Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region V (Bicol)
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF LIGAO CITY
Binatagan, Ligao City
SY 2022 – 2023

PRE-ASSESSMENT TEST in MATHEMATICS 8

DIRECTION: Read each item carefully. Choose the letter of the correct answer from the options
provided. Write your answer on your answer sheet.
1. What is the greatest common factor of 7x – 21?
A. 3 B. 7 C. x D. 21
2. What is the factored form of x 2−4 ?
A. (x−3)(x +3) B. (2 x+ 3)(2 x +3) C. (3 x−2)(3 x−2) D. (x−2)(x +2)
3 3
3. Which of the following polynomials has a factored form of 27 x + y ?
A. (3 x + x)(9 x 2−3 xy + x 2) B. (3 x− y )(9 x 2−3 xy+ y 2)
C. (3 x + y)(9 x 2−3 xy + y 2 ) D. (3 x + y)(9 x 2 +3 xy− y 2 )
4. Which of the following factors of c that will have a sum of b in the trinomial x 2−2 x−8?
A. (2)(-4) B. (1)(-8) C.(-2)(4) D.(-1)(8)
2
5. Factor completely, 7 n +6 n−1.
A. (7 n+1)(n−1) B. (7 n−1)(n−1) C. (7 n−1)(n+1) D. (7 n+1)(n+1)
3 2
6. Factor completely, 15 x −18 y + 25 x −30.
A. (3 x 2+ 5)(5 n−6) B. (3 x 2−5)(5 n−6) C. (3 x 2+ 5)(5 n+ 6) D. (3 x 2−5)(5 n+6)
7. Complete the equation. (−27 ¿(¿¿ )=351
A. 7 B. 11 C. -13 D.15
8. Square the binomial.. ¿
A. 36 x 2−12 xy+ y 2 B. 36 x 2+ 12 xy + y 2 C. 36 x 2−12 xy+ y 2 D. 36 x 2−12 xy− y 2
9. Divide 5 x 5+5 x 4 + 40 x 3by 5 x 2
A. x 3−x 2+ 8 x B. x 3 + x 2+8 x C. x 3 + x 2−8 x D. x 3−x 2−8 x
10. Find the product of the binomial ( 6 n+5 )( 3 n−5 ) .
A. 18 n2 +15 n+25 B. 18 n2−15 n−25 C. 18 n2 +15 n−25 D. 18 n2−15 n+ 25
11. What is the product of (a +b)(a +b)
A. a 2+2 ab +b2 B. a 2−2 ab+b 2 C. a 2+2 ab−b 2 D. a 2+ b2
12. What is the product of (a -3)(a +3)
A. a 2−9 B. x 2+ 9 C. x 2−6 a+ 9 D. x 2+ 6 a−9
13. Simplify (X-7¿2
A. x 2−49 B. x 2+ 49 C. x 2−14 x−49 D. x 2−14 x +49
14. Find the product of (y+4¿3
A. y 3 +64 B. y 2 +8 y +16 C. y 3 +4 y 2+ 16 y+ 64 D. y 2 +8 y +64
15. Multiply ( y - 3)( y + 7)
A. y 2 +4 y−21 B. y 2−10 x−21 C. y 2−21 D.
16. Write an equation to find the area of a rectangle.
 A. 212 +40 x +10 B. 10 x 2+ 41 x +10 C. 10 x 2−40 x +10 D. 21 x2 + 41 x +10
17. What is the GCF of 18 and 24?
A. 3 B. 8 C. 6 D. 9
18. An Italian sausage is 8 inches long. How many pieces of sausage can be cut from the 8-inch piece of
sausage if each piece is to be two-thirds of an inch?
A. 12 B. 10 C. 8 D. 6
19. The negative of a negative rational number is a positive rational number.
A. True B. False C. Can’t be determined D. Sometimes
20. There are 30 students in Mrs. Woodward’s class, and 1/5 of the class has their own cellphone. Of this
group of students, 1/2 of them are allowed to use social media. How many of the students have a
cellphone and can use social media?
A. 6 B. 3 C. 15 D. 5