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Diagnostic TEST-MATH 8

Elementary Education (Tarlac State University)

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TABLE OF SPECIFICATION

Competencies Number Percentage Number Easy Average Difficult

of Days of Items

FIRST QUARTER
Factors completely different types 2 1, 10
of polynomials. (M8AL-Ia-b-1)

Illustrates and simplifies Rational 2 3, 6

Algebraic Expressions. (M8AL-Ic-1-
2)
Performs operations on Rational 2 5 11
Algebraic Expressions. (M8AL-Id-1)

Solves problems involving rational 1 15

algebraic expressions. (M8AL-Ic-d-
1)
Illustrates the rectangular 1 4
coordinate system and its uses.
(M8AL-Id-2)

Illustrates and finds the slope of a 1 7

line. (M8AL-Ie-3)
Writes the linear equation Ax + By = 2 8 13
C in the form y = mx + b and vice
versa. (M8AL-If-1)

Solves problems involving systems 2 12 14

of linear equations in two variables.
(M8AL-Ii-1)
SECOND QUARTER

Illustrates linear inequalities in two 2 17, 18

variables. (M8AL-IIa-2)
Solves systems of linear inequalities 1 27
in two variables. (M8AL-IIb-2)

Illustrates relation and function 3 16, 23, 25

Verifies if a given relation is a

function. (M8AL-IIc-1-2)
Determines dependent and 1 26
independent variables. (M8AL-IIc-3)

Finds the domain and range of a 1 22

function. (M8AL-IId-1)
Illustrate a linear function 2 21 29

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Solves problems involving linear

function. (M8AL-IIe-2)
Determines the relationship 2 20 28
between hypothesis and conclusion

Transforms if-then statement.

(M8AL-IIf-1-2)

Determines converse, inverse and 1 19

contrapositive of if-then

Illustrates the equivalence of the

statement and its converse. (M8AL-
IIg-1-2)
THIRD QUARTER

Illustrates the need for axiomatic 2 39, 40

structure
Illustrates triangle congruence. 2 34, 38
(M8GE-IIId- )

Illustrates the SAS, ASA and SSS 3 33, 37 41

congruence postulates. (M8GE-IIId-
e-1)
Solves corresponding parts of 2 42 49
congruent triangles. (M8GE-IIIf-1)

Proves two triangles are congruent. 2 32, 36

(M8GE-IIIg-1)
Applies triangle congruence to 3 43-44 50
construct perpendicular lines and
angle bisectors. (M8GE-IIIi-j-1)

FOURTH QUARTER
Illustrates theorems on triangle 1 9
inequalities (Exterior Angle
Inequality Theorem, Triangle
Inequality Theorem, Hinge
Theorem). (M8GE-IVa-1)

Proves inequalities in a triangle. 2 46 30

(M8GE-IVc-1)
Proves properties of parallel lines 2 24 47
cut by a transversal. (M8GE-IVd-1)

Illustrates an experiment, outcome, 1 31

sample space and event. (M8GE-
IVf-1)
Counts the number of occurrences 1 2
of an outcome in an experiment: (a)
table; (b) tree diagram; (c)

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systematic listing; and (d)

fundamental counting principle.
(M8GE-IVf-g-1)
Finds the probability of a simple 3 35, 45,
event. (M8GE-IVh-1) 48

TOTAL 50 30 15 5

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DIVISION DIAGNOSTIC TEST

Grade 8 Mathematics

NAME: ________________________________________ SCORE: ___________________

GRADE & SECTION: ___________________________ DATE: ____________________

Direction: Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write the letter of your answer in a separate sheet of paper.
1. The area of a square is 4x2+ 12x+ 9 square units. Which expression represents the length of the side?
a. (3x+2) units b. (2x+3) units c. (4x+9) units d. (4x+3) units
2. Joy got coins from her pocket which accidentally rolled on the floor. If there were 8 probable outcomes, how
many coins fell on the floor?
a. 3 b. 4 c. 8 d. 16
3. Which of the following is the lowest term of the expression ?
a. -1 b. 1 c. m-9 d. 9-m
4. What quadrant of the Cartesian Plane has positive abscissa and negative ordinate?
a. Quadrant I b. Quadrant II c. Quadrant III d. Quadrant IV

5. Perform the indicated operation in - .

a. 0 b. 2b c. 4b d. 7a
6. What is the least common denominator of the expressions and ?
a. 2x b. 2x2 c. x d. x2
7. What is the slope in the equation y = 4x – 3?
a. 4 b. -4 c. 3 d. -3
8. Which of the following is the equation of the line with a slope of -2 and a y intercept of 9?
a. y = 2x +9 b. y = -2x + 9 c. y = 2x – 9 d. y = -2x – 9
9. Which of the following measures form a triangle?
a. 12, 13, 14 b. 10, 11, 25 c. 5, 5, 10 d. 7, 7, 14
10.Which of the following values of k will make x2 – 5x + k factorable?
a. 5 b. 12 c. -10 d. -14
11. When is subtracted from a rational algebraic expression, the result is . What is the other rational algebraic
expression?
a. b. c. d.
12. What is the solution of the linear equations 5x – 2y = 19 and 3x + 4y = 1?
a. (3, 2) b. (-3, 2) c. (-3, -2) d. (3, -2)
13. Three steps to rewrite 3x – 4y = 7 into y = mx + b are shown below.

What is the correct order of these steps?

a. II, III, I b. I, II, III c. III, II, I d. II, I, III
14. Laiza added two rational algebraic expressions and her solution is presented below.

Is there something wrong in her solution?

a. Yes, solve first the GCF before adding the rational algebraic expressions.
b. Yes, cross multiply the numerator of the first expression to the denominator of the second
expression.
c. Yes, she may express first the expressions as similar fractions.

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d. Yes. 4x – 4 is equal to x

15. Which of the following statements is true about the equations 2x – 4y = 10 and -x + 2y = -8?
I. The graph of the system of equations are parallel lines.
II. The graph of the system of equations are intersecting lines.
III. The system of equations is inconsistent.
IV. The system of equations have no solution.
V. The graph of the system of equations intersects at a point.
a. II and V b. I, III, and V c. I, II, and III d. All of the above
16. Which of the following relation is NOT a function?
3 3 3 3 3
-2 -3 -4 -5 -6
a. {(3,4), (4,4), (5, 5), (6, 5)} c.

b. d. Anna Angelo
Gelai Drew
Vera Keith

17. Translate the statement “the sum of two numbers is at most 25”
a. a. x + y > 25 b. x + y < 25 c. x + y ≥ 25 d. x + y ≤ 25
18. Which of the following is a linear inequality in two variables?
a. b. c. d.
19. Write the converse of the statement “Two angles that form a linear pair are supplementary”
a. If two angles form a linear pair, then they are supplementary
b. If tow angles are supplementary, then they form a linear pair
c. If angles are linear pair and supplementary, then these are two angles
d. If there are two angles, then they form a linear pair that are supplementary
20. If you got an 80% equivalent grade, then you passed the subject. What is the underlined portion called in
this conditional statement?
a. hypothesis b. conclusion c. argument d. reason
21. What is the standard equation of a linear function?
a. Ax + By = C b. y = mx+b c. y – y1 = m(x – x1) d. 1/x + 1/y = b
22. The range of the ordered pair (2, -3) is ________.
a. 3 b. 2 c. -3 d. 0
23. Which of the following relations is a function?
a. {(Mickey, mouse), (Bugs, Bunny), (Cosmo, Wanda)}
b. {(notebook, pen), (paper, pen), (pen, paper), (pen, notebook)}
c. {(January,1), (February,1), (March,1), (January,2), (February,2)}
d. {(trashcan, trash), (broom case, broomstick), (broom case, dustpan)}
24. Using the figure on the right, if line m || line n and t is a transversal, then which of the following are
corresponding angles?
a. ∠4 and ∠6, ∠3 and ∠5 c. ∠1 and ∠5, ∠2 and ∠6
b. ∠1 and ∠3, ∠2 and ∠4 d. ∠4 and ∠5, ∠3 and ∠6
25. Which relation below does NOT define a function?

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26. Jonathan has a job mowing loans in his neighborhood. He works up to 10 hours per week and gets paid Php
25 per hour. Identify the independent variable.
a. the job b. the total pay c. the lawn mowing d. the number of hours worked
27. Janel bought three apples and two oranges. The total amount she paid was at most Php 123. If x represents
the cost of each apple and y the cost of each orange, which of the following mathematical statements
represents the given situation?
a. b. c. d.
28. The if-then form of the statement: "Parallel lines never intersect”, is:
a. If two lines intersect, then they are parallel.
b. If two lines are parallel, then they never intersect.
c. if two lines are not parallel then they intersect.
d. If two lines intersect, then they are not parallel.
29. The correct table of the function f defined by f (x) = 3x + 1 is _______.

30. From a boulevard rotunda, bikers Lina and Cielo who have uniform biking speed, bike 85 meters each in
opposite directions— Lina, to the north and Cielo, to the south. Lina took a right turn at an angle of 50 o and
Cielo, a left turn at 35o. Both continue biking and cover another 60 meters each before taking a rest. Which
biker is farther from the rotunda?
a. Cielo c. It cannot be determined
b. Lina d. Cielo is as far as Lina from the Rotunda
31. “Flipping a 10-peso coin twice” is an example of _________.
a. event b. probability c. sample point d. experiment
32. If MN MR, what are the two congruent angles?
a. ∠N ∠R b.∠P ∠M c. ∠NMR ∠RMN d. ∠MPN ∠MPR
33. Which of the following postulates states that “if three sides of one triangle are congruent to three sides of
another triangle, then the two triangles are congruent'?
a. SSS b. SAS c. ASA d. SSA
34. Which of the following correspondence is equivalent to ABC ↔ EDF?
a. BAC ↔ EFD b. ACB ↔ DEF c. BAC ↔ FED d. CBA ↔ FDE
35. Each letter of the word PHILIPPINES is written in a separate piece of paper and put into a bag. You randomly
choose a piece of paper from the bag. What is the probability that you choose an I?
a. 3/11 b. 4/11 c. 1/11 d. 2/11
36. Which congruence statement is correct based on the figure?
a. ∆ABC ∆RSP c. ∆ABC ∆PRS
b. ∆BCA ∆PSR d. ∆CAB ∆RSP
37. What additional information is needed to prove that the two triangles are congruent by ASA postulate?
a. ∠B ∠D c. ∠A ∠F
b. AC FE d. AB FD
38. Which of the following triangles are NOT congruent?
a. b. c. d.

39. What is the appropriate postulate that support the given “m∠RAC + m∠CAE = m∠RAE”
a. Segment Addition Postulate c. Angle Addition Postulate
b. Line Postulate d. Triangle Congruence Postulate
40. What property of congruence is applicable to prove that the two triangles are congruent?
a. transitive b. reflexive c. symmetric d. distributive

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41. Andrew knows that in KIG and MAN, KI MA, IG AN, and KG MN. Which postulate can he use to prove that
the two triangles are congruent?
a. ASA b. AAS c. ASA d. SSS
42. Given the figure below, name the corresponding congruent parts as marked that will make each pair of
triangles congruent by SAS.

a. BY NR, ∠BOY ∠NOR, BO NO c. YO OR, BO ON, ∠BOY ∠NOR

b. BO NO, ∠BOY ∠NOR, YO RO d. ∠B ∠N, BO NO, YO OR
For item 43-44, complete the proof. Choose letter of the correct answer on the choices below.
a. Definition of congruent segment c. Definition of midpoint
b. Definition of perpendicular bisector d. Isosceles triangle theorem

Given: AD is the ┴ bisector of BC

Prove: ∆ADB ∆ADC
Statements Reasons
AD is the ┴ bisector of BC given

AB = AC A point on the perpendicular bisector of a

segment is equidistant from the endpoint of a
segment
AB AC 43.
∠ABD ∠ACD Isosceles Triangle Theorem
AD ┴ BC Definition of perpendicular bisector
D is the midpoint of BC 44.
BD CD Definition of midpoint
∆ADB ∆ADC SAS Postulate

45. A glass jar contains 40 red, green, blue and yellow marbles. The probability of drawing a single green
marble at random is 1/5. What does this mean?
a. There are 5 green marbles in the glass jar. c. There are more green marbles than the others.
b. There are 8 green marbles in the glass jar. d. There is only one green marble in the glass jar
46. Janna studies the triangles in the figure carefully. Which should be her final conclusion?
a. TM TM c. IM ≅ EM
b. ET > IT d. ∠EMT > ∠IMT
47. Lines m and n are parallel cut by transversal t which is also perpendicular to m and n. Which statement is
not correct?
a. ∠1 and ∠6 are congruent. c. ∠3 and ∠5 are congruent angles.
b. ∠2 and ∠3 are supplementary. d. ∠1 and ∠4 form a linear pair
48. In a family of 3 children, what is the probability that the middle child is a boy?
a. 1/8 b. 1/4 c. 1/3 d. 1/2

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49. Given that ∆AIX ∆OMX by SAS Congruence Postulate, if AX is 4m – 8 I

and OX is 3m – 3, find the value of m. A
a. m = 2 c. m = 4 X
b. m = 3 d. m = 5

M O

50. FH is the angle bisector of ∠EFG, if EH = 5x and HG = 3x + 10, find the measure of HG.
a. 5 units c. 25 units
b. 15 units d. 35 units

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