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2nd Diagnostic Test

Grade 8 - Mathematics
School Year 2016-2017

Direction: On your answer sheet write only the letter of the correct answer.

1. The equation y=mx +b is an example of

A. Linear Function C. Identity Function
B. Rational Function D. Constant Function

2. Which of the following will best describe a linear function?

A. Has a graph consisting of several straight lines.
B. Has constant differences in y when changes in x is constant
C. Has increasing changes in y for equal changes in x
2
D. Can be written in the form y=x +b .

3. Which of the following ordered pairs will make the equation y=2 x5 true?
A. (0, 5) B. (1, -5) C. (2, -1) D. (3, -1)

4. Which of the following set of ordered pairs does NOT represents a function?
A. (1,1 ) , ( 0,0 ) , ( 1,1 ) C. ( 1,3 ) , ( 1, 4 ) , ( 1,7 )
0, 0. ( 1,0.8 ) , ( 2,1.8 )
B. 2), D. ( 0, 0 ) , ( 1,1 ) , ( 2, 4 )

5. Which of the following equations is parallel to y = 7x 2

A. Y = x + 4 B. y = 2x + 7 C. y = 3x 2 D. y = 7x

6. The table below shows an example of Linear Function

Time 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
travelled
(sec)
Distance 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400
travelled
(ft)

Which of the following best describes the data above?

A. When time changes by equal amount, the distance travelled changes by equal amount too.
B. When time changes by equal amounts, the distance travelled does not change by equal
amounts
C. When time changes by 10 seconds, there corresponds a change of 50 ft
D. Equal change in the distance travelled do not result in equal changes in the time travelled

7. Rewrite 3x + 4y 10 = 0 in the form y = mx + b

4 10 3 10 3 10
A. y = 3 x + 3 B. y = 4 x + 3 C. y = 4 x- 4 D. y =

3 5
4 x+ 2

8. All are linear functions EXCEPT?

A. y=3 x+ 2 B. y=14 C . y=0.03 x D. y = 3x (x 1)
9. Which one of the following is true?
A. The best way to solve
2x 1 2
+ 2
x 2
x2 = x +2 is to multiply both sides of the equation by (x 4) (x 2) (x + 2).

B. Once a rational equation is cleared of fractions, all solutions of the resulting equation are also
solutions of the rational equation.
C. The best way to subtract
4 2
y - y +1 is to multiply by y (y + 1).
a c
D. If b = d , b 0 and d 0, then the cross multiplication ad = bc is the result of multiplying

both sides of the equation by the LCM of the denominators.

10. Which of the following equations has a y-intercept of 5?

A. Y = 5x 1 B. y = 2x 5 C. y = 5x + 1 D. y = 2x + 5
2
11. Which is the correct factorization of x - 9x 36?
A. (x + 12) (x 3) C. (x + 9) (x + 4)
B. (x 12) (x + 3) D. (x 9) ( x 4)

12. Which of the following is a solution of the equation 3=2 ( 3x ) +1 ?

3
A. x = 2 B. x = - 1 C. x = 4 D. x = 2

13. If x + y = 10, which of the following is true?

A. x+ y6=16 C. x+ y6=6
B. x+ y6=10 D. x+ y6=4

14. The slope of the line passing through (-2, 4) and (-6, 8) is
A. 1 B. -1 C. -2 D. 2

15. Given y = 3x + 7, find y if x = 5

A. 15 B. 22 C. 42 D. 28

16. Given the relation M = {(5, 2), (7, 4), (9, 10), (x, 5)}. Which of the following values for x will
make the relation M a function?
A. 7 B. 9 C. 5 D. 2

17. The slope of the line in the equation 4 x +2 y=10

A. -2 B. 5 C. 2 D. 5

18. One side of an equilateral triangle is (4x + 5) cm. Which of the following represents its
perimeter?
A. (12x + 15) cm C. (15x + 20) cm
B. B. (12x + 5) cm D. (15x + 50) cm

19. What is the perimeter of a square whose one side is 9 x3 y ?

18 x3 y 36 x 12 y 4 36 x 3 y 3
A. B. C. D. 81 x y

20. The set of all possible values of the independent variable is

A. Function B. Relation C. Domain D. relation

21. The equation of the line passing through the points (-1, -3) and (-4, 6) is
 A. y = - 3x 6 B. y = 3x + 6 C. y = - 3x D. y = -3x + 6

22. Which one of the following is true?

A. A function is any set of ordered pairs.
B. Some functions are not relations.
C. The set {(1, 7), (3, 7), (5, 7), (7, 7)} is a function.
D. If f(x) = x2 3, then f(-2) = - 7.

23. A cylinder with volume of ( a3 b3 ) has a height of ( ab ) dm . What is the area of the bottom
of the cylinder?
A. a2 + ab + b2 B. a2 ab + b2 C. a2 + ab b2 D. a2 ab b2

24. What is the slope of the line perpendicular to the line 2y 3x + 6 = 0 ?

3 3 2 2
A. 2 B. 2 C. 3 D. 3

25. In the figure above, when a vertical line is drawn in every part of the graph what will most likely
to happen?
A. The vertical line will intersect the graph in more than one point
B. The vertical line will not intersect the graph
C. The vertical line will coincide with the graph
D. The vertical line will intersect the graph in just one point

2 2
26. In order to simplify the polynomial expression 6+ 4 x - 5x + 8x - x 10. Which procedure
must be followed?
i. Group like terms using the commutative and associative properties.
ii. Combine like term
iii. Write the results in descending order.
A. i, ii, and iii B. I, iii, and ii C. ii, iii, and i D. iii, ii and i

27. Which steps must be done when looking for the equation of the line that passes through the
point (2, 7) and perpendicular to the line y = 3x 1
I. Find the slope of the new line.
II. Use the slope and y-intercept to write the equation of the new line.
III. Find the y-intercept of the new line by substituting (2, 7) and the slope into the slope-
intercept formula y = mx + b
A. i, ii, and iii B. I, iii, and ii C. ii, iii, and i D. iii, ii and i

2
2 x 3 x
28. Multiply:: ( )
x 4
x 29
2 x 4 x )
2
 x 4 3 x3 4 x 212 x x 43 x 34 x2 +12 x X +2
A. 2 x 4 4 x 318 x 236 x B. 2 x 4 4 x 318 x 236 x C. 2 x +6 D.

x2
2 x +6

29. This table shows how the number of households affects the amount of water wasted in a
particular community, based on the rate of 20,000 gal per household..

H 1 2 3 7
G 20 40 60
Which of the following can complete the table above?
A. 80 B. 100 C. 120 D. 140

30. The number of out-of-school-youths has continued to increase. The Department of Education
offered different programs in order to minimize if not to eradicate the problem. If you are the
principal, what is the program that you will adopt in your school?
A. ALS B. Adopt a child C.Home Study D. PEPT

31. Which one of the following is true?

A. ( x5 ) 2 = x2 5x + 25
B. Suppose a square garden has an area represented by 9x 2 square feet. If one side is made 7
feet longer and the other side is made 2 feet shorter, then the trinomial that represents the
area of the new garden is 9x2 + 15x 14square feet.
2
m
C. ( x +2 ) ( x m +4 ) = x m + 6 x m + 8
D. The expression 7x2 4x3 is the product of two binomials

32. Multiply: (2a + 3b) (4a2 6ab + 9b2)

A. 8a3 24a2b 36ab2 + 27b3 C. 8a3 24a2b 36ab2 + 27b3
3 3
B. 8a + 27b D. 8a3 - 27b3

33. Which of the following arrow diagram below is a NOT a function

X Y X Y X Y
1 1 1 1 1 5
1 2 -1 1 2 7
1 -1 -2 1 -1 1
I II III
A. I only B. II & III C. I & II D. I & III

34. If the point ( 3, y ) is on the graph of the equation 2x + 5y = - 1, what is y?

A. - 1 B. - 2 C. 0 D. 1

35. Which one of the following is true?

A. The line through (7, 5) and (- 3, 5) has an undefined slope.
B. Like absolute value, slope can never be negative.
3
C. The slope of the line with y-intercept of -3 and x-intercept of 5 is - 5 .

D. A line that has an undefined slope does not represent a function.

36. Find an equation of the line in standard form passing through (5, - 1) with a slope of 2.
A. 2x - y = 11 B. 2x + y = 11 C. 2x + y = 9 D. x + 2y = 9

37. Find the slope and y-intercept of the line 2x 9y = - 3.

 2 9 1 2 1
m= m= b= m= b=
A. 9 ;b=3 B. 2 ; 3 C. 9 ; 3 D. m=

2 1
; b=
9 3

38. If f(x) = - 2x2 + 3x 11 , find f(3)

A. 38 B. 25 C. 13 D. 20

39. Factor completely 12a2b2 + 20ab3

A. - 4ab2 (3a 5b) C. 4ab (3ab 5 b2)
B. 4ab (- 3ab + 20b2) D. -4 (3a2b2 5ab3)

40. Expand: (x2 + 4x 1)2

A. x4 + 8x3 + 14x2 8x + 1 C. x4 + 8x3 + 18x2 - 4x + 1
B. x4 - 8x3 + 18x2 + 8x + 1 D. x4 + 16x2 + 1

41. Factor: 125a3 8b3

A. (5a 2b) (25a2 + 20ab + 4b2) C. (5a 2b) (25a2 + 10ab + 4b2)
B. (5a 2b) (5a2 + 20ab + b2) D. (5a 2b) (25a2 - 10ab + 4b2)

x 24 x12
42. Find all numbers for which the rational expression x 26 x 16 is undefined

A. 2 only B. -8, 2 C. -2, 8 D. 8 only

43. Write the rational expression in lowest terms. 36x7y3

12x2y
3 x5
A. y2 B. 3x5y2 C. 3x4y2 D. 3x5y

44. Perform the indicated operations. ( x 2+ 7 x +10 ) + ( 3 x7 ) - ( 4 x2 2 )

A. 5x2 + 10x + 5 B. - 3x2 + 10x + 1 C. 3x2 + 4x + 15 D. 3x2 + 10x + 5

45. Multiply: 3m2n5 (2m n6)

A. 6m3n5 3n11 B. 6m3n5 3m2n11 C. 6m2n5 3n6 D. 6m3n5 3m2n

46. Find the product: ( x + 53 ) ( x 73 )

2 35 35 2 35
A. x2 x+ B. x 2 + 4x - C. x2 + x- D.
3 3 9 3 9
2 35
x2 - x-
3 9

47. Which of the following is true?

a b a+b a a a
A. If c + c = c , then b + c = b+c

B. After adding or subtracting Rational expressions we should simplify the resulting expression by
eliminating common factor of the numerator and denominator.
1 7
=
C. 6 + x x

D. . None of the above is true.

 48. Which one of the following is true?
A. Every line has an equation that can be expressed in the form y=mx +b
2
B. The line whose equation is 2y + 3x = 7 has a slope of - 3

1 1
C. The lines represented by y = 4x + 3 and y = 4 x- 3 are perpendicular.

D. The line whose equation is 2y = 3x + 7 has a slope of 3 and a y-intercept of 7.

49. Which of the following is true?

A. 2a + 4b 10 ac = 2a (2b 5c)
B. For the polynomials 4a2b 8ab2, we can factor out either 4ab or 4ab.
3 n+1 3n
C. The GCF of x and x is the monomial with the highest power of x.
D. None of the above is true.

50. Which of the following is true?

A. If all terms of a polynomial contain the same letter raised to different powers, the exponent on
the variable that you will factor out is the highest power that appears in all terms.
B. Since the GCF of 9x3 + 6x2 + 3x is 3x, it is not necessary to write 1 when 3x is factored from
the last term.
C. Some polynomials with four terms, such as x3 + x2 + 4x 4, cannot be factored by grouping.
D. Since monomial contains one term, it follows that a monomial can be factored in precisely one
way.

Answer Key
1. A 26. A
2. B 27. B
3. C 28. C
4. C 29. D
5. D 30. ALL CORRECT
6. D 31. B
7. D 32. D
8. D 33. A
9. C 34. D
10. D 35. D
11. B 36. C
12. D 37. C
13. D 38. D
14. C 39. A
15. B 40. A
16. D 41. C
17. C 42. C
18. A 43. B
19. C 44. D
20. C 45. B
21. A 46. C
22. C 47. B
23. A 48. A
24. C 49. B
25. D 50. A