SANTA IGNACIA ACADEMY, INC.

Santa Ignacia, Tarlac

S.Y 2022-2023
MATHEMATICS 8
First Quarter Examination

Name: ________________________________ Score: ___________

Grade and Section: _________________________ Date:____________

Test I: MULTIPLE CHOICE

Directions: Read each item carefully. Choose a letter that corresponds to your answer and write it on the space
provided before each item number. Write J if there is NO correct answer in the given choices.

___1. Determine the factored form of 4x – 8.

a. 4(x + 2) b. 2(x + 4) c. 4(x – 2) d. 2(x – 4)
___2. Find the factors of 25x2 – 4.
a. (5x – 2)(5x + 2) b. (5x + 2)(5x + 2) c. (5x – 2)(5x –2) d. 5(x – 2)(x +2)
___3. Identify the trinomial which has a factor of (x–3)(x–3).
a. 2x2 – 6x + 9 b. x2 – 6x + 9 c. 2x2 – 6x + 9d. x2 – 6x + 9
___4. Which of the following is an example of perfect square trinomial?
a. x2 + x – 2 b. x2 + 9x + 20 c. x2 + x – 2 d. x2 + 4x + 4
___5. Inday is currently a grade 8 student and her math teacher asked her to find the factors of the general
trinomial x2 + 7x = – 10. What should be the answer of Inday?
a. (x + 2)(x + 5) b. (x – 2)(x + 5) c. (x + 2)(x – 5) d. (x – 2)(x – 5)
___6. The factored form of x2+5x+6 are(x+3) and ______.
a. (x – 2) b. (x – 3) c. (x + 2) d. (x + 3)
___7. Which of the following general trinomial can be factored to (x+4) and (x-3)?
a. x2 + x+ 7 b. x2 + x – 12 c.x2 + x – 7 d. x2 + x + 12
___8. It refers to a fraction in which the numerator and the denominator of it are both polynomials and the
denominator is not equal to zero.
a. polynomial function c. complex fraction
b. fraction d. rational algebraic expression
___9. Toto wants every complex thing becomes simple. As he walks down the road he saw a rational algebraic
8 x4 y3
expression 2 . He tries to express it in its simplest form. What would be Toto’s answer?
24 x y

x2 y 2 xy x2 y x y2
a. b. c. . d.
3 3 3 3
2
2 x −18
__ 10. Simplify 2 .
x −6 x+ 9
2( x−3) 2(x+ 3) 2( x+ 3) 2(x−3)
a. b. c. d.
x +3 x−3 x +3 x−3
___11. Your friend, Empoy, was tasked to identify which of the following expressions is NOT in its simplest
form. As Empoy’s friend what do you think is the right answer?
x2 4 x2 3 x2 4 x2
a. b. c. d.
5 5 4 2x
y −4
___12. Determine the simplest form of the expression .
3 y 2−12 y
1 3y y 2y
a. b. c. d.
3y 2y 3y 3y
x 7
___13. A whole cake cost if it is divided to what will be the quotient?
x+1 x
−x 2 7x x2 −7 x
a. b. 2 c. d. 2
7 x+7 x +x 7 x+7 x +x
___14. Jojo’s garden has a length of (7x + 6) and a width of (x – 2). What is the area of the garden of Jojo?
a. 7x2 – 8x +12 b. 7x2 – 8x – 1 c. 7x2 – 12x + 8 d. 7x2 – 12x – 8
3 5
___15. My cousin, Berto, has a number of toys if I will give him my toys which is , what is the total
4r 4r
number of our toys?
5 3 4 2
a. b. c. d.
r r r r
___16. The area of a rectangular cloth is (2x2+ x – 28)m2. If the length is (x + 4)m. What is the width ?
a. (2x + 7) b. (x + 7) c. (2x – 7) d. (x – 7)
___17. In a Rectangular Coordinate System, our y-axis intersects with our x-axis. What do we call the point
where the two axes meet?
a. abscissa b. ordinate c. origin d. range
___18. In what quadrant can we find the point (–1, –3)?
a. Quadrant 1 b. Quadrant II c. Quadrant III d. Quadrant IV
___19. If the slope of a line is horizontal then the slope is _____.
a. negative b positive c. undefined d. zero
___20. Determine the slope of a line containing the given points A(–2, 1) , B(4, –2).
a. 2 b. 1 c.–1 d. –2
___21. Find the equation of the line where points C(3, -5) and D(-1, -1) can be found.
a. y = x – 2 b. y = x + 2 c. y = – x – 2 d. y = – x + 2
_ _22. Which of the following is NOT correct
a. Lines with positive slopes rise from left to right.
b. Lines with negative numbers fall from left to right.
c. Lines with zero slopes are horizontal
d. Lines with undefined slopes (no slopes) are vertical.
___23. In the equation, 6x + 2y =4, what is our slope?
a. –1 b.–3 c. –2 d.–4
___24. Transform – 4x + y = 5 to y = mx + b.
a. y = – 4x + 5 b. y = 4x – 5 c. y = – 4x – 5. d. y = 4x + 5
___25. What is the general form of the equation y = 4x + 5?
 a. – 4x + y = 5 b. 4x – y = 5 c. 4x + y = 5 d. 4x + y = –5

Test II:PROBLEM SOLVI NG

Directions: Solve what is being asked. Make use of the space provided below the item for your solution, use
the Cartesian Plane provided in each item to graph the equation. and be guided by the rubrics on the last page.

1. Determine the equation of the line which passes through (–2, 1) and (2, 5).

2. Find the slope and equation of the line given the points (6, –3) and (1, 2).

3. Identify the equation of the line given the slope and a point.
3
m= ; (–1, 1)
5

Rubrics in Problem Solving:

POINT/S Criteria
4 Has complete and accurate solutions and has arrived at the correct answer.
3 Solutions are accurate from steps 1 to 4, but have arrived at incorrect answer.
2 Solutions are accurate from steps 1 and 2 only.
1 At least try solving the given problem.
0 No solution at all.