THIRD PERIODICAL EXAMINATION in MATHEMATICS Grade 8

S.Y. 2022-2023

NAME: ____________________________ SECTION: _________________ SCORE: ____________

DIRECTIONS: Read and understand each item, then ENCIRCLE the letter of your answer.
1. What do you call the statements that are assumed to be true and do not need proof?
A. postulates B. defined terms C. theorems D. undefined terms
2. What axiom is illustrated in the statement, If 𝐴 = 𝐵, 𝐵 = 𝐶, then 𝐴 = 𝐶?
A. multiplication B. reflexive C. symmetric D. transitive
3. There are four parts of the Mathematical system. Which of the following is not a part of the
mathematical system?
A. corollary B. theorems C. axioms or postulate D. defined and undefined terms
4. Which of the following best describes a theorem?
A. It is the same thing as a postulate.
B. It is a statement that is accepted as true without a formal proof.
C. It is a statement that is impossible to be proven by mathematical reasoning.
D. It is a statement that has been formally proven using mathematical reasoning.
5. Name the property which justifies the following conclusion.
Given: If 5𝑥 – 5 = 10
Conclusion: then 5𝑥 = 15
A. Existence of Additive Inverse. C. Existence of Multiplicative Identity.
B. Existence of Multiplicative Inverse. D. Existence of Additive Inverse and Additive Identity.
6. Which undefined term has a specific position but has no dimension or direction?
A. point B. line C. plane D. angle
7. Which of the following represents a plane?
A. tip of a pen B. stretched rope C. top of the table D. corner of a rectangular box
8. What do you call the lines that intersect at a point forming a right angle?
A. diagonals B. line segments C. parallel lines D. perpendicular lines
9. What undefined term is a one-dimensional figure that has infinite points and extends
indefinitely in opposite direction?
A. Point B. Line C. Plane D. Angle
10. An axiomatic system is a set of what?
I. Undefined and defined terms IV. Doubts
II. Guesses V. Axioms
III. Proof VI. Theorems
A. I, II, III B. IV, V, VI C. I, II, IV, V D. I, III, V, VI
11. How many pairs of corresponding congruent parts are there in two congruent triangles?
A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 6
12. What figure is formed when two noncollinear rays meet in a common point?
A. square B. triangle C. plane D. angle

13. Which property of axiomatic system states that all axioms are fundamental truths
that do not rely on each other for their existence.
A. complete B. consistent C. inconsistent D. independent
14. Which of the statements justify a supplementary angle?
A. It has a common side. C. The sum of two angles is 180°.
B. It has the same measures. D. Two lines intersect.
15.What is the sum of all interior angles of a triangle?
A. 90° B. 160° C. 180° D. 360°
16.What axioms of equality stated that for all real number 𝑝 and 𝑞, if 𝑝=𝑞 then 𝑞=𝑝?
A. reflexive property C. symmetric property
 B. substitution property D. transitive property
17. If 𝛥𝐹𝑅𝑌 ≅ 𝛥𝐻𝑂𝑇, which segment is congruent to 𝑅𝑌̅̅̅̅?
A. 𝐻𝑇̅̅̅̅ B. 𝐹𝑌̅̅̅̅ C. 𝑂𝑇̅̅̅̅ D. 𝑅𝐹
18. If 𝛥𝑆𝐼𝑇 ≅ 𝛥𝐻𝑂𝑃, then what angle corresponds to ∠𝑇?
A. ∠𝐻 B. ∠𝐼 C. ∠𝑃 D. ∠𝑆
19. If 𝛥𝑁𝐴𝑇≅𝛥𝐺𝐸𝑂, then name the corresponding sides of the congruent triangles.
A. 𝑁𝐴̅̅̅̅≅𝐺𝐸̅̅̅̅ B. 𝑁𝐴̅̅̅̅≅𝐺𝑂̅̅̅̅ C. 𝐴𝑇̅̅̅̅≅ 𝐸𝑂̅̅̅̅ D. 𝐴𝑇̅̅̅̅≅𝐺𝐸̅̅̅̅
𝐴𝑇̅̅̅̅≅𝐸𝑂̅̅̅̅ 𝐴𝑇̅̅̅̅≅𝐸𝑂̅̅̅̅ 𝑁𝑇̅̅̅̅≅𝐸𝐺̅̅̅̅ 𝑁𝐴̅̅̅̅≅𝐸𝑂̅̅̅̅
𝑁𝑇̅̅̅̅≅𝐺𝑂̅̅̅̅ 𝑁𝑇̅̅̅̅≅𝐺𝐸̅̅̅̅ 𝑁𝐴̅̅̅̅≅𝑂𝐺̅̅̅̅ 𝑁𝑇̅̅̅̅≅𝐺𝑂̅̅̅̅
20. Name the congruent triangles whose pairs of corresponding parts are shown below.
∠𝐻≅∠𝑆 𝑅𝐸̅̅̅̅≅𝑁𝑂̅̅̅̅
∠𝑅≅∠𝑁 𝐻𝐸̅̅̅̅≅𝑆𝑂̅̅̅̅
∠𝐸≅∠𝑂 𝐻𝑅̅̅̅̅≅𝑆𝑁̅̅̅̅
A. 𝛥𝑁𝑂𝑆≅𝛥𝐻𝐸𝑅 B. 𝛥𝑁𝑆𝑂≅𝛥𝐸𝑅𝐻 C. 𝛥𝑆𝑂𝑁≅𝛥𝐸𝐻𝑅 D. 𝛥𝑆𝑂𝑁≅𝛥𝐻𝐸𝑅
21. Given ΔROF, what is the included angle between 𝑅𝑂̅̅̅̅ and 𝑂𝐹̅̅̅̅?
A. ∠𝐹 B. ∠𝑂 C. ∠𝑅 D. ∠𝐹𝑅𝑂
22. In ΔNET, what side is included between ∠𝑁 and ∠𝑇?
A. 𝑁𝑇̅̅̅̅ B. 𝑁𝐸̅̅̅̅ C. 𝐸𝑇̅̅̅̅ D. 𝑇𝐸̅̅̅̅
23. Which of the following illustrations represents the ASA congruence postulate?
A

24. Which triangle congruence postulate/theorem states that “If the two angles and a non-
included side of one triangle are congruent to the corresponding two angles and a non-included
side of another triangle, then the triangles are congruent”?
A. SSS B. ASA C. SAS D. SAA
For items 25-28, corresponding parts are marked in the pairs of congruent triangles below.
Answer the questions that follow.

25. What other pair of corresponding congruent parts is needed to prove that the two triangles
are congruent by ASA Congruence Postulate?
A. ∠𝐶 and ∠𝐷 B. ∠𝐶 and ∠𝐸 C. ∠𝐶 and ∠𝐹 D ∠𝐴 and ∠𝐷
26. Which pair of corresponding congruent sides would make the two triangles congruent by
SAS Congruence Postulate?
A. 𝐴𝐶̅̅̅̅ and 𝐷𝐹̅̅̅̅ B. 𝐶𝐵̅̅̅̅ and 𝐸𝐹̅̅̅̅ C. 𝐴𝐵̅̅̅̅ and 𝐷𝐹̅̅̅̅ D. 𝐴𝐵̅̅̅̅ and 𝐹𝐷

27. If the triangles are congruent by SSS congruence postulate, which pair of corresponding
congruent sides is needed?
A. 𝑀𝐿̅̅̅̅ and 𝑃𝑂̅̅̅̅ B. 𝑀𝑁̅̅̅̅̅ and 𝑃𝑄̅̅̅̅ C. 𝑀𝑂̅̅̅̅̅ and 𝑃𝐿̅̅̅̅ D. 𝑄𝑂̅̅̅̅ and 𝑁𝐿
28. If ∠𝐿 and ∠𝑂 are congruent, which congruence postulate would prove that ΔMLN ≅ ΔPOQ?
A. SAS congruence postulate C. ASA congruence postulate
B. SSS congruence postulate D. SAA congruence postulate
29. If ΔTUV ≅ ΔWXY, TU is 30 cm, find the length of WX.
 A. 10 cm B. 20 cm C. 30 cm D. 40 cm
30. Given that ΔVAN ≅ ΔBUS, ∠V = 60 and ∠N = 700, find ∠U.
0

A. 500 B. 600 C. 700 D. 800

31. If ΔBUN ≅ ΔDLE, BN is 3.15 cm, BU is 5.90 cm find the length of DE.
A. 2.75 cm B. 3.15 cm C. 5.90 cm D. 9.05 cm
32. Luis has two triangular vegetable gardens shown in Figure 2. He wants to
fence them to protect his crops. It takes 7 m of fencing material for one garden.
What is the total length of fencing material needed if the two gardens are of the
same size and shape?
A. 7 m B. 14 m C. 21 m D. 28 m
33. Which of the following theorems states that: “If the hypotenuse and a leg of one right triangle
are congruent to the corresponding hypotenuse and a leg of another right triangle, then the
triangles are congruent.”?
A. HyA Congruence Theorem C. LL Congruence Theorem
B. HyL Congruence Postulate D. LA Congruence Theorem
34. Figure 3 shows that ΔBEN is congruent to ΔIVR. Find the value of x.
A. 5 B. 6 C. 13 D. 30
35. Which of the following theorems states that: “If the hypotenuse and
an acute angle of one right triangle are congruent to the corresponding
hypotenuse and an acute angle of another right triangle, then the
triangles are congruent.”?
A. HyA Congruence Theorem C. LA Congruence Theorem
B. HyL Congruence Postulate D. LL Congruence Theorem

36. You are making party hats for your best friend’s birthday.
The measurements are shown in Figure 4. Find the value of x.
A. 3 C. 7
B. 5 D. 9
37. In the figure at the right, 𝑶𝑻̅̅̅̅ is a perpendicular bisector of 𝑯𝑺̅̅̅̅ at T.
What triangle congruence theorem can be used to prove that Δ𝐻𝑂𝑇≅Δ𝑆𝑂𝑇?
A. LL Congruence Theorem
B. HyA Congruence Theorem
C. HyL Congruence Theorem
D. AAS Congruence Theorem

38. In the figures at the right, ∠𝐸≅∠𝐴, 𝐸𝑇≅𝐴𝑌. What additional

data is needed to prove that Δ𝑁𝐸𝑇 ≅Δ𝑃𝐴𝑌 by SAS Congruence?
A. ∠𝑁≅∠𝑃
B. ∠𝑇≅∠𝑌
C. 𝑁𝐸≅𝑃𝐴
D. 𝑁𝑇≅𝑃𝑌

39. Δ𝐴𝐵𝐶 and Δ𝐷𝐸𝐹 are isosceles right triangles. 𝐴𝐵̅̅̅̅ ≅ 𝐷𝐸̅̅̅̅ and 𝐴𝐶̅̅̅̅ ≅ 𝐷𝐹̅̅̅̅,
which of the following statements is true by CPCTC?
A. 𝐴𝐶̅̅̅̅ ≅ 𝐸𝐹̅̅̅̅ C. 𝐶𝐴̅̅̅̅ ≅ 𝐸𝐹̅̅̅̅
B. 𝐵𝐶̅̅̅̅ ≅ 𝐸𝐹̅̅̅̅ D. 𝐶𝐵̅̅̅̅ ≅ 𝐹𝐷
40. Which of the following theorems states that, “if two sides of a triangle are congruent, then
the angles opposite them are congruent.”?
A. Right Angle Theorem C. Interior Angles of a Triangle Theorem
B. Isosceles Triangle Theorem D. Exterior Angles of a Triangle Theorem

For items 41 – 42, use ⊿𝑀𝐻𝑇 at the right:

Given: 𝐻𝐴̅̅̅̅ 𝑖𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑝𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑐𝑢𝑙𝑎𝑟 𝑏𝑖𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑀𝑇̅̅̅̅̅

41. Which of the following angles are congruent?

A. ∠𝑀𝐴𝐻 and ∠𝑇𝐴𝐻 C. ∠𝐴𝐻𝑇 and ∠𝐻𝑇𝐴
 B. ∠𝐴𝐻𝑇 and ∠𝐴𝑀𝐻 D. ∠𝐻𝐴𝑀 and ∠𝑇𝐻𝐴

42. Which postulate or theorem justifies Δ𝑀𝐻𝐴 ≅ Δ𝑇𝐻𝐴?

A. AAS B. ASA C. LL D. SSS
43. What do you call the line, ray or segment that divides the angle into two congruent parts?
A. Midpoint C. Angle Bisector
B. Perpendicular Bisector D. Segment Bisector
44. A triangle with at least two sides congruent.
A. scalene B. isosceles C. equilateral D. equiangular
45. In ΔABC, AB = AC. If m∠B = 80, find the measure of ∠A.
A. 20 B. 80 C. 100 D. 180
46. In ΔABC, m∠B = 90, what do you call the side opposite the right angle?
A. leg B. base C. hypotenuse D. adjacent side

For numbers 47 – 50.

Direction: Complete the two-column proof based on the situation below.

The front diagonal legs of the fordable chair are congruent and are
joined at their midpoints, 𝐶𝐼̅̅̅ ≅ 𝐴𝑅̅̅̅̅. If we draw a line from the corner of
the chair to both of the front foot caps, we will have 𝐶𝑅̅̅̅̅ and 𝐴𝐼̅̅̅
perpendicular to 𝑅𝐼̅̅̅.
Prove that ∠𝑅𝐶𝐼≅∠𝐼𝐴𝑅.

Proof:
Statement Reason
1. 𝐶𝐼̅̅̅ ≅ 𝐴𝑅̅̅̅̅ Given
2. 𝐶𝑅̅̅̅̅ and 𝐴𝐼̅̅̅ perpendicular to 𝑅𝐼̅̅̅ (47) Given
3. ∠𝐶R𝐼 and ∠𝐴I𝑅 are right angles Definition of Perpendicular Lines
4. ∠𝐶R𝐼≅∠𝐴I𝑅 Right Angle Theorem
5. Δ𝐶R𝐼 ≅ Δ𝐴I𝑅 are right triangles Definition of Right Triangle
6. (48) RI ≅ RI Reflexive Property
7. Δ𝐶R𝐼 ≅ Δ𝐴I𝑅 (49) HL Postulate
8. ∠𝑅𝐶𝐼≅∠𝐼𝐴𝑅 (50) CPCTC