FIRST QUARTER ASSESSMENT – MATH 9

S.Y. 2023-2024

Learning Competencies Week Number QUESTIONS CORRECT

No. of Items ANSWER

illustrates quadratic 1. What type of a polynomial equation of degree two can be written in the form a x2
equations. +bx +c =0, where a, b, and c are real numbers and a ≠ 0? D
M9AL-Ia-1 A. exponential C. logarithmic
B. linear D. quadratic

2. Which of the following is a quadratic equation? B

A. 2 x 2 + 4r – 1 C. 3t – 7 = 2
2
B. s + 5s – 4 = 0 D. 2 x 2 – 7 x ≥ 3

3. Which of the following quadratic equation is written in standard form?

A. 3x + 2 x 2 = 7 C. 2 x 2 – 7 = -3x D
B. 2 x 2 – 7 + 3x = 0 D. 2 x 2 + 3x – 7 = 0

4. Which of the following quadratic equation is in a form a x 2 + c = 0?

B
A. 2 x 2 + 3x = 0 C. 2 x 2 = 3x
B. 2 x 2 + 3 = 5 D. 2 x 2 + 3x + 0

solves quadratic 5. Which of the following are the roots of the equation x 2¿ 256 ? B
equations by: (a) A. 14 and -14 C. 18 and -18
extracting square roots; B. 16 and -16 D. 23 and -23
(b) factoring; (c)
completing the square; 6. The solution set for x2 = 5x is C
and (d) using the A. {-5,0} B. {-5} C. {0,5} D. {5}
quadratic formula.
M9AL-Ia-b-1 7. One of the roots of x 2+ 5 x +6=0 is -3. What is the other root? D
A. -1 B. 1 C. 2 D. -2
 8. The solution set for 3x(x + 2) = 0 is
A. {0, 2} B. {3, -2} C. {3, 2} D. {0, -2} D

9. The root of 4 x 2+12 x+ 9=0 is C

3 2 −3
A. B. C. D. -3
2 3 2

characterizes the roots

of a quadratic equation 10. A quadratic equation has a discriminant of -3. How many solutions does it have?
using the discriminant. A. 0 B. 1 C. 2 D. 3 A
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11. How many solutions does a function have if it has a discriminant of 25?
C
A. 0 B. 1 C. 2 D. 5

12. Find the discriminant of x2 – 5x = 0 A

A. 25 B. 21 C. 1 D. 29

13. Using the discriminant, what is the value of c in the quadratic equation 2x2 – 4 x +c=0 , if it B
has only one root?
A. -2 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4

14. Which of the following quadratic equation has two real roots? A
A. x 2 – 16 = 0 C. x 2 + 16 = 0
B. x 2+ 2 = 2 D. x 2+ 3=3

15. Which of the following statements below BEST describes the roots of a quadratic equation
given that its coefficients are all integers, and the discriminant is zero? C
The quadratic equation has…
A. no real roots. C. one rational root.
B. two rational roots. D. two irrational roots.

describes the 16. What is the sum of the roots of the equation 2x2 - 8x + 2 = 0? A
relationship between A. 4 B. -4 C.1 D.-1
the coefficients and the
roots of a quadratic 17. The sum and product of the roots of a quadratic equation are -3 and 5, respectively. A
equation. What is the quadratic equation?
M9AL-Ic-2 A. x2 + 3x + 5 = 0 C. x2-3x - 5 = 0
B. x2 + 3x - 5 = 0 D. x2 - 3x + 5 = 0

solves equations 18. What is the standard form of the quadratic equation ¿)2+9=0? B
transformable to A. x 2+ 2 x +3=0 C. x2+5 x +14=0
quadratic equations B. x2+ 4 x+ 13=0 D. x2+6 x +15=0
(including rational
algebraic equations). 19. What is the solution set of the quadratic equation x 2−2 x=15?
M9AL-Ic-d-1 A. x={−5 ,−3 } C. x={−5 , 3 } B
B. x={5 ,−3 } D. x={5 ,3 }

20. The roots of x 2+ 5=30 are: B

A. - 30 and 30 C. -5 and -5
B. 5 and -5 D. 4 and -4

solves problems 21. The product of two consecutive odd integers is 143. What are the two integers? B/D
involving quadratic A. 1 and 143
equations and rational B. 11 and 13
algebraic equations. C. -1 and -143
M9AL-Ie-1 D. -13 and -11
illustrates quadratic 22. Which of the following mathematical statements is a quadratic inequality? C
inequalities A. n+12< 0
7 C. 3s2+7 s – 2 ≥ 0
M9AL-If-1 B. 2 p 4 – 3 p – 5 ≠ 0 D. m 3+8 m – 2<0

solves quadratic 23. The solution set of x2– x – 20 > 0 is; A

inequalities. A. { x | x < –4 or x > 5} C. { x | x > –5 or x < 4}
M9AL-If-2 B. { x | –4 < x < 5} D. { x | –4 < x >5}

24. The solution set of x 2 – 81 ≥ 0 is;

B
 A. { x | –9 ≤ x ≤ 9} C. { x | x ≥ –9 or x ≤ 9}
B. { x | x ≥ 9 or x ≤ –9} D. { x | –9 ≤ x ≥9}

25. Which of the following is the solution set of the quadratic inequality y < x 2 +3 x+2 ? C
A. (0 , 8) C. (−2 ,−3)
B. (−3 , 2) D. (1 , 6)
solves problems involving
quadratic inequalities.
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models real-life
situations using 26. Which of the following situations with diagrams models a quadratic function? A
quadratic functions.
A. hitting a golf ball
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B. computing the compound interest

C. measuring the magnitude of earthquakes

D. calculating the global energy consumption

represents a quadratic 27. Which of the following functions is quadratic? D

function using: (a) table A. 3x – 2y = 5 C. y = 2x – 3
of values; (b) graph; and B. y = x3 + 2 D. y = -x2 + 4
(c) equation.
M9AL-Ig-3 28. Which of the following functions would not have a parabola as its graph?
A. y + 9 = (x - 3)2 C. y = (x - 3)(x + 3) D
B. y = x(4 - x) D. y2 + x2 = 9

29. The axis of symmetry in the form of vertical line separates the parabola into
A. three equal halves C. two equal halves C
B. four equal halves D. five equal halves

30. The parabola opens upward if A

A. a > 0 B. b > 0 C. c > 0 D. a < 0

31. Which set of ordered pairs below represents a quadratic function? C

A. A. (−4 , 9),(−3 , 8),(−2, 7),(−1 , 6),(0 ,5)
B. B. (−4 , 9),(−3 , 2),(−2 , 1),(−1 , 6),(0 , 5)
C. C. (−4 ,−11),(−3 ,−4 ),(−2 ,1),(−1 , 4),(0 , 5)
D. D. (−4 ,−9),(−3 ,−8),(−2 ,−7),(−1 ,−6),(0 ,5)

transforms the 32. What is the equivalent vertex form of the given quadratic function y=x 2 +6 x +11? A
quadratic function
defined by A. y=(x +3)2+2 C. y=(x−3)2 +2
y = ax2 + bx + c into the B. y= ( x +3 )2 −2 D. y=( x−3)2−2
form y = a(x – h)2 + k.
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33. Which of the following equations shows the vertex form of a quadratic function? D
−b −b ± √ b2−4 ac
A. x= C. x=
2a 2a
2
B. y = ax + bx + c D. y = a(x - h)2 + k
B
34. Which of the following equations matches the standard form of a quadratic function?
A. ax + by = c C. y = a(x - h)2 + k
B. y = ax2 + bx + c D. y = mx + b

35. Transform f ( x )= ( x +1 )2 +2 into the standard form.

 C
A. f ( x )=x 2 + x +2 C. f ( x )=x 2 +2 x+ 3
B. f ( x )=x 2 +2 x+ 2 D. f ( x )=x 2 + x +3

graphs a quadratic 36. What is the maximum point of the quadratic function f (x)=−2 x 2 +4 x+3 ? D
function: (a) domain; (b) A. (−1 ,−5) C. (1 ,−5)
range; (c) intercepts; (d) B. (−1 , 5) D. (1 , 5)
axis of symmetry; (e)
vertex; (f) direction of 37. What is the vertex? C
the opening of the A. (2, 4)
parabola. B. (0, 3)
M9AL-Ig-h-i-1 C. (3, -1)
D. (-1, 3)

38. What is the axis of symmetry in the following graph? B

A. y=1
B. x = -1
C. y = -1
D. x=1

39. What are the x- intercepts?

C
A. x= 0 and x= -4
B. y= 0
C. x= 0 and x= 4
D. x= 2

40. What is the equation of this graph? C

A.
 B.
C.
D.

41. The vertex of this parabola shows that the _______value of the function is ___. C

A. Minimum; 2
B. Minimum; 4
C. Maximum; 4
D. Maximum; 2

42. If you graph ,the y-intercept would be ______. D

A. -4 B. -1 C. 0 D. 3

43. Which of the following statements is always true?

C
A. The graph of a quadratic function is a straight line.
B. The range of a quadratic function is the set of all real numbers.
C. The highest power of the independent variable in a quadratic function is 2.
D. The vertex of a parabola occurs at the minimum value of the function.

44. What are the x-intercepts of the graph of the quadratic function y = x2 - 16? A

A. -4 and 4 B. -8 and 8 C. 0 and 4 D. -16 and 16

45. What is the axis of symmetry of the graph of y = x² - 8x + 12? B

A. x = 2 B. x = 4 C. x = 6 D. x = 8
analyzes the effects of 46. How can we obtain the graph of f ( x )= ( x +1 )2 – 2 using the graph of f ( x )=x 2?
changing the values of C
a, h and k in the by sliding 1 unit to the…
equation y = a(x – h)2 + A. left and 2 units upward
k of a quadratic function B. right and 2 units upward
on its
C. left and 2 units downward
graph.
D. right and 2 units downward
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47. The vertex of a quadratic function is in the second quadrant. The related equation has no B
real solutions. Which of the following statements is true?
A. The graph opens downward.
B. The graph opens upward.
C. The y-intercept is 0.
D. The axis of symmetry is x = 0.

determines the 48. The zeros are -2 and 5, which of the following equations of a quadratic function has these D
equation of a quadratic zeros?
2
function given: (a) a A. y = x -3x+ 10
table of values; (b) B. y = x2 -3x- 10
graph; (c) zeros. C. y = x2 +3x+ 10
M9AL-Ij-1 D. y = x2 -3x- 10
solves problems 49. What are the zeros of the function y = x2 + 3x – 18? A
involving quadratic A. -6 and 3
functions. B. -3 and 6
M9AL-Ii-j-2 C. -9 and 2
D. -2 and 9

50. An object is fired straight up with a velocity of 60feet per second. Its height (h) after the B
time (t in seconds) is given by h(t)=−15 t 2+ 60t . When does the projectile hit the ground?

A. 3 seconds C. 5 seconds
B. 4 seconds D. 6 seconds