TABLE OF SPECIFICATIONS FOR GRADE NINE MATHEMATICS

Test
No. of No. of Percentage Index of
Learning Competencies Level of Cognition Placemen
Days Items of Items Difficulty
t
1. Illustrates the six trigonometric ratios: sine, cosine, 4 Remembering 5 10.42 1 Easy
tangent, secant, cosecant, and cotangent. Remembering 2 Easy
Remembering 3 Easy
Remembering 4 Easy
Remembering 5 Easy
2. Finds the trigonometric ratios of special angles. 8 Understanding 10 22.92 6 Easy
Understanding 7 Easy
Understanding 8 Easy
Understanding 9 Easy
Understanding 10 Easy
Understanding 11 Easy
Understanding 12 Easy
Understanding 13 Easy
Understanding 14 Easy
Understanding 15 Easy
3. Illustrates angles of elevation and angles of 4 Remembering 5 10.42 16 Easy
depression. Remembering 17 Easy
Understanding 18 Easy
Understanding 19 Easy
Understanding 20 Easy
4. Uses trigonometric ratios to solve real-life problems 4 Analyzing 5 10.42 21 Average
involving righttriangles. Analyzing 22 Average
Analyzing 23 Average
Applying 24 Difficult
Analyzing 25 Difficult
5. Illustrates laws of sines and cosines. 8 Remembering 10 22.92 26 Easy
Remembering 27 Easy
Understanding 28 Easy
Understanding 29 Easy
 Understanding 30 Easy
Application 31 Average
Application 32 Average
Application 33 Average
Application 34 Average
Application 35 Difficult
6. Solves problems involving oblique triangles. 12 Application 13 22.92 36 Easy
Understanding 37 Easy
Understanding 38 Easy
Understanding 39 Easy
Application 40 Average
Application 41 Average
Application 42 Average
Application 43 Average
Application 44 Average
Analyzing 45 Average
Analyzing 46 Average
Analyzing 47 Difficult
Analyzing 48 Difficult
TOTAL 40 48 100
no of days the competency is tobe delivered
No. of Item per competency = x total no . of items (No. of items were adjusted to come up with 24 items)
total number of days
 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region VII, Central Visayas
Division of Mandaue City

FOURTH PERIODICAL TEST IN GRADE NINE MATHEMATICS

Name: ___________________________ Section: _______Date: ________ Score: _______

Multiple Choice. Directions: Choose the correct answer by encircling the letter of your choice.

1. What function is defined to be the ratio of the opposite side to the hypotenuse?
A. sine B. secant C. cosine D. tangent

2. What function is the reciprocal of cosine?

A. sine B. secant C. cosine D. tangent

3. What function is the ratio of the opposite side to the adjacent side?
A. sine B. secant C. cosine D. tangent

4. Which pair of functions are NOT reciprocal functions?

A. sine & cosecant B. sine & cosine C. tangent & cotangent D. cosine & secant

5. What is the function of the reciprocal of cosecant?

A. sine B. secant C. cosine D. cosecant

6. What is the value of sin 30 ° ?

A.
1
B.
√2 C.
√3 D. 1
2 2 2

7. What is the value of cos 30 ° ?

A.
1
B.
√2 C.
√3 D. 1
2 2 2

8. What is the value of tan 45 °?

A.
1
B.
√2 C.
√3 D. 1
2 2 2

9. What is sin 45 ° ?

A.
1
B.
√2 C.
√3 D. 1
2 2 2

Use the figure to answer items 10 – 13. B

60
1
A 30 C
10. What is BC ?
1
A. B. 1 C. 2 D. √ 3
2

11. What is AC ?
1
A. B. 1 C. 2 D. √ 3
2
 BA
12. What is ?
BC
1
A. B. 1 C. 2 D. √ 3
2
13. How long is DE ?

A.
1
B.
√2 C.
√3 D. 1
2 2 2
E
Use the figure to answer items 14 – 15.
45

14. How long is DE ?

45
A.
√2 C. 2 D F
2 2
B. √ 2 D. 2 √ 2

15. How long is EF ?

A.
√2 B. √ 2 C. 2 D. 2 √ 2
2

16. What angle is formed by the horizontal line of sight and the line of sight to the object if the object is
found below the horizontal line of sight?
A. elevation B. inclination C. depression D. right

17. What is the imaginary line that connects the eye of an observer to the object being observed?
A. Line of Sight B. Line of Elevation C. Line of Depression D. Line of Inclination

Use the figure to answer items 18 – 19.

b
18. What angle is illustrated by ?

A. elevation C. right
a
B. depression D. inclination

19. Which imaginary line represents the line of sight?

A. a B. b C. a and b D. neither a nor b

20. Mark saw a flying kite at an angle of 70. What does the 70-degree angle represent?
A. angle of elevation C. vertical angle
B. angle of depression D. angle of inclination

For items 21 – 23, refer to the situation below.

From a tower 25 meters high, the school and the church which are in the same line from it are
sighted forming angles of depression of 110 and 390 respectively. Approximately how far is the:
21. church from the base of the tower?
A. 29 m B. 30 m C. 31 m D. 32 m

22. school from the base of the tower?

A. 127 m B. 128 m C. 129 m D. 130 m

23. church from the school?

A. 96 m B. 98 m C. 100 m D. 102 m
24. Two cemented walls are parallel to each other. A ladder is placed touching the top of the two walls
and is inclined at an angle of 30 0.If the walls are 6 meters and 16 meters high, at least how long
should the ladder be?
A. 5 m B. 10 m C. 15 m D. 20 m
25. Using the same problem in item 24, approximately how far are the two walls?
A. 17 m B. 18 m C. 19 m D. 20 m

26. Which triangle is NOT oblique?

A. acute ∆ B. obtuse ∆ C. right ∆ D. equilateral ∆

27. In the Law of Cosines, what is equal to c 2?

A. a 2+ b2−2 ab cos C C. c 2 +b2 −2 ab cos A
B. a 2+ c2 −2 ac cos C D. a 2+ b2−2 ab cos A

28. What law could be applied to solve the missing side of the figure?
A. sine C. cosine ?
B. secant D. tangent 4 cm
100
29. What law could be used to solve the unknown angle in the figure? 5 cm
A. sine C. cosine 40 ?
B. secant D. tangent 4 in 5 in

A
30. In the law of sines, which of the following statements is TRUE?
sin A sinC sin C sin A c
A. = C. =
c a b c b
sin B sin C sin A sin B B
B. = D. = C
b c b a a

31. Using the same figure in item 30, if ∠ A=40, ∠ B=x , AC = 4 in and BC=6in, what is the value of x ?
A. 25 B. 50 C. 75 D. 115

32. Using the same given in item 31, what is the measure of ∠ C ?
A. 25 B. 50 C. 75 D. 115

Use the figure to answer items 35 – 37. A

(9u) B
33. How long is AB? 4 cm
100 5 cm
A. 5 cm C. 7 cm C
B. 6 cm D. 8 cm

34. What is the approximate value of ∠ A ?

A. 35 B. 44 C. 75 D. 100

35. What is the approximate value of u?

A. 4 B. 5 C. 6 D. 7

36. Which of the figures below can be solved using the Law of Sine?
A. B. 5 C. D.
17 40 °
16 45 ° 100 °
10
4 40 °
10
18 15
 A
37. Which of the following laws can be used to solve in finding the measure of angle B. 21
A. Law of Sines C. Law of Tangents 38 °
C
B. Law of Cosines D. Both A and B
13
For items 38 – 42, refer to the situation below.
B
Peter has three sticks measuring 19 cm, 23 cm and 27 cm. He lays them down to form a triangle.

38. What type of triangle is formed?

A. oblique B. right C. both A and B D. neither A nor B

39. What law could be used to solve the angle formed between the sticks?
A. sine B. cosine C. secant D. tangent

40. What is the approximate measure of the angle formed between the 19-cm and 23-cm sticks?
A. 44 B. 57 C. 79 D. 90

41. What is the approximate measure of the angle formed between the 19-cm and 27-cm sticks?
A. 44 B. 57 C. 79 D. 90

42. What is the approximate measure of the angle formed between the 23-cm and 27-cm sticks?
A. 44 B. 57 C. 79 D. 90 A

43. Given the figure, which law of cosine can be used to solve for ∠ C ?
A. a 2=b2 +c 2−2 ab cos A C. c 2=a2+ b2−2 ab cos C 10 8
B. b 2=a2 +c 2−2 ac cos B D. All of the Above
?
C B
5
44. Which of the following equations can be used to find the measure of the side x given the figure
below? x
sin 50 sin 100 25 x
A. = C. =
25 x sin 50 sin 100 A 50 ° 100 ° 25
sin 50 sin 100 sin 50 x
B. = D. =
x 25 sin 100 25

For items 45 – 48, refer to the situation below.

John, Joseph and Jacob want to play “pass the ball”. They decided to stand on different posts.
John, Joseph and Jacob stood on posts A , B, and C , respectively. ∠ Bis 50 and the distance from A to
B is 4 ft while A to C is 5 ft.

45. What is the measure of ∠ C ?

A. 38 B. 69 C. 73 D. 92

46. What is the approximate value of ∠ A ?

A. 38 B. 69 C. 73 D. 92

47. How far is John from Joseph?

A. 3.8 ft B. 5.2 ft C. 6.5 ft D. 7.8 ft
48. Joy and her group are assigned to cut triangular banderitas in decorating their sitio for the upcoming
fiesta. The sides of the banderitas measure 6 cm, 7 cm and 8 cm. What is the approximate measure
of the angle formed between the 6-cm and 8-cm sides?
A. 47 B. 57 C. 76 D. 90

ANSWER KEY
1. A. sine
2. B. secant 37. A. Law of Sines
3. D. tangent 38. A. oblique
4. B. sine & cosine 39. B. cosine
5. A. sine 40. C. 79
1
6. A. 41. B. 57
2
42. A. 44
7. C.
√3
2 43. C. c 2=a2+ b2−2 ab cos C
8. D. 1 sin 50 sin 100
44. A. =
√2 25 x
9. B. 45. A. 38
2
10. C. 2 46. D. 92
11. D. √ 3 47. C. 6.5 ft
1 48. B. 57
12. A.
2
13. C.
√3
2
14. C. 2
15. D. 2 √ 2
16. C. depression
17. A. Line of Sight
18. A. elevation
19. B. b
20. A. elevation
21. C. 31 m
22. C. 129 m
23. B. 98 m
24. D. 20 m
25. A. 17 m
26. C. right ∆
27. A. a 2 + b 2 - 2ab cos C
28. C. cosine
29. A. sine
sin B sin C
30. B. =
b c
31. A. 25
32. D. 115
33. C. 7 cm
34. B. 44
35. A. 4
36. D.
100 °
40 °
15