Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region IV-A CALABARZON
Division of Cavite

CIUDAD NUEVO DE NAIC NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

Sabang, Naic, Cavite

Second Periodic Test in MATHEMATICS 8

S.Y. 2019-2020

PART I

Direction: Read each item carefully. Shade the letter of the correct answer on your
answer sheet.

1. What is the intersection of the x-axis and y-axis in the coordinate plane?
A. origin C. ordinate
B. abscissa D. coordinate axes
2. When plotted on the Cartesian Plane, which point will lie on QII?
A. (2,-2) B. (2,2) C. (-2,-2) D. (-2,2)
3. What is zero ordinate and nonnegative abscissa?
A. positive x-axis B. positive y-axis C. negative x-axis D. negative y-axis

For items 4-6, use the graph above to identify the coordinates of the following points:

4. point A
A. (4, 3) B. (-4, 3) C. (3, -4) D. (-3, 4)
5. point D
A. (1, 3) B. (3, 1) C. (3, 2) D. (-1, 3)
6. point E
A. (3, 3) B. (-3, 3) C. (3, -3) D. (-3, -3)

Use the graph above in answering items 7-8

7. What is the slope of line 1?

A. -3 B. -1/3 C. 3 D. 1/3
8. Find the slope of line 2.
A. 4/5 B. 5/4 C.-4/5 D. -5/4
 Use the graph above in answering items 9 and 10

9. What is the slope of the line AB?

A. -4 B. 4 C. 0 D. undefined
10. Find the slope of line CD.
A. -5 B. 5 C. 0 D. undefined

11. What is the slope of the equation 2y = 6x – 6?

A. -6 B. -3 C. 3 D. 6
12. What is the slope of the equation y = 2/3x +5?
B. 2/3 B. -2/3 C. 3/2 D. -3/2
13. What is the slope of the equation 4x+2 y = 12?
C. -2 B. 2 C. 1/2 D. -1/2
14. Find the slope of the line through (3, 8) and (6, 7).
A. 1/3 B. -1/3 C. 5 D. -5

15. Find the slope of the line through (-7, 2) and (6, 3).
A. 1/13 B. -1/13 C. -1 D. 5/13

16. Find the slope of the line through (0,0) and (4, -4).
A. 4 B. -4 C. 1 D. -1

For items 17-18, write the following in slope-intercept form (y=mx+b)

17. x+3y=7
A. y=1/3x+7 B. y=-1/3x+7/3 C. y=1/3x-7/3 D. y=-3x+7
18. 3x-y=12
A. y=3x+12 B. y=-3x+12 C. y=-3x-12 D. y=3x-12

For items 19-20, write the following in standard form (ax+by=c)

19. y=2/3x+2
A. 2x+3y=-6 B. 2x-3y=6 C. 2x-3y=-6 D. 2x+3y=6
20. y=-3x+5
A. 3x+y=5 B. 3x-y=5 C. 3x+y=-5 D. 3x-y=-5

For items 21-24, match each graph with its corresponding linear equation.

21.

22.

23.
24.

A. B.

C. D.

25. Which linear equation represents the graph?

A. y=-3x-2 B. y=3x+2 C. y=-1/3x+2 D. y=1/3x-2

For items 26-27, use the graph below to answer the question.

26. Write the equation of a line in slope-intercept form.

A. y=-4/5x-3 B. y=-4/5x+3 C. y=-5/4x-3 D. y=-5/4x+3
27. Which of the following is also a solution of the given line?
A. (1, 19/5) B. (-1, -11/5) C. (3, 26/5) D. (-2, 7/5)
For items 28-48, find the equation of a line.

Given the slope and a point:

28. (4, -5) m= 1

A. B. C. D.

29. (4, 0) m= 4
A. B. C. D.

30 (1, 3) m= -1/2
A. B. C. D.

31. (-2, -2) m= -2

A. B. C. D.

32. (2/3, -1) m= 2/5

A. B. C. D.

33. (-2,3) m= -3/5

A. B. C. D.

34. (0, 4) m= -2/3

A. B. C. D.
PART II

Given two points:

35. (2, 6) and (3, 9)

A. B. C. D.

36. (-3, 1) and (-5, 9)

A. B. C. D.

37. (0, 0) and (2, -3)

A. B. C. D.

38. (5, -2) and (0, 1/2)

A. B. C. D.

39. (3, -7) and (5, -3)

A. B. C. D.

40. (3, -7) and (5, -3)

A. B. C. D.

41. (-4, 7) and (-4, 8)

A. B. C. D.

Given x- and y- intercepts:

42. (2, 0) and (0, 2)

A. B. C. D.

43. (-4, 0) and (0, 2)

A. B. C. D.

44. (-5, 0) and (0, -3)

A. B. C. D.

45. (8, 0) and (0, -3)

A. B. C. D.

46. (2/3, 0) and (0, -3)

 A. B. C. D.

47. (1/2, 0) and (0, 5/2)

A. B. C. D.

48. (-4, 0) and (0, -6)

A. B. C. D.
B.
For items 49-57, solve each systems of linear equation in two variables.

49-50

49. What is the value of x?

A. -3 B. -1 C. 1 D. 3
50. What is the value of y?
A. -3 B. -1 C. 1 D. 3

51-52

51. What is the value of x?

A. -4 B. 1 C. 2 D. 4
52. What is the value of y?
A. -4 B. 1 C. 2 D. 4

53-54

53. What is the value of x?

A. -8 B. -5 C. 5 D. 8
52. What is the value of y?
A. -8 B. -5 C. 5 D. 8

55-56

55. What is the value of x?

A. -9 B. -2 C. 2 D. 9
56. What is the value of y?
A. -9 B. -2 C. 2 D. 9

For items 57-60, read each problem comprehensively. Then shade the letter of the correct
answer on your answer sheet.

57-58 Karylle says: “I have 20 farm animals consisting of goats and ducks. There are 56
animals legs.
 57. How many goats are there?
A. 7 B. 8 C. 9 D. 10
58. How about ducks?
A. 10 B. 11 C. 12 D. 13

59-60 There are 14 coins in all. There are 4 more coins on the right hand than on the left hand.
59. How many coins are on the right hand?
A. 8 B. 9 C. 10 D. 11
60. How about on the left hand?
A. 4 B. 5 C. 6 D. 7

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Prepared by: Mr Oliver E. Ortiz Jr., Mathematics 8 Teacher

KEY: Second Periodic Test in Mathematics 8 S.Y. 2019-2020

1. A
2. D
3. A
4. B
5. B
6. C
7. D
8. C
9. C
10. D
11. C
12. A
13. D
14. B
15. A
16. D
17. B
18. D
19. B
20. A
21. D
22. C
23. A
24. B
25. A
26. A
27. B
28. C
29. B
30. A
31. C
32. D
33. A
34. A
35. C
36. B
37. B
38. C
39. B
40. B
41. A
42. A
43. B
44. D
45. C
46. A
47. C
48. A
49. B
50. D
51. B
52. D
53. B
54. D
55. D
56. C
57. B
58. C
59. B
60. B