DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

MANTALONGON NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

FIRST PERIODICAL EXAMINATION IN MATHEMATICS VIII

Name: _____________________________ Date: ___________________ Score: _____________

I. Multiple Choice: Reach item carefully. Identify the choice that best completes the statement or
answers the question. Write the corresponding LETTER of your answer on the space provided before each
number.

1. (3x)(5x) =
a. 8x b. 15x c. 15x2 d. 8x2

2. The greatest common monomial factor in 3x2 – 6x is

a. 3 b. 3x c. 6x2 d. x – 2

3. What is the GCF of the terms of 8𝑐 3 + 12𝑐 2 + 10𝑐 ?

a. 2 b. 4 c. 2𝑐 d. 4𝑐

4. The expression x2 – 25 is an example of a

a. sum of two squares b. difference of two squares c. sum of two cubes d. perfect square trinomial

5. What is the equivalent form of the expression 2(5𝑥 − 8)?

a. 7𝑥 − 6 b. 10𝑥 − 8 c. 10𝑥 − 16 d. −10𝑥 + 16

6. 2x2y(-3xy3 + 7xy2) =
a. -6x2y3 + 14x2y2 b. -6x3y4 + 14x3y3 c. -5x2y3 + 9x2y2 d. -5x3y4 + 9x3y3

7. (3x3y)2 equals
a. 3x6y2 b. 3x5y2 c. 9x6y2 d. 9x5y2

8. The product of (x – 1) and (x+ 8) is

a. x2 – 8 b. x2 – 9x – 8 c. x2 + 7x – 8 d. x2 – 7x – 8

9. The expression (x + y) 2 is identical to

a. x2 + y2 b. (x + y)(x−y) c. x2 + 2xy + y2 d. 2x + 2y

10. The product of (2x + 7) and (2x – 7) is

a. 25x2 – 70xy – 49y2 b. 4x– 49 c. 2x2 + 49 d. 4x2 – 49

11. (2𝑥 − 3)2 =

a. 2𝑥 2 − 12𝑥 + 9 b. 4𝑥 2 − 12𝑥 + 9 c. 4𝑥 2 + 9 d. 4𝑥 2 − 9

12. The factored form of 9x2 – 25y2 is

a. (9x – y)(x + 25y) b. (3x – 5y)(3x – 5y) c. (9x + 5y)(x – 5y) d. (3x + 5y)(3x – 5y)

13. Which is the correct factored form of 4𝑏 2 − 9 ?

a. (b + 3)(b − 3) b. (2b + 3)(2b − 3) c. (2b + 3)(b − 3) d. (2b − 3)(2b − 3)

14. One of the factors of 2𝑎2 + 5𝑎 – 12 is 2𝑎 − 3. What is the other factor?

a. 2𝑎 – 4 b. 2𝑎 + 4 c. 𝑎 + 4 d. 𝑎 − 4

15. Which is a factor of 𝑥 2 − 11 + 24?

a. 𝑥 + 3 b. 𝑥 − 3 c. 𝑥 + 4 d. 𝑥 − 4

16. Find the missing term: (x + ___) (3x + ___) = 3x 2 + 15 x + 18

a. 6, 3 b. 3, 6 c. 18, 1 d. 9, 2

17. What is the complete factorization of 32 − 8z 2?

a. −8 (2 + 𝑧)(2 – 𝑧) b. 8(2 + 𝑧)(2 − 𝑧) c. −8(2 + 𝑧)2 d. 8(2 − 𝑧)2

x2 −1
18. What is the simplest form of ?
x2 +x−2
 −1 𝑥−1 𝑥−1 𝑥+1
a. 𝑥−2 b. 𝑥−2 c. 𝑥+2 d. 𝑥+2

𝑎2 − 1
19. Aaron was asked by his teacher to simplify 𝑎2 −𝑎 on the board. He wrote his solution on the board this way:
a2 − 1 (a− 1)(a+1)
= =1
a2 −a a(a –1)
Did he arrive at the correct answer?

a. Yes. The expressions that he crossed out are all common factors.
b. Yes. The LCD must be eliminated to simplify the expression.
c. No. a2must be cancelled out so that the answer is 1/a.
d. No. a is not a common factor of numerator.
𝑥 2 +2𝑥−8
20. James was asked to simplify 𝑥 2 −4
. His solution is presented below.
𝑥 2 +2𝑥−8 (𝑥+4)(𝑥−2) (𝑥+4) 4
𝑥 2 −4
= (𝑥+2)(𝑥−2)
= (𝑥+2) = 2 = 2
What makes the solution of James wrong?
a. cancelling 4. c. x2 – 4 being factored out.
b. crossing out the (x – 2). d. dividing out the variable x.
21. Which of the following is true about the points in Figure 1?

A. B is located in Quadrant III C. A is located in Quadrant III

B. E is located in Quadrant IV D. C is located in Quadrant Figure 1
_____2. What are the coordinates of Point D shown in Figure 1?
A. (−4, −2) B. (4, 2) C. (4, −2) D. (−2, 4)
_____3. What are the coordinates of Point F shown in Figure 1?
A. (−4, 0) B. (0, −4) C. (4, 0) D. (0, 4)

22.
23.

25x2−36 5x−6
24. 56x
÷ 8x =
40x−36 5x−6 25x−36 5x+6
a. 7
b. 8x
c. 8
d. 7
𝑏+1 𝑏+5
25. What is the simplified form for the product 𝑏2 −25 × 𝑏2 +8𝑥+7
𝑏+1 1 1 1
a. (𝑏+5)(𝑏+7) b. (𝑏+5)(𝑏+7) c. (𝑏−5)(𝑏+7) d. (𝑏−5)(𝑏−7)

II. Give what is asked.

A. Simplify each expression by combining like terms.
1. −2𝑦 − 5𝑦 =
2. 8𝑥 2 − 10𝑥 2 =
3. −11𝑏 2 + 4𝑏 2 =
4. 8𝑥 + 3 − 5𝑥 − 9
5. −5𝑘 − 6𝑘 2 − 12𝑘 + 10 =
C. Factor each polynomial.

1. 𝑐 2 – 100
2. 2𝑤 2 + 13𝑤 + 15
3. 12𝑥 − 9
4. 𝑥 2 – 5𝑥 – 6
5. 𝑟 2 + 3𝑟 – 10

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