Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
REGION I
PANGASINAN SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE II
Mangaldan Integrated School SPED Center
Bantayan, Mangaldan, Pangasinan

GENERAL DIRECTIONS:
1. Answer the following test items then select the answer from the four choices: A, B, C and D. Write
the letter corresponding to your answer on the answer sheet. Show your solution/s if needed. Write N
if no answer is found from the given choices.
2. Use black or blue pen ONLY.
1. Which of the following is the correct definition of factoring?
A. The process of finding the factors of a given product.
B. The reverse process of grouping.
C. The process of multiplying factors.
D. The process of squaring and cubing of numbers.
2. What are the factors of 5 x+ 5 y ?
A. 5(x + y ) B. 5( x− y) C. xy (3+2) D. xy (5)
3. Give the factors of x 2−25 .
A. ( x +5)(x+5) B. (x +5)( x−5) C. (x−5)( x−5) D. (x +25)(x−1)
4. Which of the following gives a product of x 3−27 ?
A.( x−3 ) ( x 2−9 ) B.( x−3 ) ( x 2+ 9 ) C.( x−3 ) ( x 2+ 3 x +9 )D.( x−3 ) ( x 2−3 x−9 )

5. Benny was asked to square ( x – 3) , his answer is x 2 – 9. Is his answer correct?

A. Yes, because squaring a binomial always produces a binomial product.
B. Yes, because product rule is correctly applied.
C. No, because squaring a binomial always produces a perfect square trinomial.
D. No, because the answer must be x 2+ 9.
6. The factor of x 2+ 2 x +1are ¿) and ______. What is the missing factor?
A. x +1 B. x−1 C. 2 x+1 D. 2 x−1
7. A carpenter built a rectangular table with an area of x 2 – 4 x +3. What expressions represent the table’s
length and width?
A. x−3 B. x−3 C. x +3 D. x +3

x−1 x +3 x +3 x−1

8. The area of the square is x 2+ 4 x +4 square units. What expression represents the length of the side?
A. (x +3) units B. ( x +2) units C. (x +1) units D. (x +4 )units
9. One of the factors of x 2+ 10 x +21 is x +3. What is the other factor?
A. x +4 B. x +5 C. x +6 D. x +7
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10. Your classmate was asked to square (x – 5) and he answered x – 25. Is his/her answer correct?
A. Yes, because he/she correctly applied the law of exponent.
B. Yes, because squaring a binomial always produces a binomial product.
C. No, because squaring a binomial always produces a perfect binomial.
D. No, because the answer must be x 2 –10x + 25.
11. Which of the following expressions is a rational algebraic expression?
1
x− y 3 x+ 1 3 x
A. B. C. 2 x −2 D.
x+ y √(a+1) x+ 3 √y

x2 −25
12. What is the simplified form of ?
x +5
 A. x−4 B. x−5 C. x−6 D. x−7
2(a+b)
13. What is the simplest form of the expression ?
2(a+b)
A. 0 B. 1 C. 2 D. a+ b
5 x +5 y 1 x+ y
14. Simplify . A. B. 5 C. D. x + y
x+y 5 5
7 3
15. Find the sum: + .
xy xy
10 10 10 10 xy
A. B. C. D.
xy x y y
1 2
16. Add and .
2x 5x
9x 9 9 9x
A. B. C. D.
10 10 10 x 10 x
x+3 x+3
17. Simplify: ÷ . A. x +3B. x−2 C. 1 D. −1
x−2 x−2
18. Cassi can complete her school project in x hours. What part of the job can be completed by Cassi after
three hours?
3 x
A. B. C. x−3 D. x +3
x 3
19. Mico can paint the wall in 6 hours. What part of the wall can he paint in 5 hours?
5 6 5 5
A. B. C. D.
6 5 x x
20. The side of a square has a measure (x + 1) cm. What is the area of the square in expanded form?
A. (x2 + 2x + 1)cm2 B. (x2-2x+1) cm2 C. (x2+2x-1) cm2 D. (x2-2x-1) cm2
21. In the Cartesian plane, what do you call the point where the two axes meet?
A. abscissa B. ordinate C. origin D. ordered pair
22. Which of the following equations is not a linear equation in two variables?
A. x + y = 3 B. 3x = 4y – 5 C. x2 – 6 = 0 D. 2x – 3y = 6
23. Which of the following refers to a number that describes the steepness and direction of a line?
A. Equation of a line C. Trend of a line
B. Slope of a line D. Direction of a line
24. What is the slope of line m in Figure 1?
3 −3 3 3
A. B. C. D.
1 1 2 −2 Figure 1

25. What is the slope of a line which passes through the points (3, 1) and (8, 6)?
3 5
A. -1 B. 1 C. D.
5 3
26. Which of the following has a slope which is equal to 7?
A. y=−7 x +2 B. y−7 x=5 C. y=5 x−3 D. y−3 x=4
27. What is the equivalent slope-intercept form of the equation 2 x+ y =3 ?
A. y=−2 x +3 B. y=2 x +3 C. y=2 x−3 D. y=−2 x−3

28. In figure 2, which of the following points does line m pass through?
A. ( 3,-2) and (1,3) C. (-4,2) and (1,3)
B. (-3,-2) and (1,3) D. (-5,1) and (3,-1)
Figure 2
29. In Figure 3, which line has x-intercept of -1 and y-intercept of 1?
A. line l B. line m C. line n D. line p

30. Which line in Figure 3 has m = 1 and b = -1?

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

31. From figure 3, which line passes through the points (-3,0) andFigure
(0,4)?3
A. line l B. line m C. line n D. line o
32. The graph of a line with an x-intercept of -5 and a y-intercept of 4 _______.
A. is horizontal C. rises to the right
B. is vertical D. rises to the left
33. Find the equation of the line with the slope of 2 and passing through the point (3, 5).
A. y = 2x + 1 B. y = 2x - 1 C. y = -2x + 1 D. y = -2x – 1
34. Linear equations can be graphed in three ways. Which of the following does not belong to the group?
A. using two points C. using the slope and the y-intercept
B. using x-and y-intercepts D. using the slope only
35. The equation of (2,1) and ( 3,2) is x− y =1. Is the equation correct?
A. Yes, because the slope is 1.
B. Yes, because the difference of slope is 2.
C. No, because the equation is 2x+y = 2.
D. No, because the correct answer is x-y = 2.
36. Determine the equation of a line that passes through the points (3, 1) and (4,7).
A. 6 x – y=17 B. 6 x + y=17 C. 6 x + y=−17 D. −6 x – y=17

For item numbers 37-39, refer to the situation below.

A rubik’s cube can be bought online. Each rubik’s cube costs Php 450 for great speed cubing
and the shipping and handling charge is Php 70 regardless of the number of cubes to be ordered. The
total cost C depends on the number of rubik’s cubes r to be ordered.

37. What mathematical sentence represents the given situation?

A. C = 450r – 70 B. C = 450r + 70 C. C = 70r – 450 D. C = 70r + 450
38. How much would it cost you if you order 15 rubik’s cube?
A. Php 6650 B. Php 6700 C. Php 6750 D. Php 6820
39. How much would it cost you if you order 25 rubik’s cube?
A. Php11320 B. Php11340 C. Php11360 D. Php11380
40. Which of the following is a system of linear equation in two variables?
A. x + y = 3 B. x – 2y > 4 C. 2x + 3y < -6 D. 3x – 5y ≥ 15
2x – 3y = 6 2x + y < -6 5x + 2y ≥ 10 4x + 3y < -12

41. What do you call a system of linear equation with no solutions?

A. Consistent and independent C. Inconsistent
B. Consistent and dependent D. Dependent
42. When the system is consistent and the equations are independent, the system has ______ solution(s).
A. one B. infinitely many C. no D. three
43. When the system is consistent and the equations are dependent, the system has ______ solution(s).
A. one B. infinitely many C. no D. three
44. Determine the system of linear equation in two variables which has graphs that are coinciding.
A. x + 2y = 3 B. x + 2y = 5 C. x + y = 3 D. x +y = 2

2x + 4y = 6 2x –y = 4 x - 2y =3 -x +2y =4
45. Determine the system of linear equations that is represented by Figure 4.
A. x + 2y = 3 C. x + 2y = 5
2x + 4y = 6 2x –y = 4

B. x+y=3 D. x +y = 2
x - 2y =3 -x +2y =4
46. What is the solution of {x+3
x−2 y =9 }
y =14
systems of linear equations?
Figure 4

A. x=11 , y=1 B. x=1 , y=11 C. x=10 , y=2 D. x=2 , y=10

47. At what point do the graphs of the equation 2x + y = 8 and x – y = 4 intersect?
A. (0,4) B. (4,0) C. (-4,0) D. (5, -2)
48. Aliya bought 10 packages of hand towels. Some packages have 2 pieces and some have 3 pieces.
There are 26 hand towels altogether? Which systems of linear equations corresponds to the given
problem?
A. x + y = 10 B. x - y = 10 C. x + y = 10 D. x - y = 10
2x +3y =26 2x - 3y =26 2x - 3y =26 2x +3y =26
49. The sum of two numbers is 28 and their difference is 12. What are the numbers?
A. 2 and 14 B. 4 and 7 C. 8 and 20 D. 10 and 18

50. Draw the graph of {32xx+− y=5

y=9 }
.
A. C.

B. D.

Prepared by: Checked by: Noted:

CHERYL B. CAPILLAN ANTHONY P. DOTONG GEMMA V. NARAJA, EdD

Mathematics 8 Teacher Head Teacher I Principal IV

If you failed to prepare, you prepared to fail.

Good luck!

Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
REGION I
PANGASINAN SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE II
 Mangaldan Integrated School SPED Center
Bantayan, Mangaldan, Pangasinan

FIRST PERIODICAL TEST IN MATHEMATICS 8

Answer Key

1 A 11 A 21 C 31 D 41 C
2 A 12 B 22 C 32 C 42 A
3 B 13 B 23 C 33 B 43 B
4 C 14 B 24 C 34 D 44 A
5 C 15 A 25 B 35 A 45 D
6 A 16 B 26 B 36 A 46 A
7 A 17 C 27 A 37 B 47 B
8 B 18 A 28 B 38 D 48 A
9 D 19 A 29 D 39 A 49 C
10 D 20 A 30 C 40 A 50 A
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Prepared by: Checked by: Noted:

CHERYL B. CAPILLAN ANTHONY P. DOTONG GEMMA V. NARAJA, EdD

Mathematics 8 Teacher Head Teacher I Principal IV