REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Region VII, Central Visayas
Division of Cebu Province
BOLJOON DISTRICT
PERIODICAL TEST IN MATHEMATICS 8
First Quarter
Name: ________________________________ Section:____________ Score:
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Test I: Multiple choice
1. Which of the following gives a product of x2 + 5x + 6?
a. (x-2)(x+3) b. (x+3) 2 c. (x+3)(x+2) d. 2x(x+3)

2. Find the missing terms: (5x+ __)(5x___) = 25x2 +30x + 9

a. 15, 3 b. 5, 3 c. 6, 3 d. 3, 3
2
3. One of the factors of x +x-12 is (x-3). What is the other factor?
a. (x+3) b. (x+4) c. (x-4) d. (x+3)
4. Which is the greatest common monomial factor of 4x3 + 8x2y
a. 4x2 b. 4x c. 8x d. 4xy
2
5. What are the factors of 4x -9?
a. 2x(2x+3) b. (2x+3)(2x-3) c. (2x+3)(2x+3) c. 2x(2x-3)
6 10
6. What is the missing factor of (x ) (?) = x ?
a. x4 b. x3 c. x2 d. x5
7. Which is the greatest common monomial factor of 20x2 – 30xy?
a. 6x b. 4xy c.5xy d. 5x
2
8. Which gives a product of x +6x+5?
a. (x+2)(x+3) b. (x-2)(x+3) c. (x+1)(x+5) d. (x-1)(x-5)
2
9. Which is the factored form of 9x -16?
a. 3x(x+4) b. (3x+4)(3x-4) c. 3x(3x+4) d. (3x-4)(3x-4)
3
10. What are the factors of 27x -16?
a. (3x -4)(9x 2 -12x+16) c. (3x -4)(9x 2+24x+16)
b. (3x -4)(9x 2+12x+16) d. (3x -4)(9x 2-24x+16)
11. Which is the factored form of 9x4 – 25y2?
a. (3x4+5y2)(3x4-5y2) c. (3x2-5y)(3x2-5y)
b. (3x4+5y2)(3x4+5y2) d. (3x2+5y)(3x2-5y)
12. Which is a rational algebraic expression?
a. x b. 3c -3 c. 4y-3 +z -2 d. a-b
√ a+1 ඥ3y b+a
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 13. Which value of x for which the rational expression x2 +x-2 is undefined?
3x
a. -3 b. -1 c. 0 d. 1
2 3
14. Which rational algebraic expression is equivalent to a b ?
ab2
a. ab b. a2b c. a d. a2
b b

15. What is the simplest form of 18x6?

27x4
a. 2x3 b. 2x3 c. 2x2 d. 2x
2
9x 3 3x
2 2
16.Find the GCF of 4a and 9b .
a. 2ab b. 3ab c. 6ab d. 1
3
17. Which of the following is the common monomial factor of 15y and 9z?
a. 3 b. 3yz c. 3y3z d. 1
18. What is the simplest form of 36k3m?
24k4 mn2
a. 4k2n b. 3kn2 c. 3kmn d. 6kn2
19. Write an algebraic expression for 27 decreased by a number.
a. 27-m b. 27+m c. m-27 d. -27
20. Evaluate 6(8-3).
a. 45 b. 11 c. 30 d. -10
21. Write an algebraic expression for the sum of number and 8.
a. 8x b. x-8 c. 8x+1 d. x+8
22. Simplify 3(2x+4y-y)
a. 5x+6y b. 6x+9y c. 6x+3y d.5x+11y
23. Find the factors of -27 whose sum is -6.
a. 9, 3 b. -9, -3 c. -9, 3 d. 9, 3
24. What is the exponent of a number 1426 which gives its value of 1?
a. 1 b. x c. unknown d. 0
2
25. What is the other factor of this polynomial 6x+3x when its GCF is 3x?
a. 2+x b. 3x+2 c. 2x+3 d. 2x
Test II. Matching Type: Directions: Match Column A with Column B. Write the letter of the correct
answer.
Column A. Column B.
 1. x2 + 18x + 81 a. 16m2 – 25z2

2. 12a3b5 – 20a5b2c b. p2 + 10p+25

3. 8m2 + 16m c. b9
4. 16x2 – 25y2 d. (4x-5b)(4x-5b)
5. (p+5)(p+5) e. 1
6. (r+4) 2 f. 8m(m+2)
7. (3a+2b) 2 g. y3
8. (s-8)(s+8) h. 4a3b2(3b3 -5a2c)
9. (4m-5z)(4m+5z) i. 1/y3
10. b5 b4 j. (x+9)(x+9)
5 4
11. (b ) k. r2+8r+16
12. (3ab )4 l. 81a4b4
13. 15670 m. 9a2 +12ab+4b2
14. y-3 n. b20
15. 1 o. s2 - 64
y-3 p. 4a3(3a2b4-5a2b4c)
q. 4m(2m+4m)
Test III: Simplify the following rational algebraic expressions
1. 2x + 6x
4x-12

2. x2 +9x+20
2x+8

Test IV: Multiply the following rational algebraic expressions

1. 3y y2-4
y2-2y 9

2. 24x3 30
 50x 8x2

3. a – b _a
a 3a-3b