EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE
Murallon, Boac, Marinduque
FIRST QUARTER EXAMINATION
MATHEMATICS 8
S.Y. 2022-2023
Name: _______________________________________ Score: _____________
Grade & Section: ___________________________ Date: _______________
I. Multiple Choice
Read each item carefully. Write the letter of the best answer in the blank provided for each item.
1. Which of the following is NOT polynomial?
A. 7 x 2+ 5 x−3 B. 9 x−1−7 x−4 C. 7 xy 2 z D. 5 x+ 3
2 3
2. Identify the degree of the polynomial, 7 a b c +5.
A. 3 B. 4 C. 5 D. 6
3. Identify what kind of polynomial is 9 a 2 b .
A. Monomial B. Binomial C. Trinomial D. Multinomial
4. Simplify by combining like terms, 5 x+ 9− ( 6 x−7 ) .
A. -x – 2 B. x - 2 C. -x + 16 D. x - 16
5. Simplify ( 6 x )( 12 y ) .
A. 6x + 12y B. 72xy C. 72x + y D. ( 6 x )( 12 y ) .
3
6. What laws of exponents should use in the expression,(−4 a¿¿ 5) ¿?
A. Product Rule B. Power Rule C. Power of a Product Rule D. Quotient Rule
7. What property is used in multiplying polynomials?
A. Closure Property of Multiplication C. Identity Property of Multiplication
B. Distributive Property of Multiplication D. Inverse Property of Multiplication
8. Find the product of (x + 4)(x – 5).
A. x 2−20 B. 2x +-20 C. x 2−x +20 D. x 2−x−20
9. Find the product of (x + 3)(x + 5).
A. x 2+ 8 x+15 B. x 2−8 x +15 C. x 2+ 15 D. 2 x+15
2
10. Find the product of (5 x+ 3)( 4 x −7 x +6).
A. 20 x 3−23 x 2+ 9 x +18 C. 20 x 3−23 x 2−9 x+18
B. 20 x 3−23 x 2−9 x−18 D. 20 x 3+ 23 x 2 +9 x+ 18
x7
11. Simplify 3 .
x
10
A. x B. x 8 C. x 6 D. x 4
8b
−30 x
12. Simplify .
5 x4
A. −6 x 10 B. 6 x 10 C. −6 x 4 D. 6 x 4
13. Find the quotient of 2 x3 +7 x 2 +10 x+8 ÷ x +2.
A.2 x2 −3 x −4 B.2 x2 +3 x−4 C. 2 x2 +3 x +4 D. 2 x2 −3 x + 4
14. Find the quotient of x 2+ 4 x−32 ÷ x+ 8.
A. x – 4 B. x + 4 C. x – 6 D. x + 6
15. Find the quotient of x 3−3 x 2−7 x+ 6 ÷ x +2.
A. x 2−5 x+ 3 B. 2 x2 −3 x +3 C. x 2+ 5 x−3 D. x 2−3 x−3
16. Find the quotient of x 3−5 x 2+3 x +6 ÷ x−2.
A. x 2−5 x+ 3 B. 2 x2 −3 x +3 C. x 2+ 5 x−3 D. x 2−3 x−3
17. Find the GCF of the polynomial x 2+ 2 x .
A. x 2 B. x C. 2 D. 2x
2
18. Find the GCF of the polynomial −8 x y ∧16 xy
A. 8 x 2 y B. xy C. 8xy D. 2xy
19. Factor completely, 3x + 6.
A. 3(x + 2) B. 3(x - 2) C. 2(x + 3) D. 2(x - 3)
20. Factor the polynomial, 7a(a + 3) – c(a + 3).
A. (a + 3)(7a – c) B. (a - 3)(7a + c) C. (a + c)(7a – 3) D. (a - c)(7a + 3)
II. Fill in the blank to make each statement true.
A. The product of (a+ b)2 is a trinomial with
21. The first term equal to ___________ in the binomial,
22. The middle term equal to ___________ in the binomial, and
23. the last term equal to ___________ in the binomial.
B.
24. The product of a sum and difference of the same two terms is equal to the ____________.
25. If we multiply the sum a + b and the difference a – b using FOIL method, the inner and outer products
have a sum of __________________.
26. The first term of the product of 15x + 2 and 15x – 2 is ______________________.
III. Tell whether or not the given binomial is a difference of two squares.
27. a 2+121
28. c 2−18
29. d 3−25
30. 25 e 2−16
III. Factor each completely.
31. m3−64
32. 27+ 8 p3
33. 125+27 x 3
34. t 3+ 125
35. 4 x3 −24 x 2 +36 x
36. 27 a 3+72 ab+ 48 b2
37. x 2−24 x +144
38. 16 a2 −40 a+ 25
IV. Why Was the Pail Pale?
Factor each of the following. Find the answer below and notice the letter next to it. Write this letter in the
box that corresponds to each item.
39. x 2+ 13+12 42. x 2+ 5 x +6 45. x 2−3 x−28 48. x 2+ 8 x−33
40. x 2+ 7 x +12 43. x 2+ 8 x+15 46. x 2−8 x−33 49. x 2+ 2 x−15
2 2 2
41. x + 7 x +6 44. x + 8 x+12 47. x −2 x−15 50. x 2−8 x +15
Answers:
A (x + 2)(x + 3) C (x + 2)(x + 6) I (x – 3)(x + 5) K (x + 4)(x – 7)
E (x + 1)(x + 6) R (x + 1)(x + 15) W (x – 5)(x + 3) H (x – 7)(x – 4)
D (x +4)(x + 5) S (x + 1)(x + 12) T (x – 3)(x – 5) L (x – 11)(x + 3)
U (x + 4)(x + 3) N (x + 3)(x + 5) F (x + 7)(x – 4) B (x – 3)(x + 11)
49 50 47 42 39 43 40 42 47 41 46 46 48 40 44 45 41 50
“Mathematics give us hope that every problem has a solution.” – Unknown
Prepared by:
JAY L. NOVENARIO
Mathematics Teacher
Checked by:
EMILIANA N. ACOSTA
Principal
Approved by:
DR. CITA J. LARGA
President
Answer Key: (Math 8)
1. B 21. a 2
2. D 22. 2ab
3. A 23. b 2
4. C 24. x 2− y 2
5. B 25. a 2−b2
6. B 26. 225 x 2
7. D 27. Not
8. B 28. Not
9. A 29. Not
10. A 30. Yes, Difference of two squares
11. D 31. (m−4)(m¿¿ 2+4 m+16) ¿
12. C 32. (3+2 p)(9−6 p+ 4 p¿¿ 2)¿
13. C 33. (5+3 x)(25−15 x+ 9 x¿¿ 2) ¿
14. A 34. (t +5)(t¿¿ 2−5t +25)¿
15. A 35. 4 x( x−3)2
16. D 36. 3(3 a+4 b)2
17. B 37. ( x−12 )2
18. C 38. ( 4 a−5)2
19. A
20. A
39. S 42. A 45. K 48. B
40. U 43. N 46. L 49. I
41. E 44. C 47. W 50. T
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