Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region Xll
Schools Division Office of Cotabato
BIALONG HIGH SCHOOL
Bialong, Mlang, Cotabato
First quarter examination
Mathematics 8
Name:______________________________Section:_________________Score:___________
Instruction: Read and analyze each problem.
Multiple Choice. Choose the correct answer among the choices. Encircle the letter of your answer
on your answer sheet.
______1. What is the process of finding the factors of an expression which is the reverse
process of multiplication?
A. factoring B. special product C. rationalization D. continuous division
______2. What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12 and 24?
A. 2 B. 4 C. 12 D. 24
2
______3. If one factor of 4x + 6 is 2, what is the other factor?
A. 2x + 3 B. 4x + 6 C. 2x + 6 D. 2x2 + 3
2 2 3
______4. If one factor of 6ab – 12 a b is 1 – 2ab, what is the other factor?
A. 6ab B. 6a2b C. 6ab2 D. 6a2b2
______5 Which of the following is a perfect square?
A. 12x4 B. 16x2y2 C. 25x5y6 D. 36x6y7
______6. Which of the following expressions has factors (2x - y) and (2x + y)?
A. 2x2 + y2 B. 2x2 – y2 C. 4x2 + y2 D. 4x2 – y2
______7. Using the pattern for factoring the sum of cubes, we know that factoring 8 + 𝑏 3 gives
A. (2 − 𝑏)(4 − 2𝑏 + 𝑏 2 ) B. (2 − 𝑏)(4 + 2𝑏 + 𝑏 2 )
C. (2 + 𝑏)(4 − 2𝑏 + 𝑏 ) 2
D. (2 + 𝑏)(4 + 2𝑏 + 𝑏 2 )
_____8. What is the complete factored form of 27𝑥3 – 64𝑦3?
A. (3x – 4y)(9x2 + 12xy + 16y2) B. (3x + 4y)(9x2 + 12xy + 16y2)
2 2
C. (3x – 4y)(9x - 12xy + 16y ) D. (3x + 4y)(9x2 - 12xy + 16y2)
_____9. What is the complete factored form of 10 + 270y3?
A. 10(1 + 3y)(1 + 3y +9y2) C. 10(1 - 3y)(1 + 3y +9y2)
2
B. 10(1 + 3y)(1 - 3y +9y ) D. 10(1 - 3y)(1 - 3y +9y2)
_____10. The area of a rectangular garden is 9t2 – 64 square units. If one side is 3t – 8, what is
the other side? A. 3t – 8 B. 3t + 8 C. t- 8 D. t + 8
_____11. What is the complete factored form of 8𝑥 2 − 24𝑥𝑦 + 18𝑦 2
A. 2(2x − 3y)(2x − 3y) C. 2(3x + 2y) 2
B. 2(2x − 3y)(2x + 3y) D. 2(3x − 2y) 2
_____12.Which of the following trinomials is factorable?
A. x 2 − 6x + 7 C. x 2 + 3x + 2
2
B. 2x + 5x + 10 D. 3x2 − 6x + 12
_____13.All of the following trinomials are factorable, EXCEPT one. What is it?
A. x 2 − 2x − 3 C. 2x2 + 3x – 2
2
B. x + 5x + 6 D. 2x2 + 2x + 4
_____14.What is the complete factored form of x 2 − 4x − 96?
A. (x + 8)(x − 12) C. (x − 8)(x − 8)
B. (x − 8)(x + 12) D. (x + 8)(x + 12)
_____15.What is the complete factored form of 2x2 − 6x − 8?
A. (𝑥 + 4)(2𝑥 − 2) C. (4𝑥 + 2)(𝑥 − 2)
B. (x-4)(2x+2) D. (4𝑥 − 2)(𝑥 + 2)
_____16.Which of the following trinomials has factors (3a − 2b)and(2a − b)?
A. 6a2 − 7ab + 2b2 C. 6a2 − 7ab − 2b2
2 2
B. 6a + 7ab − 2b D. 6a2 + 7ab + 2b2
_____17.A rectangular garden has an area by 6x2 + x – 2 square meter. If the length is
represented by 3x + 2, find a binomial that represents the width.
A. 2x + 1 B. x − 2 C. 2x − 1 D. x – 2
_____18. The square of a number equals five times that number. Find the number.
A. 0 or 1 B. 0 or 3 C. 0 or 5 D. 0 or 7
_____19. Find the number if one hundred less than the square of a number equals zero.
A. −10 𝑜𝑟 10 B. −20 𝑜𝑟 20 C. −30 𝑜𝑟 30 D. −40 𝑜𝑟 40
_____20. A rectangular pond has a length of 8 m more than twice its width. Solve for the length
and the width if the area of the said pond is 120 𝑚2?
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Department of Education
Region Xll
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BIALONG HIGH SCHOOL
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A. 𝑙 = 10 𝑚, 𝑤 = 1𝑚 C. 𝑙 = 14 𝑚, 𝑤 = 3 𝑚
B. 𝑙 = 12 𝑚, 𝑤 = 2 𝑚 D. 𝑙 = 20 𝑚, 𝑤 = 6 𝑚
______21. Which of the following terms is described as "the ratio of two polynomial
expressions"?
A. linear algebraic expression B. linear algebraic equation
C. rational algebraic expression D. rational algebraic equation
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Department of Education
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BIALONG HIGH SCHOOL
Bialong, Mlang, Cotabato
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Bialong, Mlang, Cotabato
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______48. The point (9, −1) is an example of______.
A. labels B. numbers C. fraction D. ordered pair
______49. Point (−7, −5) is located in which quadrant?
A. I B. II C. III D. IV
______50.. What do you call the horizontal number line in the Cartesian plane?
A. x-axis B. y-axis C. origin D. quadrant
