Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region IV-A CALABARZON
Division of Cavite

CIUDAD NUEVO DE NAIC NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

Sabang, Naic, Cavite

First Periodic Test in MATHEMATICS 8

Read each item carefully. Write the letter of the correct answer on your answer sheet.

1. In common monomial factoring, how many terms could be possibly factored out?
A. 2 B. 2 or 3 C. 2 or more D. 3 or more
2. Which of the following are NOT factors of

A. (4xy) (4 B. ( C. ( D. (

3. What should be multiplied to to get

A. x B. 4x C. 1/4 D. 1/4x
4. What should be multiplied to to get

A. B. C. x+5 D. x-5

5. What is the middle term when multiplied by

A. 4 B. 8 C. 4x D. 8x
6. Which of the following CANNOT be factored out using difference of two squares?
A. B. C. -4 D. 4 – 16y
7. Which of the following polynomial is prime?
A. B. 4x + 20 C. x + y D. 5x – 11x

8. Which of the following is NOT a possible value of n to make a difference of two

cubes?
A. 2 B. 3 C. 6 D. 15
9. Which of the following is a sum of two cubes?
A. B. C. D.

10. What is the greatest common factor of

A. B. C. D.

11. What should be the last term to make a perfect square trinomial?
A. 20 B. 25 C. 50 D. 100
12. Which of the following terms is NOT a perfect square?
A. 169 B. C. D. 100
13. Which of the following terms is a perfect cube?
A. B. 3x C. D. 12

14. Find the missing term so that 16 + ___ + 25 forms a perfect square trinomial.

A. 20x B. 20 C. 40x D. 40
 15. Find the missing term so that ___ - 48m + 64 forms a perfect square trinomial.
A. 3 B. 6 C. D. 12
16. What is a rational expression?
A. fraction
B. ratio of two polynomials with denominators not equal to 0
C. fraction whose numerator and denominator contain fraction
D. expression involving fraction

17. In the expression , what do you call ?

A. numerator C. minor numerator

B. denominator D. minor denominator
18. What is the reduced form of 65/95 ?
A. 12/19 B. 13/19 C.14/19 D. 15/19

. 19. Which of the following statement is INCORRECT?

A. C.

B. D.

20. .What is 1/2 of 1/3 of 1/4?

A. 1/12 B. 1/24 C. 1/9 D. 1/6

21. What is equal to ?

A. C.

B. D.
22. Which expression is in lowest term?

A. B. C. D.

23. Which of the following expressions is equal to 1?

A. B. C. D.

24. What is the reciprocal of ?

A. B. C. D.

25. What is the inverse of division?

A. Addition B. Subtraction C. Multiplication D. Quotient

26. The term is the product of and ________.

A. B. C. D.

27 What is the quotient of two polynomials that have opposite signs and are
additive inverse?
A. B. 1 C. 0 D. undefined
For items 28-39 , Factor each of the following polynomial completely. Write the letter of
the correct answer on your answer sheet.

28.
A. B. C. D.

29.
A. C.

B. D.

30.
A. C.

B. D.

31.
A. C.

B. D.

32.
A. C.

B. D.

33.
A. C.

B. D.

34.
A. C.

B. D.

35.
A. C.

B. D.
36.
A. C.

B. D.

37.
A. C.

B. D.

38.
A. C.

B. D.

39.
A. C.

B. D.

For items 40-44 , simplify each rational expression. Write the letter of the correct answer
on your answer sheet.

40.

A. B. C. D.

41.

A. B. C. 3/5 D. 5/3

42.

A. B. C. D.

43.
A. B. C. D.

44.

A. B. C. D.

For items 45-56 , perform the indicated operation to solve the problem. Write all the
necessary solutions on your paper. Then, write the letter of the correct answer. (2 PTS.
EACH)

45-46 x

A. B. C. D.

47.48 x

A. B. C. D.

49- 50

A. B. C. m+2 D.

51-52.

A. 8y B. y C. D.

53-54

A. B. x+5 C. D.

55-56

A. 3 B. C. 2 D.
For items 57-60, answer the following comprehensively. Write your answer on your
answer sheet.

57-58 Compute without using a calculator: . Is it

equal to 0? Justify your answer. (2pts.)
59-60 One of the conditions in factoring difference of two squares does not satisfy. For
example - 4 , 24 is not a perfect square so it does not satisfied the second
condition. Would it be still factorable? Justify your answer. (2pts.)

“The only way to do great work is to love what you do. –Steve Jobs”

Prepared by: Mr Oliver E. Ortiz Jr., Mathematics 8 Teacher

KEY:

1 C 21 D 41 C
2 D 22 A 42 A
3 D 23 A 43 B
4 B 24 D 44 B
5 D 25 C 45
A
6 D 26 A 46
7 C 27 A 47
B
8 A 28 A 48
9 D 29 B 49
B
10 A 30 D 50
11 B 31 B 51
A
12 C 32 A 52
13 A 33 B 53
D
14 D 34 A 54
15 C 35 C 55
A
16 B 36 A 56
17 B 37 A 57
18 B 38 A 58
19 D 39 B 59
20 B 40 D 60