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1st Quarterly Examination in Mathematics 8

Name: ________________________________________________Date: _____ __ Score: __________

GENERAL DIRECTIONS: Read and analyse each items carefully, then solve the problem if needed by
providing an extra sheet of paper.
I. MULTIPLE CHOICE
Directions: Write the letter of the correct answer otherwise, determine it and write it on the line.
x 2 4
________ 1. What is the sum of 2
+ 2 − 2 ?
x −4 x −4 x −4
x−2 1 1 x−4
a. b. c. d.
x−4 x+2 x−2 x−2
1 2 3 4
________ 2. What is the LCD of the expressions , 2, ,and 2 ?
9 x x x−3 x −4

a. 3 x (x−9) b. 9 x 2 ( x 2+ 9) c. 9 x 2 ( x 2−9 ) d. 3 x (x+ 9)

2 2
2 x +4 x x −9 x+ 18
________ 3. What is the simplified form of 2
. 2 ?
x −4 x−12 6 x−2 x
−1 1
a. b. −1 c. d. 1
2 2
2
x ( 9 x −25
________ 4. What is the simplified form of . 3 x−5 ) ÷ ?
x+5 x +5
x x x ( 3 x−5 ) x ( 3 x−5 )
a. b. c. d.
3 x +5 3 x −5 x+ 5 x−5
2 3
6x y 4 x +16
________ 5. What is the product of 4 and 2 ?
( x+ y ) x +6 x +9
5 2 2 5 5 2
2x y 2x y 2x y 2x y
a. b. c. 2 d. 2
3 (x + y ) 9 ( x+ y ) 9 ( x+ y ) 3 (x + y )

2 x +8 4 x +16
________ 6. What is the quotient when and 2 ?
3 x +9 x +6 x +9
x +4 2 x +3 x+3 x +3
a. b. c. d.
6 ( x+3 ) 6 6 2 x +3
2 2
x −9 ( x−3 )
________ 7. What is the quotient when 2 is divided by ?
x ( x+ 3 ) x3
5 5
x x x x
a. b. c. d.
x−3 x+3 x−3 x+3
2 2
x + x−2 x +2 x +1
________ 8. The length and width of a rectangle are units and 2 respectively. What is its
x +1 x +3 x +2
area?
x+ 1
a. (x +1) square units c. square units
x−1
x−1
b. (x−1) square units d. square units
x+ 1
 x+4 x+4
________ 9. What is the sum of 3 2 and 3 2?
6 x +24 x 6 x +24 x
1 2 1 1
a. 2 b. 2 c. 2 d. 2
6x 3x 3x 2x
4 8y
________ 10. What is the difference when is subtracted from 2 ?
y−4 y −16
4 2 4
a. b. c. d.
y+ 4 y−4 y−4
2
y+ 4

y−4 5 4y
________ 11. The sides of a triangle measures units, units, and 2 units. What is its perimeter?
y−2 y+ 2 y −4
y +2 y−9 y+ 9 y +9
a. units b. units c. units d. units
y−2 y−2 y +2 y−9
y +6 y−6
________ 12. The length and width of a rectangle are units and units, respectively. What is its
6 y−18 2 y −6
perimeter?
y +3 2y 2 1
a. units b. units c. units d. units
y−3 y+ 3 3 2
b +5 b−6
________ 13. What is 2
− 2 equal to?
7 b −6 b−16 7 b −6 b−16
b+11 2 b−3 b−11 2 b+ 3
a. 2 b. 2 c. 2 d. 2
b −6 b−16 b −6 b−16 b −6 b−16 b −6 b−16
6m 6m
________ 14. What is the sum of and 3 ?
2 2m +6 m
2 2 2
6 m +19 m+9 3 m +9 m+3 6 m +19 m+9
a. b. c. d.
2 ( m+3 ) ( m+3 ) ( m+3 )
2
3 m +9 m+3
2 ( m+3 )
2
8n 6n
________ 15. The product of and is equal to?
14 5
3
4 24 n
a. 20 n b. c. d. 40 n
5n 35
________ 16. In what quadrant is point A located if its coordinates are (3, -2)?
a. Quadrant II b. Quadrant III c. Quadrant IV d. Quadrant I
________ 17. What are the coordinates of the point that lies 8 units above the x – axis and 5 units to the left of
the y – axis?
a. (8, -5) b. (-5, 8) c. (5, -8) d. (8, 5)
________ 18. Where does the point with coordinates (-4, 0) lie on a coordinate plane?
a. positive x-axis b. negative x-axis c. positive y-axis d. negative y-axis
________ 19. What are the coordinates of the point if the horizontal distance from the y – axis is 4 units to the
right and the vertical distance from the x – axis is 3 units up?
 a. (4, 3) b. (3, 4) c. (-3, -4) d. (-4, -3)

________ 20. In P(x , y), if x <0 , P is in what quadrant?

i. Q1 iii. Q2
ii. Q3 iv. Q4
a. i and ii only b. ii and iii only c. iii and iv only d. i and iv only
________ 21. Where does the point with coordinates (0, -5) lie?
a. x-axis b. y-axis c. Q4 d. Q2
________ 22. Which of the following describes a line with a negative slope?
i. A vertical line
ii. A horizontal line
iii. A line that falls to the right of the y-axis
iv. A line that fall to the left of the y-axis
a. ii only b. iii only c. iv only d. i only
________ 23. What is the slope of a line whose graph is a vertical line?
a. Zero b. Undefined c. Negative d. Positive

________ 24. What is the slope of the line that passes through the points (3, -4) and (5, 4)?
a. -4 b. 0 c. 4 d. 1
________ 25. What is the slope of the line that passes through (-2, 1) and (-4, 2)?
−1 −3
a. -1 b. c. -2 d.
2 2

________26. The area of a rectangle is given by the expression (3 x 2−16 x+ 5) square units. What is the length
of the rectangle if its width is (x – 5) units?
a. (3x – 1) units b. (3x + 1) units c. (3x – 5) units d. (3x + 5) units

________27. The volume of a rectangular prism is expressed as (2 x 3−18 x2 +16 x ) c m3. Express in factored
form the length, width, and height of the prism.
a. 2x (x – 1) (x – 8) c. 2x (x – 1) (x + 8)
b. 2x (x + 1) (x – 8) d. 2x (x + 1) (x + 8)

________ 28. The area of a circle is ( 25 x 2+ 20 x + 4 ) π square units. What is the measure of its radius?

a. (5x – 2) units b. (5x + 2) units c. (5x + 4) units d. (5x – 4) units

________29. The area of a rectangle is 42 square units. If the factors of 42 are the dimensions of the rectangle,
how many possible rectangles can be formed?
a. Four b. Six c. Eight d. Ten
2
x + x−42
________30. When simplified, 2 is equal to?
x +15 x +56
x+ 8 x+ 6 x−6
a. b. c. d.
x−6 x−5 x+ 8
x−8
x+ 5
________ 31. In what quadrant is point A located if its coordinates are (3, -2)?
a. Q I b. Q II c. Q III d. Q IV
________ 32. What are the coordinates of the points that lies 8 units above the x-axis and 5 units to the left of
the y-axis?
a. (8, -5) b. (-5, 8) c. (-8, 5) d. (5, -8)
________ 33. Where does the point with coordinates (-4, 0) lie on a coordinate plane?
a. Positive x-axis c. Negative x-axis
b. Positive y-axis d. Negative y-axis
________ 34. Where does the point with coordinates (0, -5) lie?
a. x-axis b. y-axis c. Q I d. Q II
________ 35. In P(x, y), if x <0, P is in
what quadrant?
i. QI

iii.

Q III
ii. Q II

iv.

Q IV
a. i and ii only
b. ii and iii only
c. iii and iv only
d. i and iv only
________ 36. What is the slope of the
line that passes through the points (3, -
4) and (5, 4)?
a. -4 b. 0 c. 4 d. 1
________ 37. What is the slope of the line that passes through (-2, 1) and (-4, 2)?
−1 1
a. -1 b. -2 c. d.
2 2

________ 38. What is the slope of the line that passes through the points (0, 0) and (6, -3)?
a. -3 b. -2 c. 0.5 d. 1
________ 39. What are the coordinates of the points that lies 2 units to the right and then 1 unit down?
a. (2, -1) b. (-2, 1) c. (-2, -1) d. (2, 1)
________ 40. The point from the y-axis is 3 units and the distance from the x-axis is 5 units, the point is in
quadrant 3.
a. (3, 5) b. (-3, -5) c. (-3, 5) d. (3, -5)
II. IDENTIFICATION
Directions: Use the rectangular coordinate system below to decode the five secret word using the
ordered pairs given in each item (2 points each item).
41. What do sharks like to eat with peanut butter?
 (7, 5) (-4, 6) (8, 3) (8, 3) (7, -5) (-2, 2) (4, 6) (-3, -4) (3, 9)

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42. What word looks like the same backwards and upside down?
(-3, -4) (4, -3) (4, 6) (-9, -5) (-3, -4)

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43. What do snakes like to study at school?
(3, 9) (4, 6) (-3, -4) (-3, -4) (-3, -4) (2, -2) (-7, -8) (-3, -1) (7, -5)

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44. What is heavy forward but not backwards?
(2, -2) (-7, -8) (-8, -1)

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45. What fish only swims at night?
(-3, -4) (2, -2) (-9, 3) (-3, -1) (-2, 2) (4, 6) (-3, -4) (3, 9)

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III. GRAPHING
Directions: Provided a graphing paper, using the graphing paper you are task to create your own
secret message that will be decoded. Limit it in one sentence only (for 15 points).

Prepared by:

MS. JEAN D. DELA, LPT

Subject Teacher

Approved by:

SR. MA. GUADALUPE R. GAJE, OP

Principal