Republic of The Philippines

Department of Education
Region XII
DIVISION OF SOUTH COTABATO
KATIPUNAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
School ID: 304549
MATHEMATICS 8 – FIRST QUARTERLY EXAM

NAME: GRADE & SECTION: SCORE: ____

Direction: Read each statement and choose the best answer. Write the letter of your answer before the number.
1. What expression contains operations, numbers and one or more variables?
a. Basic Expressions b. Numerical Phrases c. Algebraic Expressions d. Operational Coefficients
2. How many terms are there in the expression 3x + 1?
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4
3. What is the constant in the expression 4x2 – 2x +5?
a. 4 b. 2 c. 1 d. 5
4. What are the operations used in the expression 2x + y – 1?
a. + only b. – only c. both + and – d. neither + nor –
5. What are the literal coefficients in the expression 2x + y + 3z?
a. x and y b. x and z c. y and z d. x, y and z
6. What expression refers to the ratio of both polynomial numerator and denominator?
a. Algebraic Expressions c. Rational Numerical Phrases
b. Basic Expressions d. Rational Algebraic Expressions
P( x )
7. What is the excluded value of the rational function, ?
Q(x)
a. Q ( x ) ≠ 0 b. Q ( x ) =0 c. Q(x )≥ 0 d. Q( x )≤ 0
8. Which of the following is an algebraic expression?
a. 3x + 2y = 2 b. x+1 c. 3 + 4 = 7 d. 4 + 2
9. What is the name of a term with no variable in an algebraic expression?
a. Coefficient b. Variable c. Constant d. Factor
10. What do you call of the numerical factor of a term that contains a variable?
a. Coefficient b. Variable c. Constant d. Factor
11. Why is it important to know the excluded value/s of a rational algebraic expressions?
a. To prevent the expression to become define
b. To prevent the expression to become 1
c. To prevent the expression to become undefined
d. To prevent the expression to become greater than or equal to zero.
12. Which of the following expressions is a rational algebraic expression?
x 3 C−3 a−b
a. b. c. 4 y 2+ z −3 d.
√3 y √(a+1)0 a+b
13. Which of the following expressions is NOT a rational algebraic expression?
x+ y 2
y +1 x a+b +c
a. b. c. d.
x− y xy −3 √25 y 2
a−b+c
14. Which of the following expressions is NOT a rational algebraic expression?
2 x− y 8 y +11
2
12 x 2 a+3 b+ 4 c
a. b. c. d.
x+ 2 y 4 xy
−2
√144 y 2
5 a−6 b+7 c
15. Identify the terms in the expression, 2x2+x+.
a. 2, x and 1 b. 2,1 and 1 c. 2x2, x and 1 d. x2, x and 1
16. Which of the following expressions could be considered as rational algebraic expression?
b−a
a. √ 50 x b. 5x1/2 c. 4y2 – 9z-2 d.
b+ a
17. Which of the following expressions could be considered as rational algebraic expression?
2b−a
a. √ 110 x b. 15x1/2 c. 8y2 – 4z-2 d.
b+2 a
18. The value of a non – zero polynomial raised to 0 is?
a. one b. zero c. undefined d. none of the above
For the item numbers 19 – 21, refer to the problem below.

The rectangular urban garden has an area of (2x 2+7x+5) m2. Its length is (2x+5) m. Find the
dimensions.
19. What type of factoring must be applied in the given problem?
a. Difference of squares b. Sum of cubes c. Common monomial d. General trinomial
20. What is the length of the rectangular urban garden if x represents the width?
a. (2x – 5) m b. (2x+5) m c. (5x+2) m d. (5x – 2) m

21. Which of the following gives correct factors of the area?


a. (2x – 5)(x – 1)
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b. (2x – 5)(x + 1) c. (2x + 5)(x – 1) d. (2x + 5)(x + 1)

For the item numbers 21-24, refer to the problem below

A rectangle has a length that is 3 feet longer that its width. The area of the rectangle is 54 sq.
ft. what is the measure of the width?
22. What is the length of the rectangle if x represents the width?
a. (3x) ft. b. (3 – x) ft. c. (x+3) ft. d. (3x+1) ft.
23. Which of the following is the correct mathematical statement of the problem?
a. (x) (x – 3) = 54 b. (x) (3 – x) = 54 c. (x) (x + 3) = 54 d. (x) (3x + 1) = 54
24. What is the answer to the problem?
a. 3ft. b. 6ft. c. 9 ft. d. 12ft.
For the item numbers 25-26, refer to the problem below
The square of a number representation of the problem if x be the number?
25. What is the correct representation of the problem if x be the number?
a. x2+20 = – 16 b. x2 – 20 = 16 c. x2+20 =16 d. x2 – 20 = 16
26. What is the correct answer to the problem?
a. 3 and – 3 b. 4 and – 4 c. 5 and – 5 d. 6 and – 6
27. Joward and Ruby would like to spend their summer vacation in Samal Island but, they need to travel the (x 2+10x
+16) km distance from Davao wharf tot eh island using a boat. What would be the speed in kph of the boat in order
from them to reach their destination for (x+2) hrs.?
a. (x+4) b. (x+8) c. (x+9) d. (x+12)
28. If 2x +8x is being factor out by using the factoring of polynomial, then. what are the factors?
2

a. (x+4) (x – 4) b. (x+4) (x+4) c. 2x(x+4) d. (x – 4) (x+4)

29. Giving an algebraic expression of (x+4) (x+4), what is the correct answer?
a. 2x2+8x b. x2 – 16 c. x2 +8x + 16
a2
30. Simply and evaluate rational expression when a =2, b =1.
a+b
3 4
a. b. c.3 d. 4
4 3
x
31. Which of the following values make the expression 2 undefined?
x −9
a. x = – 3 only b. x = 2 only c. x = 3 only d. both x = 3 and x = – 3
2 2
x −y
32. Evaluate the following at x = 4 and y = – 1.
x+ y
5 −5
a. b. c. 3 d. 5
3 3
x− y
33. Simplify the expression .
y−x
x− y x+ y
a. – 1 b. 1 c. d.
y−x y−x
12 x−24
34. What is the simplest form if the rational expression ?
36 x−72
1 1 1 2
a. b. c. d.
4 3 2 3
3 x 2 +6 x +3
35. What is the reduced form of the rational expression 2 ?
x +3 x +2
3 x +3 3 x +3 x+3 x +3
a. b. c. d.
x+2 x +3 x+2 3 x +2
For item 36 – 40, refer your answer to the box below.
36. The factor of 2x2+8x
37. The factor of x2 – 16. a. (x+4) (x-4) d. 2x(x+4)
38. The factor of x2 + 8x +16. b. (x+4) (x+4) e. (x – 4) (2x+3)
39. The factor of x3 + 64. c. (x+4) (x2 – 4x +16) f. (x – 4) (2x – 3)
40. The factor of 2x2 – 11x +12.
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Department of Education
Region XII
DIVISION OF SOUTH COTABATO
KATIPUNAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
School ID: 304549

For item 41 – 45, refer your answer to the box below.

x 2 e. x – 2
18 x 2 y a. c.
41. Simply the term . 2 xy
9 x3 y2 b. 1 x+ 3 2
2
x −4 d. f.
42. Simply the term . x−3 x+ 4
x+ 2
8 x−32
43. Simply the term 2
.
4 x −64
x2 +6 x +9
44. Simply the term .
x 2−9
3 2
4 x −12 x
45. Simply the term 2
.
8 x −24 x