Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region IV-A (CALABARZON)
CITY SCHOOLS DIVISION OF DASMARIÑAS
DASMARIÑAS EAST INTEGRATED HIGH SCHOOL
San Simon, Dasmariñas City, Cavite

FIRST PERIODICAL EXAMINATION IN MATHEMATICS 8

I. Multiple Choice. Read each item carefully. Choose and write the letter of the
correct answer on your answer sheet.

1. What process known to be the reverse of multiplication?

A. multiplication B. factoring C. evaluating D. none of the above
2. What is the common monomial factor of 8x2y3 – 12x4y2?
A. 4x2y2 B. 4x4y3 C. 24x2y2 D. 24x4y3
3. Which of the following is a difference of two squares?
A. x3– 1 B. x2 + y2 C. x4 – 9 D. x8 – 27
4. Which of the following statements is TRUE for a perfect square trinomial?
I. The first term is a perfect square.
II. The middle term is twice the product of the square roots of the first
and the last terms.
III. The middle term is the product of the first and the last terms.
IV. The last term is a perfect square.
V. All the terms are perfect squares.
A. I, II and III only B. II, III and IV only
C. I, II and IV only D. V only
5. Find the missing term: x3 – 8 = (x – __ ) (x2 + 2x + 4)
A. 2 B. 4 C. 6 D. 8
6. Which of the following values of k will make x – 5x + k factorable?
2

A. 5 B. 12 C. ‒10 D. ‒14
7. Which of the following is an example of sum of two cubes?
A. x2 – 16 B. x3 + 27 C. x2 + 25 D. x3 – 64
8. Which of the following indicates the sum and difference of two squares?
A. (2x + 1)(1x +2) B. (x + 2)(x + 2) C.(x -2)(x +2) D. (x2 +
4)
9. Rigor factored x2 + 36 into (x + 6)(x – 6). Is his answer correct?
A. Yes, because the factor rule is correctly applied
B. Yes, because the product of (x + 6)(x – 6) is x 2 + 36
C. No, because there is no factored form of the given
D. No, because this method applies only to difference of two squares
10. Liza factored the expression (15x2 + 10xy + 5xy) as 5x (3x + 2y+ y). Did Liza
factor it correctly?
A. Yes, because the last term is cancelled out
B. Yes, because there exist a common factor on all terms.
C. No, because 5x is not the common factor.
D. No, because the last term when factored is 1 and should not be omitted.
11. The area of a rectangular lot is (x2 + 5x – 14) m2. If the width is (x – 2)m, what is
the length of the lot?
A. (x + 12)m B. (x - 12)m C. (x + 7)m D. (x -
7)m
12. Which of the following refers to the quotient or ratio of two polynomials wherein
the denominator is not zero?
A. Radical Expression C. Linear Expression
B. Function Expression D. Rational Algebraic Expression

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13. The only value that cannot be used for the replacement of x in the expression
2+ y Republic of the Philippines
is _____.
x−3 Department of Education
A. 3 B. 4 Region IV-AC. ‒3
(CALABARZON) D. ‒4
CITY SCHOOLS DIVISION OF DASMARIÑAS
DASMARIÑAS EAST INTEGRATED HIGH SCHOOL
San Simon, Dasmariñas City, Cavite

14. What is the quotient when x2 is divided by x2?

A. 0 B. 1 C. x D. none of the above
15. Simplify 6a2 - 7a - 7a2 - 5a
A. a2 + 12a B. 13a2 + 12a C. 13a2 - 12a D. - a2 - 12a
2x
16. What is the greatest common factor in the expression ?
6y
A. 1 B. 2 C. 6 D. xy

( )
2 0
4 x + 6 x+ 2
17. What is the simplified form of ?
(3 x−1)(4 x+ 2)
x+1
A. B. 0 C. 1 D. x + 1
3 x −1
18. Find the product of 7a3(2a2 - 7a - 5)
A. 14a5 + 49a4 + 56a C. 14a5 - 49a4 - 35a3
B. 14a + 49a - 56a
5 4
D. 14a5 - 49a4 + 56a

19. Anna was asked to simplify her solution is presented below

What makes her solution wrong?

A. The factors of x 2−4 in step 1 must be (x-2)(x-2)
B. Crossing out (x-2) in step 1.
C. Crossing out variable x on step 2.
D. Dividing -2 by 2 in step 3 should be -1
20. Assume that no denominator is equal to zero, which expression is equivalent
to 1?
2x+ y 2 x− y 2x+ y 2x+ y
A. B. C. D.
y+ 2 x y−2 x y−2 x 2 y+x
m n
21. What will be the sum if you add and ?
m−n m−n
1 m+n m+ n m+n
A. B. C. D.
m−n 2(m−n) mn m−n
22. To add or subtract rational equations with dissimilar denominators, what should
be done first?
A. Add or subtract the numerators.
B. Find the LCD
C. Multiply the denominators.
D. Simplify the expressions
1
23. The total area of the land is 2 sq. meters. The father wanted to divide his
x −4
2
x +6 x +9
land into ( 2 ) sons. How much will each son receive?
x + x−6

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A. sq.m. C. (x
Republic of+the
2)(xPhilippines
+ 3)sq.m.
( x+2 )( x +3 )
B.
1
sq.m.
Department D. IV-A
of Education
(x –(CALABARZON)
2)(x – 3)sq.m.
( x−2)(x−3) Region
CITY SCHOOLS 2 DIVISION OF DASMARIÑAS
24. The cost of (x -5) ponkans is Php(EAST
DASMARIÑAS x + 2x - 35) . What
INTEGRATED is the
HIGH cost of each
SCHOOL
ponkan? San Simon, Dasmariñas City, Cavite
A. Php(x + 7) B. Php(x – 7) C. Php(x + 30) D. Php(x – 30)

25. Which of the following is the correct rational expression of “the fraction whose
denominator is 6 more than the numerator z”
z z z+6 1
A. B. C. D. +6
z+6 6 z z

26. What do you call to the intersection of the x and y axes whose coordinates are
(0,0)?
A. Abscissa B. Coordinates C. Intercept D. Origin
27. What is the standard form of linear equation?
A. ax + by = c B. ay-bx=c C. ab+xy=c D. y = mx + b
28. Which of the following equation illustrates linear equation in two variables?
A. xy=5 B. 3=9c C. 5y=35 D. 2x+3y=9
29. In which quadrant is point (1,-3) located?
A. Quadrant I B. Quadrant II C. Quadrant III D. Quadrant IV
30. What is the term for a steepness of a line?
A. Coordinates B. Intercept C. Origin D. Slope
31. What is the slope of the line that passes through (-3, 2) and (3, -4)?
A. -1 B.-2 C. 1 D. 2
32. Which of the following is represented by a slope in a linear equation?
A. k B. m C. x D. y
33. What is the graph of linear equation in two variables?
A. Straight line B. Parabola C. Half -Plane D. Half of parabola
34. What is the slope intercept form of the equation y-x = 4?
A. y =x-4 B. y =x+4 C. y = -x-4 D. y = -x-4
35. Write the equation y= 3x -3 in the form ax + by =c.
A. 3x +y =3 B. 3x +y =-3 C. 3x - y =3 D. 3x -y =-3
36. What is the slope of a vertical line?
A. undefined B. positive C. zero D. negative
37. If the slope of the line is 2 and with the y-intercept is -3, which of the following is
the equation of the line?
A. y = 2x + 3 B. y = 2x - 3 C. y = -2x + 3 D. y = -2x - 3
38. What is the equation of the line whose slope is -1 and passes through the point
(5, -3)?
A. x- y = 2 B. x- y = -2 C. y = x+ y = 2 D. x+ y = -2
39. If a line has a slope of -5 and a y- intercept of -1, what is the equation of
the line?
A. 5x + y = 1 B. 5x - y = 1 C. 5x + y = 1 D. 5x + y = -1

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 40. The x and y intercepts of the line are -3 and 4 respectively. What is the equation
of the line? Republic of the Philippines
A. 4x + 3y = 12 Department
B. 4x + 3y = -12 C.of 4x –Education
3y = -12 D. 4x – 3y = 12
Region
For item 41-43: Refer to the situation below IV-A (CALABARZON)
CITY SCHOOLS DIVISION OF DASMARIÑAS
The table shows the relationship between
DASMARIÑAS EASTthe perimeter HIGH
INTEGRATED of theSCHOOL
square and its side.
Sides(S) 4 5 Simon, Dasmariñas
San 6 7
City, Cavite 8
Perimeter (P) 16 20 24 28 32
41. What is the equation that describes the relationships between the perimeter
of the square and its side?
A. P= 4s B. P = 3s C. P = 2s D. P = 5s
42.What is the Perimeter of the square if the side measures 10 units?
A. 10 units B. 20 units C. 30 units D. 40 units
43. What is the measure of the side if the perimeter is 120 units?
A. 10 B. 20 C. 30 D. 40

44. You want to buy a hamburger and a mango pie. The hamburger costs ₱25 each
and mango pie at ₱12 each. You have ₱160 to spend. If x is the number of hamburger
and y is the number of mango pie, write an equation that models the different
amount.
A. 25𝑥 + 12𝑦 = 160 C. 12𝑥 + 160 = 25𝑦
B. 12𝑥 + 25𝑦 = 160 D. 25𝑥 − 12𝑦 = 160
45. What do you call the set of two or more linear equations that have variables in
common?
A. System of linear equations C. System of linear inequalities
B. Rectangular coordinate system D. consistent system
For item 46-47. Refer to the graph
46. Which of the following system of linear equations
describe the graph?
A. x + y = -3 and x – 2y = 6
B. x + y = 3 and x – 2y = -6
C. x – y = -3 and x + 2y = 6
D. x – y = 3 and x + 2y = -6
47. What is the solution set of the given graph?
A. (-6, 0) B. (0, 6) C. (3, 0) D. (0, 3)

48. Which system of equation has graph that shows intersecting lines?
A. y = -x +3 B. y = 2x-3 C. y = 3x + 2 D. 6x- 2y = 12
−1
y = 2x – 3 y = 2x +1 y= x +4 3x- y =
3
6
49. Which of the following graph has no solutions?

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 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region IV-A (CALABARZON)
CITY SCHOOLS DIVISION OF DASMARIÑAS
50. Which of the following graph is coinciding?
DASMARIÑAS EAST INTEGRATED HIGH SCHOOL
San Simon, Dasmariñas City, Cavite

Prepared by:

ARIEL C. REYES CHRISTOPHER M. MALITAO ANGEL G. PACIA

Teacher III Teacher II Teacher I

CLAUDINE M. ABRIZA LESLIE ANN C. SARITA

Teacher I Teacher I

Checked by: Noted by:

DARLENE D. MOJICA JOSEFINO P. REYES

Head Teacher III Principal IV

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