Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region VII, Central Visayas
Division of NEGROS ORIENTAL
Kagawasan Ave., Daro, Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental

NAME: ________________________________ SECTION: _________________

Mathematics Grade 9
2nd Periodical Test

Directions: Read, analyze and understand each item carefully. Choose from among the choices the correct
answer and write only the letter on a separate sheet of paper.

a
1. The statement a varies jointly as b and c means a = kbc, or k = where k is a constant of variation is
bc
A. combined variation B. direct variation
C. joint variation D. inverse variation
kx ty
2. The statement t varies directly as x and inversely as y means t= or ¿ , where k is a constant of
y x
variation is
A. combined variation B. direct variation
C. joint variation D. inverse variation
3. Which of the following is an example of a direct variation?
2
A. xy = 10 B. y=
x
2
C. y = 5x D. =x
y
4. If s varies directly as t and inversely as v, then which of the following equations describes the
relation among the three variables s, t, and v?
k kv
A. s= B. s=
tv t
1 kt kt
C. = D. s=
s v v
5. “The size of the slices of cakes to the number of persons who will partake it” represents
A. combined variation B. direct variation
C. joint variation D. inverse variation
6. “The time Miss Diana spends in computing the Math grades to the number of students” represents
A. combined variation B. direct variation
C. joint variation D. inverse variation
7. The distance d varies directly as the time t. This relationship can be translated into mathematical
statement as
k
A. d= B. b = kd
t
C. k = td D. d = kt
8. What mathematical statement describes the graph below?

l
A. lw = 36 B. =36
w
l w
C. =w D. =l
36 36
9. The cost C per person of renting a private vehicle varies inversely as the number of person n sharing
the rent. This can be translated into mathematical statement as
k
A. n = kC B. C=
n
C. C = kn D. k = Cn
10. If y varies directly as x, and y = 32 when x = 4; find the constant of variation.
A. 8. B. 36
C. 28 D. 128
11. Which of the following is the correct equation on the heat H produced by an electric lamp varies
jointly as the resistance R and the square of the current I?
kR
A. H= B. H=k I 2 R
12
2
k IR
C. H= D. H =
IR k
12. The mass of a rectangular sheet of wood varies jointly as the length and the width. When the length
is 10 cm and the width is 6 cm, the mass is 120 grams. Find the mass when the length is 20cm and
the width is 12 cm.
A. 450 B. 460
C. 470 D. 480
13. It is a number that indicates how many times a base is taken as a factor or multiplied by itself for a
given number of times.
A. Base B. Exponent
C. Power of a power D. Rule
3
14. (3¿¿ 2) ¿ is equal to
A. 9 B. 18
C. 192 D. 729
4 0
15. ¿ b ) is equal to
A. 1 B. 2
C. 3 D. 4

( )
1 6
16. Simplify x 3
A. x 2 B. x 18
1 6
C. 2 D. x 3
x
1
17. ( 25 n2 ) 2 is equal to
1 1
A. 25 n 4 B. 25 n 2
1
C. 5 n 2 D. 5n
1
18. Evaluate (8) 3
A. 1 B. 2
C. 3 D. 4
5 8
19. What is the simplified form of (n ¿ ¿ )¿ (n ¿ ¿ )¿ ?
6 3
10 12
A. n 6 C. n 6
13 21
B. n 6 D. n 6
2
m3
20. Simplify 4
m3
A. m2 B. m
2
1
B. C. m 3 D. 2
m3
21. What is the radicand of the expression √ 24
A. 2 B. 6
B. 20 D. 24
22. What is the index of the expression √ 24 ?
4

1 1
A. B.
4 24
C. 4 D. 24

23. What is the simplest form of √ 96?

 A. √ 6 B. 3 √ 6
C.4 √ 6 D. 6 √ 6
1
24. The expression (100) 2 is equal to
A. 10 B. 20
C. 30 D. 40

25. The simplified form of

A. √ 2
√ 100
20
B. √ 5
C. 2 √ 5 D. 5 √ 2

26. Which of the following is a correct translation from rational exponents to radicals?
1 2 3
i. 2 2 =√2 21=√ 2 ii. 2 3 =√2 23 i. 2 5 =√5 23
A. i only B. ii only
C. i and iii d. ii and iii
27. If a is a positive or negative real number and n is an odd positive integer, then there exist/s
A. no real nth root of a
B. one real nth root of a
C. two real nth roots; one is positive and the other negative
D. infinite number of nth real roots
28. Assuming that when n is even and a > 0, which of the following statement is true?
iii. √6 4 = √3 √ 22 = √3 2
3
i . ( √ 4 ) = 4 ii. √ 50 = ( √ 25)( √ 2)=5 √ 2
3

A. i only B. ii only
C. i and ii D. i, ii and iii
29. What is the simplest form of √ x 7?
A. x 2 √ x 2 B. x 3 √ 2 x
C. x 3 √ 4 x D. x 3 √ x
30. What is the simplest form of √5 96
A. 2 √5 3 B. 2 √ 32
C. √ 3
5
D. √9 3
31. What is the simplest form of √ 45 ?
A. 3 √ 3 B. 3 √ 5
C. 3 √ 9 D. 9 √ 3
32. What is the simplest form of √ 8 x 5 x 5?
5

A. 2 x 2 y √2 xy B. 4 xy √ x 3 y
C. 2 x3 y √ 3 xy D. 2 x 2 y √ 4 y
33. What is the result when we simplify 15 √ 3 x−8 √3 4 y + 8 √ 3 x−10 √3 4 y ?
A. 23 √ 3 x −2 √3 4 y . B. 23 √ 3 x −18 √3 4 y
C. 2 √3 x−23 √3 4 y . D. 2 √ 3 x−23 √3 4 y
34. What is the sum of 3 √ 2 x + 5 √ 2 x ?
A . 8 √2 x B. √ 2 x
C. 5 √ 2 x D. 15 √ 2 x
35. Find the difference of 7 √ 5 + √ 5 ?
A . 8 √5 B. 6 √ 5
C. 13 √ 5 D. √ 5
36. The product of √ 32 and 3 √ 2is
A .−12 √ 2 B. 12 √ 2
C. √ 2 D. 21 √ 2

37. The simplified form of

√2 is
3
√2
A . √2
6
B. 1
1
C. D. √ 2
2
38. Which of the following statement is true?
A . √16 + √ 9 = 7 B. 3 √ 5+ 4 √ 5 = 7 √ 10
C.√ 6+ 5 √ 6 = 6 √ 6 c D. √ 2+ √ 6 = √ 8
39. What is the value of x in the radical equation √ x=4 ?
A. 14 B. 15
C. 16 D. 17
40. What is the value of x in the radical equation √ x=2?
A. 2 B. 4
C. 6 D. 8
41. What is the value of x in the radical equation √ x−3=0
A. 9 B. 10
C. 11 D. 12
42. Which of the following radical equations will have x = 16 as the solution?
A. 2 √ x =8 B. √ (x +2)+2=4
C. √ ¿ ¿ D. √ x=8

43. Find the root of √ 4 x +7=5

A. 2 B. 4
C. 6 D. 8
44. The square root of the sum of a certain number and 13 is 16. Find the number
A. 243 B. 244
C. 245 D.246
45. Find the length of the edge of the cube having a surface area of 72 square meters (SA = 6a2).
A. 6 √ 2 meters B. 6 √ 12 meters
C. 2 √3 meters B. √ 2 meters
46. The square root of the difference of a certain number and 3 is 5. Find the number.
A. 15 B. 28
C. 2 D.8
47. The surface area of a basketball is 36 square inches. What is the radius of the basketball if the
formula
 of the surface area of a sphere is SA = 4𝜫r2 ?

A.
√ 36
4π
inches

3 √π
B. √ 3 π inches

C. 3 √ π inches D. inches
π
48. A 10-meter rope is attached to the top of a building from a point on the field. If the rope
is 8 meters away from the base of the building, how high is the building?
A. 1.41 meters B. 4.24 meters
C. 6 meters D.12. 81 meters
 Q2 Math 9
Key Answer
1. C 25 B
.
2. A 26 C
.
3. C 27 B
.
4. D 28 D
.
5. D 29 D
.
6. B 30 B
.
7. D 31 C
.
8. A 32 A
.
9. B 33 B
.
10. A 34 C
.
11. B 35 B
.
12. D 36 A
.
13. B 37 C
.
14. D 38 A
.
15. A 39 B
.
16. A 40 B
.
17. D 41 A
.
18. B 42 C
.
19. D 43 D
.
20. D 44 A
.
21. D 45 C
.
22. C 46 B
.
23. C 47 A
.
24. A 48 C
.