Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
DivisionofQuirino
Diffun District 1

FIRST PERIODICAL EXAMINATION IN MATHEMATICS VIII

I. Multiple Choice: Read carefully the direction and choose the letter of your correct answer.
Use the answer sheet provided for.
1. The product of (xy – 1) and (xy + 8) is
a. x2y2 – 8 b. x2y2 – 9xy – 8 c. x2y2 + 7xy – 8 d. x2y2 – 7xy – 8
2. The expression (x + y)3 is identical to
a. x3 + y3 b. (x + y)(x2 – xy + y2) c. x3 + 3x2y + 3xy2 + y3 d. (x + y)(x2 + xy +
y2)
3. The product of (5x + 7y) and (5x – 7y) is
a. 25x2 – 70xy – 49y2 b. 25x2 + 70xy – 49y2 c. 25x2 + 49y2 d.
25x – 49y
2 2

4. The expression (4y3 + 9x2)2 equals

a. 16y6 + 81x4 b. 16y6 + 72y3x2 + 81x4 c. 16y5 + 72y3x2 + 81x4 d. 16y6 + 36y3x2 +
81x4
5. The greatest common monomial factor in 3x2 – 6x is
a. 3 b. 3x c. 6x2 d. x – 2
6. The factored form of y(2x – 3) + 4(2x – 3) is
a. (y + 4)(2x – 3)2 b. (y + 4)(2x – 3) c. 4y(2x – 3)2 d. 4y(2x – 3)
7. The factored form of 9x – 25y is
2 2

a. (9x – y)(x + 25y) b. (3x – 5y)(3x – 5y) c. (9x + 5y)(x – 5y) d. (3x + 5y)(3x – 5y)
8. The factored form of 4a – 20ab + 9b is
2 2

a. (2a – b)(2a – 9b) b. (2a – b)(2a + 9b) c. (2a + b)(2a – 9b) d. (2a + b)(2a + 9b)
9. The expression 81x – 90x + 25y is an example of a
2 2

a. sum of two squares b. difference between 2 squares

c. sum of two cubes d. perfect square trinomial
10. The factored form of the algebraic expression y2(2x – 3) – 4(2x – 3) is
a. y2 – 4(2x – 3)2 b. (2x – 3)(y2 – 4) c. (y + 2)(y – 2)(2x – 3) d. (y2 – 4)(2x – 3)2
11. The product of (13a – 5b) and (13a + 5b) is
a. 19a2 – 25b2 b. 19a – 251
b c. 16a2 – 10b2 d. 16a – 10b
12. All numbers below are composite except
a. 42 b. 53 c. 105 d. 154
13. The factored form of 1 – 0.49x is 2

a. (1 + 0.7x)(1 – 0.7x) b. (1 + 0.07x)(1 – 0.07x) c. (1 + 0.49x)(1 – x) d. (1 + 0.49x)(1 +

x)
14. The expression (x – 3)3 is identical to
a. x3 – 27 b. (x – 3)(x2 – 3x + 9) c. (x + 3)(x2 – 6x + 9) d. x3 – 9x2 +
27x – 27
15. 2x2y(-3xy3 + 7xy2) =
a. -6x2y3 + 14x2y2 b. -5x2y3 + 9x2y2 c. -6x3y4 + 14x3y3 d. -5x3y4 + 9x3y3
16. The expression (0.3y + 0.7)2 equals
a. 0.09y2 + 0.42y + 0.49 b. 0.9y2 + 4.2y + 4.9 c. 9y2 + 42y + 49 d. 0.09y2 + 0.49
17. (0.2m2 + 3) (0.2m2 – 3) =
a. 0.4m4 – 9 b. 0.04m4 – 9 c. 0.4m2 – 6 d. 0.04m2 – 6
18. Find the missing term: (x + __)(3x + __) = 3x2 + 27x + 24
a. 6, 4 b. 4, 6 c. 8, 3 d. 12, 2
2
19. The sides of a rectangle with an area of x + 3x + 2 are
 a. (x + 1) and (x + 2) b. (x – 1) and (x – 2) c. (x – 1) and (x + 2) d. (x + 1)
and (x – 2)
20. The length of a rectangle with an area of (x2 + 10x) square units if the width is x units is
a. x2 b. x2 + 10 c. x + 10 d. (x + 10)2
21. Which of the following expressions is a rational algebraic expression?
𝑥 3𝑐 −3 𝑎−𝑏
a. b. 0 c. 4y-2 + z-3 d. 𝑎+𝑏
√3𝑦 √(𝑎+1)
22. What is the value of a non-zero polynomial raised to 0?
a. constant b. zero c. undefined d. cannot be
determined
23. What will be the result when a and b are replaced by 2 and -1, respectively, in the expression
(-5a–2b)(-2a–3b2)?
27 5 3 2
a. 16 b. 16 c. 7 d. 7
24. –(-3x2y)3 equals
a. 27x6y3 b. -27x6y3 c. 9x5y4 d. -9x5y4
25. (-2xy)3 (3x3y)2 equals
a. 72x9y5 b. -72x9y5 c. -24x9y5 d. -18x9y5
−4𝑥 2 2
26. ( ) =
3𝑦
16𝑥 4 16𝑥 4 4𝑥 4 4𝑥 4
a. - b. c. - 3𝑦 2 d. 3𝑦 2
9𝑦 2 9𝑦 2
3𝑥 2𝑥 4
27. - (2𝑦)2(3𝑦 2 ) =
3𝑥 6 3𝑥 6 𝑥8 𝑥8
a. 2𝑦 4 b. - 2𝑦 4 c. - 𝑦 3 d. 𝑦 3
10𝑥 −4
28. 100𝑦 −2 is equivalent to
1𝑦 2 90𝑦 2 𝑦2 10𝑦 2
a. 90𝑥 4 b. c. 10𝑥 4 d.
𝑥4 𝑥4
4 -3
29. The reduced form of (5) is
64 125 64 125
a. 125 b. c. - 125 d. -
64 64
3−3
30. 3−7 equals
a. 3-10 b. 310 c. 3-4 d. 34
31. (x-3y-4)0 is equivalent to
1
a. x3y4 b. 𝑥 3 𝑦 4 c. 0 d. 1
32. The expression (2x-3y)-2 written with positive exponent equals
1 𝑥6 2 𝑥5
a. (2𝑥 3 𝑦)2 b. 4𝑦 2 c. 𝑥 6 𝑦 2 d. (4𝑦)2
33. (3xk)(5x6) =
a. 15x6k b. 15xk/6 c. 15xk+6 d. 15xk-6
𝑥2− 1
34. What rational algebraic expression is the same as ?
𝑥−1
a. x + 1 b. x – 1 c. 1 d. – 1
35. Angelo can complete his school project in x hours. What part of the job can be completed by
Angelo after 3 hours?
a. x + 3 b. x – 3 c. x/3 d. 3/x
𝑎2 − 1
36. Aaron was asked by his teacher to simplify 𝑎2 − 𝑎 on the board. He wrote his solution on the board
this way:
𝑎2 − 1 (𝑎− 1)(𝑎+1)
= =1
𝑎2 − 𝑎 𝑎(𝑎 – 1)
Did he arrive at the correct answer?

a. Yes. The expressions that he crossed out are all common factors.
b. Yes. The LCD must be eliminated to simplify the expression.
c. No. a2 must be cancelled out so that the answer is 1/a.
d. No. a is not a common factor of numerator.
 𝑥 2 +2𝑥−8
37. James was asked to simplify . His solution is presented below.
𝑥2− 4
𝑥 2 +2𝑥−8 (𝑥+4)(𝑥−2) (𝑥+4) 4
= = (𝑥+2) = 2 = 2
𝑥2− 4 (𝑥+2)(𝑥−2)
What makes the solution of James wrong?
a. cancelling 4. c. x2 – 4 being factored out.
b. crossing out the (x – 2). d. dividing out the variable x.
𝑥 −3 𝑦𝑐 8
38. What is the value of the expression 𝑥 2 𝑦 −2 𝑐 7 when x is 2, y is 3 and c is -2?
27 27 32 32
a. - 16 b. 16 c. 27 d. - 27
39. Your father, a tricycle driver, asked you regarding the best motorcycle to buy. What will you do to
help your father?
a. Look for the fastest motorcycle. c. Find an imitated brand of motorcycle.
b. Canvass for the cheapest motorcycle. d. Search for fuel-efficient type of motorcycle.
40. The manager of So-In Clothesline Corp. asked you, as Human Resource Officers, to hire more
tailors to meet the production target of the year. What will you look in hiring a tailor?
a. speed & efficiency b. speed & accuracy c. time conscious & personality d. experience
& personality

Prepared by :

RYAN N. WALAT
SubjectTeacher