SAN ROQUE NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

First Periodical Test in Grade VIII Mathematics

School Year 2014 – 2015
From August 02, 2014 to August 11, 2014

Name: ________________________________________________ Section: ___________________ Score: ______

I. ENCIRCLE THE LETTER THAT CORRESPOND TO THE CORRECT ANSWER.

1. Find the average of the following scores in a test, 100, 90, 70, 80, 85
a. 80 b. 82.5 c. 85 d. 87.5
2. Which of the following is not a polynomial?
a. X5 – X3 b. X2 + XY c. Y - √𝑌 d. 6
3. Find the factors of 3X2 + 4X + 1.
a. (3X + 1) b. (3X + 1) (X + 1) c. (3X + 1) (X + 1) d. (3X + 1) (X + 1)
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4. The value of 19 in percent is approximately equal to;
a. 92% b. 93% c. 94% d. 95%
5. If taxi fares are ₱25 flagfall plus ₱2 per km, what is the cost in peso for a trip of y km?
a. y (25 – 2) pesos b. 25 (24) pesos c. (25+ 24) pesos d. (25y + 2) pesos

6. Express 162 as a power of 2.

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a. 23 b. 22 c. 24 d. 25
7. What is the mathematical expression for “eight times the sum of P and five”?
a. (P + 5) + 8 b. 8 (P + 5) c. (P – 5) 8 d. 25
8. Multiply 2.873 by 3.345.
a. 9.610185 b. 96.10185 c. 961.0185 d. 9610.185
9. Find the product of (8X + 3) and (7X – 5).
a. 56X2 – 61X – 15 b. 56X2 + 19X – 15 c. 56X2 + 61X – 15 d. 56X2 – 19X – 15
10. Mr. Altamirano prepared 1170 sandwiches for the schools 390 second year students educational tour last year. How
many sandwiches should she prepare for this year’s class of 415 students?
a. 1200 b. 1260 c. 1245 d. 1250
11. A salesman sold 9 window fans at ₱795 each and 7 air conditioners at ₱12, 750.85 each. At 6% commission, how
much did he earn?
a. ₱5, 784.65 b. ₱5, 784.10 c. ₱5, 784.60 d. ₱5, 784.68
12. Find the product of (8X – 7Y) (5X + 3Y)
a. 40X2 + 11XY – 21Y2 b. 40X2 – 11XY + 21Y2 c. 40X2 – 11XY – 21Y2 d. 40X2 + 11XY + 21Y2
13. Which of the following algebraic expressions could not be considered as rational algebraic expressions?
𝑎−𝑏
a. √50𝑋 b. 5X 1/2 c. 4Y2 – 9Z2 d. 𝑏+𝑎
14. What is the value of the expression X-3 y c8 when x=2, y=3 and c = -2?
X2y-2c7
27 27 32 32
a.- 16 b. 16 c. 27 d. - 27
15. The area of the rectangle is X2 -3X – 10. What is the length of the rectangle if the width is x + 2?
(𝑋+5)(𝑥−2) 𝑋+5 32
a. (X + 5) (X – 2) b. 𝑋−2
c. 𝑋−2 d. -27
𝑚 𝑚
16. What is the difference of 2
and 3 ?
𝑚 𝑚 𝑚 𝑚
a. 6 b. - 2 c. 2 d. - 6
17. What qualities must you look for in buying a printer for personal consumption?
a. Brand and design b. Price and pages to print c. cost of the printer and its efficiency
d. brand and the quality of the output
18. Which of the following value of K will make X2 – 5X + K factorable?
a. 5 b. -12 c. -10 d. -14
19. The area of a rectangle garden is (12X2 – 8X – 15) m2, What are its dimensions?
a. (3X – 5) m by (4X + 3)m c. (6X – 3) m by (2X – 5)
b. (6X + 5) m by (2X – 3)m d. (12X – 15)m by (X + 1) m
20. The greatest common monomial factor of 6a2X – 12aX2 is
a. 3aX b. 6aX c. 3a 2X2 d. 6a 2X2
21. What is the product of 3X2y (4Xy – 0xy2 + 2xy – 6x2y)?
a. 12 x2y – 9x2y + 6x2y – 18 x2y c. 18 x2y – 9x2y – 18x2y
b. 12 xy – 9xy2 + 6xy – 18x2y d. 18x3y2 – 9x3 y3 – 18 x4y2
22. Which polynomial is a perfect square?
a. x2 + 81 b. x2 – 81 c. x2 + 9x + 81 d. x2 + 18x + 81
23. What are the factors of x2 – 16x + 64?
 a. (X – 4) and (x – 16) c. (X – 2) and (X – 32)
b. (X – 8) and (X – 8) d. (X – 1) and (X – 64)
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24. The side of the square with an area represented by X + 14X + 49 is;
a. X + 7 b. X + 49 c. (X + 7) (X – 7) d. X – 7
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25. The expression 3𝑋+9 is equivalent to;
6 6 2 2 3
a. 3𝑋 + 9 b. 3𝑋+3 c. 𝑋+3 d. 𝑋+3
26. The simplest form for 6a3b2 is 1
30a2b2
𝑎𝑏 𝑎 2𝑎 2𝑎
a. 5
b. 5 c. 10𝑏 d. 𝑏
5
27. For the value of X will the expression 𝑋−2 have zero as the divisor?
a. 0 b. 2 c. -2 d. 5
5 2
28. If 9𝑥 is multiplied by 81 X , the result in lowest term is;
25
5𝑥 9𝑥 9
a. b. c. 9x2 d.
9 5 5𝑥
25
29. What is the missing term in the equation; 5 = _________
X2 X2(3X – 4)
2 2
a. 15X – 54 b. 15X – 4X c. 5 (3X – 4) d. 5X2 (3X – 4)
𝑋+2 2𝑋+4
30. In simplest form; ÷ equals
3𝑋−3 6𝑋

3 𝑋=2 3𝑋 𝑋
a. 𝑋−1 b. 𝑋−1 c. 3𝑋−3 d.𝑋−1

31. Which of the following rational algebraic expression is equivalent to; 1____
2
X – 5X + 6?
1____
X-3
1 1 1 1
a. b. c. d.
𝑋+2 𝑋−2 𝑋+3 𝑋−3
32. What is the rational algebraic expression equivalent to (8 kp3)o?
4 k3 p3
a. 4k2p3 b. 2k2p3 c. p3 d. k5 p6
4k2 4
33. Find the factors of 3X2 + 4X + 1;
a. (3X – 1) b. (3X + 1)(X – 1) c. (3X – 1) (X + 1) d. (3X + 1) (X + 1)
34. The enrollment in General Climaco National High School is 450. If the attendance for a certain month was 92%, how
many absences were there during the month?
a. 42 b. 40 c. 36 d. 38
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35. What is the simplified expression or value of (-8) + 7(15 – 9) – (-4) .
a. 90 b. 122 c. 144 d. 176
36. What may be the middle term of the trinomial X2 + ________ + 36 to make it a perfect square?
a. -12X b. -15X c. 12X d. 18X
37. Which polynomial is completely factored?
a. 3X (-5z3 + 24XY – 5y2) c. (2X – 1) (2X + 1) (X2+1) (X2-1)
b. (Y + 1)(Y8 – 1) d. 3y (2y2 – 3y + 2)
38. Which of the following expressions equals 15y z – 35y z + 10y2z3
3 2 3 2

a. 5y2z2 (3 – 7yz + 2z) c. 5yz (3yz – 7y2z + 2yz2)

2 2
b. 15 y z (1 – 7y + 2z) d. 5 (3 – 7yz + 2yz)
39. Which polynomial cannot be factored further?
a. 8 (6X2 – 5X – 4) c. 3 (12X + 6y)
b. 5xy (X+1) (X – 5) d. 3X (X4 – 16)
1
40. The sum of 𝑥 + 1 is equal to;
X2
a. x c. 1
X2
1
b. 𝑋 d. X + 1
X2