FIRST QUARTER

DISTRICT UNIFIED MIDTERM EXAM

MATHEMATICS 8

I. Read the questions carefully. Choose the letter of your answer and write it in
your answer sheet.
1. Which of the following refers to a number or algebraic expression that divides another
number or expressions evenly with no remainder?
A. factor
B. divisor
C. monomial
D. expression

2. Which of the following is a perfect square expression?

A. 3 b2
B. 4 b
C. 9 b 3
D. 16 b 4

3. Which of the following pair of numbers has a GCF of 7?

A. 15 and 28
B. 21 and 28
C. 30 and 56
D. 35 and 80

4. What is the Greatest Common Factor of a 3 and a 7?

A. a 3
B. a 4
C. a 10
D. a 21

5. What is the complete factored form of m2−36 ?

A. ( m−18 )2
B. ( m−12 )2
C. ( m−6 ) ( m−6 )
D. ( m−6 ) ( m+6 )

6. Which of the following is the complete factored form of the cubic polynomial p3−64 ?
A. ( p−4 ) ( p2 + 4 p+16 )
 B. ( p+ 4 ) ( p2−4 p+16 )
C. ( p−4 ) ( p2 + 4 p−16 )
D. ( p+ 4 ) ( p2 +4 p+16 )
7. If one factor of b 2−5 b−24 is b+ 3, what is the other factor?
A. b−3
B. b−8
C. b+ 8
D. 2 b−8

8. Cecille was asked to square (2 q−5), she answered 4 q2 −10. Is her answer correct?
A. Yes, because product rule is correctly applied.
B. Yes, because squaring a binomial always produces a binomial product.
C. No, because the answer must be4 q2 −10.
D. No, because squaring a binomial always produces a trinomial product.

9. If the area of the square is 4 x 2−4 x +1, what is the measure of its side?
A. −2 x+1
B. 2 x−1
C. 4 x−2
D. −4 x+1

10. One factor of 4𝑥2𝑦2 – 12𝑥𝑦 is 4𝑥𝑦. What is the other factor?
a. (𝑥𝑦 − 3)
b. (𝑥2𝑦2 – 3𝑥𝑦)
c. ( 𝑥𝑦 – 3𝑥𝑦)
d. (𝑥2𝑦2 + 3)

11. Sixty-four less than the square of a number equals zero. Find the number.
A. -64 and 64
B. -32 and 32
C. -16 and 16
D. -8 and 8

12. The sum of a number and its square is 30. What are the numbers that satisfy this
condition?
A. 5 and -6
B. -10 and 3
C. -15 and 2
D. -30 and 1

13. If a square pool is to be made a rectangle such that the length is increased by 6 units
and the width is decreased by 6 units, what will happen to its area?
A. Increase by 12
B. Decrease by 12
C. Increase by 36
D. Decrease by 36
14. A rectangular garden has an area of (q ¿¿ 2+9 q+14 )¿ square meter. Find its dimensions.
A. ( q−7 )( q−2 )
B. ( q +7 ) ( q−2 )
C. ( q +7 ) ( q+2 )
D. ( q−7 )( q +2 )

15. A rectangular pool has a length of 3 m more than twice its width. Solve for the length and
the width if the area of the said pool is 48 m2 .
A. l=24 m, w=2 m
B. l=16 m , w=3 m
C. l=12 m , w=4 m
D. l=8 m , w=6 m

16. What do you call an expression in fraction form whose numerator and denominator are
polynomials?
A. linear algebraic equation
B. linear algebraic expression
C. rational algebraic equation
D. rational algebraic expression

17. Which of the following is a rational algebraic expression?

x+ 1
A.
x−1
B.
√ x +1
x−1
−2
5+ x
C.
x−1
5+ √ x
D.
x−1

3 x −2
18. What is the value of the rational algebraic expression when x=2?
x
A. 8
B. 6
C. 4
D. 2

19. An average mountain climber can walk 6 km per m hours. Which of the following
expressions best illustrates the situation?
A. 6 m
B. 6 m2
6
C.
m
m
D.
6
20. Which of the following is one of the steps in simplifying rational expressions?
A. Add the common factors.
B. Subtract the common factors.
C. Multiply the common factors.
D. Divide the common factors.

2
x −25
21. Which of the following is the simplified form of the rational expression ?
x +5
A. x +5
B. x−5
C. x 2+ 5
D. x 2−5

a−7
22. Is the rational expression in simplest form?
7−a
A. Yes, because the numerator and the denominator are both polynomial
expressions.
B. No, because negative one can still be factored from either the numerator or the
denominator.
C. No, because negative one can still be factored from both the numerator and the
denominator.
D. Yes, because the numerator and the denominator are in simplest form of a
polynomial expression.

23. Jessa is painting a square wall whose side measures r long. What is the ratio of the
perimeter to the area of the wall in simplest form?
4
A.
s
s
B.
4
C. 4 s
D. 4 s 2

2 2
q −r 2 qr
24. What are the common factors in the numerators and denominators of ∙ ?
qr q−r
A. q−r
B. r −q
C. qr (q−r)
D. qr ( r−q)

2
k −36 k +6
25. From ÷ , what is the divisor?
6 3
k−6
A.
6
 k +6
B.
3
k−6
C.
6
k +6
D.
3
m+ n m+ n
26. Perform the indicated operation ÷ .
2 n 4 mn
A. 2 m
B. 2(m+n)
C. 4 m
D.4 (m+n)

27. Find the product of Using the LCD 4, look for the equivalent rational algebraic
u−2
expression of .
2
u−2
A.
2
u−4
B.
2
2u−4
C.
4
2(u−4)
D.
4

4 3
28. Write as one fraction and simplify −
y+ 2 y −2
y−14
A.
( y +2)( y−2)
7 y−14
B.
( y +2)( y−2)
14 y−14
C.
( y +2)( y−2)
21 y−14
D.
( y +2)( y−2)

29. What is the correct rational expression of the phrase “the quotient of 6 b and 3 c ”?
A. (6 b)(3 c)
B. 6 b−3 c
6b
C.
3c
3c
D.
6b

30. Twenty years from now, Ella’s age is twice she was 3 years ago. How old is she now?
A. 10 years old
B. 12 years old
C. 14 years old
 D. 16 years old

31. What do you call the horizontal number line in the Cartesian plane?
A. origin
B. quadrant
C. x-axis
D. y-axis

32. When plotting the point (-8,1), which describes the movement along the x-axis and y-
axis in the correct order?
A. 8 units right then 1 unit up
B. 8 units down then 1 unit left
C. 8 units left then 1 unit up
D. 8 units up then 1 unit right

33. The following statements below are true about linear equation in two variables except
one.
A. It can be written in standard form 𝐴𝑥+ 𝐵𝑦 = 𝐶.
B. It has no variable in the denominator.
C. The coefficients 𝐴 and 𝐵 can be any real number.
D. The degree of the equation is one.

34. In the equation 2𝑥 + 3𝑦 =7, when 𝑦 =1, which would be the corresponding value of 𝑥?
A. -2
B. 0
C. 2
D. 4

35. Which of the following statement/s is/are true about the slope of a line?
i. Slope describes the steepness of the line.
ii. Slope is the change in the values of x and y.
iii. Slope can be positive, negative, zero or undefined.
iv. Slope is the movement of the line.
A. i and ii only
B. i and iii only
C. ii and iii only
D. iii and iv only

36. In the equation 𝑦 = −2𝑥 + 6, what is the slope?

A. − 1 3
B. −2
C. −1
D. 6

37. Given the points (-4, 3 ) and (-4, 5), find the slope of the line.
A. -8
B. 0
C. 1
D. undefined
38. Janna and Skylar are both trying to climb a mountain located in their hometown. Janna
chose to start at the east side, while Skylar chose to start at the west side. The sides of
the mountain are asymmetric in form as shown in the illustration on the right.

What is the slope of each side of the mountain which Janna and Skylar would climb to?
(Since both are climbing the mountain, express slope as positive.)
8
A. East = 2, West =
7
8
B. East = , West = 2
7
C. East = 4, West = 1
7
D. East = 2, West =
8

39. The slope-intercept form of the equation of a line is 𝑦 = 𝑚𝑥 + 𝑏. Which of the following
equations is in slope-intercept form?
A. 𝑦 = 2𝑥 + 8
B. −2𝑦 = 𝑦 + 2
C. 𝑥 + 5𝑦 = 6
D. 2 + 𝑦 = 5

40. Allan, whose favorite subject is Mathematics, is asked by his teacher to write the
equation 15𝑥 + 5𝑦 = −35 in slope-intercept form. He answered 5𝑦 = −15𝑥 − 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 = −3𝑥 − 7

41. You are asked by your 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.

42. The following can be used in graphing a linear equation EXCEPT:

A. slope
B. slope and a point
C. two points
D. 𝑥 and 𝑦- intercepts

43. Which of the following shows the graph of a line whose slope is 3 and passes through
point (2,1)?
44. Which of the following shows the graph of the equation 𝑦 = 𝑥 + 5?

45. Your classmate insisted that the graph of the linear equation 𝑦 = ¾ is increasing from
right to left. Is your classmate correct?
A. No, because the graph of the equation is a horizontal line.
B. No, because the graph of the equation is a vertical line.
C. Yes, because the equation has a zero slope.
D. Yes, because the equation has an undefined slope.

46. What quantity measures the steepness of the line?

A. x-intercept B. y-intercept C. slope D. axis

47. What is the slope of a horizontal line?

A. 1 B. 0 C. -1 D. undefined
48. What is the slope of a vertical line?
A.1 B. 0 C. -1 D. undefined

49. Which of the following lines shows a negative slope?

A.
B. C
D

50. What is the slope of a line passing through the points (2, 5) and (5, -4)?
a. -1/3 B. -3 C. 1/3 D. 3
 MATHEMATICS 8 – QUARTER 1
MIDTERM ASSESSMENT
ANSWER KEY:

1 A 11 D 21 B 31 C 41 A

2 D 12 A 22 B 32 C 42 A

3 B 13 D 23 A 33 B 43 D

4 A 14 C 24 C 34 C 44 B

5 D 15 C 25 B 35 B 45 A

6 A 16 D 26 A 36 B 46 C

7 B 17 A 27 C 37 D 47 B

8 D 18 D 28 A 38 D 48 D

9 B 19 C 29 C 39 A 49 A

10 A 20 D 30 C 40 D 50 B
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