Department of Education

Region VIII
Division of Southern Leyte
District of Libagon

Libagon National High School

Libagon, Southern Leyte

1ST Periodical Examination in Grade 8-Mathematics

S.Y. 2016-2017

Name: _________________________Grade Level & Section: __________________Date:____________Score:______

Direction: Read each item carefully. Choose the letter of the best answer.

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

a. x2y2 – 8 b. x2y2 – 9xy – 8 c. x2y2 + 7xy – 8 d. x2y2 – 7xy – 8

2. The expression (x + y)3 is identical to

a. x3 + y3 b. (x + y)(x2 – xy + y2) c. x3 + 3x2y + 3xy2 + y3 d. (x + y)(x2 + xy + y2)

3. The product of (5x + 7y) and (5x – 7y) is

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

4. The expression (4y3 + 9x2)2 equals

a. 16y6 + 81x4 b. 16y6 + 72y3x2 + 81x4 c. 16y5 + 72y3x2 + 81x4 d. 16y6 + 36y3x2 + 81x4

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

a. 3 b. 3x c. 6x2 d. x – 2

6. The factored form of y(2x – 3) + 4(2x – 3) is

a. (y + 4)(2x – 3)2 b. (y + 4)(2x – 3) c. 4y(2x – 3)2 d. 4y(2x – 3)

7. 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)

8. The factored form of 4a2 – 20ab + 9b2 is

a. (2a – b)(2a – 9b) b. (2a – b)(2a + 9b) c. (2a + b)(2a – 9b) d. (2a + b)(2a + 9b)

9. The expression 81x2 – 90x + 25y2 is an example of a

a. sum of two squares b. difference between 2 squares
c. sum of two cubes d. perfect square trinomial

10. The factored form of the algebraic expression y2(2x – 3) – 4(2x – 3) is

a. y2 – 4(2x – 3)2 b. (2x – 3)(y2 – 4) c. (y + 2)(y – 2)(2x – 3) d. (y2 – 4)(2x – 3)2

1 1
11. The product of (3a – 5b) and (3a + 5b) is
1 1 1 1 1
a. 9a2 – 25b2 b. 9a – 25b c. 6a2 – 10b2 d. 6a – 10b

12. All numbers below are composite except

a. 42 b. 53 c. 105 d. 154

13. The factored form of 1 – 0.49x2 is

a. (1 + 0.7x)(1 – 0.7x) b. (1 + 0.07x)(1 – 0.07x) c. (1 + 0.49x)(1 – x) d. (1 + 0.49x)(1 + x)

14. The expression (x – 3)3 is identical to

a. x3 – 27 b. (x – 3)(x2 – 3x + 9) c. (x + 3)(x2 – 6x + 9) d. x3 – 9x2 + 27x – 27

15. 2x2y(-3xy3 + 7xy2) =

a. -6x2y3 + 14x2y2 b. -5x2y3 + 9x2y2 c. -6x3y4 + 14x3y3 d. -5x3y4 + 9x3y3

16. The expression (0.3y + 0.7)2 equals

a. 0.09y2 + 0.42y + 0.49 b. 0.9y2 + 4.2y + 4.9 c. 9y2 + 42y + 49 d. 0.09y2 + 0.49

17. (0.2m2 + 3) (0.2m2 – 3) =

a. 0.4m4 – 9 b. 0.04m4 – 9 c. 0.4m2 – 6 d. 0.04m2 – 6
18. Find the missing term: (x + __)(3x + __) = 3x2 + 27x + 24
a. 6, 4 b. 4, 6 c. 8, 3 d. 12, 2

19. The sides of a rectangle with an area of x2 + 3x + 2 are

a. (x + 1) and (x + 2) b. (x – 1) and (x – 2) c. (x – 1) and (x + 2) d. (x + 1) and (x – 2)

20. The length of a rectangle with an area of (x2 + 10x) square units if the width is x units is
a. x2 b. x2 + 10 c. x + 10 d. (x + 10)2

21. Which of the following expressions is a rational algebraic expression?

𝑥 3𝑐 −3 𝑎−𝑏
a. b. 0 c. 4y-2 + z-3 d.
√3𝑦 √(𝑎+1) 𝑎+𝑏

22. What is the value of a non-zero polynomial raised to 0?

a. constant b. zero c. undefined d. cannot be determined

23. What will be the result when a and b are replaced by 2 and -1, respectively, in the expression
(-5a–2b)(-2a–3b2)?
27 5 3 2
a. b. − 16 c. d.
16 7 7

24. –(-3x2y)3 equals

a. 27x6y3 b. -27x6y3 c. 9x5y4 d. -9x5y4

25. (-2xy)3 (3x3y)2 equals

a. 72x9y5 b. -72x9y5 c. -24x9y5 d. -18x9y5

2
−4𝑥 2
26. ( ) =
3𝑦
16𝑥 4 16𝑥 4 4𝑥 4 4𝑥 4
a. - b. c. - d.
9𝑦 2 9𝑦 2 3𝑦 2 3𝑦 2

3𝑥 2 2𝑥 4
27. - ( ) (3𝑦2) =
2𝑦
3𝑥 6 3𝑥 6 𝑥8 𝑥8
a. b. - c. - d.
2𝑦 4 2𝑦 4 𝑦3 𝑦3

10𝑥 −4
28. is equivalent to
100𝑦 −2
1𝑦 2 90𝑦 2 𝑦2 10𝑦 2
a. b. c. d.
90𝑥 4 𝑥4 10𝑥 4 𝑥4

4 −3
29. The reduced form of (5) is
64 125 64 125
a. b. c. - d. -
125 64 125 64

3−3
30. equals
3−7
a. 3-10 b. 310 c. 3-4 d. 34

31. (x-3y-4)0 is equivalent to

1
a. x3y4 b. c. 0 d. 1
𝑥3𝑦4

32. The expression (2x-3y)-2 written with positive exponent equals

1 𝑥6 2 𝑥5
a. 2 b. c. d. 2
(2𝑥 3 𝑦) 4𝑦 2 𝑥 6𝑦2 (4𝑦)

33. (3xk)(5x6) =
a. 15x6k b. 15xk/6 c. 15xk+6 d. 15xk-6

𝑥2− 1
34. What rational algebraic expression is the same as ?
𝑥−1
a. x + 1 b. x – 1 c. 1 d. – 1
35. Angelo can complete his school project in x hours. What part of the job can be completed by Angelo
after 3 hours?
a. x + 3 b. x – 3 c. x/3 d. 3/x

𝑎2 − 1
36. Aaron was asked by his teacher to simplify on the board. He wrote his solution on the board this way:
𝑎2 − 𝑎
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. a2 must be cancelled out so that the answer is 1/a.
d. No. a is not a common factor of numerator.

𝑥 2 +2𝑥−8
37. James was asked to simplify . His solution is presented below.
𝑥2− 4
𝑥 2 +2𝑥−8 (𝑥+4)(𝑥−2) (𝑥+4) 4
= = (𝑥+2) = = 2
𝑥2− 4 (𝑥+2)(𝑥−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.

𝑥 −3 𝑦𝑐 8
38. What is the value of the expression when x is 2, y is 3 and c is -2?
𝑥 2 𝑦 −2 𝑐 7
27 27 32 32
a. - b. c. d. -
16 16 27 27

39. Your father, a tricycle driver, asked you regarding the best motorcycle to buy. What will you do to help your
father?
a. Look for the fastest motorcycle. c. Find an imitated brand of motorcycle.
b. Canvass for the cheapest motorcycle. d. Search for fuel-efficient type of motorcycle.

40. The manager of So-In Clothesline Corp. asked you, as Human Resource Officers, to hire more tailors to
meet the production target of the year. What will you look in hiring a tailor?
a. speed & efficiency c. time conscious & personality
b. speed & accuracy d. experience & personality

“Do not wait to strike ‘till the iron is hot; but make it hot by striking.”
…goodluck..

Prepared by: Noted by:

GIANCARLO C. GUZMAN ISIDRA RISA P. SALEM

Subject Teacher Head Teacher II