponents 5 3
 Rational exponents to
2 3 5
5 radicals and vice versa 3 5
 Problem solving on
expressions with rational 2 1 3
6 exponents 2 3
 Radicals: laws and
8 1 1 10
7 operations 5 10

8 Problem solving on radicals 2 3 2 1

 
       
       
TOTAL 28 40 28 8 4 40
Target total number of items 40

Prepared by: Checked by: Submitted to:

William F. Falcutila Jason D. Dolosa Editha T. Moredo

Teacher III Master Teacher I Head, Math Department

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