FIRST QUARTER EXAM in MATHEMATICS 8

Name: ______________________________________________________Score: ____/75

Grade and Section: ___________________________________________Date: _______________________
I. Modified True or False. Write T on the blank if the statement is True. If false, change the underlined word/s or expression
to make the statement true. (For nos. 1-10)

______________1. GCF means Greatest Common Factor.

______________2. In finding the GCF of numbers, we need to determine their common multiples.

______________3. The LCM of 6 and 8 is 24.

______________4. The GCF of 6 and 8 is 24.

______________5. Special products have patterns.

______________6. We cannot use FOIL method in finding the product of two binomials.

______________7. (𝑥 + 4)2 = 𝑥 2 + 8𝑥 + 16

______________8. The square of a binomial is also a binomial.

______________9. The product of (3x – 5) (3x + 5) is 9𝑥 2 – 25.

______________10. 8 and 11 are possible factors of 88.

II. Multiple Choice. Choose the correct answer. Write the letters on the blanks provided before each number.
USE CAPITAL LETTERS. (For nos. 11-45)

______11. Find (2𝑥 – 7)2 .

a. 4𝑥 2 – 49 b. 4𝑥 2 - 14x + 49 c. 4𝑥 2 – 28x + 49 d. 4𝑥 2 – 28x – 49
______12. What should be multiplied to (2x – 5) to get 4𝑥 2 – 25?
a. 2x + 5 b. 2x – 5 c. 4𝑥 2 + 10x + 25 d. 4𝑥 2 – 10x + 2
______13. What should be multiplied to (3y + 2) to get 27𝑦 3 + 8?
a. 3y + 2 b. 3y – 2 c. 9𝑦 2 + 6y + 4 d. 9𝑦 2 -6y + 4
______14. Write an algebraic expression for the sum of a number and 8.
a. 8x b. x - 8 c. x + 8 d. x ÷ 8
______15 . Write an algebraic expression for 27 decreased by a number.
a. 27 + m b. 27 – m c. m - 27 d. 27

_____16. Evaluate 6 (8 - 3).

A. 45 B. 30 C. 11 D. 66

_____17. Evaluate 2k + m if k =11 and m = 5.

A. 32 B. 216 C. 27 D. 18

_____18. Find the solution of x + 4 = 7 if the replacement set is {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7}.

A. 1 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5

_____19. Evaluate 13 + 6 + 7 + 4.

A. 2184 B. 29 C. 20 D. 30

_____20. Evaluate 29  1 + 2( 20 ÷ 4- 5).

A. 0 B. 30 C. 29 D. 28
_____21. Simplify 7b + 2b + 3c.

A. 9b + 3c B. 12bc C. 7b + 5c D. 5b + 3c

_____22. Simplify 5( 2g + 3).

A. 10g + 3 B. 7g + 3 C. 10g + 15 D. 7g + 8

_____23. Simplify 3( 2x + 4y – y)

A. 6x + 9y B. 5x + 6y C. 6x + 3y D. 5x + 11y

_____24. Use Distributive Property to find 6( 14 + 7 ).

A. 91 B. 126 C. 42 D. 56

_____25. Simplify -2𝑟 3 + 𝑟 2 + 3𝑟 2

A. -2𝑟 3 + 4𝑟 2 B. -2𝑟 3 C. 2𝑟 7 D. -2𝑟 3 + 3𝑟 2

_____26. Simplify 2(a + 3b) + 3( 4a + b)

A. 6a + 6b B. 14a + 9b C. 14a + 4b D. 6a + 7b

_____27. Which of the following is true about the polynomial 10𝑥 4 - 3𝑤 3 + 7w + 5𝑦 5 -4 ?

A. degree 5; trinomial B. degree 5; multinomial C. degree 5; trinomial D. degree 5; binomial

_____28. Perform the indicated operations: (9𝑥 2 +9𝑥 4 + 4 + 6𝑥 3 ) – (5 + 2𝑥 3 + 5𝑥 4 + 3𝑥 2 )

A. 4𝑥 4 + 8𝑥 3 + 12𝑥 2 + 9 B. 14𝑥 4 + 8𝑥 3 + 12𝑥 2 + 9 C. 4𝑥 4 + 4𝑥 3 + 6𝑥 2 -1 D. 14𝑥 4 + 8𝑥 3 + 12𝑥 2 -1

For nos. 29-34, use the rules on exponents to simplify each expression.

_____29. (-6x)(-34𝑥 2)

A. 18𝑥 2 B. -18𝑥 2 C. 18𝑥 2 D. -18𝑥 2

_____30. (2x𝑦 2)(3𝑥 2 𝑦 3)

A. 6𝑥 3 𝑦 5 B. 6𝑥 2 𝑦 5 C. 5𝑥 3 𝑦 5 D. 5𝑥 2 𝑦 5

_____31. (𝑥 3𝑦 2 )5

A. 𝑥 15 𝑦 10 B. 𝑥 8 𝑦 7 C. 5𝑥 8 𝑦 7 D. 15x10y

2
6𝑥 3 𝑦 2
_____32. ( 2𝑦
)

A. 3𝑥 3y B. 6𝑥 6 𝑦 2 C. 9𝑥 6 𝑦 2 D. 6𝑥 5 𝑦 3

−4𝑥 11 𝑦 12 𝑧 7
_____33. 2𝑥 3 𝑦 9 𝑧 10

𝑥 8 𝑦3 −2𝑥 8 𝑦 3
A. 2𝑧 3
B. −2𝑥 8 𝑦 3 C. 𝑥 8 𝑦 3 𝑧 3 D. 𝑧3

22000
_____34. 22000

A. 0 B. 2200 C. 11 D. 1
For nos. 35-40, find the product of the following expressions.

_____35. 5(t + 3)

A. 𝑡 5 + 15 B. 5t - 15 C. 𝑡 5 - 15 D. 5t + 15

4 4
_____36. (𝑥 + 6) (𝑥 − 6)

4 4 4 4 4 4
A. 𝑥 2 - 𝑥 - B. 𝑥 2 - C. 𝑥 2 + 3 𝑥 - D. 𝑥 2 +
3 9 9 9 9

_____37. (4𝑥 − 3𝑦)2

A. 16𝑥2+ 9𝑦 2 B. 4𝑥2 - 24xy + 9𝑦 2 C. 16𝑥 2- 24xy + 9𝑦 2 D. 4𝑥2 + 9𝑦 2

_____38. (x + 3) (x + 5)

A. 𝑥 2 + 8𝑥 + 15 B. 𝑥 2 + 15 C. 2x + 8 D. 2x + 15

_____39. (2n - 3) (n + 4)

A. 2𝑛2 + 11n + 1 B. 2𝑛2 -12 C. 2𝑛2 + 5n -12 D. 3n + 1

_____40. (x + 3) (2𝑥 2 - 4x + 8)

A. 2𝑥 3 + 10𝑥 2 + 20x + 24 B. 4𝑥 2 - 4x + 24 C. 12𝑥 2 + 20x + 24 D. 2𝑥 3 + 2𝑥 2 - 4x + 24

For nos. 41-43, factor each polynomial completely.

_____41. 𝑠 2 + 7s + 1

A. (s + 5) (s + 2) B. (s + 10) (s + 7) C. (s + 10) (s - 1) D. (s - 5) (s - 2)

_____42. 24𝑥 2 y – 66x𝑦 2 + 54𝑥 2 𝑦 2

A. 2xy(12x – 33y + 27xy) B. 6𝑥 2 𝑦 2(4y-11x + 9) C. (4𝑥 2 + 6𝑦) (6x− 9𝑦 2 ) D. 6𝑥𝑦(4x- 11y + 9xy)

_____43. 121𝑟 2 - 64𝑡 2

A. (u + 4) (u - 7) B. (u + 4) (u + 7) C. (u - 4) (u + 7) D. (u - 4) (u - 7)

For nos. 44-45, simplify each rational expression.

14𝑥 5
_____44.
26𝑥 3

7𝑥 8 7𝑥 2 7𝑥 5 7𝑥 3
A. B. C. D.
13 13 13 13

16𝑎𝑏𝑐 2
_____45.
32𝑎2 𝑏 5 𝑐

𝑐2 𝑎𝑏 4 𝑐 2 𝑏4 𝑐 2 𝑎4 𝑐 2
A. B. C. D.
2𝑎𝑏 4 2 2𝑎 2𝑏
III. Vocabulary Skills. Match the expressions to the method used to factor it. (For nos. 46-50)

COLUMN A COLUMN B

A. Factoring by Grouping
1. 15ac + 35ad – 6bc – 14bd

B. Common Factor (GCF)

2. 𝑥2 + 13x + 30
C. Factoring Difference of Two Squares
3. 𝑥2 + 12x + 36
D. Factoring a Quadratic Trinomial

4.3𝑥2 + 6x
E. Factoring a Perfect Square Trinomial

5. 25𝑥2 − 100𝑦2

IV. Identification (for nos. 51-60)

A. Find the GCF of the following polynomials and

factor them out.

_______________1. 50𝑥 2 + 20x B. Find the LCM of the given expressions.

_______________2. 12𝑎2 𝑏 2-14𝑎5 𝑏 6+ 20𝑎3 𝑏 3 ______________6. 5 ; 25

______________7. 14 ; 28
_______________3. 18𝑥 3 𝑦 4 + 36𝑥 2 𝑦 7- 12𝑥 6 y
______________8. 14xy ; 20𝑥 3 𝑦 5
_______________4. 5a + 10 ______________9. 2𝑎2 𝑏 3 ; 10a𝑏 6
_______________5. 9x – 24y
______________10. 15c𝑑8 ; 10𝑐 5 𝑑2

V. Enumeration (for nos. 61-65)

Give 5 examples of Special Products

1. 4.
2. 5.
3.

VI. Problem Solving. (For nos. 66-75) 5 pts. each (Use a scratch paper for computation.)

66-70. Find the area of a square whose sides measure [(3m + 2) – 6] cm.

71-75. What is the area of a rectangle whose length is (4x + 3) and whose width is (x – ½)?

“God bless you. Good luck!”