SC TEST 133 – MODULE 1

PRIVATE TEST
1.
If the positive integer n is divided by 7, the remainder
is 2. What is the remainder when 4n is divided by 7 ?

A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4

2.
If the function f is defined by f (x) = 𝑎𝑥 2 + 𝑏𝑥 + 𝑐,
where a > 0, b = 0, and c < 0, which of the following
could be the graph of f (x) ?
A)

B)
C)

D)

3.

Which of the following polynomials has factor of (x –

1) ?

A) p(x) = 𝑥 3 + 𝑥 2 – 2x + 1
B) q(x) = 2𝑥 3 – 𝑥 2 + x – 1
C) r(x) = 3𝑥 3 – x – 2
D) s(x) = – 3𝑥 3 + 3x + 1

4.
One-third of a bottle originally contains grape juice. It
is then filled to the top with a fruit juice mix with equal
amounts of orange, grape, and apple juices. What
fraction of the final mixture is grape juice ?
5.

In the cube above, the length of diagonal PQ is 12.

What is the surface area of the cube ?

A) 27
B) 64
C) 150
D) 288
6.

In the figure above, OP and OS of sector OSP are radii

and the length of AC of rectangle ABCO is 10. If the
measure of angle ACO is 60°, which of the following
is closest to the area of the shaded region ?

A) 30
B) 32
C) 35
D) 40
7.

The scatterplot above shows the relationship

between age, in years, and shoe size for 24 males
between 10 and 20 years old. The line of best fit is
also shown. Based on the data, how many 19 years
old males had a shoe size greater than the one
predicted by the line of best fit ?

A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4

8.
If 𝑦 is positive integer and 𝑥 = 2𝑦+3 + 2𝑦 ,
what is 2𝑦+2 in terms of 𝑥 ?

𝑥
A) 9
4𝑥
B) 9
C) 13𝑥
D) 36𝑥
9.
f (x) = 3𝑥 3 – 8x² + 5x – k
In the polynomial function above, k is a constant.
If (x – 2) is a factor of f (x), what is the value of k ?

10.
A certain number is proportional to another
number in the ratio 3: 7. If 12 is subtracted from the
sum of the numbers, the result is 38. What is the
average (arithmetic mean) of the numbers ?

A) 10
B) 12
C) 25
D) 40

11.

In the 𝑥𝑦-plane above, 𝑃𝑅 is the diagonal of

rectangle OPQR. If the length of 𝑃𝑅 is 17, what is
the value of 𝑘 ?

A) 12
B) 15
C) 16
D) 20
12. √𝑎2 − 𝑎 + 4 = 2
If a is a positive number in the equation above,
what is the value of a ?

A) 10
B) 8
C) 4
D) 1

13.

In the xy-plane, a line with equation 𝟐𝒚 = 𝟒. 𝟓

intersects a parabola at exactly one point. If
the parabola has equation 𝒚 = −𝟒𝒙𝟐 + 𝒃𝒙 ,
where 𝒃 is a positive constant, what is the
value of 𝒃 ?

14.
Michael drove from Town A at a speed of 80 km/h
2
towards Town B. When he had travelled of the
7
distance, a bus left Town B for Town A at a speed
of 70 km/h. 2 hours later, they were 120 km apart.
Find the distance between the two towns.

15.
If x2 – 2x – 15 = (x + r)(x + s) for all values of x,
what is one possible value of r – s ?

A) –3
B) –2
C) 2
D) –8
16.

For four work days, Alex plotted the commute time

to work and the commute time from work in the
grid above. For which of the four days was the total
commute time to and from work the greatest ?

A) A
B) B
C) C
D) D

17.
If f(x) = 𝑥 2 , for which of the following values of c
is f(c) < c ?

1
A) 2
B) 1
3
C)
2
D) 2
18.
If the graph of the function ƒ has x-intercepts at
−3 and 2, and a y-intercept at 12, which of the
following could define ƒ ?

A) f(x) = (x + 3)2 (x − 2)
B) f(x) = (x + 3)(x − 2)2
C) f(x) = (x −3)2 (x + 2)
D) f(x) = (x − 3)(x + 2)2

19.
In the xy-plane, the function y = ax + 12, where a
is a constant, passes through the point (−a, a). If
a > 0, what is the value of a ?
20.
|𝑎 − 1| < 3
In the absolute value inequality above, how many
integers a satisfy the inequality ?

A) 2
B) 3
C) 4
D) 5

21.
A circle in the 𝑥𝑦-plane with center (4, 0) passes
through point (7, 4). Which of the following is the
equation of the circle ?
A) (𝑥 − 4)2 + 𝑦 2 = 9
B) (𝑥 − 4)2 + 𝑦 2 = 25
C) (𝑥 − 4)2 + 𝑦 2 = 5
D) (𝑥 + 4)2 + 𝑦 2 = 5
22.
Function f is defined by 𝒇(𝒙) = −𝒂𝒙 + 𝒃,
where a and b are constants. In the xy-plane,
the graph of 𝒚 = 𝒇(𝒙) − 𝟏𝟐 has a y-intercept
𝟕𝟓 𝟑𝟐𝟎
at (0,− 𝟕 ).The product of a and b is 𝟕 .
What is the value of a ?
 SC TEST 133 – MODULE 2
PRIVATE TEST
1.

John and Mary have some marbles. The total

number of marbles with John and Mary is 75 times
the ratio of the number of marbles with John to that
with Mary. If Mary has 30 marbles, find the
number of marbles with John.

A) 20
B) 30
C) 45
D) 50
2.
An integer is divided by 2 more than itself. If the
3
fraction is equal to 4, what is the value of the
integer ?

A) 2
B) 5
C) 6
D) 8
3.
√𝑚 + 3 − 𝑛 = 0
In the equation above, if 𝑛 = 6, what is the value
of 𝑚 ?
A) 3
B) 9
C) 27
D) 33
4. B
For a certain rectangular region, the ratio of its
length to its width is 35 to 10. If the width of the
rectangular region increases by 9 units, how must
the length change to maintain this ratio ?

A) It must decrease by 31.5 units.

B) It must increase by 31.5 units.
C) It must decrease by 28 units.
D) It must increase by 28 units.
5.
Which the graph of the function ƒ has 3 distinct real
roofs ?

A) f(x) = (x + 3)2 (x − 2)
B) f(x) = (x + 3)(x − 2)2 (x − 1)
C) f(x) = x(x – 3)(x + 2)
D) f(x) = x(x − 3)(x + 2)2

6.
Point O is the center of a circle. The measure of arc
RS on this circle is 100°. What is the measure, in
degrees, of its associated angle ROS ?

7.
The function f is defined by
𝒇(𝒙) = (𝒙 − 𝟔)(𝒙 − 𝟐)(𝒙 + 𝟔) .
In the xy-plane, the graph of 𝒚 = 𝒈(𝒙) is the
result of translating the graph of 𝒚 = 𝒇(𝒙) up 4
units. What is the value of g(0) ?
8.
A cube with a side length of 5 inches is painted
black on all six faces. The entire cube is then cut
into smaller cubes with sides of 1 inch. How many
small cubes do not have any black paint on them ?

A) 27
B) 31
C) 36
D) 48
9.

x g(x)
−1 0
1 7
8 0

Some values of the quadratic function g are shown in

the table above. Which of the following defines g ?
3
A) y = − 2 (x + 1)(x − 8)
3
B) y = − 2 (x − 1)(x + 8)
1
C) y = − (x − 1)(x + 8)
2
1
D) y = − 2 (x + 1)(x − 8)
10.
8(p − 1) = 5(p² − 1) − 6(p − 1)
If p >1, what is the solution of the equation above ?

11.
In a recent town election, 80 percent of the 16,000
people voted. Of the voting people, 55 percent voted
for current mayor and 150 votes were invalid. How
many people voted for other candidates ?
12.
Teachers and students will participate in a tutoring
seminar and each teacher will lead a group of no
more than 8 students. The room for the seminar can
hold a maximum of 58 teachers and students. If 𝑡
represents the number of teachers and 𝑠 represents
the number of students which system of inequalities
describes the possible numbers of teachers and
students who can participate in the seminar ?

A) 𝑡 + 𝑠 ≥ 58
𝑡 ≤ 8𝑠
B) 𝑡 + 𝑠 ≤ 58
𝑡 ≥ 8𝑠
C) 𝑡 + 𝑠 ≥ 58
𝑠
𝑡≥
8
D) 𝑡 + 𝑠 ≤ 58
𝑠
𝑡≥
8
13.

The graph of 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 + 𝑎𝑥 + 𝑏 is shown above.

What is the area of the ∆𝐵𝑂𝐶 ?
 14.
When the side of a square was doubled, the area of
the square increased by 300 square inches. What
was the initial length (in inches) of a side of the
square ?
A) 10
B) 10√2
C) 10√3
D) 20
15.
Triangle LMN and triangle PQR each have an angle
measuring 60° and a given side length, as shown

Note: Figure not drawn to scale.

For triangles LMN and PQR which additional piece
of information is sufficient to prove that the
triangles are similar ?
2
I. The length of line segment PQ is the length of
3
line segment LM.
2
II. The length of line segment PR is 3 the length of line
segment LN.

A) I is sufficient but II is not.

B) II is sufficient but I is not.
C) I is sufficient and II is sufficient.
D) Neither I nor II is sufficient.
16.
2|4 − 𝑥| + 3|4 − 𝑥| = 25
What is the positive solution to the given equation ?

17.
An educator conducted a survey about the use of
social media in the classroom. A sample of 48
teachers was selected at random from all public
high school teachers in City X. Each of the 48
teachers completed the survey, and 25% indicated
that they use social media in the classroom. Which
of the following is the largest population to which
the results of this survey can be generalized ?
A) All public high school teachers in the country
B) All teachers in City X
C) All public high school teachers in City X
D) All teachers in the sample

18.
The variable 𝑥 and y are related such that each time
𝑥 increases by 3, 𝑦 increases by 4. If 𝑦 = 8 when
𝑥 = 0, which of the following equations expresse
he relationship between 𝑥 and 𝑦 ?
A) 4𝑥 − 3𝑦 = −24
B) 3𝑥 − 4𝑦 = −32
C) 3𝑥 + 4𝑦 = 32
D) 4𝑥 + 3𝑦 = 24

19.
The length of a rectangle is three times its width,
and the perimeter of the rectangle is three times the
perimeter of a square whose area is 100. What is
the area of the rectangle ?
A) 300
B) 360
C) 450
D) 675
20.

If 3100 4100 5100 = 220𝑎 1550𝑏 , then 𝑎 + 𝑏 = ?

A) 7
B) 12
C) 50
D) 100
21.

The graph of the linear function 𝑓 is shown. What

is the 𝑦-coordinate of the 𝑦-intercept of the graph
of 𝑓 ?
22.
If −3 < 𝑥 < −1, then which of the following
could be true ?
I. 𝑥 2 < 2𝑥
II. 𝑥 2 = 2𝑥
III. 𝑥 2 > 2𝑥

A) I only
B) II only
C) III only
D) All there