Republic of the Philippines

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
CARAGA Region
Division of Agusan del Sur
Mabuhay National High School
Mabuhay, Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur

Second Quarter Exam

MATHEMATICS 8
S.Y 2019-2020
Directions : Read and analyze each question carefully. Write the letter that
corresponds to the correct answer on your answer sheet.

1. What is the Rectangular Coordinate System?

a. It is used for naming points in a plane.
b. It is a plane used for graphing linear functions.
c. It is used to determine the location of a point by using a single number.
d. It is a two-dimensional plane which is divided by the axes into four regions
called quadrants.
2. Given the point P (- 4, 1), which of the following terms described – 4?
a. slope b. abscissa c. ordinate d. y – intercept
3. In what quadrant do (-1/2, ¼) lies?
a. Quadrant I b. Quadrant II c. Quadrant III d. Quadrant IV
4. What is the domain of the relation shown in Figure 2?
a. {x|x ∈ ℜ} c. {x|x > -2}
b. {x|x ≥ 0} d. {x|x ≥ -2}
5. Jonathan has a job mowing lawns in his neighborhood. He works up
to 10 hours per week and gets paid Php 25 per hour. Identify the
independent variable.
a. the job c. the lawn mowing
b. the total pay d. the number of hours worked
Figure 2
6. Which best describes the point (3, -4)?
a. It is 4 units above the x-axis and 3 units to the left of the y-axis.
b. It is 4 units below the x-axis and 3 units to the left of the y-axis.
c. It is 4 units above the x-axis and 3 units to the right of the y-axis.
d. It is 4 units below the x-axis and 3 units to the right of the y-axis.
7. What is the missing coordinate in the number pair (6, _) so that coordinate (x, y)
will have the relation y = x/6? a. 36 b. 10 c. 6 d. 1
8. Evaluate the expression x2 + y; when x = -5 and y = 7
a. 30 b. 31 c. 32 d. 33
9. What is the degree of f(x) = 3x2– 5x + 1 ? a. 4 b. 3 c. 2 d.1
10. What is the slope of the line 3x + y = 7. a. 3 b. 13 c. -3 d. -13
11. As x increases in the equation 5x + y = 7, What happen to the value of y?
a. increases. b. decreases. c. does not change. d. cannot be determined.
12. Which of the following is the slope-intercept form of 2x + 5y = 10 ?
a. y = -2/5x + 2 b. y = 2/5x + 2 c. y = -2/5x + 10 d. y = 2/5x + 10
13. What is the equation of the line with the slope -2 and passing through (5, 4)?
a. y = 2x + 1 b. y = -2x + 1 c. y = 2x + 14 d. y = -2x + 14
14. You are one of the trainers of a certain TV program on weight loss. You
notice that when the trainees run, the number of calories c burned is a
function of time t in minutes as indicated below:
t 1 2 3 4 5
c(t) 13 26 39 52 65
As a trainer, what best piece of advice could you give to the trainees to
maximize weight loss?
a. Spend more time for running and eat as much as you can.
b. Spend more time for running and eat nutritious foods.
c. Spend less time for running.
d. Sleep very late at night.
15. Joshua resides in a certain city, but he starts a new job in the neighboring
city. Every Monday, he drives his new car 90 kilometers from his residence to the
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Friday. After 4 weeks of this routinary activity, his car’s odometer shows that he
has travelled 870 kilometers since he bought the car. Write a linear model which
gives the distance y covered by the car as a function of x number of weeks since
he used the car.
a. y = 180x + 150 b. y = 90x + 510 c. y = 180x + 510 d. y = 90x + 150
16. How many solutions does a linear inequality in two variables have?
a. 0 b. 1 c. 2 d. Infinite
17. What is the graph of linear inequalities in two variables?
a. Straight line b. Parabola c. Half-plane d. Half of a parabola
18. The difference between the scores of Connie and Minnie in the test is not more
than six points. Suppose Connie’s score is 32 points, what could be the score of
Minnie? a. 26 to 38 b. 38 and above c. 26 and below d. between 26 and 38
19. Cristina is using two mobile networks to make phone calls. One network charges her
Php 5.50 for every minute of call to other networks. The other network charges her Php
6 for every minute of call to other networks. In a month, she spends at least Php 300
for these calls. Suppose she wants to model the total costs of her mobile calls to
other networks using a mathematical statement. Which of the following mathematical
statements could it be?
a. 5.50x + 6y = 300 b. 5.50x + 6y > 300 c. 5.50x + 6y ≥ 300 d. 5.50x + 6y ≤ 300
20. Mary and Rose ought to buy some chocolates and candies. Mary paid Php 198 for six
bars of chocolates and 12 pieces of candies. Rose bought the same kinds of chocolates
and candies but only paid less than Php 100. Suppose each piece of candy costs Php 4,
how many bars of chocolates and pieces of candies could Rose have bought?
a. 4 bars of chocolates and 2 pieces of candies
b. 3 bars of chocolates and 8 pieces of candies
c. 3 bars of chocolates and 6 pieces of candies
d. 4 bars of chocolates and 4 pieces of candies
21. Adeth has some Php 10 and Php 5 coins. The total amount of these coins is at most
Php 750. Suppose there are 50 Php 5-coins. Which of the following is true about the
number of Php 10-coins?
I. The number of Php 10-coins is less than the number of Php 5-coins.
II. The number of Php 10-coins is more than the number of Php 5-coins.
III. The number of Php 10-coins is equal to the number of Php 5-coins.
a. I and II b. I and III c. II and III d. I, II, and III
22. A restaurant owner would like to make a model which he can use as a guide in
writing a linear inequality in two variables. He will use the inequality in
determining the number of kilograms of pork and beef that he needs to purchase daily
given a certain amount of money (C), the cost (A) of a kilo of pork, the cost (B) of a
kilo of beef. Which of the following models should he make and follow?
I. Ax + By ≤ C II. Ax + By = C III. Ax + By ≥ C
a. I and II b. I and III c. II and III d. I, II, and III
23. Which of the following system of equations has exactly one solution?
a. independent consistent system c. dependent system
b. inconsistent system d. equivalent system
24. Which system of equations has graph that shows parallel lines?
a. 5x + 2 y = 12 b. 3x + 9 y = 4 c. -3 x + y = 5 d. 2x + y = 12
x − 7 y = 8 x + 3 y = 5 6x − 2 y = -10 3x − y = 7
25. Which system of equations has a graph that shows intersecting lines?
a. 2x + 4 y = 14 b. -3x + y = 5 c. 4x + 8 y = 7 d. 3x + y = 10
x + 2y = 7 6x – 2y = 1 x + 2y = 3 3x – y = 5
26. A non-government organization is raising funds for the typhoon victims by
selling two kinds of concert tickets. After the concert, the officers of the
organization need to account all the money raised and present it graphically
to their members. Which of the following graphs could be prepared and
presented by the officers?
26. A non-government organization is raising funds for the typhoon victims by
selling two kinds of concert tickets. After the concert, the officers of the
organization need to account all the money raised and present it graphically
to their members. Which of the following graphs could be prepared and
presented by the officers?
a. b. c. d.

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27. Laila says that the system has infinite number of solutions. Which of the
following reasons would support her statement?
a. The two lines as described by the equations in the system have different
slopes.
b. The graph of the system of equations shows parallel lines.
c. The two lines as described by the equations in the system coincide.
d. The graph of the system of equations shows intersecting lines
28. If 2x + y = 9 and 2x – y = 11, what is the value of x?
a. 4 b. 5 c. 10 d. 20
29. Which of the following is a solution to the system 2x + y = 7
-x + y = 1
a. (3, 2) b.(2, 3) c. (4, 1) d. (1, 4)
30. Mr. Agpalo paid Php 260 for four adult’s tickets and six children’s tickets.
Suppose the total cost of an adult’s ticket and a children’s ticket is Php 55. How
much does an adult’s ticket cost? a. Php 20 b. Php 35 c. Php 80 d. Php 120
31. The equations 5x + 2y = 48 and 3x + 2y = 32 represent the money collected from
school concert tickets sales during two class periods. If x represents the cost for
each adult ticket and y represents the cost for each student ticket, what is the cost
for each adult ticket? a. 6 b. 7 c. 8 d. 9
32. A car park charges Php 45 for the first three hours and Php 5 for every succeeding
hour or a fraction thereof. Another car park charges Php 20 for the first three hours
and Php 10 for every succeeding hour or a fraction thereof. In how many hours would a
car owner pay the same parking fee in any of the two car parks?
a. 2 hr b. 3 hr c. 5 hr d. 8 hr
33. A restaurant owner would like to make a model which he can use as a guide in
writing a system of equations. He will use the system of equations in determining the
number of kilograms of pork and beef that he needs to purchase daily given a certain
amount of money (C), the cost (A) of a kilo of pork, the cost (B) of a kilo of beef,
and the total weight of meat (D). Which of the following models should he make and
follow?
a. Ax – By = C b. Ax + By = C c. Ax + By = C d. Ax – By = C
x + y = D x + y = D x – y = D x – y = D
34. A test has twenty questions worth 100 points. The test consists of True/False
questions worth 3 points each and multiple choice questions worth 11 points each. How
many multiple choice questions are on the test? a. 5 b. 10 c. 15 d. 20
35. Carl bought 10 big notebooks and 15 small notebooks. The total amount he
paid was at most Php 550. If x represents the cost of big notebooks and y the
cost of small notebooks, which of the following mathematical statements represent
the given situation? a. 10x + 15y ≤ 550 c. 10x + 15y > 550
b. 10x + 15y ≥ 550 d. 10x + 15y < 550
36. Which of the following is a graph of a system of linear inequalities in two
variables?

a. b. c. d.

37. Which of the following ordered pairs satisfy both 3x − y < 10 and x + 6y ≥ 15?
a. (-3, -3) b. (9, 1) c. (-6, 6) d. (7, -4)
38. Which of the following is true about the number of solutions a linear inequality
in two variables has? a. It has no solution b. It has one solution
c. It has two solutions d. It has infinite number of solutions
39. In the inequality 6a + 4b ≥ 10, what could be the possible value of a if b = 2?
a. a ≤ 13 b. a ≥ 13 c. a < 13 d. a > 13
40. Which of the following ordered pair is the solution set of the equations
x + y < 8

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a. { (4, 4), (-4, 4), (-4, -4)} b. { ( 5,-4 ), (6, -1), (6, 1)}
c. { (2, 5) , ( 1,1), ( 0, -1)} d. { ( -2, 1), ( -3,-3), (-1, 5)}

41. Which of the following best describes deductive reasoning?

a. using logic to draw conclusions based on accepted statements
b. accepting the meaning of a term without definition
c. defining mathematical terms in relation with physical objects
d. inferring a general truth by examining a number of specific examples
42. What is the inverse of the statement,:” If the number is divisible by 2 and
3, then it is divisible by 6”?
a. If the number is divisible by 6, then it is divisible by 2 and 3.
b. If the number is not divisible by 2 and 3, then it is not divisible by 6.
c. If the number is not divisible by 6, then it is not divisible by 2 and 3.
d. If the number is divisible by 2 and 3, then it is not divisible by 6.
43. Rewrite the statement in if-then form.
a. A figure has four sides if and only if it is a quadrilateral.
b. If a figure is a quadrilateral, then it has four sides.
c. If a figure has four sides, then it is a quadrilateral.
d. A figure is a quadrilateral if and only if it has four sides
44. Theorem: A triangle has at most one obtuse angle.
Francisco is proving the theorem above by contradiction. He began by
assuming that in ΔABC, ∠A and ∠B are both obtuse. Which theorem will
Francisco use to reach a contradiction?
a. If two angles of a triangle are congruent, the sides opposite the angles are
congruent.
b. If two supplementary angles are congruent, each angle measures 90°.
c. The largest angle in a triangle is opposite the longest side.
d. The sum of the measures of the angles of a triangle is 180°.
45. Which of the following statements is true?
a. If ∠1 has a measure of 90 ∠1,then ∠1 is obtuse.
b. If ∠1 has a measure of 140°, then ∠1 is acute.
c. If ∠1 has a measure of 35°, then ∠1 is acute.
d. If ∠1 has a measure of 180°,then ∠1 is right
46. Name the property which justifies the following conclusion.
Given : JB = 28 Conclusion : JB + 4 = 32
a. Addition property of equality c. Substitution property of equality
b. Multiplication property of equality d. Transitive property of equality
47. What conclusion can be logically deduced based on the following statements?
If you are catholic, you are against the RH Bill. Mrs. Romano is a Catholic.
a. Mrs. Romano is a good citizen c. Mrs. Romano is against RH Bill
b. Mrs. Romano is god-fearing d. All catholic are against the RH Bill
48. What is the missing reason in the following proof?
m∠1 = m∠3, m∠2 = m∠3
Statement Reason
1. m∠1 = m∠3, m∠2 = m 1. given
2. m∠2 = m∠3 2. 2. ___?____

a. Reflexive Property c. Distributive Property

b. Transitive Property. d. Symmetric Property
49. What is the missing statement in the following proof?
Given: m∠1 + m∠2 = m∠2 + m∠3
Statement Reason
1. m∠1 + m∠2 = m∠2 + m∠3 1. given
2. _________?__________ 2. Reflexive Property
3. m∠1 = m∠3 3. Subtraction property

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50. If garbage are disposed properly then dengue diseases will be prevented. What is
the underlined portion called in the conditional statement?
a. the conclusion c. the argument
b. the hypothesis d. the converse