Department of Education

Region IV-A (CALABARZON)

Division of San Pablo City
SAN CRISTOBAL INTEGRATED HIGH SCHOOL
San Pablo City
FIRST PERIODICAL TEST IN MATHEMATICS 8
S.Y. 2019-2020
Name:______________________________________ Score: _____________________
Section: ____________________Date: ____________ Parent’s Signature:___________

Direction: Write the letter that corresponds to your answer.

_____1. What is the greatest common factor in the expression 28x 8y4z6 + 16x3y4z5?
A. 8x3y4z5 B. 4x3y4z5 C. 4x4y4z3 D. 8x4y4z3
_____2. Which of the following is a sum of two cubes?
A. m3 + 9 B. m3 + 21 C. m6 + 9 D. m9 + 8

_____3. Factor x2+3x.

A. x(x+3) C. (x+3)(x+1)
B. x(x+1) D. x(x2+3)

_____4. What factoring method can be applied to get the factors of 9x 2 – 25y2?
A. Common Monomial Factor C.Difference of Two Cubes
B. Difference of Two Squares D. Factoring Quadratic Trinomials

_____5. The factored form of 4a2 – 20ab + 9b2 is(2a – b)(2a – 9b), the statement is
A. true B. sometimes true C. rarely true D. false

_____6. Find the missing term: 3(x + __)(x + __) = 3x2 + 27x + 24
A. 6, 4 B. 4, 6 C. 8, 1 D. 8, 3

_____7. The expression ( b +4 ) ( b-4 ) are factors of which polynomials?

A. b2+4 C. b2+16
B. b2-4 D. b2-16
_____8. The sides of a rectangle with an area of x2 + 3x + 2 are ____ and ____. Which completes the statement?
A. (x + 1) and (x + 2) B. (x – 1) and (x – 2) C. (x – 1) and (x + 2) D. (x + 1) and (x – 2)

_____9. What is the area of a rectangle whose length and width are (x+10) and x units respectively?
A. x2 B. x2 + 10 C. x2 + 10x D. (x + 10)2
_____10. Which of the following expression is a rational algebraic expression?

A. B. C. + D.

_____11.What value(s) of x will make the expression undefined?

A. 2 B. 1 C. 0 D. none

_____12. Which expression is in simplest form?

A. B. C. D.

_____13. Multiply ● .

A. B. C. D.

_____14. Subtract 4 - .

A. B. C. D.
_____15. Perform the indicated operation. ÷

A. B. C. D.3

_____16. The sum of a number and its reciprocal is . Find the number and its reciprocal.

A. ; B. ; C. ; D. ,

_____17. What is the intersection of the x-axis and y-axis in the coordinate plane?
A. Origin B. Abscissa C. Ordinate D. Coordinate Axes

_____ 18. In a board game, Judy scored 5 points more than the number of points Ann scored. What is the equation in
two variables?
A. j = a+5 B. j – 5 = a C. j + 5 = a D. a = 5 + j

_____19. Which of the following is the steepest?(refer to figure on the right)

A. line l B. line m
C. line n D. line o

_____20.From the given illustration above, which shows a negative slope?

A. line l B. line m C. line n D. line o
_____21. From the given illustration in item 19, what is the slope of line o?
A. 0 B. 1 C. -1 D. undefined

_____22. Rewrite 2x+5y= 10 in the slope intercept form.

A. y= B. y= C. y= D. y=

_____23. It is the standard form of a linear equation.

A. Ax + By = C C. y = mx + b

B. m = D. y – y1 = m(x – x1)

_____24. What is the slope of the given linear equation y = -2x - 7

3
A. -2/3 B. 2/3 C. 2 D. 3

_____25.Which of the following graphs shows positive slope and negative y-intercept?
A. B. C. D.

_____26. Which of the following is the steepest?

A. y= -5x-8 B. y= C. y=5x-8 D. y= -2x-8

_____27.What number must be added to both the numerator and denominator of to make the result equal to ?

A.9 B.-9 C.7 D.-7

_____28. What is the equation of the line whose slope is 4 and whose y-intercept is -3?
A. y = 4x+3 B. y= 4x-3 C. y= -4x+3 D. y= -4x-3

_____29. What is the equation of the line in slope-intercept form given the slope of -2 and the coordinates of the
y-intercept(0, -8).
A. y = -2x + 8 B. y = -2x - 8 C. y = -8x - 2 D. y = 2x - 8

_____30. Which of the following describes the graph of equation with m = and y-intercept = 2?

A. increasing B. decreasing C. horizontal D. vertical

_____ 31. Angles x and y are supplementary and angle x is 48 degrees more than y. Find x and y.
A. x = 660 ;y = 1140 B. x = 60 ;y = 1200 C. x = 1200 ;y = 660 D. x = 1140;y = 660

_____32. The sum of two numbers is 51. If one number is twice the other, what are the numbers?
A. 1st = -34;2nd = 17 B. 1st = 34;2nd = -17 C. 1st = -34;2nd = -17 D. 1st = 34;2nd = 17

_____33. Which of the following shows a linear system?

A. x=y B. x0+ 7y0=5 C. x√5 +7y=0 D. x+7y=5
2 2
=y+2 10x + 15y =6 x+2y=1 10x +15 y=60

_____34. Which describes the graph shown at the right?

A. Consistent C. Inconsistent
B. Dependent D. None of the above

_____35. The system of linear equation 2x+4y=5 is classified into which

of the following category? x - 2y=2
A. consistent B. inconsistent
C. dependent D. both consistent and dependent

_____36. What should be the value of k so that the system x +ky= 3 is

dependent? 2x+2y=6
A. 2 B. -2 C. 1 D. -1

_____37.Which of the following shows the solution of the linear system x + 2y= 4 ?
3x+ 6y=12
A. B.

C. D.

_____38. Solving the system -x - 8y = -7by elimination, what would be its solution?
2x + 8y = 6
A. {(-1, -1)} B. {(0, 0)} C. {(-1, 1)} D. Ø

_____39. Angel is 13 years older than Rose. The sum of their ages is 27. How old are they?
A. 13 y/o;27 y/o B. 13 y/o;14 y/o C. 7 y/o;20 y/o D. 8 y/o;19 y/o

_____40. The difference between two numbers is 9. Twice the larger number is equal to 5 times the smaller number.
Find the numbers.
A. 18 & 25 B. 6 & 18 C. 15 & 25 D. 6 &15
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Department of Education
Region IV-A (CALABARZON)
Division of San Pablo City
SAN CRISTOBAL INTEGRATED HIGH SCHOOL
San Pablo City

FIRST PERIODICAL TEST IN MATHEMATICS 8

Key to Correction

1. B. 4x3y4z5
The GCF of 28 and 16 is 4, the GCF of x8y4z6 and x3y4z5 is x3y4z5. The product is 4x3y4z5
2. D. m9+ 8
Each term is a cube and there is plus sign between them.
3.
4. B. Difference of Two Squares
5. A true
6. C. 8, 1
7. B. b2-4
8. A. (x + 1) and (x + 2)
9. C.(x2+10x)

10. D.

Rational expression defined as quotient of two polynomial wherein the denominator is not equal to zero,
there is no variable inside the radical sign in the denominator.
11. A.2
Based on the choices, replacing the values of x with 2 makes the expression undefined.

12. A.

The rational expression is not factorable then it is in simplest form

13. C. (x+6)2

14. D.

4- = = =

15. D.3

16. A. ;

X+ =

(3x-4)(4x-3)=0

x= x=. ;
 17. A. origin
18. A. j = a + 5
19. C. line n (most inclined)
20.B. line m (falls to the right)
21. A.0

22. A. y =

2x + 5y = 10, 2x – 2x + 5y = 10 – 2x, 5y = -2x + 10, y = ,y=

23. A. standard form of linear equation Ax+By =C

24. A. 2x + 3y = -7

2x + 3y = -7, 2x -2x + 3y = -7 – 2x, 3y = -2x – 7, y = , y = mx + b, m =

25D. ( 0,5), (- )

26. C. y=5x – 8
27. D.-7

= →77+7x=56+4x →x=-7

28. A. y=4x+3
29. B. y = -2x – 8
Slope (m) = -2, y-intercept (b) = -8, y = mx + b, y = -2x – 8
30. A. increasing

31. D.x=1140 ;y=660

32.D. 1st=34;2nd =17
33. D. inconsistent system

34. B.

y – x = 2, 0 – x = 2, x = -2,
y – 0 = 2, y =2, y = 3 (-2,0)(0,2)
, 0 + y = 4, y = 4,
x + 0 = 4, x = 4 (0,4)(4,0)
35. A. consistent

x = 2y + 2, , 4y + 4 + 4y = 5, 8y + 4 = 5, y =

36. C.1

= = therefore k=1

37 D.

x+2y=4 (0,2)(4,0)
3x+6y =12 (0,2)(4,0)
38. C) {(-1, 1)} by elimination
-x - 8y = -7 -x - 8y = -7
2x + 8y = 6 -(-1)-8y=-7
 ____________ y=1
x =-1
39. C. 7 y/o, 20 y/o
Let x be the age of Rose, Angel’s age x + 13, x + x + 13 = 27, 2x + 13 = 27, x = 7
Rose’ age is 7, and Angel’s age is 20.

40. D. 6 and 15

, x – y = 9, x = y + 9, 2x = 5y, 2

(y+9) = 5y, 2y + 18 = 5y, y = 6, x = 15

LEARNING NO. OF NO. OF ITEM

% EASY AVERAGE DIFFICULT
COMPETENCY DAYS ITEMS PLACEMENT
1. Factors completely different
types of polynomials
(polynomials with common
monomial factor, difference of
8 7 17.5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 1
two squares, sum and
difference of two cubes, 6
perfect square trinomials and
general trinomials).
2. Solves problems involving
2 2 5 8,9 2
factors of polynomials
3. Illustrates rational algebraic
1 1 2.5 10 1
expressions
4. Simplifies rational algebraic
2 2 5 11,12 2
expressions
5. performs operations on
4 3 7.5 13,14,15 3
rational algebraic expressions
6. Solves problems involving
2 2 5 16,27 2
rational algebraic expressions
7. Illustrates the rectangular
1 1 2.5 17 1
coordinate system and its uses
8. Illustrates linear equations in
1 1 2.5 18 1
two variables
9. Illustrates the slope of a line 2 2 5 19,20 2
10. Finds the slope of a line
given two points, equations 3 2 5 23,24 1 1
and graph
11. Writes the linear equation
ax + by = c in the form y = mx 2 2 5 21,22 2
+ b and vice versa
12. Graphs a linear equation
given (a) any two points; (b)
3 2 5 25,26 2
the x - and y-intercepts; © the
slope and a point on the line
13. Describes the graph of a
linear equation in terms of its 1 1 2.5 39 1
intercepts and slope
14. Finds the equation of a line
given (a) two points; (b) the 2 2 5 28,29 2
slope and its intercepts
15. Solves problems involving
linear equations in two 2 2 5 30,31 1 1
variables
16. Illustrates a system of
linear equations in two 1 1 2.5 32 1
variables
17. Graphs a system of linear
1 1 2.5 33 1
equations in two variables
18. Categorizes when a given
system of linear equations in
two variables as graphs that 2 2 5 34,35 2
are parallel, intersecting and
coinciding
19. Solves a system of linear
equations in two variables by
3 2 5 36,37 2
(a) graphing (b)substitution (c )
elimination
20. Solves problems involving
systems of linear equations in 2 2 5 38,40 1 1
two variables
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45 40 100 24 12 4
TOTAL