MATHEMATICS 8

SECOND QUARTER PERIODICAL TEST

S.Y. 2022-2023
NAME:__________________________________________________ SECTION: _____________ SCORE:_____________
A. DIRECTIONS: Read the questions carefully. Write the letter that corresponds to your answer on a separate sheet of paper.

_______ 1. The point (9,−1) is an example of______.

A. labels B. numbers C. fraction D. ordered pair
_______ 2. Point (−7,−5) is located in which quadrant?
A. I B. II C. III D. IV
_______ 3. What do you call the horizontal number line in the Cartesian plane?
A. x-axis B. y-axis C. origin D. quadrant
_______ 4. In the quadrant l, the values of x, and y are always ____, and _____, respectively.
A. (+,+) B. (+,-) C. (-,+) D. (-,-)
_______ 5. The coordinates for the origin in the coordinate plane are________?
A. (0,1) B. (0,0) C. (1,1) D. (1,0)
_______ 6. Which of the following is true about point (5, 5)?
A. It lies in x-axis B. It lies in y-axis C. It lies in Quadrant I D. It lies in Quadrant II
_______ 7. How many quadrant does a rectangular coordinate system have?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4
_______ 8. Which among these mathematicians was the cartesian Plane named after?
A. Euclid B. Pythagoras C. Blaise Pascal D. Rene’ Descartes
_______9. What do you call the point of intersection of x and y axes?
A. x-axis B. y-axis C. origin D. quadrant
_______ 10.Which of the following statement is FALSE?
A. Points that lie in Quadrant I has all positive signs.
B. Points that lie in Quadrant III has all negative signs.
C. Points that lie in Quadrant II has all positive signs.
D. Points that lie in Quadrant IV has positive and negative signs.
_______ 11. Which of the following is a linear equation in two variables?
A. 𝑥−𝑦=5 B. 𝑥-2−2𝑦=7 C. 𝑥+6𝑦3=9 D. 3𝑥+5𝑦 > 2
_______ 12. Which of the following linear equations in two variables is written in standard form?
A. 2𝑦 = 3𝑥−4 B. 5𝑥 =7 – 4𝑦 C. 𝑥−𝑦 =11 D. 6𝑥−8𝑦+7=0
_______ 13. Given the equation 13−7𝑦=4𝑥, what is the value of the coefficient 𝐴?
A. −7 B. −4 C. 4 D. 13
_______ 14. The following statements below are true about linear equation in two variables except one.
A. The coefficients 𝐴 and 𝐵 can be both equal to zero.
B. It can be written in standard form 𝐴𝑥+𝐵𝑦=𝐶.
C. It has no variable in the denominator.
D. The degree of the equation is one.
_______ 15. What will be the value of 𝐵 in the equation 3𝑥−𝐵𝑦=15 if 𝑥=4 and 𝑦=3?
A. −9 B. −1 C. 1 D. 9
_______ 16. In the equation 2𝑥 + 3𝑦 = 7, when 𝑦 = 1, which would be the corresponding value of 𝑥?
A. −2 B. 0 C. 2 D. 4
_______ 17. What is the value of 𝑦 in the equation 𝑥−2𝑦= 4 given that 𝑥 = 8 ?
A. −4 B. −2 C. 2 D. 4
_______ 18. If written in standard form, what are the values of 𝐴, 𝐵, and 𝐶 in the equation 2𝑥=4(−𝑦+5)?
A. 𝐴=2,𝐵=−4,𝐶=5 B. 𝐴=2,𝐵=−4,𝐶=20 C. 𝐴=2,𝐵=4,𝐶=5 D. 𝐴=2,𝐵=4,𝐶=20
_______ 19. Which equation below satisfies the ordered pair (−2,−7)?
A. 2𝑦=𝑥+17 B. 5𝑥=12−𝑦 C. 11𝑥−𝑦=−15 D. 10𝑥+2𝑦=34
_______ 20. Which ordered pair satisfies the linear equation 2𝑥 −3𝑦=12?
A. (−5,2) B. (−3,2) C. (2,−5) D. (3,−2)
_______ 21. The steepness of the line also commonly known as rise over run is called _______.
A. linear equation B. linear function C. linear inequality D. slope
_______ 22. The slope of a vertical line is _____________.
A. 0 B. 1 C. Undefined d. -1
_______23. Which of the following graphs below has a negative slope?
A. B. C. D.
______24. What is the slope of the line on the graph at the right?
−3 4
A. C.
4 3
3 −4
B. D.
4 3

______25. Which of the following graphs below describes an undefined slope?

A. B. C. D.

______26. What is the slope of a line that passes through points (3,8) and (3,−4)?
A. one B. zero C. negative D. undefined
______27. Given the points (3,2) and (−5,2), find the slope of the line.
A. -8 B. 0 C. 1 D. undefined
______28. Given the points (−4,3) and (−4,5), find the slope of the line.
A. -8 B. 0 C. 1 D. undefined
______29. Determine the slope of the line 3𝑥−4𝑦=24.
−3 4 3
A. B. C. 0 D.
4 3 4
______30. What is the slope of a line that has coordinates (5,18) and (5,−12)?
A. 0 B. 1 C. undefined D. negative
______31. The following expressions are examples of linear inequalities in two variables EXCEPT
A. –𝑥> 2𝑦+7 B. 9𝑥+3𝑦≥ 24 C. 13𝑥2 −4𝑥 >21 D. 13𝑥 − 24𝑦<32
______32. Which of the following verbal phrases DOES NOT represent a linear inequality in two variables?
A. “the number of students in the learning center is 20”
B. “the number of students in the learning center is at most 20”
C. “the number of students in the learning center is greater than 20”
D. “the number of students in the learning center is less than or equal to 20”
______33. Which inequality represents “the sum of x and y is at most 15”?
A. 𝑥 + 𝑦 ≥ 15 B. 𝑥 + 𝑦 > 15 C. 𝑥 + 𝑦 ≤ 15 D. 𝑥 + 𝑦 < 15
______34. The statement, “the sum of two numbers is at least 29” can be expressed as:
A. 𝑥+𝑦 > 29 B. 𝑥+𝑦 < 29 C. 𝑥+𝑦 ≥ 29 D. 𝑥+𝑦 ≤ 29
______35. Which of the following is NOT a symbol of linear inequality?
A. = B. ≥ C. ≠ D. <
______36. How many solutions does a linear inequality in two variables have?
A. 0 B. 2 C. 1 D. infinite
______37. For what possible values of x and y will make the inequality 2𝑥 + 𝑦 > 6 true?
A. (−3,1) B. (3,− 2) C.(1,3) D. (3 ,2)
______38. Which of the following inequalities has (3, 1) as a solution?
A. 2𝑥 – 𝑦 < 3 B. 2𝑥 + 𝑦 < 3 C. 2𝑥 + 𝑦 > 6 D. 2𝑥 – 𝑦 > 6
______39. For what possible values of 𝑥 and 𝑦 will make the inequality 5𝑥 + 3𝑦 > 12 true?
A. ( 0, 3 ) B. ( 3, -1 ) C. ( 1, 1 ) D. ( 3, 0 )
______40. Which of the following inequality has (5,1) as a solution?
A. 3𝑥 + 𝑦 ≤ 3 B. 3𝑥 – 𝑦 ≤ 3 C. 3𝑥 – 𝑦 < 15 D. 3𝑥 + 𝑦 < 15
 TABLE OF SPECIFICATION

Learning Weigh
No. HOTS
Duratio of
Competencie n
t (in
Item
%) Remembering Analyzing Application
s s

1.
Illustrate
3- 1,2,3,4,5,7,8
rectangular 25 10 6,10
day ,9
Coordinate
system.
2. Writes
the linear
equation ax
3- 14,15,16,17,18,19,
+ by=c in 25 10 11,12,13,
day 20
the form of
y-mx +b in
vice versa.
3. Finds
5- 23,24,2
the slope 25 10 21,22 26,27,28,29,30
day 5
of a line.
4.
Differentia
te linear
inequalitie
s in two 3- 12. 31,32,33,34,3
5
variables day 5 5
from linear
equations
in two
variables.
5.
Illustrates
linear 5- 12.
5 36,37,38,39,40
inequalitie day 5
s in two
variables.
Total 100 40

Prepared by:
AIVAN G. CABARUBIAS