ST.

PETER'S COLLEGE OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL INC

15th de Septiembre St., Brgy. 2, Balingasag, Misamis Oriental
S.Y. 2023 -2024

Junior High School Department

1st Quarter Mathematics Examination

Name:___________________________ Date:____________________________
Grade and Section:_________________ Subject Teacher:__________________

Multiple Choice: Read the following carefully and encircle the correct answers from the given choices.

1. It is a second degree polynomial equation with 2 solutions of the form ax² + bx + c = 0

a. Quadratic Formula c. Discriminant
b. Quadratic Equation d. Equation
2. It is the solutions to quadratic equations.
a. Discriminant c. Standard form
b. Roots of the equation d. Quadratic Formula
3. The nature of the roots of a quadratic equation is determined by ?
a. Roots c. Equations
b. Discriminant d. Formula
4. What is the formula of finding the sum of the roots of the quadratic equation?
a. -b/a c. -c/a
b. b/a d. c/a
5. What term does ax² in a quadratic equation ?
a. Constant term c. Linear term
b. Quadratic term d. Quadratic Equation
6. It is a theorem plays an important role in solving quadratic equation by factoring thus if ab = 0, then a =
0, b = 0 or both a and b are equal to 0.
a. Zero – Product Theorem c. Discriminant Theorem
b. Quadratic Equation Theorem d. Product Theorem
7. What is the formula of identifying the discriminant of the quadratic equation?
a. b² - 4ac c. -b² -4ac
b. b² + 4ac d. b – 4ac
8. Which of the following represents the product of the roots of ax² + bx + c = 0?
a. -b/a c. -c/a
b. b/a d. c/a
9. A quadratic equation consist of 3 terms, what term does bx in the equation?
a. Constant term c. Linear term
b. Quadratic term d. Quadratic Equation
10. Which of the following does not describes a perfect square trinomial
a. First and the last terms are perfect squares
b. The middle term is twice the product of the square roots of the first and the last term.
c. Perfect square trinomials can be expressed as squares of binomials
d. A polynomial equation with the degree of 3.
11. What is the characteristics of roots of the quadratic equation if b² -4ac = 0?
a. One real root c . Two distinct irrational roots
b. Two distinct rational roots d. Imaginary roots
12. Which of the following is the formula on finding the quadratic equation when s and product of the roots
are given?
 a. x² -(r1 + r2)x + (r1• r2) = 0 c. x² -(r1 + r2)x - (r1• r2) = 0
b. x² + (r1 + r2)x + (r1• r2) = 0 d. x² +(r1 + r2)x - (r1• r2) = 0
13. What is the standard form a quadratic equation?
a. ax² + bx = 0 c. ax² + bx + c = 0
b. ax² + bx = c d. ax² = bx +c
14. Incomplete quadratic equations of the form ax² + c = 0 are best solved by?
a. Extracting the square roots c. Factoring
b. Completing the square d. Quadratic formula
15. What is the characteristics of roots of the quadratic equation if b² -4ac > 0 ; Perfect Square?
a. One real root c . Two distinct irrational roots
b. Two distinct rational roots d. Imaginary roots
16. Which of the following is not a quadratic equation?
a. 2x² + x = 0 c. x³ +5-x = 0
b. 5x² -20x = 0 d.8x² -4 = 0
17. It is a process of solving quadratic equation which requires adding a term to x² + bx to produce a perfect
square trinomial.
a. Extracting the square roots c. Factoring
b. Completing the square d. Quadratic formula
18. What is the characteristics of roots of the quadratic equation if b² -4ac > 0 ; Not Perfect Square?
a. One real root c . Two distinct irrational roots
b. Two distinct rational roots d. Imaginary roots
19. Equations that cannot be easily identified as quadratics.
a. In disguise quadratics c. Quadratic Formula
b. Quadratic Inequalities d. Quadratic Equation
20. Which of the following is the quadratic formula of solving quadratic equation?
a. -b+(-)√ b²-4ac c. -b+(-)√ b²+4ac
2a 2a
b. b+(-)√ b²-4ac d. b+(-)√ b²+4ac
2a 2a
21. What is the characteristics of roots of the quadratic equation if b² -4ac < 0 ?
a. One real root c . Two distinct irrational roots
b. Two distinct rational roots d. Imaginary roots
22. A quadratic equations that may not have a linear term or a constant.
a. Incomplete quadratic equation c. Quadratic equation
b. In disguise quadratics d. Quadratic Inequalities
23. What is the characteristics of roots of the quadratic equation if it’s value of discriminant is 9?
a. One real root c . Two distinct irrational roots
b. Two distinct rational roots d. Imaginary roots
24. What should be added to x² + 6x. to complete the square?
a. 9 c. 3
b. 6 d. 2
25. What is the characteristics of roots of the quadratic equation if it’s value of discriminant is -2?
a. One real root c . Two distinct irrational roots
b. Two distinct rational roots d. Imaginary roots
26. Which of the following quadratic equations written in standard form?
a. x² = -2x -1 c. x² + 3x = 1
b. 2x² + 8x + 4 = 0 d. (x-3)² = 0
27. What is the characteristics of roots of the quadratic equation if it’s value of discriminant is 13?
a. One real root c . Two distinct irrational roots
 b. Two distinct rational roots d. Imaginary roots
28. It is a term in a quadratic equation which is constant.
a. Constant term c. Linear term
b. Quadratic term d. Quadratic Equation
29. In the quadratic equation x² + x = 0, what is the value of b?
a. 0 c. x²
b. 1 d. x
30. In the quadratic equation x² - 9 = 0, what is the value of b?
a. 0 c. x²
b. 1 d. 9
31. Express 2x + 4 = - x² in the form ax² + bx + c = 0
a. x² + 2x + 4 = 0 c. x²-2x-4 = 0
b. -x² +2x + 4 = 0 d. x² + 2x – 4 = 0
32. Solve the quadratic equation 7x² = 343 by extracting the square roots.
a. x = + 6 c. x = + 4
b. x = + 7 d. x = + 0
33. Find the discriminant of the quadratic equation 3x² + 3x + 1 = 0.
a. 6 c. -6
b. 3 d. -3
34. Solve the sum of the roots of the quadratic equation 8x²-2x -3 = 0.
a. 1/8 c. 1/2
b. ¾ d. ¼
35. Write ( x + 4)² = 0 as a quadratic equation in standard form.
a. x² + 4 = 0 c. x² + 4² = 0
b. x² + 8x + 16 d. x² + 4x + 4 = 0
36. Solve the quadratic equation (x+6)² = 9
a. x = -3 or -9 c. 3 or 9
b. x = -3 or 9 d. 3 or -9
37. Describe the roots of the equation 2x² + x -2 = 0.
a. One real root c . Two distinct irrational roots
b. Two distinct rational roots d. Imaginary roots
38. What is the product of the roots of the quadratic equation 6x² - 13x – 6= 0?
a. 1 c. 6
b. -1 d . -6
39. Find the solution of the quadratic equation x² +5x -6 = 0
a. 6 or -1 c. -6 or 1
b. 6 or 1 d. -6 or -1
40. Solve the quadratic equation whose roots are -4 and 1.
a. x² -3x -4 = 0 c. -x² +3x-4 = 0
b. x² + 3x -4 = 0 d. x² -3x + 4 = 0
41. What are the sum and product of the roots of the quadratic equation x² - 3x -18?
a. Sum ; -3 , Product; -18 c. Sum ; -3 , Product; 18
b. Sum ; 3 , Product; 18 d. Sum ; 3 , Product; -18
42. Use the quadratic formula to find the solutions of 2x²-3x -14 = 0
a. x = 7/2 and x = 2 c. x = 7/2 and x = -2
b. x = -7/2 and x = 2 d. x = -7/2 and x = -2
43. Find the quadratic equation whose roots are 2 and 5.
a. x² -7x + 10 = 0 c. x² -7 -10 = 0
 b. x² +7x +10 = 0 d. x² + 7x -10 = 0
44. Complete the square m² +4m + ______.
a. -4 c. 4
b. 2 d. -2
45. Complete the square n² + 6n +______
a. 9 c. 14
b. 12 d. 15
46. A picture with dimensions of 8” and 12” is mounted on a frame with a boarder of uniform width. Find
the width of the border of the frame if the area of the frame is twice the area of the picture.
a. Width of the border is 4 inches c. Width of the border is 6 inches
b. Width of the border is 2 inches d. Width of the border is 8 inches
47. The length of the rectangle is 7 more than it’s width. If the diagonal is 13 cm find the dimensions of the
rectangle.
a. Dimensions of the rectangle is 5 x 12 c. Dimensions of the rectangle is 5 x 9
b. Dimensions of the rectangle is 4 x 8 d. Dimensions of the rectangle is 4x 12

48. BCDE is a rectangle such that BC = x+ 2 and DE = 3x -4. If the area of the rectangle is 14 cm², find the
quadratic equation representing the area of the rectangle.
a. 3x² + 2x -22 = 0 c. 3x² + 2x +22 = 0
b. 3x² - 2x -22 = 0 d. -3x² + 2x -22 = 0
49. Mark is solving the quadratic equation (x + 2)(x + 4) = 4 by factoring, what would be marks solutions?
a. X = -2 and 0 c. x = 2 and 0
b. X = 2 and 1 d. x = 3 and 1
50. Albert is 9 years younger than John. If the product of their ages is 52, how old is John?
a. 12 c. 13
b. 14 d. 11
Grade 9 Mathematics
1st Quarter Examination
Answer Key
1. B
2. B
3. B
4. A
5. B
6. A
7. B
8. D
9. C
10. D
11. A
12. A
13. C
14. A
15. B
16. C
17. B
18. C
19. A
20. A
21. D
22. A
23. B
24. A
25. D
26. B
27. C
28. A
29. B
30. A
31. A
32. B
33. D
34. D
35. B
36. A
37. C
38. B
39. C
40. B
41. D
42. C
43. A
44. C
45. A
46. B
47. A
48. A
49. C
50. C