CLAREMONT SCHOOL OF BINANGONAN

Binangonan, Rizal

FIRST MASTERY EXAM IN MATH 8

Name: ____________________________________ Score: __________

Grade & Section: ____________________ Date: ___________

General Directions:
1. Read the instructions carefully.
2. Use black or blue ink pen only.
3. Write your answers on the space provided before each number.
4. Observe intellectual honesty.

“Push yourself because no one else is going to do it for you.”

I. MODIFIED TRUE OR FALSE (Rx1). Indicate whether the statement is true or false. If false,
change the identified word or phrase to make the statement true. If the statement is true, write
"LOVE”. If the statement is false, write "MATH” and make it correct by changing the underlined
word(s) and writing the correct word(s) in the answer blank(s).

𝟏 𝟑
___________________ 1. The reciprocal of is .
𝟑𝒙 𝒙

___________________ 2. All trinomials are factorable.

𝟐 𝟐
___________________ 3. An equivalent fraction of is .
𝟓 𝟏𝟎

___________________ 4. The GCF of 𝟐𝟎𝒙𝟑 𝒚𝟐 and 𝟏𝟔𝒙𝒚𝟐 is 𝟒𝒙𝒚.

___________________ 5. One of the factor of 𝟗𝒙𝒚𝟓 − 𝟐𝟒𝒙𝒚𝟐 + 𝟑𝒙 is 𝟑𝒚.

___________________ 6. The product of 𝒙 − 𝟖 and 𝒙 + 𝟓 is 𝒙𝟐 − 𝟑𝒙 − 𝟒𝟎.

___________________ 7. Factoring is the reverse process of multiplication.

___________________ 8. The polynomials that cannot be factored are called prime.

___________________ 9. If the numerator is zero, then the value of the fraction is zero.

___________________ 10. If a given binomial is squared, the result is called a binomial square.

___________________ 11. If the numerator of a fraction is zero, the fraction is called undefined.

___________________ 12. The formula for the difference of two squares in

𝑨𝟐 − 𝑩𝟐 = (𝑨 − 𝑩)(𝑨 + 𝑩).
___________________ 13. Having both numerator and denominator zero will make the fraction

indeterminate.

___________________ 14. In adding and subtracting fractions, each item should be written with

exactly the same denominator.

___________________ 15. For a rational algebraic expression, there is a need to restrict the

range of the variables to exclude any values that will make the

numerator equal to zero.

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II. MULTIPLE CHOICE (Rx1). Write the letter of your answer using UPPERCASE letter on the
space provided before each number.

𝒙−𝟓
______16. Which is the lowest term of ?
𝟐𝟓−𝒙𝟐

𝟏 𝟏
A. B. C. 𝒙 − 𝟓 D. 𝒙 + 𝟓
𝒙−𝟓 𝒙+𝟓

𝒙−𝟐
______17. Evaluate the expression for 𝒙 = 𝟎.
𝒙+𝟑
𝟐 𝟐
A. 0 B. C. − D. Undefined
𝟑 𝟑

______18. Which are the factors of 𝟔𝒙(𝒚 − 𝟒) − 𝟓(𝟒 − 𝒚)?

A. 𝟑𝟎(𝒚 − 𝟒) C. (𝒚 − 𝟒)(𝟔𝒙 − 𝟓)
B. 𝟑𝟎(𝒚 + 𝟒) D. (𝒚 − 𝟒)(𝟔𝒙 + 𝟓)

______19. Which expression is equal to 1?

𝟏 𝟏 𝟓 𝟏 𝟏
A. +𝟐 C. 𝟑 + 𝟔 + 𝟑
𝟒
𝟐 𝟏 𝟏 𝟑 𝟐 𝟏
B. +𝟒+𝟐 D. 𝟒 + 𝟑 + 𝟐
𝟖

______20. A rectangle has an area of (𝟖𝒙𝟐 + 𝟐𝒙 − 𝟏𝟓) 𝒄𝒎𝟐 . If its length is (𝟐𝒙 + 𝟑) 𝒄𝒎, which is

its width?

A. (𝟒𝒙 − 𝟓) 𝒄𝒎 B. (𝟒𝒙 + 𝟓) 𝒄𝒎 C. (𝟓𝒙 − 𝟒) 𝒄𝒎 D. (𝟓𝒙 + 𝟒) 𝒄𝒎

______21. If (𝟑𝒙 − 𝟐) is a factor of 𝟔𝒙𝟐 + 𝟏𝟏𝒙 − 𝟏𝟎, which is the other factor?

A. 𝟐𝒙 − 𝟓 B. 𝟐𝒙 + 𝟓 C. 𝟓𝒙 − 𝟐 D. 𝟓𝒙 + 𝟐

______22. Which is equivalent to 677 − 675 ?

A. 6 B. 12 C. 36 D. 64
𝟔 𝟑
______23. Which must be the value of 𝒙 to make the equation − 𝟏𝟎 equal to zero?
𝟓𝒙

A. 4 B. 8 C. 18 D. 24
𝟒
______24. Given the , which value for 𝒚 will make the denominator zero?
𝟑𝒚+𝟐

𝟐 𝟐
A. −3 B. − C. D. 3
𝟑 𝟑

______25. The length of one side of a square is (𝟓𝒙 + 𝟑𝒚) 𝒄𝒎. Which is the area?

A. (𝟐𝟓𝒙𝟐 + 𝟖𝒙𝒚 + 𝟗𝒚𝟐 ) 𝒄𝒎𝟐 C. (𝟐𝟓𝒙𝟐 + 𝟐𝟓𝒙𝒚 + 𝟗𝒚𝟐 ) 𝒄𝒎𝟐

B. (𝟐𝟓𝒙𝟐 + 𝟏𝟓𝒙𝒚 + 𝟗𝒚𝟐 ) 𝒄𝒎𝟐 D. (𝟐𝟓𝒙𝟐 + 𝟑𝟎𝒙𝒚 + 𝟗𝒚𝟐 ) 𝒄𝒎𝟐

______ 26. Which is the common factor between the numerator and denominator so that the

fraction is considered to be in its lowest term?

A. −2 B. −1 C. 1 D. 2

______ 27. The length of a rectangle is (𝟒𝒙 − 𝟕) 𝒄𝒎 and its width is (𝟐𝒙 + 𝟏) 𝒄𝒎. Which is the

area of the rectangle?

A. (𝟖𝒙𝟐 − 𝟏𝟎𝒙 − 𝟕) 𝒄𝒎𝟐 C. (𝟖𝒙𝟐 + 𝟏𝟎𝒙 − 𝟕) 𝒄𝒎𝟐

B. (𝟖𝒙𝟐 − 𝟏𝟎𝒙 + 𝟕) 𝒄𝒎𝟐 D. (𝟖𝒙𝟐 + 𝟏𝟎𝒙 + 𝟕) 𝒄𝒎𝟐

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 𝒙+𝟒 𝒙+𝟒
______ 28. Which is the LCD of + ?
𝒙−𝟑 𝟑−𝒙

A. −𝟑 − 𝒙 B. 𝟑 − 𝒙 C. 𝒙𝟐 − 𝟗 D. 𝒙𝟐 + 𝟗

𝟐𝒙𝟑 +𝟏𝟐𝒙𝟐 +𝟏𝟔𝒙

______ 29. Which is the simplest form of ?
𝟔𝒙+𝟒

𝒙(𝒙+𝟐) 𝒙(𝒙+𝟐) 𝟐 𝒙(𝒙+𝟐)(𝒙+𝟒)

A. B. C. D.
𝟐 𝟑 𝒙(𝒙+𝟐) 𝟑𝒙+𝟐

______ 30. Given that 𝒂 and 𝒃 are positive numbers, which expression can be factored?
A. −𝒂𝟐 𝒙𝟐 − 𝟐𝒂𝒃𝒙 + 𝒃𝟐 C. 𝒂𝟐 𝒙𝟐 − 𝟐𝒂𝒃𝒙 − 𝒃𝟐
B. −𝒂𝟐 𝒙𝟐 + 𝟐𝒂𝒃𝒙 − 𝒃𝟐 D. 𝒂𝟐 𝒙𝟐 − 𝟐𝒂𝒃𝒙 + 𝒃𝟐
𝟏 −𝟏
______ 31. Which is the difference of − 𝒂𝟐 ?
𝒂

𝟏 𝟏 𝒂+𝟏
A. 𝒂 B. C. D.
𝒂 𝒂𝟐 𝒂𝟐

𝟏 𝟏
______ 32. Which is the sum of + 𝒂𝒃𝟐 ?
𝒂𝒃

𝒂𝒃 𝒂𝒃 𝒃+𝟏 𝒃+𝟏
A. B. C. D.
𝒂𝒃𝟐 𝒂𝟐 𝒃𝟐 𝒂𝒃𝟐 𝒂𝟐 𝒃𝟐

______ 33. Which is the GCF of −𝟐𝟕𝒙𝟑 𝒚 and 𝟗𝒙𝟒 𝒚?

A. – 𝟑𝒙 B. 𝟑𝒙𝟑 𝒚 C. 𝟗𝒙𝟐 𝒚 D. 𝟗𝒙𝟑 𝒚

𝟏
______ 34. Which is the reciprocal of ?
𝟐𝒙

𝒙 𝟏 𝟐
A. B. C. D. 𝟐𝒙
𝟐 𝒙 𝒙

______35. Which are the factors of 𝒚𝟐 − 𝟏𝟔𝒚 + 𝟓𝟓?

A. (𝒚 − 𝟏𝟏)(𝒚 − 𝟓) C. (𝒚 + 𝟏𝟏)(𝒚 − 𝟓)
B. (𝒚 − 𝟏𝟏)(𝒚 + 𝟓) D. (𝒚 + 𝟏𝟏)(𝒚 + 𝟓)

III. CONSTRUCTED RESPONSE (Rx3): Solve the following equations. Show your complete solution
and write it on the space provided below. Box your final answers and make sure it is expressed in
SIMPLEST FORM.

𝟐𝒂+𝟏𝟖 𝟗𝒂
36 – 38. Factor 𝟗𝒙𝒚𝟓 − 𝟐𝟒𝒙𝒚𝟐 + 𝟑𝒙. 45 – 47. ∙ 𝒂+𝟗
𝟑𝒂𝟐

39 – 41. Factor 𝒙𝟐 − 𝟏𝟐𝒙 + 𝟑𝟔.

𝒃𝟓 𝒃𝟐
48 – 50. ÷ 𝟑𝒃+𝟏𝟓
𝒃+𝟓

𝒙 𝟗
42 – 44. + 𝒙𝟐 −𝟖𝟏
𝒙𝟐 −𝟖𝟏

PREPARED BY: CHECKED BY:

Ms. Rae Ann V. Ines Ms. Odette V. Medina

Grade 8 Math Teacher Math Coordinator

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 CLAREMONT SCHOOL OF BINANGONAN
Binangonan,Rizal

FIRST MASTERY EXAM IN MATH 8

ANSWER KEY

23. A
I. MODIFIED TRUE OR FALSE 24. B
25. D
1. MATH - 𝟑𝒙 26. C
2. MATH - Not all 27. A
𝟒
3. MATH - 28. B
𝟏𝟎
𝟐
4. MATH - 𝟒𝒙𝒚 29. D
5. MATH - 𝟑𝒙 30. D
6. LOVE
31. D
7. LOVE
8. LOVE 32. C
9. LOVE 33. D
10. MATH - Trinomial Square 34. D
11. MATH - Denominator 35. A
12. LOVE
13. LOVE
14. LOVE
15. MATH – Domain

II. MULTIPLE CHOICE III. CONSTRUCTED RESPONSE

16. B 1. 𝟑𝒙(𝟑𝒚𝟓 − 𝟖𝒚𝟐 + 𝟏)

17. C 2. (𝒙 − 𝟔)𝟐
18. C 𝟏
3.
𝒙−𝟗
19. B 𝟔
4.
20. A 𝒂
5. 𝟑𝒃𝟑
21. B
22. C