TABLE OF SPECIFICATION

FIRST QUARTERLY TEST

MATH 8

Most Essential No. of Days Item Item

Quarter Learning Learning Competencies Taught Placemen
Competencies t
(MELC)
Quarter
1
1. Factors completely the different types 3 1-3
of polynomials;
a. Polynomials with common monomial factor
b. Difference of two squares
c. Sum and difference of two cubes
1 d. Perfect square trinomials, and 4
e. General trinomials
• Multiplies and divides polynomials.
• Uses models and algebraic methods to find
the:
(a) product of two binomials; (b) product of
Patter the sum and difference of two terms; (c)
ns and square of a binomial; (d) cube of a
Algebr binomial; (e) product of a binomial and a
a trinomial.
2. Solves problems involving factors of 3 4-6
polynomials:
a. Polynomials with common monomial factor
2 4
b. Difference of two squares
c. Sum and difference of two cubes
d. Perfect square trinomials, and
e. General trinomials
• Solves problems involving algebraic
expressions
 3. Illustrates rational algebraic expressions. 3 7-9
3 • Translates verbal phases to
mathematical expressions 4
•Evaluates algebraic expressions for given value
4. Simplifies rational algebraic expressions. 3 10-12
5. Performs operations on rational 13-15
4 algebraic expressions. 2 3
6. Solves problems involving rational 16-18
algebraic expressions. 2 3
7. Illustrates the rectangular coordinate system 19-21
5 and its uses. 4 3
8. Writes the linear equation ax + by = c in the 3 22-24
6 form y 1
= mx + b and vice versa.
• Uses of APE and MPE
9. Graphs a linear equation given: 3 25-27
a. Any two points; 2
b. The x – and y – intercepts;
c. The slope and a point on the line.
10. Describes the graph of a linear equation in 28-30
terms of its intercepts and slope. 1 3
11. Finds the equation of a line given (a) two 3 31-33
7 points; 2
(b) the slope and a point; (c) the slope and its
intercepts.
12. Solves problems involving linear equations in 3 34-36
two variables. 2
13. Illustrates a system of linear equations in two 3 37-40
7 variables.
14. Graphs a system of linear equations in two 3 41-43
variables. 4
15. Categorizes when a given system of 3 44-46
linear equations in two variables has
graphs that are parallel, intersecting, and
coinciding.
16. Solves a system of linear equations in two 2 47-48
variables by
 a. Graphing;
9 b. Substitution;
4
c. Elimination.
17. Solves problems involving systems of 2 49-50
10 linear equations in two variables. 4