Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region IX, Zamboanga Peninsula
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF ZAMBAONGA DEL NORTE
LILOY III DISTRICT
LILOY NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Liloy, Zamboanga del Norte

First Quarter Examination

G-8 MATHEMATICS

Name Score
Grade/Section HPS 100 pts. Date

General Instruction: READ CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU ANSWER.

TEST I. MULTIPLE CHOICE: Write the letter of the correct answer on the space provided. (1x20)
_______1. What is the complete factored form of 27 x 3−64 y 3 ?
A. ( 3 x−4 y ) ( 9 x 2 +12 xy +16 y 2 ) C. ( 3 x−4 y ) ( 9 x 2−12 xy +16 y 2 )
B. ( 3 x+ 4 y ) ( 9 x 2+ 12 xy +16 y 2 ) D. ( 3 x+ 4 y ) ( 9 x 2−12 xy +16 y 2 )

_______2. Six times the square of a number equals eighteen times that number. What is the number?
A. 0 or -3 B. 0 or -6 C. 0 or 3 D. 0 or 6
2
8 xy
_______3. Which of the following is the simplest form of 2 ?
12 x y
2y 2x y 4x
A. B. C. D.
3x 3y 4x y

_______4. Which of the following linear equations in two variables is written in standard form?
A. 2 y=3 x – 4 B. 5 x=7−4 y C. x− y =11 D. 6 x−8 y +7=0

_______5. What is the vertical change in a slope?

A. Rise B. Run C. Slope D. None of the above

_______6. Rewrite 8 x−4 y=12 in slope-intercept form.

1
A. y=2 x – 3 B. y=2 x +3 C. y=2 x−12 D. y= x−3
2

x 2−9 x2 −8 x+16
_______7. Find the product of × .
2
x + x−20 3 x−9
x2 −x−10 x2 −x−12 x2 −x−14 x2 −x−16
A. B. C. D.
3 x +12 3 x +15 3 x +18 3 x +21

_______8. Which of the following is true about the graph of a linear equation?
A. It is a line. B. It is an ellipse. C. It is a parabola. D. It is a hyperbola.

_______9. Allan, whose favorite subject is Mathematics, is asked by his teacher to write the equation
15 x+5 y =−35 in slope-intercept form. He answered 5 y=−15 x−7 . Is Allan correct?
A. Yes, because he loves mathematics.
 B. Yes, because it is already the simplified answer.
C. No, because the term -15x must be positive.
D. No, because the simplified answer must be y=−3 x −7

_______10. Find among the following the truth about similar rational expressions.
A. The denominators are sometimes different but always with prime numerators.
B. The numerators are sometimes the same but always with different denominators.
C. The numerators are sometimes different but always with the same denominators.
D. The numerators are sometimes the same but always with prime denominators.

P
_______11. In a rational algebraic expression written in the form of , where P and Q are polynomials, the
Q
polynomial Q must not be equal to_________.
A. -1 B. 0 C. 1 D. 2

_______12. Which of the following is true about point (5,5)?

A. It lies in x-axis. C. It lies in Quadrant I.
B. It lies in y-axis. D. It lies in Quadrant II.

_______13. What is the process of finding the factors of an expression which is the reverse process of
multiplication?
A. Factoring B. Special Product C. Rationalization D. Continuous Division

_______14. If the area of the square is ( 4 x 2−8 x+ 4 ) m2, what is the length of the side?
A. (−2 x+ 2 ) cm B. (−x +2 ) cm C. ( 2 x−2 ) cm D. ( x +2 ) cm

x3 −1
_______15. Which of the following is the simplest form of 3.
1−x
A. 3 B. -3 C. 1 D. -1

_______16. If given a point (5,1), what is its abscissa (or x 1) and its ordinate (or y 1)?
A. x 1=5 , y 1=1 C. x 1=−5 , y 1=−1
B. 1x =−5 , y 1 =1 D. x 1=5 , y 1=−1

_______17. Describe the slope of the line given the graph below.
A. The slope is zero.
B. The slope is positive.
C. The slope is negative.
D. The slope is undefined.

_______18. The area of a rectangular garden is 9 t 2−64 square units. If one side is 3 t−8, what is the other
side?
A. 3 t−8 B. 3 t + 8 C. t−8 D. t + 8

_______19. What will be the value of B in the equation 3 x−By=15 if x=4and y=3 ?
A. -9 B. -1 C. 1 D. 9

_______20. You are asked by the teacher to graph the linear equation whose slope and a point are given.
What will you do first?
A. Plot the given point.
 B. Draw a line passing the points.
C. Use the slope to identify the rise and the run.
D. From the given point, count out the rise and run.

TEST II. TRUE OR FALSE: Write TRUE if the statement is correct otherwise change the underline
word/phrase/equation to make it correct. Write your answer on the space provided before the number.
(2x10)
_______________1. Point (2,1) is in Quadrant I.
2
5 x +6 x−11
_______________2. When x=2, the expression is equal to 21.
1
_______________3. If the slope m is undefined, the graph is a horizontal line.
_______________4. The standard form of 4 y=6−5 x is 5 x+ 4 y =−6.
_______________5. The horizontal change in the slope is referred to as run.
_______________6. In the linear equation 20 x−10 y=30 , the slope is -2 and the y-intercept is 3.
3
_______________7. If the linear equation is y=2 x−3 , the value of x is .
2
_______________8. Points that lie in Quadrant IV has positive and negative signs.
_______________9. In graphing the line whose slope is 2 and contains the point (-1,-5), m is negative.
_______________10. If the rise of the slope is 4 and the run is 0, m is undefined.

TEST III. MATCHING TYPE: Match the equations in Column A to their respective solutions/answers in
column B. Write the letter of the correct answer on the space provided before the number. (2x20)

Column A Column B
________1. Factor x 2+ 7 x +10 A. y=−3 , y =−1
2
________2. Standard form of y= x +5 B. 2 x−3 y=−7
3
________3. Find y in y=2 x−3 if x=0∧1 C. rise= 8, run= 2
3
28 x
________4. Simplify D. 2, -3
7 x4
2
________5. Factor 4 x + 4 x+ 1 E. ( 2 x+1 ) ( 2 x +1 )
________6. Standard form of y=7−2 x F. ( x +2 )( x +5 )
5x
________7. Evaluate ;x=4 G. 2 x−3=−15
3 x −9
4
________8. Y-intercept of 20 x+ 10 y =50 H.
x
20
________9. Ordered pair of 2 x− y=7 I.
3
________10. Rise and run of 4 x− y=19 J. 2 x+ y =7
K. 5
L. rise= -4, run=8
M. ( x +1 )( x−5 )

TEST IV. FILL-IN-THE-BLANKS. Get the correct answer by completing the equation. Write your
answer on the space provided. (3x5)
1. 3 x 2−12 y 2 =3 ¿
(x + _______)(_______ - 2y)
Final Factors:________________________
 2. The sum of the square of a number and 15 is the same as eight times the number. What are the
numbers?
_______+ 15 = _________
2
x + 15−¿ ¿ 8 x −¿ ¿
2
x + 15−8 x =¿ ¿
2
x −8 x +¿ ¿¿
( ¿¿ ) ¿
¿
x−5 +¿ ¿ 0+¿ ¿ ¿
x=¿ x =¿ ¿

3. Express the sum in reduced form.

8 x+3 2 x−7
+ =¿¿ x −¿ ¿ 2 ¿
2 2
¿2¿¿
¿¿ −¿ ¿

y 2−1
4. Evaluate the expression 3 when y = 2.
y −3
2
y 2−1 (¿¿ ) −1
=
y 3−3 (¿ ¿ )2−3
(¿ ¿ )2−1 ¿¿
=
(¿¿ )2 −3 ¿¿
3
¿
¿¿ ¿
5. Macky won a two-day bycicle race. He travelled 60 km each day and his average speed on the
second day was doubled that of the first day. If Mackey rode for a total of 6 hours, what was his
average speed each day? Let x = speed on the first day
60 60
+ =6
x 2x

¿¿ =¿ ¿
¿¿ ¿¿
+ =¿ x
x 2x
120+ ¿ ¿ ¿
¿¿
¿¿ =x

TEST V. PROBLEM SOLVING. Answer the following questions. Write a complete solution on the back
of your test paper or on a separate sheet of paper. (5x5)
1. Rewrite the linear equation−3 x+ y=7 to slope-intercept form and identify the slope and the y-
intercept.

x−5 x2 + x−6
2. Find the product of the rational algebraic expression × dividing out the GCMF
x2 −7 x +10 5
before multiplying.
 p3 +q 3
3. Express 2 2 in simplest form.
p −q

4. Factor 2 x2 +5 x−3 .

5. Graph and describe the graph y=2 x−3 .