Republic of the Philippines

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Region I
SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE
Dagupan City
JUDGE JOSE DE VENECIA SR. TECHNICAL-VOCATIONAL SECONDARY SCHOOL

1st QUARTER PRE- ASSESSMENT TEST

MATHEMATICS 9

NAME: __________________________ GRADE&SECTION: ________

Directions: Read each question carefully. Write the letter of the correct answer before each
number.
_____ 1. What is a polynomial equation of degree two that can be written in a form a x 2 + bx + c
= 0, where a, b, c are real numbers and a ≠ 0.
A. Linear Equation C. Quadratic Equation
B. Linear Inequality D. Quadratic Inequality
_____2. The value of a in the equation,5 x 2+3 x +7=0.
A. 2 B. 5 C. 3 D. 7
_____3. Which of the following equation is NOT a quadratic equation?
A. 2 x 2 + 5x – 3 = 0 B. 3x (x-2) = 10 C. (2x + 5) (x-1) = -6 D.
2x+x+2=0
_____4. The last term in a perfect square trinomial is equal to ___the coefficient of the linear
term.
A. the cube of half B. the square of half C. half D. twice
_____5. Which of the following must be added to x 2−12 x +¿ ¿in order to make it a perfect
trinomial?
A. 24 B. 6 C. 12 D. 36
_____6. Rey has an assignment; he needs to solve this equation by factoring: x 2+ 9 x=−8.
What must he do? Arrange the given below and choose the best answer.
1. x 2+ 9 x+8.
2. ( x +1 )=0 ; ( x +8 )=0.
3 ( x +1 )( x +8 ) =0.
4. x=−1 ; x=−8 .
A. 1-2-3-4 C. 1-2-4-3
B. 1-3-2-4 D. 4-3-2-1
_____7. Which of the following equations may be solved easily by factoring?
A. 2 x2 =72 B. t 2+ ¿ 12t + 36 = 0 C. w 2−64=0 D. 2 s 2+ 8 s−10=0
_____8. Which of the following is equal to the equation, ( x +2)2 +8=0 ?
A. x 2−12 x=0 B. x 2+ 4 x +12=0 C. 2 x2 +6 x−5=0 D. x 2−4 x+1=0
_____9. Transform 2 x ( x +3 )=5 to standard form of quadratic equation.
A. 2 x2 −3 x +5=0 C. 2 x2 −3 x −5=0
2
B. C. 2 x +6 x−5=0 D. 3 x 2−12 x +2=0
2 2
_____10. What is x=2 x −5 in standard form?
3
A. −2 x2 −x−5=0 C. x 2−x−5=0
B. C. 6 x 2−2 x−15=0 D.6 x 2−x−5=¿0
_____11. Which of the following equations can be solved by extracting the square root?
A. 12 x2=36 B. 9 x 2=36 C. x 4 =−4 D. x 2=6
_____12. Which of the following is the set of factors for the equation, x 2−12 x+36=0 ?
A. (x−6)(x−6) C. (x−3)( x−3)
B. x ( x−12 )=0 D. (x−3)( x +3)
2
_____13. What must be the last term of the equation, x −6 x +¿ 0 ?
 A. 5 B. 6 C. 9 D. 19
2
_____14. The first step in solving for the roots of 2 x + 4 x+ 8=0 by completing the square is to
__ the whole equation by the value of a .
A. add B. subtract C. multiply D. divide
_____15. This method is used by transforming the equation into perfect square trinomial.
A. Factoring C. Extracting square root
B. Completing the square D. Quadratic Formula
_____16. The discriminant is used to identify the _____ of the roots.
A. nature B. product C. sum D. value
_____17. What are roots of 4 x2 −16=0?
A. ±3 B. ±5 C. ±4 D. ±2
_____18. The roots of a quadratic equation is (2,-3). What is the equation?
A. x 2−x−6=0 C. x 2+ x+6=0
B. C. x 2−2 x−3=0 D. 2 x2 −3 x −6=0
2
_____19. To find the roots of the equation; 9 x −144=0 , which is the best method use?
A. Factoring C. Extracting square root
B. Completing the square D. Quadratic Formula
_____20. Which of the following equations have no real roots?
A. 2 x2 + 4 x+ 8=0 C. −2 x2 −10 x −10=0
2 2
B. x −3 x+ 2=0 D. x −x−8=0
_____21. The value of the discriminant is determined by which equation?
A. b 2+3 x B. 2 b2 +4 a C. b 2−4 ax D. b 2−4 ac
_____22. Describe the roots of quadratic equation when the value of b 2−4 ac is negative.
A. rational & equal C. irrational & equal
B. rational & not equal D. no roots
2
_____23. Determine the roots of the equation, x + 2 x +1=0.
1 1 1 3
A. , B. ,2 C. ,6 D. 2,3
2 2 2 2
_____24. Which is the quadratic formula?
b ± √b 2−4 ac −b ± √ b 2+ 4 ac −b ± √ b 2−4 ac
A. B. C. D.
2a 2a 4a
−b ± √b −4 ac
2

2a
_____25. What is the nature of the roots of 4 x2 −8 x+ 4=0 ?
A. No real roots B. irrational, unequal C. rational, equal D. rational,
unequal
_____26. What is the sum of the roots of the quadratic equation, x 2−6 x +1=0 ?
A. 6 B. -6 C. -3 D. 1
_____27. Write the quadratic equation whose roots are 2 and -5.
A. x 2+ 5 x−10=0 C. 2 x2 −5 x −3=0
B. C. x 2+ 3 x −10=0 D. x 2−x−2=0
_____28. Determine the equation of the quadratic equation. whose sum and product of its roots
is -7 and -18 respectively.
A. x 2+ 7 x −18=0 C. x 2+ 5 x−10=0
B. C. x 2−7 x+ 18=0 D. x 2+ 7 x +10=0
_____29. The area of a rectangular garden is 48 square units. If the length is 5 units more than
its width, write an equation that would represent the area.
A. x 2+ 5 x−38=0 C. x 2+ 5 x−28=0
B. x 2+ 5 x−48=0 D. x 2+ 5 x +38=0
_____30. The perimeter of a rectangular lot is 18 while its area is 27. Find the equation that
would best represent this.
A. x 2−9 x +27=0 C. x 2+ 5 x−27=0
2
B. x + 9 x−38=0 D. x 2−5 x−30=0
_____31. The length of a garden is 5m longer than its width and the area is 36 sq.m. How long
is the garden?
 A. 4m B. 5m C. 7m D. 9m
2
_____32. What are the values of a, b and c in the equation y – 8y = 9?
A. a = 1, b = -8, and c = 9
B. a = 1, b = 8, and c = 9
C. a = 1, b = -8 and c = -9
D. a = -1, b =-8, and c = -9
_____33. What is the sum of the roots of x 2– 7x + 6 = 0
A. 6 C. 8
B. 7 D. 9
_____34. What is the product of the roots of x 2 – 8x = 20?
A. 8 C. -20
B. -8 D. 20
_____32. Determine the equation of the quadratic function represented by the table of values
below.
x -2 -1 0 1
y 16 1 6 4
0
A. f (x)= x2−3 x +6 C. f ( x )=2 x 2+ 3 x +6
B. f ( x )=2 x 2−3 x−6 D. f ( x )=−10( x+ 6)2−2

_____33. The vertex of a parabola is (-3,5) and it is the minimum point of the graph. If the graph
passes through the point (-2,7), what is the equation of the quadratic function?
2
A . f ( x )=2 x +12 x+ 23 B. f ( x )=2( x+3)2 +5
C. all of these D. none of these
_____34. Give the equation of the quadratic function whose graph of f ( x )=10 x 2 shifted to 2
units downward and 6 units to the left.
A . f ( x )=−10 ¿ C. f ( x )=−10( x+ 6)2−2
B. f ( x )=−10(x+ 2)2−6 D. f ( x )=3 ( x−2)2+5
_____35. Which of the following is the equation of the quadratic function whose graph of
2
f ( x )=3 x shifted 5 units upward and 2 units to the right?
2
A . f ( x )=3(x−2) +5 C. f ( x )=3 ( x+ 6)2+5
B. f ( x )=3 ( x−5)2+ 2 D. f ( x )=−10¿

_____36. Find the equation of the quadratic function whose zeros are -3 and 2.
A. x 2+ x−6 B. 2 x2 + x−6 C. x 2−x +6 D. 2 x2 =x+6
_____37. The quadratic function, f ( x )=x 2 +2 x−1 is expressed in standard form as____.
A. f ( x )=(x+ 1)2 +1 C. f ( x )=( x+ 1)2−2
B. f ( x )=( x+ 1)2 +2 D. f ( x )=( x+ 1)2−1
_____38. . What is f ( x )=3 ( x+ 2)2 when written in the form f ( x )=ax 2+bx +c ?
A. f ( x )=−3 x 2 +12 x −10 C. f ( x )=3 x 2−12 x+10
B. C. f ( x )=−3 x 2−12 x−10 D. none of these
_____39. Which of the following is the vertex form of a quadratic function?
A. f ( x )=a ( x −h )2 +k C. f ( x )=a ( x +h )2+ k
B. f ( x )=a( x−h)2−k D. f ( x )=a( x +h)2−k
_____40. When will the graph of a quadratic function, f ( x )=x 2 slide upward?
A. If k >0 B. if k =<0 C. if k ≤ 0 D. if k = 0
_____41. The graph of y=x 2−3 is obtained by sliding the graph of y=x 2
A. 3 units downward C. 3 units upward
B. 3 units to the right D. 3 units to the left
_____42. A company of cellphones can sell 200 units per month at Php 2,000 each. Then they
found out that they can sell 50 more units for every Php 100 decrease in price each week. What
quadratic equation would be best illustrate the revenue?
 A. f ® =(200+50 x)( 2000−100 x) ¿ B. f ® =( 200+100 x ) ( 2000−50 x )
C. none of these D. All of these
_____43. The length of a plywood is twice its width. Write a quadratic equation that would
represent its area which is equal to 18.
A. 2 x2 −10=0 C. 2 x2 −18=0
B. x 2+ 7 x −18=0 D. x 2+ 7 x −10=0
C.
_____44. Which of the following shows the graph of f ( x )=2 x 2+ 4 x +5

A. C.

B. D.

_____45. Which of the following mathematical statements is a quadratic inequality?

A. 2 r 2−3 r −5=0 C. 3 t 2+7 t −2 ≥ 0
B. 7 h+12<0 2
D. s +8+15=0
_____46. Which of the following coordinates of points belong to the solution set of the inequality
2
y <2 x +5 x−1 ?
A. ( -3, 2) B. ( -2, 9) C. (1, 6) D. ( 3, 1)

_____47. Which of the following shows the graph of y ≥−x 2 +4 x−3 ?

A. C.

B. D.

_____48. What are the dimensions of the largest rectangular field that can be enclosed by 80
meters fencing wire.
A. 20x20m B. 20x30 m C. 10x20m D. 80x80 m
_____49. A photograph is 16 inches wide and 9 inches long and is surrounded by a frame of
uniform width. If the area of the frame is 84 square inches, find the uniform width of the frame.
A. 15 in. B. 16 in. C. 17 in. D. 18 in.
_____50. A department store sells about 40 t-shirts per week at a price of P100 each. They
found out that for each P10 decrease in price, 5 more t-shirts were sold per week. Find the
maximum revenue for the new price of t-shirt?
 A. P4,000 B. P5,000 C. P 3,050 D. P 4,050

Good luck!!!!!

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GRADE 9 MATHEMATICS TEACHERS