FIRST QUARTER SUMMATIVE TEST

MATHEMATICS GRADE-8
TABLE OF SPECIFICATIONS
S.Y. 2020-2021

NAME: Gabrielle Jade P. Rivas DATE: 1/21/2021

Multiple Choice. Read each item carefully. Solve and shade the letter of the correct answer on the
answer sheet.

1. What do you call the process of finding the factors of an expression which is the reverse
process of multiplication?
A. factoring B. special product C. rationalization D. continuous division
2. What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6, 12 and 18?
A. 2 B. 3 C. 6 D. 12
3. Which of the following pair of numbers has a GCF of 2?
A. 2 and 3 B. 8 and 12 C. 6 and 10 D. 12 and 18
4. Which of the given is classified as a monomial?
A. 2/x B. 3x C. x+1 D. √ 5 x
5. What is the GCF of 𝑥𝑦10, 𝑥4𝑦, 𝑥9𝑦9 , and 𝑥10𝑦10?
A. 𝑥𝑦 B. 𝑥𝑦6 C. 𝑥4𝑦4 D. 𝑥4𝑦6
3 8 2 6 3 9 2 4
6. What is the GCF of a b , a b , a b , and a b ?
A. a2b8 B. a3b6 C. a2b4 D. a12b6
7. Which of the following is perfect square?
A. 2x B. 2x2 C. 4x D. 4x2
8. Which of the following expressions is a perfect cube?
A. 8𝑥 B. 27𝑥2 C. 27𝑥3 D. 125𝑥4
9. What do you call the factor of a perfect square trinomial?
A. Square of a Binomial C. Sum of Two Cubes
B. Sum and Difference of a Binomial D. Difference of two Cubes
10. What type of factoring is most appropriate to factor 8𝑥3 − 24𝑦3?
A. Factoring difference of two cubes
B. Factoring perfect square trinomial
C. Factoring difference of two squares pattern
D. Factoring polynomials with greatest common monomial factor (GCMF)
11. Which type of polynomial below best describes the expression 𝟏𝟎𝒎𝟐 − 𝒎 − 𝟑?
A. Difference of two squares C. General Quadratic Trinomial
B. Perfect square trinomial D. Square of a trinomial
12. All of the following are factors of 12x2 except one. What is it?
A. 6 B. 12 C. x D. 6x3
13. What is the middle term of the product of (f + 5) (3f – 7)?
A. -8f B. 8f C. -22f D. 22f
14. What must be added to 81x2 – 36x + ____ to make it a perfect square trinomial?
A. 4 B. 8 C.16 D.64
15. What is the product of (k+2)(k-2)?
A. Perfect Square Trinomial C. Quadratic trinomial
B. Difference of Two Squares D. Difference of two cubes
16. Which of the following expression is equal to 2 x+ xy?
A. 2(x + y ) B. x (2+ y ) C. y (2 x+ 1) D. x (2 – y )
3 2
17. Which of the following is NOT a factor of 3x -12x -36x?
A. 3x B. x+2 C. x-4 D. x-6
2
18. Which of the following are the factors of 4x -25?
A. (2x-5)(2x+5) B. (4x)(4x)(5)(5) C. (2x-5)(2x-5) D. (2x+5)(2x+5)
19. Which of the following must NOT be applied to get the factors of a perfect square trinomial?
A. Get the square root of the last term.
B. Get the square root of the first term.
C. Get the square root of the second term.
D. Raise the sum of the square roots to the second power.
20. Your classmate was asked to square (2𝑥 – 3), he answered 4𝑥2−9. Is his answer correct?
A. No, because the answer must be 4𝑥2+9.
B. Yes, because product rule is correctly applied.
C. No, because squaring a binomial always produces a trinomial product.
D. Yes, because squaring a binomial always produces a binomial product.
21. What do you call an expression in fraction form in which the numerator and the
denominator are polynomials?
A. rational algebraic expression C. rational algebraic equation
B. linear algebraic expression D. linear algebraic equation
P
22. In a rational algebraic expression written in the form , where P and Q are polynomials,
Q
which of the following CANNOT be the value of polynomial Q ?
A. −2 B. -1 C. 0 D. 1
23. Which of the following is a rational algebraic expression?
3 1−√ x
6 2−x 5+
A. B. C. x D. 1
x−1 4−√ x 1+
y−2 x
24. Which of the following is a rational algebraic expression that illustrates binomial in
numerator and trinomial in denominator?
d +1 x+ 1 3 x 2−2 x−9 x 2+ x +12
A. B. 2 C. 3 D.
t +1 x + x +1 x +2 x−3 x 2−9
25. Which of the following fractions is expressed in simplified form?
4 6 13 5
A. B. C. D.
10 12 39 42
x+ 5
26. Which of the following is the simplified form of the rational expression ?
−5−x
x+5
A. – 1 B. 1 C. 2 D.
5+ x
5 y+4
27. What value of x will make the rational algebraic expression undefined?
y−2
A. -2 B. – 3 C. 2 D. 3
2 a+3
28. What is the value of the rational expression when a=3?
3
A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5
29. A speedy biker can travel 7 km per 𝑡 hours. Which of the following expressions best
illustrates the situation?
1 t 7
A. 7𝑡 B. 7 t 2 C. D.
7 t
30. Vince can complete his school activity in t hours. What part of the activity can be completed
by Vince after 5 hours?
 5
A. B. t+5 C. 5t D. t−5
t
31. Which of the following represents the phrase “The ratio of thrice the difference of twice 𝑥
and thrice 𝑦 to the difference of thrice 𝑥 and 𝑦”?
3(2 x+3 y ) 3(2 x− y) 3(2 x−3 y)
A. B. C. D.
3(x − y) 3 ( x− y ) 3 x− y
3(2 x)−3 y
3 x− y
x 2−1
32. In the rational algebraic expression 2 , what factor is common to both numerator
x −2 x +1
and denominator?
A. 𝑥 + 1 B. 𝑥− 1 C. 𝑥2−1 D. 𝑥2+ 1

x2 +2 x+ 1
33. Which of the following is the simplest form of ?
x 2−1
x+ 1 x+ 1 1−x
A. B. C. D.
x−1 1−x x+ 1
x−1
x+ 1
x−1
34. Which of the following rational expression has as simplest form?
4
2 x +1 x 2−1 x2 +2 x+ 1 (x +1)(x +2)
A. B. C. D.
4 4 x +4 4 x+4 4 x +4
35. Which of the following rational expression DOES NOT have 1 as simplest form?
x+ 1 −x+1 −1−x x−1
A. B. C. D.
x−1 1−x −x−1 x−1
36. Given . Is the process of simplifying the rational expression correct?
x 2−1 1
A. Yes, because 2 is equivalent to which is equal to1.
x −x 1
B. Yes, because the process followed the steps in simplifying rational expression.
C. No, because dividing out of the common factors were done incorrectly.
D. No, because the factors of the numerator and denominator are incorrect.
x+ 2
37. Is the rational expression 2 in simplest form?
x −4 x +4
A. No, because the numerator and the denominator have different degrees.
B. Yes, because the numerator and the denominator have no common factor other
than 1.
C. No, because the numerator and the denominator were not factored completely.
D. Yes, because the numerator and the denominator are in simplest form of a
polynomial expression.
x−9
38. Is the rational expression in simplest form?
9−x
A. Yes, because the numerator and the denominator are both polynomial expressions.
B. Yes, because the numerator and the denominator are in simplest form of a
polynomial expression.
C. No, because negative one can still be factored from either the numerator or the
denominator.
D. No, because negative one can still be factored from both the numerator and the
denominator.
39. Marie takes 𝑥 hours to plant 20 flower bulbs. Francine takes 𝑦 hours to plant same number
of flower bulbs. Which expressions below represents the rate of Marie and Francine
working together?
1 1 1 1
A. 𝑥+𝑦 B. 𝑥−𝑦 C. + D. −
y x x y
40. The formula for finding the area of a rectangle is 𝐴= 𝑙𝑤, where 𝑙 is the length and 𝑤 is the
width of the rectangle. What is the formula in finding the length (𝑙) of the rectangle given its
area (𝐴)?
A A w l
A. B. C. D.
l w A A