Cordillera Administrative Region

Department of Education K-12

Gobgob, Tabuk City, Kalinga 3800
1ST QUARTER EXAMINATION PERIOD
MATHEMATICS-8
Name: __________________________________ Date: ________ Score: ______/100 Grade:
Proctor: ____________________________
“Life is the most difficult exam. Many people fail because they try to
copy others, not realizing that everyone has a different question
paper.”
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:
Any form of OBLITERATION is considered wrong answer.
Use BLUE OR BLACK INK and bring pencil if necessary.
Answer the following in CURSIVE. Make sure that your answers can be read.
Write your name following the MANNER (Last name, given name, middle initial)
Not following INSTRUCTIONS (-100) deducted to your overall total score.

I.IDENTIFICATION:Read carefully each statement below then give what is being asked by the following
item. Write your answer on the line provided before the number.(10points)

___________________________1.A relation where the variables have positive integral powers.

___________________________2.A product of powers of variables with non-negative integer exponents.
___________________________3.Can be factored just like other trinomials.
___________________________4.It is a quadratic expression with all three terms.
___________________________5.Is nothing more than a fraction is which the numerator are polynomials.
___________________________6.Is a sum of positive proper fractions whose denominators are power of a
given base.
___________________________7.Used to turn functions that cannot be integrated into simple fractions.
___________________________8.Are just regular divisions of a fraction by another fraction.
___________________________9.Where the denominator is a positive integer.
___________________________10.An integer is a number with no fractional part.

II.MULTIPLE CHOICE:Read carefully each statement then write the letter that you think is the correct
answer. Then write the letter on the line provided before the number.(20points)

_____1.Find the greatest common factor of the numbers 54 and 12.

a. 3 b. 9 c. 6 d. 66
_____2. Find the greatest common factor of the terms of 12 t and 18.
a. 6 b. 36t c. 6t d. 12F
_____3.Factor completely x 2−x−54.
a. (x-54)(x+1) b. (x-6)(x+9) c. (x+6)(x-9) d. Prime
2
_____4.Factor completely s +5 s +6.
a. (s-r)(s-2) b. (s+3)(s+2) c. (s+6)(s-1) d. (s+6)(s+5)
3 3 2 2
_____5.Factor the given by grouping 2 p + 7 q +7 pq +2 p q .
a. ( p+q 2 ) (7 p2 +2 q) b. ( p+q 2 ) (7 p+2 q) c. ( p+q 2 ) (7 p−2 q) d. ( p+q 2 ) (2 p+ 7 q)
_____6.Find the greatest common factor of the terms −r 9 s 5 and −rs 4 .
a. r 9 s 5 b. s4 c. rs 4 d. r 9 s 4
_____7.Complete the factoring x 2−2 x−63= ( x −9 ) ().
a. 9-x b. x-7 c. x+7 d. x^2+9
5 4 2
_____8.Factor completely 12 y −9 y +15 y .
a. 3 y (4 y ¿ ¿ 4−3 y 3 +5 y)¿ b. 3 y 2 (4 y 3+3 y 2−5) c. 3 y 2 (4 y 3−3 y 2+ 5) d. 3 y 2 (4 y 3−3 y 2+ 5 y )
_____9.Factor completely: ( 3 m+ n ) p 2−13 ( 3 m+ n ) p+ 42 ( 3 m+n ) .
a. ( 3 m+ n ) ¿ c. ( 3 m+ n ) ( p+ 7 ) ( p+6)
b. ( 3 m+ n ) ( p−7 ) ( p−6) d. ( 3 m+ n ) ( p−7 ) ( p+ 6)
2 2
_____10.Which is the GCF of 9 xy−54 x y ?
a. 9 b. xy c. 9xy d. 6xy
2
_____11.One of the factors of x −64 is ?
a. x+4 b. x-8 c. x+2 d. 2x-8

_____12.The real square root of √ 81 is?

a. 8 b. 7 c. 10 d. 9
_____13.The square root of √ 144 is?
a. 12 b. 11 c. 22 d. 100
_____14.The square root of √ 100 is?
a. 50 b. 10 c. 25 d. 20
x+5
_____15.Find any values for which 3 .
x −7 x2 +12 x
a. 0, 3, 4 b. 0, -3, -4 c. 0, 3, 4, -5 d. 0, -5
x−3 2 x+7
_____16.Find the least common denominator of a given rational expression: 2
, 2 .
2 x −9 x +4 2 x +9 x−5
a. ( 2 x−1 )2 ( x−4 ) (x +5) b. ( x−4 ) ( x +5) c. ( 2 x−1 )( x−40 ) (x +5) d. 2 x−1
_____17.
5 x+15
_____18.Simplify this rational expression:
5 x−15
x+ 3 x+15 5 x−3
a. b. -1 c. d.
x−3 5 x−15 5 x+3
_____19.Maria can paddle her canoe 2 miles upstream against the current in the same time it would take her to
paddle 6 miles downstream. Maria can paddle 2 mph in still water. What is the speed of the current?
a. -1 mph b. 1 mph c. 3 mph d. 4 mph
_____20.It is the reverse of multiplication.
a. Subtraction b. Addition c. Multiplication d. Division

III.TRUE OR FALSE:Write the your “PAK!” on the blank if the statement is correct and “GANERN!” if the
statement is incorrect.(10points)

1._____________ Division is not an associative operation.

2._____________ Some real numbers are not rational.
3._____________ Not every rational number is positive.
4._____________ Some irrational numbers are negative.
5._____________ Every natural number is an irrational number.
6._____________ Every whole number is a natural number.
7._____________ Some integers are not real numbers.
8._____________ Every integer is a rational number.
9._____________ All whole numbers are integers.
10.____________ Every whole number is positive.

IV.PERFECT HUNT:Look for the different perfect square trinomials found in the box. Answer’s might
written diagonally, horizontally, or vertically.(10points)
25 x 2 10 x 81 18 x x2 4
15 x 16 x 2
−24 x 9 10 x 28 x
4x 2
−16 x 16 15 x 25 49 x 2
16 x 2 49 8x 16 24 x 2 9
25 14 x 8x 40 x 30 x 10 x
7x x 2
12 x 25 x 2
40 12 x2

V.FILL-IN-THE-BLANKS:Supply the missing term to make the statement true. Write your answer in the line
provided.(10points)

1. o 2+14 o+ 49 =¿ ¿ 6. n2 +12 n+36 =¿ ¿

2
2. l −8 l+16 =¿ ¿ 7. 121 d +66 d 2 +9 =¿ ¿
4

2
3. z −6 z +9 =¿ ¿ 8. 18 a2 +12 a+2 =2 ¿ ¿
2 2 2
4. p +10 p+ 25 =¿ ¿ 9.25 s +40 sm+16 s =¿ ¿
2
5. u −12 u+36 =¿ ¿ 10. 16 g2−24 g+ 9 =¿ ¿

VI.FACTORING POLYNOMIAL AND MONOMIAL:Solve the following. Don’t use the spaces for
showing your solution. Get extra sheet of paper.

A. Factor out a monomial.

1. 10 x 2+35 =_____________________
2. 10 x 2−15 xy 2 =_____________________
3. 3 x+ 3 y =_____________________
4. x 5+ x7 =_____________________
5. 4 x2 +12 x+ 9 =_____________________

B. Factor the following Perfect Square Trinomial.

1. −x 2+ 2 x−15 =____________________
 2. 4 x2 −24 x+ 36 =____________________
3. x 2+ 5 x +6 =____________________
4. 4 x2 −8 xy+ 4 y 2 =____________________
5. y 2−14 x + 48 =____________________

C. Reduce each rational expression to lowest terms.

a 2+5 a+6 5−80 x 2 m6 −n6 y 2 +3 y +2 x 2−9
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
2 a2 +6 a 10 m 4 −n4 y 2−1 x 2−x −6
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

VII.PROBLEM SOLVING:Solve the following. Show your complete solution. Use any sheet of paper in
solving the problem to maintain neatness.(5points)

1. Factor 8(a+b)3−27

“Mathematics is the language with which God has written the

universe.”

God Bless!

Prepared by: JHANINA D. SAN MIGUEL,BSEd-Science II

Subject Teacher