First Quarter Examination MATH 8
First Quarter Examination MATH 8
First Quarter Examination MATH 8
Department of Education
Region I
SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE I PANGASINAN
Direction: Multiple Choice. Write the letter of your answer BEFORE each
number.
1. A + B + C is an example of a polynomial. What do you call a polynomial with
3 terms?
A. monomial
B. binomial
C. trinomial
D. multinomial
2. The variable with the least exponent that appears in each term of a
polynomial is called:
A. Greatest common factor
B. Greatest common monomial factor
C. Least common factor
D. Least common monomial factor
3. Which of the following expressions is an example of a perfect square?
A. 25 x C. 49 x 3
B. 25 x 2 D. 49 x 5
4. Which of the following is an example of a completely factored form x 2−25of an
expression?
A. (x +1)( x −1) C. ( x +5)(x−5)
B. (x+ 4 ¿( x−4) D. ( x +9)(x−9)
5. What is the completely factored form of x 2−144 ?
A. (x +12)(x +12)
B. ( x +12)(x −12)
C. ( x−12)( x−12)
D. (x 2+ 12)( x 2−12)
6. In factoring 16 a6 −25 b2, what is the purpose of subtracting (5 b)2 from (4 a3 )2 ?
A. To be able to convert the expression as perfect square trinomial.
B. To be able to convert the expression as square of binomial.
C. To be able to convert the expression as greatest common factor.
D. To be able to convert the expression as the difference of two squares.
7. If one factor of 6 ab 2−12 a2 b3 is 1−2 ab , what is the other factor?
A. 6 ab C. 6 ab 2
B. 6 a 2 b D. 6 a 2 b 2
8. Why is 4 x2 +12 x+ 9 a perfect square trinomial?
A. The first term is the only term which is a perfect square.
B. The first and last terms are both perfect squares.
C. The expression is transformable into square of a binomial.
D. The second and last term has a common factor.
9. What is x added to the product of 2 and y?
A. 2x + y C. 2xy
B. x + 2y D. 2 + xy
2
10. What are the factors of y −52 y +100 square meters.
A. (x + 10)(x - 10) C. (x – 2)(x – 50)
B. (x + 50)(x – 2) D. (x + 50)(x + 50)
11. What is an expression that can be written in the form 𝑃/𝑄 where 𝑷 and
𝑸 are polynomials and 𝑸 must not be equal to 0 (Q ≠ 0)?
A. Perfect square expressions
B. Perfect cube expressions
C. Irrational algebraic expressions
D. Rational algebraic expressions
12. Which of the following is an example of a rational algebraic
expression?
x 3x
A. 2 2 C. 2 2
x −x x −x
x 3 x −3 x
B. 2 D. 2 2
x − y2 x −x
13. Solve for the value of the rational algebraic expression if x = 2 that will
3x
make undefined.
5x
A. 3/5 C. 1/2
B. 4/5 D. 5/3
x +1
14. Simplify the rational algebraic expression 2 .
x −1
x 1
A. C.
x+1 x+1
x 1
B. D.
x−1 x−1
2
x +10 x+ 21
15. Write in its simplest form.
x+7
A. x−3 C. x +3
B. x−7 D. x +7
16. What is the letter F in the acronym FOIL?
A. Factor
B. Fraction
C. First Term
D. Function
17. Which of the following shows the product of (x ¿¿ 2−4)(4 )¿ ?
A. 2 x−4
2
B. 4 x −16
C. ( x 2 ) ( 4 )+ ( 4 ) (4)
D. ( 4 x 2) ( 4 ) −( 4 ) (4)
( x−5 ) (x 2+ x−6)
18. Simplify
x ( x−5 )
2
x + x−6 x−5
A. C.
5 x
2
x+5 x + x−6
B. D.
x x