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JOSEFA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

PRE - ASSESSMENT IN MATHEMATICS 9

NAME: __________________________ GRADE and SECTION: ___________

Part I
Directions: Choose the letter that you think best answers the question. Please answer all
items.
_____1.Which of the following is the standard form of quadratic equations?
A. ax2+ bx +c < 0, a ≠ 0 B. ax2+ bx + c = 0, a ≠ 0 C. Ax +By +C = 0 D. y = mx + b
_____ 2. Which of the following is a quadratic equation?
A. 3m - 7 = 12 B. - 5n2+ 4n -1 C. 2x2- 7x ≥ 3 D. t 2+ 5t -14 = 0
_____ 3. In the quadratic equation 5w + 9w -10 =0 , which is the quadratic term?
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A. w2 B. 9w C. 5w2 D. -10
_____ 4. Which of the following rational algebraic equations is transformable to a quadratic
equation?

a. b. c. d.

_____ 5. How many real roots does the quadratic equation 3x2+7x +10 =0 have?
A. 0 B. 1 C. 2 D. 3
_____ 6. The roots of a quadratic equation are -4 and -5. Which of the following quadratic
equations has these roots?
A. x2+x -20 =0 B. x2-x +20 =0 C. x2+9x +20 =0 D. x2-9x +20 =0
_____ 7. Which of the following mathematical statements is a quadratic inequality?
A. 5t 2-r -20 =0B. 9h +18 <0 C. 4x2+2x -2 ≥0 D. m2+9m +16 =0
_____8. How many real roots does the quadratic equation x = 0 have?
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A. 0 B. 1 C. 2 D. 3
_____ 9. Which of the following values of x make the equation x +x-20 =0 true?
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I. -5 II. 4 III. 5
A. I and II B. II and III C. I and III D. I, II, and III
_____10.Which of the following quadratic equations has no real roots?
A. 6m2+4m =3 B. t 2-5t -9 =0 C. 2s2 -4s =-4 D. 4r 2+2r -5 =0
_____ 11. What is the nature of the roots of the quadratic equation if the value of its discriminant is
negative?
A. The roots are not real. B. The roots are irrational and not equal.
C. The roots are rational and not equal. D. The roots are rational and equal.
_____ 12.One of the roots of 2x2-3x-9 =0 is 3. What is the other root?

a. b. c. d. -
_____ 13. What are the roots of the quadratic equation x2-3x -10 = 0?
A. 2 and 5 B. -2 and 5 C. -10 and 1 D. 10 and -1
_____ 14. What is the sum of the roots of the quadratic equation 3x2+15x –21=0?
A. 15 B. 5 C. -5 D. -7
_____ 15. Which of the following quadratic equations can be solved easily by extracting square
roots?
A. 6x2-9x +12 =0 B. 5n2+7n –51= 0 C. 4m2-64 =0 D. v 2- 3v - 10 =0
_____ 16. Which of the following is mathematical sentence of quadratic inequality?
A. x 2 + 9x +7 = 0 B. x2 - 6x +15 =0 C. 0 < 3x2 + 3x - 6 D. x –x2 =12
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_____ 17. A mathematical sentence with degree 2 that can be written in ax + bx + c =0.
A. Linear Equation B. Quadratic EquationC. Polynomial Equation D.
Quadratic Inequality
_____ 18. Which of the following equations is transformable into quadratic equations?
A. 2x + x – 5 =x B. 3 + m =n C. 8(x+4) = x D. x ( x + 5) =36
_____ 19. Which of the following is mathematical sentence of quadratic inequality?
A. x2 + 3x + 0 B. x2 – x + 10 C. 2x2 + 3x – 6 > 0 D. x – x2 = 0
_____ 20. The product of two numbers is 18 and their sum is 9. Find the numbers.
A. 3 and 6 B. 12 and 15 C. 6 and 9 D. 9 and 12
_____ 21. A line divides the graph into two parts such that one – half of the graph is a reflection of
the other half.
A. Axis of symmetry B. Domain C. Range D. Parabola
_____ 22. The graph of quadratic function y = ax2 + bx + c is called ___________________ .
A. Axis of symmetry B. Domain C. Range D. Parabola

_____ 23. The set of all real numbers of a quadratic equation.

B. Axis of symmetry B. Domain C. Range D. Parabola
_____ 24. Depends on the parabola whether opens upward or downward.
A. Axis of symmetry B. Domain C. Range D. Parabola
_____ 25. The roots of quadratic equation are 4 and – 5. Which of these quadratic equations has
these roots?
A. x2 - x – 20 = 0 B. x2 -5x – 20 = 0 C. x2 + 4x – 20 = 0 D. x2 + x – 20 = 0
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_____ 26. Express y = 3x – 4x + 1 in the form y = a ( x – h) + k form.
A. y = 3 ( x – 2/3 )2 – 1/3 B. y = 3 ( x – 1/3 )2 – 1/3 C. y = 3 ( x – 5/6 )2 – 1/6 D.
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y = 3(x – 1/6) – 5/6
_____ 27.Which of the following equations represents a quadratic function?
a. y = 3 + 2x² b. 2y²+ 3 = x c. y = 3x – 2² d. y = 2x– 3
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_____ 28. The quadratic function f(x) = x + 2x – 1 is expressed in standard form as
A. f(x) = ( x + 1)2 + 1 B. f(x) = ( x + 1)2 – 2 C. f(x) = ( x + 1)2 + 2 C. f(x) = ( x + 1)2 – 1
_____ 29. The maximum point of the quadratic function f(x) = -3x2+ 6x + 6 is
a. (-3, 6 ) b. ( 3, -6 ) c. ( 1, -9 ) d. ( 1, 9 )
_____ 30. What is f(x) = 2( x - 3 )2+ 4 when written in the form f(x) = ax2+ bx + c?

A. f(x) = 2x2-12 x +22 b. f(x) = 2x2-12 x +10 c. f(x) = 2x2+12 x +22 d. f(x) = 2x2-12 x -10
_____ 31. The equation of the function represented by the graph at the right is
a. f(x) = x2+ 2x +-2 b. f(x) = 2x2-4 x + 4 c. f(x) = -2x2+4x d. f(x) = 2x2+4x
refer to no.31
_____ 32. The vertex of the quadratic equation f(x) = ( x + 1 )2– 2 is
a. (1, -2) b. (-1, 2 ) c. ( 1, -2 ) d. ( -1, -2 )
_____ 33. Consider the quadratic function f(x) = ( x + 3 )2+ 2, the axis of symmetry of the function
is a. x = 3 b. x = -3 c. x = 2 d. x = -2
_____ 34. The product of the zeros of quadratic function y = -3x2– 2x + 5 is
a. 5/3 b. -5/3 c. 3/5 d. -3/5
_____ 35. The sum of the zeros of quadratic function y = -3x2– 2x + 5 is
a. 2/3 b. -2/3 c. 3/2 d. -3/2
_____ 36. The graph of f(x) = ( x + 1 )2 – 2 is obtained by sliding the graph of y = x2
a. 1 unit to the right and 2 units downward b. I unit to the left and 2 units downward
c. 1 unit to the right and 2 units upward d. 1 unit to the left and 2 units upward
_____ 37. Which of the following equation of the quadratic function whose zeros are the squares of
the zeros of y = 2x2 + 5x -3? a. f(x) = 4x2-27 x +9 b. f(x) = 4x2-37 x +9 c. f(x) = 4x2- x -1
d. f(x) = -4x2-27 x – 2
_____ 38. What are the dimensions of the largest rectangular field that can be enclosed by 80 m of
fencing wire?
a. 20 by 20 b. 20 by 40 c. 40 by 20 d. 20 by 30
_____ 39. The length of a garden is 5m longer than its width and the area is 36 m2. How long is the
garden ?
A. 4m B. 5m C. 9m D. 13m
_____ 40. From a 96-foot building, an object is thrown straight up into the air then follows a
trajectory. The height S(t) of the ball above the building after t seconds is given by the function S(t)
= 80t – 16t2. What maximum height will the object reach?
a. 5/2 b. 100 c. 200 d. 50
_____ 41. The solution of a quadratic equation x2+ 5x - 6 = 0 is
a. x = -1, x = 6 b. x = 1, x = - 6 c. x = 1 d. x = 6
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_____ 42. If a < 0, then function ƒ(x) = a x + bx + c has
a. maximum value b. minimum value c. constant value d. positive value
_____ 43. Find the vertex of the graph of f(x) = -x2 a. (0,0) b. (1,0) c. (-1,0) d. (0,-1)

_____ 44. The equation x2 + 6 = 0 has a degree of a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4

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_____ 45. What is/are the solution/s of the equation y – 64 = 0? a. (8,4) b.(-8,8) c. (-8)
d. (16,4)
_____ 46. The smaller solution of the equation (x - 6) (x + 5) = 0? a. 6 b. -5 c. -6 d. 5
_____ 47. Find the zeros of the quadratic function y = x2 - 3x +2 by factoring method.
a. x = 2 and x= 1 b. x = - 2 and x= -1 c. x = 3 and x= 1 d. x = - 2 and x= 1
_____ 48. Find the equation of the axis of symmetry of the graph of f(x) = ( x + 2 )2 + 3.
a. x = -2 b. x=2 c. x=3 d. x=-3
_____ 49. Find the range of f(x) = ( x + 2 )2 + 3. a. y ≥ 3 b. y ≤ 3 c. y ≥ 2 d. y ≤ 2
_____ 50. Find the maximum or minimum point of f(x) = - 2x2 – 2 .
a. (0,0) b. (0, -2) c. (-2,0) d. (0,2)

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