MATHEMATICS 9

SUMMATIVE TEST
1ST QUARTER
Name: _________________________________________________________________ Section: ___________________ Score: _______________

TEST I. MULTIPLE CHOICE ( 20 points )

Direction: Choose the letter of the correct answer . Write the CAPITAL LETTER of your answer.

__________ 1. It is a polynomial equation of degree 2 that can be written in the form ax 2 +bx +c=0 , where a, b
and c are real numbers and a ≠ 0.
A. Linear Equation B. Linear Inequality C. Quadratic Equation D. Quadratic Inequality

__________ 2. Which of the following is a quadratic equation?

A. 2 x2 + 4 x−1 B. 3t – 7 = 2 C. x 2+ 5 x−4=0 D. 2 x2 −7 x ≥ 3

__________ 3. In a quadratic equation, ax 2 +bx +c=0 , what do we call bx?

A. Quadratic term B. Linear term C. Constant term D. Undefined

__________ 4. The coefficient of the quadratic term may be any number except
A. One B. Zero C. Two D. Three

__________ 5. What method is best used to find the roots of a quadratic equation if the linear term is missing?
A. Quadratic Formula C. Completing the Square
B. Factoring D. Extracting Square Roots

__________ 6. How is the standard form of a quadratic equation written?

A. ax + bx + c = 0 B. ax 2 +bx +c=0 C. ax 2 +bx=c D. ax + bx2 + c = 0

__________ 7. In a quadratic equation, 4 x2 −x+2=8, what is the value of b?

A. 4 B. – 1 C. 2 D. – 6

__________ 8. What must be the value of the discriminant of a quadratic equation for it to have 2 real, rational and
unequal roots?
A. The discriminant must be greater than zero but not a perfect square.
B. The discriminant must be equal to zero.
C. The discriminant must be less than zero.
D. The discriminant must be greater than zero and a perfect square.

__________ 9. What is the nature of the roots of a quadratic equation if the value of the discriminant is greater than
Zero but not a perfect square?
A. No real roots C. 2 real, irrational and unequal roots
B. 2 real, rational and unequal roots D. 1 real, rational and equal roots

__________ 10. In completing the square, what should be added to both sides of the equation to make the left side a
perfect square trinomial?
A. Half the numerical coefficient of the quadratic term
B. Half the numerical coefficient of the linear term
C. Square of half the numerical coefficient of the quadratic term
D. Square of half the numerical coefficient of the linear term

__________ 11. The sum of the roots of a quadratic equation is defined as

−b c b −c
A. B. C. D.
a a a a
__________ 12. In the quadratic equation 3 x 2+ 7 x −4=0 , which is the quadratic term?
A. x2 B. 7x C. 3x2 D. – 4

__________ 13. How many real roots does the quadratic equation x 2+ 5 x +7=0 have?
A. 0 B. 1 C. 2 D. 3

__________ 14. The roots of a quadratic equations are – 5 and 3. Which of the following equations has these roots?
A. x 2−8 x +15=0 C. x 2−2 x−15=0
B. x 2+ 8 x+15=0 D. x 2+ 2 x−15=0

__________ 15. Which of the following values of x will make the equation x 2+ 7 x −18=0 true?
I.-9 II. 2 III.9 IV. -2
A. I and II B. II and III C. III and IV D. I and IV

__________ 16. Which of the following quadratic equations has no real roots?
A. 2 x2 + 4 x=3 B. a 2−8 a−4=0 C. 3 r 2−2 r=−5 D. −2 c 2+ c+ 7=0

__________ 17. One of the roots of 2 x2 −13 x +20=0 is 4. What is the other root?
−2 −5 2 5
A. B. C. D.
5 2 5 2

__________ 18. What is the sum of the roots of the quadratic equation x 2−14=−6 x ?
A. – 7 B. – 3 C. – 6 D. – 14

__________ 19. What is the nature of the roots of the quadratic equation if the value of its discriminant is zero?
A. The roots are not real. C. The roots are rational and unequal.
B. The roots are irrational and unequal. D. The roots are rational and equal.

__________ 20. What are the roots of the quadratic equation 2 x2 + x−56=0 ?
A. 2 and – 1 B. 8 and -7 C. – 8 and 7 D. 3 and – 2

TEST II. PROBLEM SOLVING ( 10 points )

Directions: Solve for what is being asked in the problem. Show your representation and the equation and write down the
letter of the correct answer.

__________ 1. The length of a garden is 5m longer than its width and the area is 14m 2. How long is the garden?
A. 9m B. 7m C. 5m D. 2m

Representation: ___________________________________________________________________________________
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Equation: ___________________________________________________________________________________

__________ 2. The sum of two numbers is 13 and their product is 40. What are the two numbers?
A. 5 & 8 B. 6 & 7 C. 1 & 12 D. 4 & 9

Representation: ___________________________________________________________________________________
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Equation: ___________________________________________________________________________________