Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Caraga Region
DIVISION OF AGUSAN DEL SUR

ACHIEVEMENT TEST
MATHEMATICS 8

Name:____________________________ Section:_____________School: ______________________

Directions: Read each item carefully. Choose the letter of the best answer. Write your
answer on a separate piece of paper.

1. Which of the following polynomials gives a perfect square trinomial of (2x-3) 2 ?

A. 4𝑥2 − 2𝑥 + 8 B. 4𝑥2 + 6𝑥 + 36 C. 4𝑥2 − 12𝑥 + 9 D. 4𝑥2 − 10𝑥 + 25

2. If one factor of x2 - 5x - 24 is x + 3, what is the other factor?

A. x + 2 B. x -2 C. x + 8 D. x - 8

3. Which of the following polynomials is equal to (2𝑥 - 1)2?

A. 4x2 - 4x + 1 B. 4x2 - 4x - 1 C. 4x2 + 4x + 1 D. 2x2 + 2x + 1

4. The school plans to make a vegetable garden in a square shape of 225 square
meters.
What are the dimensions of the side of this garden?
A. 5m by 45m B. 25m by 9m C. 15m by 15m D. 45m by 5m

5. Which of the following expressions is in the simplest form?

2
a2 b x−5 6 a+2 b 2e
A. B. C. D.
b 5−2 x 30 a+10 b 14 f 2

a c a
6. To divide two rational expressions and , multiply the dividend by the _______
b d b
c
of the divisor .
d
A. denominator B. reciprocal C. numerator D. ratio

7. If Jenny bought 10 kilos of apples for x pesos. How much is the price per kilo?
1 10 x
A. 10𝑥 B. C. D.
10 x x 10

8. It is an equation written in the form Ax + By = C, where A and B, should not be

equal to 0. It is also a first-degree polynomial.
A. linear equation C. rational equation
B. polynomial equation D. quadratic equation

9. What is the slope-intercept form of the linear equation 5x – y = 10?

A. y = 5x - 10 B. y = -5x + 10 C. y = -5x - 10 D. y = 5x + 10
 10. How many hours will you have to stay in the computer shop if you pay Php
150.00 and
the rental fee is 25 pesos per hour?
A. 8 hours B. 7 hours C. 6 hours D. 5 hours

11 Which system of equations has a solution x =1, y =1?

A. {4 x +4 y=8 2 x −3 y=−1 C. {3 x−2 y=−13 x+ 5 y=−8
B. {4 x +4 y=−14 2 x−3 y=15 D. {3 x−2 y=5 3 x +5 y=−2

12. Jasper paid Php 490 for 2 gallons of ice cream and 1 egg sandwich. Suppose the
total cost of 1 gallon of ice cream and an egg sandwich is Php270, how much does
a gallon of ice cream cost?
A. Php 200 B. Php 210 C. Php 220 D. Php 230

13. Which of the following symbols DO NOT suggest inequality?

A. ≤ B. ≥ C. < D. =

14. Which system has exactly one solution?

A. {3 x + y=2 2 x− y=2 B. {x + y=3 x + y=2 C. {3 x−2 y=5 6 x−4 y=10
D .{3 x+ y =23 x + y=−2

15. A jar contains 20-peso bills (x) and 50-peso bills (y). The sum of the money is less
than 500 pesos. Which of the following correctly represents this situation?
A. 20x + 50y ≥ 500 C. 20x + 50y > 500
B. 20x + 50y ≤ 500 D. 20x + 50y < 500

16. Based on the graph at the right, which of the following is a

solution of the system of linear inequalities?
A. (-2,0) B. (-2,1) C. (1,1) D. (2,4)

17. Which of the following graphs represents a relation?

18. Which of the following statements is true?

A. Every relation is a function.
B. Every function is a relation.
C. Not all functions are relations.
D. All functions are not relations.
19. In how many point(s) does a vertical line intersect the graph of a function?
A. at least one point C. more than one point
B. at exactly one point D. at exactly two points
20. Which of the following is the range of {(3, 5), (4, 5), (5, 6), (6, 6), (7, 7)}?
A. {5,5,6,6,7} B. {4,5,6,7} C. {3,4,5,6,7} D. {3,4,5,6,6,7}

21. Which of the following set of ordered pairs shows one-to-one relation?
A. {(1, 2), (1, 3), (1, 4)} C. {(1, -1), (2, -2), (3, -3)}
B. {(1, 2), (3, 4), (3, -3)} D. {(1, -1), (1, -2), (1, -3)}

22. A rental company charges a flat fee of Php30 and an additional of Php10 per hour
to rent a bike. To be able to go to work, Josh plans to rent a bike. If he allots 150
for the rent fee, in how many hours can he use the bike?
A. 10 hours B. 12 hours C. 14 hours D. 15 hours

23. What do you call the underlined portion in the statement; If I focus on my goals,
then I will achieve it.
A. Clause B. Conclusion C. Decision D. Hypothesis

24. What is the negation of the statement, “Ellen is a smart kid”?

A. Ellen is a smart kid. C. Ellen is a smarter kid.
B. Ellen is not a smart kid. D. Ellen is the smartest kid.

25. Which statement is logically equivalent to its conditionals?

A. Contrapositive B. Contradiction C. Converse D. Inverse

26. What must be the reason for stating that 𝑚∠𝐴 + 𝑚 ∠𝐵 = 180?
Given: ∠𝐴 𝑎𝑛𝑑 ∠𝐵 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑠𝑢𝑝𝑝𝑙𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑟𝑦 𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑙𝑒𝑠.
A. angle addition postulate C. definition of complementary angles
B. definition of a linear pair D. definition of supplementary angles

27. What are the undefined terms in Geometry?

A. Axiom, postulate, and theorem C. Bisector, betweenness, and midpoint
B. Point, line, and plane D. Parallel, perpendicular, and intersecting
lines

28. What do you call the two angles whose measures have a sum of 180°?
A. Adjacent angle C. Supplementary angle
B. Complementary angle D. Vertical angle

29. Points A, B, C, and D, are collinear points consecutively lie on a line. If AB = 12

units
BC = 2 units and CD = 19 units, how long is AD?
A. 14 units B. 21 units C. 31units D. 33 units

30. If ∆ 𝑀𝐴T ≅ ∆𝐾EN, which angle is congruent to ∠A?

A. ∠E B. ∠M C. ∠N D. ∠T

31. Which of the following conditions is always true that the two triangles are
congruent?
A. two pairs of sides are the same
B. two pairs of angles are the same
C. both triangles contain right angle
D. three pairs of sides and angles are the same
32. If corresponding sides of congruent triangles measure (3x - 4) cm and (2x + 8) cm.
What is the value of x?
A. 14 B. 12 C. 10 D. 8

33. Given: FH bisect AT at I and ∠FAI ≅ ∠HTI as shown in the

figure at the right, which of the following reasons is needed to
prove that AI≅TI ?
A. CPCTC C. Vertical Angles Theorem
B. Definition of midpoint D. Definition of segment bisector

34. What property states that AB ≅ AB?

A. Associative Property C. Transitive Property
B. Commutative Property D. Reflexive Property

35. What postulate states, “If two angles and the included side of one triangle are
congruent to two angles and the included side of another triangle, then the two
triangles are congruent.”
A. SSS Postulate C. ASA Postulate
B. SAS Postulate D. AAS Theorem

36. In the figure, MN ⊥ LP. What is the reason why ∠MNL ≅ ∠ MNP?
A. Right angle theorem
B. Definition of Perpendicularity
C. Definition of angle bisector
D. Definition of right angle

37. What does an angle bisector form?

A. Form a right angle
B. Create two congruent segments
C. Divide an angle into two congruent parts
D. Form a right angle and divide an angle into congruent parts

38. If ∆MHA ≅ ∆THA by LL Congruence Theorem, what relationship exists between

HA and MT ?

A. HA and MT are parallel C. HA and MT are congruent

B. HA and MT are perpendicular D. HA and MT are coinciding

39. ∆ABC ≅ ∆DEF, which segment is congruent to AB:

A. BC B. AC C. DE D. EB

40. The measure of an exterior angle of a triangle is always ______________.

A. less than its adjacent interior angle
B. less than either remote interior angle
C. greater than its adjacent interior angle
D. greater than either remote interior angle

41. In an experiment, a coin is flipped, and the coin can either land heads up or tails
up. What do we call the outcome where the coin lands head up?
A. Event B. Sample space C. Set D. Union
 42. Liza has four skirts, five shirts, and three hats. How many different outfits can
she
wear if she picks one skirt, one shirt, and one hat for her outfit?
A. 60 B. 23 C. 16 D. 12

43. Will you be able to conclude that EM > EF if one of the following statements is not
established: AE≅ AE, AF ≅ AM , m∠MAE > m∠FAE? (As shown in the figure at the right.)
A. Yes, I will.
B. No, I won’t.
C. It is impossible to decide.
D. It depends on which statement is left out.

44. In Triangle Inequality Theorem states the sum of the length of any two sides is
__________ the length of the third side.
A. equal to B. less than C. greater than D. less than or equal to

45. In Figure 1 at the right, line s is parallel to line t if ∠1 measure 115⁰ then ∠8
measures ________.
A. 115⁰ since they are alternate interior angles.
B. 115⁰ since they are alternate exterior angles.
C. 65⁰ since they are same-side interior angles.
D. 65⁰ since they are same-side exterior angles.

46. Parallel lines a and b cut by a transversal t. if m∠1=85, what is m∠5?

A. 5
B. 85
C. 95
D. 275

47. Find the value of x, if 𝑚∠3= (17x + 9)⁰ and , 𝑚∠5= (14x + 18 )⁰
A. 12⁰ B. 6⁰ C. 9⁰ D. 3⁰

48. A company manufactures pair of shoes in 4 colors, 5 styles and 6 sizes. How
many different pair of shoes are made?
A. 100 B. 110 C. 120 D. 130

49. You rolled a die 70 times. The number 3 appears 10 times. What is the
experimental probability of getting a 3?
A. 1/7 B. 1/10 C. 3/70 D. 60/70

50. A card is chosen at random from a pack of 52 playing cards. What is the
probability of getting An Ace or a Jack cards?
A. 2/13 B. 1/13 C. 1/169 D. 0

END OF THE TEST