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FIRST QUARTER EXAMINATION

MATHEMATICS 8

Directions: Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write your answer on a separate sheet of
paper.

1. What is the process of finding the factors of an expression which is the reverse process of
multiplication?
A. factoring C. rationalization
B. special product D. continuous division

2. What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12 and 24?

A. 2 B. 4 C. 12 D. 24

3. Which of the following pair of numbers has a GCF of 6?

A. 2 and 3 B. 8 and 12 C. 6 and 10 D. 12 and 18

4. All the following are factors of 12x2 EXCEPT one. What is it?
A. 12 B. 12x C. 12x2 D. 12x3

5. If one factor of 4x2 + 6 is 2, what is the other factor?

A. 2x + 3 B. 4x + 6 C. 2x + 6 D. 2x2 + 3

6. Which of the following expressions has factors (2x - y) and (2x + y)?
A. 2x2 + y2 B. 2x2 – y2 C. 4x2 + y2 D. 4x2 – y2

7. Using the pattern for factoring the sum of cubes, we know that factoring 8 + 𝑏3 gives
A. (2 − 𝑏)(4 − 2𝑏 + 𝑏2) C. (2 + 𝑏)(4 − 2𝑏 + 𝑏2)
B. (2 − 𝑏)(4 + 2𝑏 + 𝑏 )
2
D. (2 + 𝑏)(4 + 2𝑏 + 𝑏2)

8. All the following are perfect square trinomials, EXCEPT one. Which is it?
A. 𝑥2 − 4𝑥𝑦 + 4y2 C. 4x2 − 12xy + 9y2
2
B. 9a + 24a − 16 D. x2y2 − 6x3y2 + 9x4y2

9. Which of the following trinomials has factors (3a − 2b) and (2a − b)?
A. 6a2 − 7ab + 2b2 B. 6a2 + 7ab − 2b2 C. 6a2 − 7ab − 2b2 D. 6a2 + 7ab + 2b2

10. Maria Integrated School rectangular garden has an area by 6x2 + x – 2 square meter. If the
length is represented by 3x + 2, find a binomial that represents the width.
A. 2x + 1 B. x − 2 C. 2x − 1 D. x − 2

11. The area of Maria Integrated School rectangular garden is 9t2 – 64 square units. If one side is
3t – 8, what is the other side?
A. 3t – 8 B. 3t + 8 C. t- 8 D. t + 8

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12. Which of the following terms is described as "the ratio of two polynomial expressions"?
A. linear algebraic expression C. rational algebraic expression
B. linear algebraic equation D. rational algebraic equation

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

14. Which of the following is considered a rational algebraic expression?

−2
3n 3 n+9 2 x −7 x 4 x +11
A. B. C. D.
√n 3
n −2 n
2 −2
n −1
2
x −5 x +12
15. What is the value of the expression 2 when 𝑥 = 2?
x −1
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4

16. Which of the following is a rational algebraic expression having trinomial on both numerator
and denominator?
d−3 x +1 2
x +2 x+ 1
A. B. C. D.
d−5 y+ 1 x −3
x+ 2 y + z
6 x−5 y+ z

2a a
17. Look for the sum of + .
bc bc
2 2
2a 3a 3a 4a
A. B. C. D.
bc bc bc bc

x−2 x +2
18. Perform the indicated operation − .
2 5
3x −14 3 x −14 3 x +14
A. B. C. D.
10 10 10 10

4 ab
19. What is the reduced form of ∙ .
2ab 4
2

1 1 1 1
A. B. C. D.
5b 4b 3b 2b

x−2 x−2
20. What is the quotient of ÷ .
2 5
5 2 x−2 x−2
A. B. C. D.
2 5 5 10

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21. Dividing 20 by a number gives the same result as dividing 12 by 2 less than the same
number. What is a number?
A. 5 B. 6 C. 7 D. 8

22. Point (−7, −5) is located in which quadrant?

A. I B. II C. III D. IV

23. Which of the following is a linear equation in two variables?

1
A. x− =5 B. √ x−2 y=7 C. x +6 y 3=9 D. 3 x+ √ 5 y =2
y

24. The following are formula used in finding the slope of a line EXCEPT ONE.
y 2− y 1 rise −A Ax
A. m= B. m= C. m= D. m=
x 2−x 1 run B By

25. What is the slope of the line on the graph at the right?
−3 3
A. C.
4 4
4 4
B. D.
−3 3

26. What is the slope of a line that passes through

points (3, 8) and (3, −4)?
A. one C. negative
B. zero D. undefined

27. Which of the following linear equations is written

in standard form?
−2
A. 4𝑥 − 3𝑦 = 10 B. y= x +5 C. 𝑦 = 2 D. 𝑥 = 2𝑦 − 6
3

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

29. Which of the following shows the graph of the equation 𝑥 + 𝑦 = −3?
A. C.

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B. D.

30. Which linear equations represents the graph?

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

1
31. What is the trend of the graph of the linear equation that has a slope of ?
2
A. The graph is a vertical line.
B. The graph is a horizontal line.
C. The graph is increasing from left to right.
D. The graph is decreasing from left to right.

32. Describe the graph of the linear equation 𝑦 = 8.

A. The graph is a vertical line.
B. The graph is a horizontal line.
C. The graph is increasing from left to right.
D. The graph is decreasing from left to right.

2
33. What is the slope of the equation of a line x +4 y=8 ?
3
−1 2
A. B. C. 4 D. 8
6 3

34. If the graph of a linear equation passes through a point (1, −2) and a slope of 3, what form is
being illustrated?
A. point-slope B. slope-intercept C. standard D. two-point
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35. In the equation 3𝑥 − 𝑦 = 1, what is the y-intercept?

A. −3 B. -1 C. 1 D. 3

36. What is the y-intercept of the line 3𝑥 + 2𝑦 = 6?

−3 −2
A. B. C. 3 D. 6
2 3

37. Which of the following is the correct sequence in solving problems involving linear equation
in two variables?
I. Read and understand the problem
II. Translate the problem into an equation in two variables
III. Find the solution using the formulated equation
IV. Check the solution obtained by substituting the solution/s to the original
equations
A. I, II, III, IV B. I, III, II, IV C. I, III, IV, II D. II, I, III, IV

38. Which of the following is NOT a system of linear equations in two variables?

{ {
4 x −8 y=12 x−4 y=5
A. {
x− y +5
2
−3 x =0
B. {
3 x− y =5
x−11 y=−1
C. 1
2 x− y=−12
3
D. 3
5
x−4 y=7

For items 39-41, consider the graph below.

39. What are the slopes of the graph?

2 −1 −2 −2 1 −2
A. and B. 3 and C. and D. and -3
3 3 3 3 3 3

40. What are the 𝑦-intercepts of the graph?

A. (0, 2) 𝑎𝑛𝑑 (0, −1) C. (3, 0)𝑎𝑛𝑑 (1,0)
B. (−2,0) 𝑎𝑛𝑑 (0,1) D. (−3,0)𝑎𝑛𝑑 (1, 0)

41. Which system of linear equations represents the graph?

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A. {2x+x−33 y=3
y =6
B. {2xx−3+3y=3
y=6
C. {2−x+
x−3 y =−6
3 y=3
D. {x−3
2 x+3 y =6
y=−3

42. Which of the following equations can be paired with 𝑥 − 𝑦 = 4 to make a consistent and
independent system?
A. 𝑥 − 𝑦 = 3 B. 𝑥 − 𝑦 = 2 C. 𝑥 + 𝑦 = 2 D. 𝑥 + 2𝑦 = 3

43. All are graphs of the system of linear equations in two variables EXCEPT:
A. coinciding B. intersecting C. parabola D. parallel

44. Which method is best to use when the numerical coefficients of the variables are either 1 𝑜𝑟
− 1?
A. algebraic B. elimination C. graphical D. substitution

45. Which method is best to apply to solve the system {2y=3 x−2
x + y =8
?
A. algebraic B. elimination C. graphical D. substitution

46. Which of the following equations can best be solved using elimination by addition?
A. {22xx++y=10
y=8
B. {x−
x + y=5
y=7
C. {2x+x +y =10
y=8
D. {3+x −3x=−2
y=5
y

47. The system of linear equation { y=2 x−9

x+ 3 y=8
is solved by substitution. After the initial
substitution in the second equation, which of the following is the resulting expanded equation?
A. 𝑥 + 3𝑦 − 9 = 8 C. 𝑥 + 3(2𝑥) − 9 = 8
B. 𝑥 + 3(2𝑥) − 9 = 8 D. 𝑥 + 3(2𝑥 − 9) = 8

48. The first thing to do when solving systems of linear equation by elimination is rewriting
equations into the standard form 𝐴𝑥 + 𝐵𝑦 = 𝐶. Which of the following is the resulting system of

equations when {3 (3x x−1+2)=−2

y +1=5
y−4
is written in standard form?

A. {33 xx +2+2 y=6

y=7
B. {33 xx++22 y=4
y =7
C. {33xx+2+2y=−1
y=4
D. {33xx+2 y=6
−2 y =−3

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Answer Key:

1. A 25. A
2. C 26. D
3. D 27. A
4. D 28. A
5. D 29. B
6. D 30. A
7. C 31. C
8. B 32. B
9. A 33. A
10. C 34. A
11. B 35. B
12. C 36. C
13. B 37. A
14. B 38. A
15. B 39. C
16. D 40. A
17. C 41. B
18. C 42. C
19. D 43. C
20. A 44. B
21. A 45. D
22. C 46. B
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23. D 47. D
24. D 48. C

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Quality Assured by:

CARREN C. DAUG CHERRY M. GICA

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