SUMMATIVE TEST IN MATHEMATICS 8

1. Which of the following cannot be used to prove that two triangles are congruent?
A. ASA Congruence Postulate C. SSS Congruence Postulate
B. SAS Congruence Postulate D. AAA Congruence Postulate

2. Which postulate can be used to prove that two triangles are congruent?

A. ASA Postulate B. SSS Postulate C. SAS Postulate D. AAS Postulate

3. Which of the following can be used to prove that ABCADC ?

A. ASA Postulate A D
B. SAS Postulate
C. AAS Postulate
D. SSS Postulate B C

4. Gabriel knows that in ∆MIG and ∆JAN, ̅𝑀𝐼̅̅ ≅ ̅𝐽𝐴̅,̅ ̅𝐼𝐺̅̅ ≅ ̅𝐴𝑁̅,̅ and ̅𝑀𝐺̅̅ ≅ ̅𝐽𝑁̅.̅ Which postulate
or theorem can he use to prove the triangles are congruent?
A. ASA B. AAS C. SAS D. SSS

5. If ̅𝐷𝐸̅̅ ≅ ̅𝐺𝐻̅,̅ ∠𝐷 ≅ ∠𝐺, ̅𝐷𝐹̅̅ ≅ ̅𝐺𝐼̅,̅ then ∆DEF≅∆GHI by _________.

A. ASA B. AAS C. SAS D. SSS

6. The triangles at the right are congruent. Which of the
following statements must be true?
A. ∠A ≅ ∠D C. ̅AB̅ ≅ ̅DE̅
B. ∠B ≅ ∠E D. BC̅̅ ≅ ̅FD̅
7. If ΔABC ≅ ΔDEF, m∠A = 50, and m∠E = 30, what is m∠C?
A. 100 B. 150 C. 120 D. 90

8. Given ∆ABC ≅ ∆PQR, m∠B = 2y + 3, and m∠Q = 5y − 6, find m∠B and m∠Q.
A. 3 B. 9 C. 10 D. 21

9. The two triangles are congruent as suggested by their appearance. Find the value of c.

38° d°
g 5
b4

f° e° 52°

3 c

A. 38 B. 5 C. 4 D. 3

10. Find the values of x and y.

A. x = 53, y = 37 C. x = 90, y = 37
B. x = 37, y = 53 D. x = 90, y = 53

11. If ∆ABC  ∆XYZ, find the value of x.

A. 10
B. 15
C. 20
D. 25

12. If ∆ABC  ∆ADC, find the

mBAC.
 a. 100
b. 200
c. 300
d. 400

13. If ∆BAG  ∆TIN, m∠B = 500, m∠I = 300, what is m∠G?

a. 300
b. 500
c. 1000
d. 1200

14. If these two triangular puzzle pieces are to be made congruent, what must be the measure
of
 Z?
a. 64
b. 116
c. 130
d. 26

15. If ∆ABC  ∆QRS, m∠A = x – 10 , and m∠Q = 2x – 30 , what is m∠A?

A. 10 B. 20 C. 30 D. 40

FOR NUMBERS 16 TO 18, REFER TO THE FIGURE BELOW:

Given: ΔDNA ≅ Δ TMO

10 y
16. If 𝐷 ̅ ̅
̅ 𝐴̅ = 10, what is 𝑇𝑂̅ ?
A. 5 B. 10 C. 15 D. 20

17. If ΔDNA ≅ Δ TMO, if the length of 𝑁𝐴 = x + 6 and 𝑀𝑂 = 2x – 3. What is the length of the
side?
A. 5 B. 10 C. 15 D. 20
18. If 𝐷𝑁 = 20, then 𝑇𝑀 = ___.
A. 5 B. 10 C. 15 D. 20

19. What property of congruence is illustrated in the statement? If ̅𝐴𝐵̅̅ ≅ ̅𝐶𝐷̅,̅ and ̅𝐶𝐷̅̅ ≅̅ ̅𝐷𝐸̅̅ then
̅𝐴𝐵̅̅ ≅ ̅𝐷𝐸̅.̅

A. Symmetric B. Transitive C. Reflexive D. Multiplication

20. What property of congruence is illustrated in the statement? If ̅𝐴𝐵̅̅ ≅ ̅𝐶𝐷̅,̅ then ̅𝐶𝐷̅̅ ≅ ̅𝐴𝐵̅̅ .

B. Symmetric B. Transitive C. Reflexive D. Multiplication

21. Miguel knows that in ∆𝑀𝐼𝐺 𝑎𝑛𝑑 ∆𝐽𝐴𝑁, ̅𝑀𝐼̅̅ ≅ ̅𝐽𝐴̅,̅ ̅𝐼𝐺̅̅ ≅ ̅𝐴𝑁̅̅ and ̅𝑀𝐺̅̅ ≅ ̅𝐽𝑁̅.̅ Which
postulate or theorem can he use to prove the triangles are congruent?
a. ASA B. AAS C. ASA D. SSS
22. Justify the last two steps of the proof:
Given: ̅𝐴𝐵̅̅ ≅ ̅𝐷𝐶̅̅ and 𝐴𝐶̅̅ ≅ ̅𝐷𝐵̅̅

Prove: ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶 ≅ ∆𝐷𝐶𝐵 Proof:

1. ̅𝐴𝐵̅̅ ≅ ̅𝐷𝐶̅̅ 1. Given
2. ̅𝐴𝐶̅̅ ≅ ̅𝐷𝐵̅̅ 2. Given
3.̅ 𝐵𝐶̅̅ ≅ ̅𝐶𝐵̅̅ 3. ?
4. ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶 ≅ ∆𝐷𝐶𝐵 4. ?

A. Reflexive property of Congruence, SAS C. Symmetric property of

Congruence, SAS
B. Reflexive property of Congruence, SSS D. Symmetric property of
Congruence, SSS
23. Is there enough information to conclude that the triangles are congruent? If so, what is the
correct congruence statement?

a. Yes, ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶 ≅ ∆𝐴𝐵𝐷 C. Yes; ∆𝐴𝐶𝐵 ≅ ∆𝐴𝐶𝐷

b. Yes; ∆𝐶𝐴𝐵 ≅ ∆𝐷𝐵𝐶 D. No, the ∆s cannot be
proven congruent

24. Which congruence postulate or theorem supports your answer in number 5?

 a. LL Congruence C. HyL Congruence
b. LA Congruence D. HyA Congruence
25. Which of the following pair of congruent triangles are congruent by ASA?

A. C.

B. D.

26. What additional information will allow you to prove that the two triangles are congruent
by the HyL Theorem?
a.
b. m = 90
c.
d. 𝐷

27. Can you use the SAS Postulate, the AAS Theorem, or both to
prove that the two triangles are congruent?
a. Either SAS or AAS C. AAS only
b. SAS only D. neither

28. If corresponding congruent parts are marked, how can you prove ∆BEC ≅ ∆BAC?

a. ASA
b. LL
c. SAS
d. SSS
 29. Janeth knows that ̅𝐴𝐵̅̅ ≅ ̅𝑋𝑌̅̅ and ̅𝐴𝐶̅̅ ≅ ̅𝑋𝑍̅.̅ What other information must he know to
prove
∆ABC ≅ ∆XYZ by SAS postulate?
𝐴. ∠𝐵 ≅ ∠𝑌 B. ∠𝐶 ≅ ∠𝑍 C. ∠𝐴 ≅ ∠𝑋 D. ∠𝐵 ≅ ∠𝑍

30. Miguel knows that in ∆MIG and ∆JAN, ̅𝑀𝐼̅̅ ≅ ̅𝐽𝐴̅,̅ ̅𝐼𝐺̅̅ ≅ ̅𝐴𝑁̅,̅ and ̅𝑀𝐺̅̅ ≅ ̅𝐽𝑁̅.̅ Which
postulate or theorem can he use to prove the triangles are congruent?
a. ASA B. AAS
C. SAS D. SSS
(For items 31 & 32). Choose what additional information is required in order to know that the
triangles are congruent for the reason given.
31. HyL Congruence Theorem

𝐴. ∠𝐽 ≅ ∠𝑊

𝐵. ∠𝐾 ≅ ∠𝑋
𝐶. ̅𝐽𝐾̅̅ ≅ ̅𝑊𝑋̅̅

𝐷. ∠𝐽 ≅ ∠𝑊 or ∠𝐾 ≅ ∠𝑋
32. ASA Congruence Postulate

𝐴. ∠𝑄 ≅ ∠𝐽
𝐵. ̅𝑃𝑄̅̅ ≅ 𝐼𝐽̅ or ̅𝑄𝑅̅̅ ≅ ̅𝐽𝐾̅̅

𝐶. ∠𝑃 ≅ ∠𝐼 or ∠𝑄 ≅ ∠𝐽

D. ∠𝑃 ≅ ∠𝐼

33. It is a triangle with two congruent sides.

A. Right triangle C. Equilateral triangle
B. Isosceles triangle D. Scalene Triangle

34. In ABC , BDis the perpendicular bisector. What is the measurement of BDC ?
C. 45 degrees B. 90 degrees C. 180 degrees D. 360 degrees

35. FH is an angle bisector in triangle EFG. If GFH measures 75˚, what would be the
measure of EFH ?
 D. 75˚ B. 15˚ C. 105˚ D. 90˚

36. When a transversal line passes through two collinear parallel lines at two distinct points,
which of the following statements is true?
a. All exterior angles are congruent. C. Alternate interior angles are congruent.
b. Right angles are always present. D. All interior angles are congruent.

37. In ABC , AB = AC. If mB= 80˚, find the measure of A.

a. 20˚ B. 80˚ C. 100˚ D. 180˚

II. MATCHING TYPE

Direction: Match the terms in Column A with the definitions in Column B.

Column A Column B
38. Angle bisector a. states that a point is on the perpendicular bisector of a
segment if and only if it is equidistant from the endpoints
39. Perpendicular
of the segment
Bisector
b. an object (a line, a ray, or line segment) that cuts another
object (an angle, a line segment) into two equal parts
Theorem
40. Perpendicular c. a ray or a line segment that bisects one of the vertex
angles of a triangle forming two congruent angles
bisector
d. a line segment that aside from splitting another segment
41. Angle Bisector into two equal parts, it also forms a right angle (90˚ or 90
Theorem degrees) with the said segment
e. If a line is parallel to one side of a triangle and intersects
42. Bisector the other two sides, it divides both sides proportionally.