Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region V – Bicol
School Division Office
Camarines Norte
Labo West District
MALAYA INTEGRATED SCHOOL

SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT 1
MATHEMATICS 8

Name:________________________ Yr. and Section:___________ Date: _____

Multiple Choices. Direction: Choose the BEST answer for the following set of questions
1. What is the greatest common monomial factor of 9𝑥 3 + 18𝑥 2 − 27𝑥 ?
A. 3 B. 9𝑥 C. 3𝑥 2 D. 9𝑥 3
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2. In factoring the expression 81𝑚² − 4𝑛 , what is the first step?

A. multiply 81𝑚2 and 4𝑛2 C. get the cube roots of 81𝑚2 and 4𝑛2
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B. add 81𝑚 and 4𝑛 2 D. find the square roots of 81𝑚2 and 4𝑛2
3. If the given expression is a sum of two cubes (𝑎3 + 𝑏 3 ), the binomial factor is
(𝑎 + 𝑏). Is it correct?
A. Yes, the binomial factor is correct C. No, it should be (𝑎 − 𝑏)2
B. No, it should be (𝑎 − 𝑏) D. cannot be determined
4. Find the factors of 𝑚² − 6𝑚𝑛 + 9𝑛2 .
A. (𝑚 − 3𝑛)2 B. (2𝑚 − 3𝑛)2 C. (𝑚 − 3𝑛)(𝑚 + 3𝑛) D. (2𝑚 + 3)(𝑚 + 𝑛)

5. Which of the following gives a product of 𝑥 2 + 5𝑥 + 4 ?

A. (𝑥 + 5)(𝑥 − 1) B. (𝑥 + 2)(𝑥 + 2) C. (𝑥 + 1)(𝑥 + 4) D. (𝑥 + 2)3

6. Which of the following are the factors of 𝑛² − 5𝑛 + 6?

A. (𝑛 + 2)(𝑛 + 3) C. (𝑛 − 2)(𝑛 + 3)
B. (𝑛 + 2)(𝑛 − 3) D. (𝑛 − 2)(𝑛 − 3)

7. One of the factors of 64𝑚4 − 100𝑛4 is (8𝑚2 + 10𝑛2 ) . What is the other factor?
A. 8𝑚2 + 𝑛2 B. 𝑚2 − 10𝑛2 C. 8𝑚2 − 10𝑛2 D. 8𝑚 + 10𝑛

8. Find the missing terms: 𝑥 3 − 27𝑦 3 = (𝑥 − ____ )(𝑥 2 + ___ + 9𝑦 2 ).

A. 3 , 9x B. 3y , 3xy C. 9 , 9x D. 9 , 27x

9. The area of a square is 𝑎² + 12𝑎𝑏 + 36𝑏 2 square units. Which expression

represents the length of the side?
A. (𝑎 − 6) units B. (𝑎 + 6) units C. (𝑎 + 6𝑏) units D. (𝑎 − 6𝑏) units

10. Factor completely: 𝑎3 𝑏 2 − 𝑏 3 + 8𝑎3 − 8𝑏

A. (𝑎3 − 𝑏)(𝑏 2 + 8) B. (𝑎2 + 2𝑏)2 C. (𝑎3 − 𝑏)(𝑏 − 8) D. (𝑎3 − 8𝑏)(𝑏 3 +
8𝑏)
11. Which of the following DOES NOT belong to the group?
3 11 −5𝑥 𝑥 2 𝑦 𝑦 8 1
A. , B. , C. , D. ,
7 7 2 2 −10 −4 𝑥 6

𝑝
12. What do you call the ratio of two polynomials , where p and q are elements of
𝑞
real numbers and 𝑞 ≠ 0 ?
A. rational algebraic expressions C. polynomials
B. functions D. relations

4𝑎+8𝑏
13. Simplify .
12
𝑎+2𝑏 2𝑎+𝑏 4𝑎+𝑏 𝑎−2𝑏
A. B. C. D.
3 4 3 4
 𝑥−𝑦
14. What is the simplest form of ?
𝑦−𝑥
A. 1 B. -1 C. x – y D. y – x
5𝑎 4
15. What is the product of and ?
8 3𝑎2
5 5 5𝑎
A. B. C. D. undefined
6 6𝑎 6

𝑎2 +2𝑎𝑏+𝑏2
16. What is the quotient of ( )?
𝑎2 − 𝑏2
𝑎−𝑏 𝑎²−𝑏 𝑎+𝑏 𝑎−𝑏
A. B. C. D.
𝑎+𝑏 𝑎+𝑏 𝑎−𝑏 𝑎2 +𝑏

6 4
17. What is the sum of these two rational algebraic expressions( + )?
𝑎−5 𝑎−5
10 −10 2 4
A. B. C. D.
𝑎−5 𝑎−5 𝑎−5 𝑎−5

𝑥 𝑥+2
18. What is the least common denominator of the expression and ?
𝑥 2 − 𝑦2 𝑥−𝑦

A. 𝑥 + 𝑦 B. 𝑥 − 𝑦 C. 𝑥 2 − 𝑦 D. 2𝑥𝑦

𝑚0
19. Louie answered 1 when asked to simplify . Is he correct?
𝑛0
A. No, the answer must be 0.
𝑚
B. No, the answer must be
𝑝
C. Yes, because any expression raised to 0 is equal to 1.
D. It cannot be determined.

20. Annabelle was tasked to rewrite 𝑎−2 𝑏 −4 with positive exponents. What must be
her answer?
1 1
1
A. 𝑎2 𝑏 4 B. 𝑎 2 𝑏 4 C. 2𝑎4𝑏 D.
𝑎2 𝑏4

21. What do you call the point where the horizontal and vertical axes meet?
A. x- axis B. y- axis C. origin D.
quadrants

22. It is defined by the equations 𝑦 = 𝑚𝑥 + 𝑏 or 𝐴𝑥 + 𝐵𝑦 = 𝐶 and its graph is a

straight line.
A. Absolute Value C. Quadratic Equation
B. Linear Equation D. Polynomial Equation

23. What is the slope of a linear equation whose graph is a horizontal line?
A. zero B. one C. undefined D. one-half

24. Which is the slope formula?

𝑦 −𝑦 𝑦 −𝑦 𝑥2 −𝑥1 𝑥−𝑦
A. 𝑚 = 2 1 B. 𝑚 = 1 2 C. 𝑚 = D. 𝑚 =
𝑥2 −𝑥1 𝑥1 −𝑥2 𝑦2 −𝑦1 𝑦−𝑥

25. What is the value of the slope if the trend of the graph is a vertical line?
A. positive B. negative C. undefined D. zero

26. How will you describe the trend of the graph if the value of the slope is positive?
A. horizontal line C. increasing from left to right
B. vertical line D. decreasing from left to right
27. In the equation 𝑦 = 𝑚𝑥 + 𝑏, what do you call 𝑏?
A. point B. slope C. x-intercept D. y-
intercept
28. Given 𝑦 = 𝑥 + 6, Eric answered 𝑥 + 𝑦 = 6 when asked to rewrite it to 𝐴𝑥 + 𝐵𝑦 =
𝐶 form. Is she correct?
A. Yes, the answer is correct. C. No, because it should be 𝑥 −
𝑦 = −6.
B. No, because it should be 𝑥 + 𝑦 = −6. D. Cannot be determined
29. Which of the following shows the correct graph of two points (2, 1) and (-1, -3)?
A. C.

B. D.

30. Which of the following is the two- point form of the equation of a line?
𝑦 −𝑦
A. 𝑦 = 𝑚𝑥 + 𝑏 C. 𝑦 − 𝑦1 = 2 1 (𝑥 − 𝑥1 )
𝑥2 −𝑥1
𝑥 𝑦
B. 𝑦 − 𝑦1 = 𝑚 (𝑥 − 𝑥1 ) D. + =1
𝑎 𝑏
𝑥 𝑦
31. What do you call the formula of linear equation given by + = 1?
𝑎 𝑏
A. slope- intercept form C. two- point form
B. point- slope form D. two- intercepts form
32. Which equation of a line passes through the points (0, -1) and (1, 0)?
A. 𝑦 = −𝑥 − 7 B. 𝑦 = −𝑥 + 7 C. 𝑦 = 𝑥 − 1 D. 𝑦 =
−𝑥 + 1

33. Jenny was asked to find the equation given the slope m= 11 containing the point
(3, -7).
Which step is correctly done?
A. 𝑦 − (−7) = 11(𝑥 − 3) C. 𝑦— 7 = −11(𝑥 + 3)
B. 𝑦— 7 = 11(𝑥 − 3) D. 𝑦— 7 = 11(𝑥 − (−3))

34. What is the equation of the line given the slope (m) = -5 and y- intercept (b) = 4?
A. 𝑦 = −5𝑥 + 4 C. 𝑦 = 5𝑥 − 4
B. 𝑦 = 4𝑥 − 5 D. 𝑦 = 4𝑥 + 5
35. What are the x and the y intercept of the graph shown on the
right?
A. (1, 0) (0, 2) C. (0, 0) (1, 0)

B. (0, 2) (0, 1) D. (2, 0) (0, 1)

36. Ella solved the slope between two points (1,3) 𝑎𝑛𝑑 (3,9) as 3. Is she correct?
A. No, because it should be 6. C. Yes she is correct.
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B. No, because it should be D. It can’t be determined.
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37. Which of the following is a system of linear equation in two variables?
𝑥 − 11𝑦 < 3 3𝑥 + 12𝑦 = 4 𝑥+𝑦=1
A.{ B. { C. { D.
2𝑥 − 4𝑦 ≤ 1 𝑥 − 4𝑦 = 9 2𝑥 − 4𝑦 > 0
𝑥 + 12𝑦 ≥ 16
{
8𝑥 − 𝑦 < 21

38. How do you call a system of linear equation in two variables having no solution?
A. System of inconsistent equations
B. System of consistent equations
C. System of consistent and independent equations
D. System of consistent and dependent equations

39. How many solutions do systems of equations has/have if their graphs coincide?
A. no solution B. infinite/many C. exactly one D. two
solutions

𝑥−𝑦=3
40. Which of the following is the graph of the system { ?
2𝑥 − 2𝑦 = 6
A. C.

B. D.

41. How will you describe the graph of consistent and independent system of linear
equations?
A. coinciding lines B. half- planes C. intersecting lines D. parallel
lines

42. In the graph of a consistent and independent system of linear equations, where
can you find the solution?
A. At the intersection point. C. At a random point on each
line.
B. At the slope of each line. D. It can’t be determined.
2𝑥 − 𝑦 = 1
43. Jerry draws the graph of the following systems of linear equation: { .
2𝑥 + 𝑦 = 3
What are the coordinates of the solution?
A. (1, 1) B. (0, 3) C. (2, 1) D. (5, 8)

𝑥−𝑦=1
44. What is the value of 𝒙 in the system { ?
2𝑥 + 𝑦 = 8
 A. 9 B. -2 C. -3 D. 3

𝑥 + 𝑦 = 20
45. What will be the value of 𝒚 in the system { ?
𝑥 − 𝑦 = −4
A. 12 B. -12 C. 8 D. -6

𝑦=𝑥−1
46. What is the solution of the system { ?
𝑥 + 3𝑦 = 5
A. x = -2 and y = -1 C. x = -1 and y = 0
B. x = 0 and y = 2 D. x = 2 and y = 1

𝑥 + 2𝑦 = 4
47. What is the solution of the system { ?
𝑥 − 3𝑦 = −1
A. x = 5 and y = 7 C. x = 0 and y = 7
B. x = 3 and y = - 2 D. x = 2 and y = 1

48. Mother is three times as old as her son. Ten years from now, Mother will be two
times as old as her son. How old are they now?
A. Mother – 21 years old ; Son – 7 years old
B. Mother – 27 years old ; Son – 9 years old
C. Mother – 30 years old ; Son – 10 years old
D. Mother – 36 years old ; Son – 12 years old

49. Two cars travel toward each other from points 500 kilometers apart. The two
cars meet in 4 hours. What is the average speed of the faster car if one travels 15
kilometers per hour faster than the other?
A. 55 kph B. 60 kph C. 65 kph D. 70 kph

50. The sum of the measures of two angles is 180°. Three times the measure of one
angle is 24 less than the measure of the other angle. What is the measure of smaller
angle?
A. 21° B. 29° C. 31° D. 39°