1 (8a + 1)2 =

A 64a2 + 16a − 1
B 64a2 + 16a + 1
C 64a2 − 16a − 1
D 64a2 − 16a + 1
2 (2m + 3n)(4m + 9n) =
A 8m2 + 30mn − 27n2
B 8m2 + 30mn + 27n2
C 8m2 + 6mn − 27n2
D 8m2 + 6mn + 27n2
3 (7b + 3)(4b + 6) =
A 28b2 + 54b + 18
B 28b2 − 54b − 18
C 28b2 − 54b + 18
D 28b2 + 54b − 18
4 7(9n + 2)2 + 3n =
A 567n2 + 255n + 28
B 81n2 + 39n + 4
C 81n2 + 33n + 4
D 567n2 + 249n + 28
5 Factorise a2 + a − 20.
A (a − 4)(a − 5)
B (a + 4)(a + 5)
C (a − 5)(a + 4)
D (a + 5)(a − 4)
6 Factorise 32k4 + 32k2 − 64 completely.
A (2k2 + 4)(2k − 4)
B (2k + 4)(2k − 4)
C (2k + 4)(4k + 4)(4k − 4)
D (2k2 + 4)(4k + 4)(4k − 4)
7 One of the factors of 9d2 − 25 is
A 3d2 + 5d
B 3d2 − 5
C 3d2 + 5
D 3d + 5
8 8k2 − 8 =
A 2(2k + 10)
B 2(2k − 2)(2k − 2)
C 2(2k + 2)(2k − 2)
D 2(2k − 10)
9 4xy − 12xz + 14y − 42z
A (−6z + 2y)(2y + 2x)
B (2x − 6z)(2y + 7)
C (2x + 7)(2y − 6z)
D (2x + 2y)(−6z + 7)
10 28p2 + 35pr + 20pq + 25qr =
A (7p + 4p)(5q + 5r)
B (4p + 5q)(7p + 5r)
C (7p + 5q)(4p + 5r)
D (28p + 5q)(p + 5r)
11 Factorise 2pq + 2pqr.
A p(2r + 2q)
B pq(2r − 2)
C pq(2 + 2r)
D p(2q + 2r)
12 (5x − y)(5x + 8y) = 25x2 + 35xy + .
What must be written in the above?
A −8y2
B 8y2
C −3y2
D 3y2
13 Given that h2 − 10h + 25 = (h + x)(h + y), what
is the possible values of x and y?
A x = −5, y = −5
B x = −5, y = −5
C x = −6, y = −6
D x = −6, y = −6
14 2 7
3b − 8b =
37
A
24b
37
B b
24
5
C−
24b
5
D− b
24
15 s(3s − 4t + 3u) − su =
A −3s2 − 4st − 2su
B 3s2 + 4st + 2su
C 3s2 − 4st + 2su
D −3s2 + 4st − 2su
16 4 7
m2 + m =
4m + 7m2
A
m2
4 + 7m
B
m2
4m2 + 7m
C
m
4m3 + 7m2
D
m3
17 y + 3 3y + 2
6 + 4 =
11y
A
10
11y + 12
B
12
11y
C
12
4y + 5
D
10
18 3 4
5h + 4 + 5h =
7
A
10h + 4
12 + 35h
B
5h(4 + 5h)
47
C
5(4 + 5h)
7
D
5h(4 + 5h)
19 2p2q − 2pq2
Simplify .
4p − 4q
A p−q
pq
B
2
C p2q2
D p+q
20 (3k2)2
Simplify 10k2 + 15k.

9k2
A
5(2k + 3)
9k3
B
2k + 3
9k3
C
10k + 3
9k3
D
5(2k + 3)
21 5p + 2 3p − 2
2q + 3 + 2q + 3 =
8p + 4
A
(2q + 3)2
8p
B
2q + 3
8p
C
(2q + 3)2
8p2
D
2q + 3
22 3 + p 2q + 3
p + 4q =
4p + 2q + 9
A
4pq
16p + 2q + 15
B
4pq
12q + 6pq + 3p
C
4pq
4p2 + 2q2 + 12p + 3q
D
4pq
23 3 4
p−q=
1
A−
p−q
1
B−
pq
3q − 4p
C
pq
3q − 4p
D
p+q
24 5m
× 12n2 − 24n + 9 =
6n − 9
5m(2n + 1)
A
3
10mn + 1
B
3
C 5m(2n − 1)
D 10mn − 1
25 Factorise 256x − 100xy2 completely.
A 4x(8 + 5y)(8 − 5y)
B 4(8x + 5y)(8 − 5y)
C 4(8x + 5y)(8 + 5y)
D 4x(8 + 5y)(8 + 5y)
26 pq r
2 ×p=
pqr
A
2
p2q
B
2
qr
C
2
p2qr
D
2
27 2h 8h2
÷ =
h − 16 h − 4
2

1
A
4h(h + 4)
1
B
4(h + 4)
16h3
C 2
(h − 16)(h − 4)
16h3
D 3
h + 64
28 y+4
Simplify 4(y − 16) ÷ 8 .
2

A 32(y + 4)
(y − 4)2
B
2
y+4
C
2
D 32(y − 4)
29 w2 − x2 6y + 15z
2y + 5z × w + x =
A 3(w + x)
B 3(w + x)2
3(w − x)
C
w+x
D 3(w − x)
30 5
(−xy − 3x) × y + 3 =

A −5x
B −5y
C −5x + 3
D −5y + 3
Answer:

1B 2B 3A 4A 5D
6D 7D 8C 9C 10 C
11 C 12 A 13 B 14 C 15 C
16 B 17 B 18 B 19 B 20 D
21 B 22 C 23 C 24 C 25 A
26 C 27 A 28 D 29 D 30 A