Department of Education

Region IX Zamboanga Peninsula

Talon-Talon District
Arena Blanco National High School-Landang Gua Annex

First Periodical Test

Grade 8 Math

Name:_________________________ Date:____________ Score:_________

Grade & Section:_________________

Direction. Place the letter of your choice at the blank provided for.

For questions 1-7, translate the following verbal expression into mathematical expression.
_____1. It is a polynomial equation of degree two that can be written in the form of ax2 + bx + c = 0,
where a,b, and c, are real numbers and a ≠ 0.
A. Linear Equation C. Quadratic Equation
B. Linear Inequality D. Quadratic Inequality
_____2. . Who developed the concepts on early Geometry?
A. Pythagoras C. Euclid
B. Aristotle D. none of the above
______3. What is the formula for Pythagorean theorem”
A. C2 =a2 + b2 C. C = 2𝜋r
B. A= lw D. none of the above
For questions 4-7, translate the following verbal expression into mathematical expression.
______4. 5 less than a number
A. 5 – x B. x – 5 C. 5 + x D. 15 - x
______5. The product of 4 and a number
A. 4x B. 4 + 𝑥 C. 4/x D. 4 –x
______6. Danny(D) has 5 chocolates more than Ben (b)
A. D=b - 5 B. D = 5b C. D= b/5 D. D= b + 5
______7. 12 more than a number
A. 12x B. 12 – x C. 12 + x D.12/x
______8. Ben (B) is 3 years younger than Rody(R)
A. B = R -3 B.B= R + 3 C. B = 3R D. B = R/3
______9. Michael (M)is twice as old as John (J)
A. M = J + 2 B.M = 2J C. M = J - 2 D. M = 2/J
______10. John(J) has 10 more marbles than Danny(d)
A. J= 10d B. J = d - 10 C. J =d/10 D. J = d + 10
______11. y + 6 = 10
A. 2 B. 4 C. 6 D. 8
______12. 3y + 12 = 0
A.4 B. 12 C. -3 D. -4
______13. 5k = 6(k + 10)
A. 10 B.50 C. 60 D. -60
______14. 2x + 8 – 3x = 2x - 7
A. -5 B. -4 C. 5 D. 4
______15. Which of the following is a prime number?
A. 33 C. 67
B. 63 D. 51
𝑥2− 1
______16. What rational algebraic expression is the same as ?
𝑥−1
a. x + 1 b. x – 1 c. 1 d. – 1
 3−3
_______17. equals
3−7
a. 3-10 b. 310 c. 3-4 d. 34
______18.. (x-3y-4)0 is equivalent to
1
a. x3y4 b. c. 0 d. 1
𝑥3𝑦4
_______19.Al has P2,175 in his bank. For his birthday he received P1,250 more as gifts from his uncles
and his aunts. How much money does Al have now?
A. P, 3,425 B. P 920 C. 2, 175 D. none of the above
_______20. Omar is now 33 years old. He is 22 years younger than his mother. How old is his mother
Now?
a. 44 B. 11 c. 55 D. none of the above
Test II. Tell whether the following statements are true.
_______1.All whole numbers are integers.
_______2. All rational numbers are integers.
_______3. Every integer is a whole number.
_______4. Every integer is a rational number
_______5. Every whole number is a rational number.

Test III. Matching Type. Match column A with column B. Find the pattern for each sequence.
Column A Column B
_____1. 4x (3x – 5) A. x2 + x - 12
_____2. (x + y)(x –y) B. 4x2 + 12x + 9
_____3. (2x +5) (2x -3) C. 4x2 + 9x -15
_____4.(2x + 3) 2 D. 6x2 + x - 2
_____5. (x- 5y)2 E. 9x2 – 24x + 16
_____6. (x + 4) (x – 3) F. x2 - 4
_____7. (2x -1) (3x + 2) G. 12x2 – 20x
_____8. (3x + 4)( 3x – 4) H. x2 – y2
_____9. (3𝑥 − 4)2 I. 9x2 - 16
____ 10. .(x-2)(x +2) J.4x2 – 9

Test III. True or False

Identify whether the statements are true or false.
______1. 8 is factor of 72.
______2. 10 can divide 50.
______3. 64 is a multiple of 4.
______4. 81 is divisible by 3.
______5. 9 is a multiple of 90.
______6. If a number is divisible by 2, then it is divisible by 4.
______7. If a number is divisible by 10, then it is divisible by 5.
______8. If the product of two numbers is an odd number, then the factors are odd and an even
number.
______9. If the sum is even, the addends are always odd.
______10. If a number is divisible by 2 and 3, then it is divisible by 6.

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