BETHANY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL

Buena Hills, Guadalupe, Cebu City

MATH – JUNIOR HIGH ONE

Third Periodic Examination
S.Y. 2018 – 2019

Name: __________________________________________Section: _____________Score: _________

I. MULTIPLE CHOICE: Encircle the letter of the correct answer. (1 pt. each)

1. What do you call expressions that are obtained by addition, subtraction, multiplication, and
division of numbers and letters?
a. Word expressions c. Algebraic expressions
b. English expressions d. Rational expressions

2. Simplify x + x + x + x + x + x?
a. 𝑥 6 b. 6𝑥 c. 6 + 𝑥 d. 6𝑥

3. Translate the following word expression into algebraic expression.

“the product of the difference of c subtracted from b multiplied by a”
a. 𝑎(𝑏 − 𝑐) b. 𝑐 − 𝑏 ∙ 𝑎 c. 𝑎 ∙ 𝑏 − 𝑐 d. 𝑎(𝑐 − 𝑏)

4. “a minus b” can also be stated in a word expression as?

a. a subtracted from b c. b is decreased by a
b. b subtracted from a d. both a and c

3𝑦
5. What is the word expression of the algebraic expression 2𝑧 + ?
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a. “sum of the product of 2 and z added to the quotient of the product of 3 and y divided by 6”
b. “sum of the quotient of the product of 3 and y divided by 6 added to the product of 2 and z”
c. “sum of the quotient of the product of 3 and y divided by 6 increased by the product of 2 & z”
d. “sum of the quotient of the product of 3 and y divided by 6 plus the product of 2 and z”

6. What is “Multiply the sum of 2v and y by the product of –3 and w.” translated into algebraic
expression?
a. (2𝑣 ∙ 𝑦) + (−3 ∙ 𝑤) c. (2𝑣 + 𝑦)(−3 ∙ 𝑤)
b. (2𝑣 + 𝑦)(−3 + 𝑤) d. (2𝑣 ∙ 𝑦)(−3 + 𝑤)

7. Evaluate 3𝑥 − 4𝑥 2 + 2 if 𝑥 = −1.
a. –5 b. 5 c. –17 d. 15

8. What do you call the number in a term multiplied by a variable?

a. constant c. term
b. numerical coefficient d. degree

9. What do you call the sum of two or more monomials?

a. binomial b. trinomial c. monomial d. polynomial
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10. ______________ is the sum of the exponents of all the variables in a term.
a. degree of a polynomial c. exponents
b. degree of a term d. none of these

11. ______________ is a term that only contains a number without a variable.

a. numerical coefficient c. monomial
b. literal coefficient d. constant term

12. What is a polynomial with only two terms called?

a. binomial b. trinomial c. monomial d. polynomial

13. ___________ are terms in a polynomial that have the same variables and powers and can be
combined by addition or subtraction.
a. constant terms b. like terms c. unlike terms d. unknown terms

14. Simplify: 3𝑎 + 4𝑏 − 6𝑎
a. 𝑎𝑏 b. −9𝑎 + 4𝑏 c. 3𝑎 + 4𝑏 d. −3𝑎 + 4𝑏

15. Which of the following does not belong to the group?

8𝑥 1 2
a. − b. 13𝑥 2 𝑦 −2 c. 3 𝑥𝑦 2 d. − 𝑥𝑦
𝑦

16. If 17𝑎 is to 2𝑎, then 6𝑏 2 is to ________.

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a. −𝑏 b. 3𝑎 c. 4𝑏 2 d. 𝑏

17. From the polynomial 𝑥 2 − 4𝑥 + 9𝑥 3 + 13, what is the degree of the term "13"?
a. 2 b. 3 c. undefined d. 0

18. Based on item no. 17, what is the degree of the polynomial?
a. 3 b. 6 c. undefined d. 4

19. What do you call the highest degree term in a polynomial?

a. degree of a polynomial c. exponents
b. degree of a term d. all of these

20. What is (4𝑥 4 − 12𝑥 3 + 8𝑥 2 − 4𝑥) ÷ 4𝑥 ?

a. 𝑥 3 − 3𝑥 2 + 2𝑥 − 1 c. 𝑥 3 + 3𝑥 2 + 2𝑥 − 1
b. 𝑥 3 − 3𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 + 1 d. 𝑥 3 + 3𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 − 1

21. “The product of the sum of a and b and the difference of a subtracted from b.” into algebraic
expression is ________.
a. (a+b) – ab c. (a+b) (a – b)
b. (a+b) (b – a) d. (a+b) + (a – b)

22. What is the product of (3𝑥 − 2)(𝑥 + 4)?

a. 3𝑥 2 + 10𝑥 + 8 c. 3𝑥 2 + 10𝑥 − 8
b. 3𝑥 2 − 10𝑥 − 8 d. 3𝑥 2 − 10𝑥 + 8
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23. What is the coefficient of x in the polynomial 5𝑥 3 − 2𝑥 2 + 8?

a. 5 b. 8 c. -2 d. 0

24. What is the degree of the polynomial −2𝑥𝑦 2 + 3𝑥 4 − 9𝑦 2 ?

a. -2 b. 3 c. 9 d. 4

25. Arrange the terms of the polynomial in the order of descending powers of x.
4𝑥 3 − 8 − 3𝑥 5 + 𝑥 2
a. −3𝑥 5 + 4𝑥 3 + 𝑥 2 − 8 c. 3𝑥 5 + 𝑥 2 + 4𝑥 3 − 8
b. −8 + 𝑥 2 + 4𝑥 3 − 3𝑥 5 d. 4𝑥 3 − 3𝑥 5 + 𝑥 2 − 8

II. A. Translate the following word expressions into algebraic expressions. (1 pt. each)

1. 12 subtracted from k

2. f is multiplied by 13

3. x is divided by the sum of w and 1

4. w less than 25

5. the product of y and 4 is added to the quotient of z divided by 2

6. 5 divides the sum of the product of 6 times w added to 1

7. the difference of u subtracted from 8 is raised to the third power

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8. the sum of 4 added to s is multiplied by the difference of r subtracted from p

9. the square of b is added to the product of 3 and c

10. a is decreased by the quotient of the difference between 8 subtracted from the product of 6
and q divided by the sum of p and 2

B. Translate algebraic expressions into word expressions.

1. 𝑥𝑦 − (5 + 𝑏)

10𝑚−3
2. 5 + 𝑛

3. 𝑎(𝑐 − 1) + 𝑏

𝑒𝑓
4. + 2𝑐𝑑
5

2 4
5. +𝑢
𝑣−3
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III. Evaluate the following algebraic expressions based from the table provided. Show your
solutions. (2 pts. each)

a b C d e f g h i j

8 2 0 -3 7 6 -5 -1 10 1

1. 𝑓 − 2𝑔

2. 𝑔 + 𝑒 + 3𝑑 − 2𝑖

𝑎
3. − (𝑗 − 𝑖)
𝑏

4. (𝑖 2 + 𝑎 − 5𝑑)(𝑔 + 5)

5. 𝑔 − ℎ − 2𝑎 + 10𝑗

𝑎 𝑓 2
6. ( 𝑖 − 𝑖 )

7. 𝑓(𝑑 + 𝑒) + 2𝑏
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𝑓 ℎ
8. (𝑑 − 𝑒 + 𝑔)

9. 𝑏 𝑏 + 𝑎−𝑏

10. (𝑖 − 𝑎)𝑏−𝑗

IV. Complete the table below. (1 pt. each)

Coefficients of Constant
Polynomials
𝑥3 𝑥2 𝑥 Term

1. −2𝑥 + 3𝑥 2 − 𝑥 3 + 2

𝑥2
2. 3
+ 7𝑥 − 13

3. 45𝑥 − 21𝑥 3

14𝑥 3 −8𝑥+2𝑥 2 +16

4. 2

𝑥2 1
5. 4
+ 2 𝑥 3 −13

V. A. Perform the indicated operations of polynomials. Show your solutions. (2pts. each)

1. 𝑎 + 𝑏 − 2𝑎 − 𝑏
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2. 2𝑥 + 𝑥 2 + 3𝑥 2 − 3

3. 4𝑥 2 + 𝑥 3 − 𝑥 + 9 + 2𝑥 2 − 6

4. 𝑎2 − 2𝑎 + 𝑏 − 3𝑎 + 4

5. 𝑎 + 4𝑏 − 6𝑎 − 2𝑏 2 + 3 − 8𝑎2

6. 8𝑐 ∙ (𝑎 + 1)

7. (2𝑥) ∙ (3𝑦 + 2𝑥)

8. (𝑥 − 5𝑦) ∙ (3𝑥 + 5𝑧)

9. (−12𝑥 4 + 24𝑥 3 + 6𝑥 2 − 48𝑥) ÷ 6𝑥

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10. (6𝑥 4 − 𝑥 3 − 3𝑥 − 2) ÷ (2𝑥 + 1)

B. Expand expressions using algebraic special identities. Show your solutions. (2pts. each)

11. (𝑥 + 3)2

12. (𝑥 − 1)2

13. (2𝑥 + 5)2

14. (𝑥 − 5)(𝑥 + 5)

15. (6𝑥 + 1)(6𝑥 − 1)