Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region IV A- CALABARZON
Division of Biñan City
DELA PAZ NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

SECOND PERIODICAL EXAMINATION IN MATHEMATICS 8

Directions: Read and study the following questions. Choose the letter of the best answer.

1. It is composed of two perpendicular number lines and divide the plane into four quadrants.
A. Cartesian Coordinate Plane C. Rectangular Ordinate System
B. Circular Coordinate System D. Triangular Coordinate Plane
2. In what quadrant does the point (x, y) is located if x < 0 and y > 0?
A. Quadrant I B. Quadrant II C. Quadrant III D. Quadrant IV
3. Which line has a slope of zero (0)?
A. a line that contains (-2, -2) and (7, -2) C. a line that contains (4, -2) and (-1, 2)
B. a line that contains (5, -7) and (3, -2) D. a line that contains (0, 0) and (5, 5)
4. The following are linear equations in two variables except ________.
1
A. 5x – 3y = 7 B. y = -5x + 10 C. x + xy = 1 D. y = x
2
5. If an ordered pair in the third quadrant is three units away from the x-axis and five units away from
the y-axis, then the coordinates of the point is __________.
A. (3, 5) B. (5, 3) C. (-3, -5) D. (-5, -3)
6. Determine the x-intercept of the line with the equation 4x – y = -2?
−1 1
A. -2 B. 2 C. D.
2 2
7. Calculate the slope of a line that contains the points (0, 4) and (-2, 0).
−1 1
A. -2 B. 2 C. D.
2 2
8. Give the coordinates of the point moving from the origin 3 units left and 1 unit up.
A. (1, -3) B. (-1, -3) C. (-3, 1) D. (3, -1)
9. If y = 2x – 5 and y = 0, what is the value of x?
5
A. -5 B. -3 C. 0 D.
2
10. Which of the following is a system of linear equations in two variables?
A. 2x – 7y = 8 B. 3x + 5y = -2 C. x + 9y = 2 D. 4x + 1 = 8
x – 4y = 9 2x – 3y > 2 3y – 7 = 11
11. What is an equation of a line through (-1, 4) and (-4, 5)?
1 13 −1 11 −1 13
A. y= x + B. y= x+ C. y= x+ D. y=−3 x +1
3 3 3 3 3 3
1 −3
12. The slope of a line is and the y-intercept is . Find the equation of the line.
2 2
A. x−2 y=3 B. 2 x− y=−3 C. x +2 y =6 D. 2 x + y=4
13. Find the equation of the line given the slope and y-intercept, 2 and -3 respectively.
A. 3 x+ 6 y=9 B. 2 x−3 y=6 C. x +3 y=2 D. 6 x−3 y=9
14. Given: x-intercept = 4 and y-intercept = 2. Find the equation of the line.
1
A. x +2 y =4 B. 2 x+ y =−4 C. y= x +2 D. y=2 x +2
2
15. Solve for the value of y: 3 y +4−x= y−7−x.
−11 4
A. 2 B. -5 C. D.
2 7
−3
16. Write an equation in slope-intercept form for the line that has a slope of and passes through
2
(-4, 1).
−3 2 −3 −3
A. y= x−3 B. y= x −5 C. y= x+6 D. y= x−5
2 3 2 2
17. As a salesperson, James is paid a daily salary plus commission. When his sales are ₱1000, he
makes ₱100. When his sales are ₱1400, he makes ₱120. How much would he make in a day if
his sales are ₱2000?
A. ₱100 B. ₱150 C. ₱200 D. ₱250
18. How many solutions does a consistent and independent system of linear equations have?
A. 0 B. 1 C. 2 D. infinite
19. Solve for the value of x in the systems 2x + y = 9 and 2x – y = 11.
A. 4 B. 5 C. 10 D. 20
For numbers 20 & 21, classify the systems of linear equation.
20. Lines intersect at one point and it has one solution.
A. consistent and dependent C. inconsistent and dependent
B. consistent and independent D. inconsistent and independent
21. Lines coincide and it has infinite number of solutions or ordered pairs.
A. consistent and dependent C. inconsistent and dependent
B. consistent and independent D. inconsistent and independent

For numbers 22 – 24, please refer to the graph at the right.

22. Write the equation of a line in slope-intercept form.

−1 1
A. y= x +3 C. y= x−3
2 2
B. y=2 x−3 D. y=2 x +3
23. Rewrite your answer in #22 in standard form, Ax + By = C.
A. 2 x+ y =−6 C. 2 x− y=3
B. x−2 y=−3 D. x−2 y=6
24. Find the slope and the y-intercept of the line.
−1 1
A. m= ∧b=3 C. m= ∧b=−3
2 2
B. m=2∧b=−3 D. m=2∧b=3

For numbers 25 – 26, match the system of linear equations with its graph.

A. {4x−x +yy=1
=4
B. {−x+
6 y+3 x=18
4 y =24
C. { y−2x + y=5
x=−4
D. {22x− y=−2
x +4 y=8

25. 26.

27. What is the trend of the slope if the line rises to the right?
A. negative B. positive C. undefined D. zero

28. Describe the unit rate represent in the given graph at the right.
A. The rate is increasing. As the time travelled increases, the
distance also increases.
B. The rate is constant, it is not increasing nor decreasing.
C. The rate decreases or it falls.
D. The rate is undefined.

For 29 & 30, please refer to the graph at the right.

29. The graph is represented by the equation x + 20y = 360. Find its slope.
1 −1 −1 1
A. B. C. D.
10 25 20 3

30. What does the unit rate represent in the situation?

A. The rate is increasing, as the distance travelled increases, the fuel
 in tank also increases.
B. The rate is constant, as the distance travelled increases, the fuel in tank remains the same.
C. The rate decreases or it falls, as the distance travelled increases, the fuel in tank decreases.
D. The rate is undefined.

31. Clara says that the system 3x + y = 2 and 2y = 15 – 6x has no solution. Which of the following
reasons would support her statement?
I. The graph of the system of equations shows parallel lines.
II. The graph of the system of equations shows intersecting lines.
III. The two lines as described by the equations in the system have the same slope.

A. I and II B. I and III C. II and III D. I, II and III

32. What kind of lines is formed by the system { x−3=2
x =−2
?
A. coinciding B. intersecting C. parallel D. perpendicular
33. Which ordered pair is a solution to the system at the right? {−3−xx++24y=6
y=4
A. (7, 5) B. (8, 7) C. (0, 0) D. (-16, -11)
34. The sum of two numbers is 100 and their difference is 28. What are the numbers?
A. 16 and 84 B. 26 and 74 C. 36 and 64 D. 46 and 54
35. Which ordered pair is a solution to the system of linear equations, x + y = 7 and 2x – 3y = -11?
A. (-2, 0) B. (5, 3) C. (2, 5) D. (-7, 2)
36. Solve the system of linear equations by elimination. {
3 x+ 2 y=4
3 x −2 y =−4
A. (2, 6) B. (3, 5) C. (6, 0) D. (0, 2)
37. Solve the system of linear equations by substitution. {
y=−2 x−9
6 x−5 y=−19
A. (-2, -8) B. (1, 3) C. (-4, -1) D. (-3, -2)
38. If we graph the system of linear equations {
−2 x+ y=3
−4 x +2 y=6
, how many solutions does it have?
A. one B. infinite C. two D. zero
39. The perimeter of a rectangle is 30cm. The length is 3cm more than twice the width. What are the length
and width of the rectangle?
A. L = 9; W = 6 B. L = 10; W = 5 C. L = 11; W = 4 D. L = 12; W = 3
40. The sum of two numbers is 55. Their difference is 7. Find the numbers.
A. (32, 25) B. (31, 24) C. (28, 27) D. (24, 31)