Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
REGION IV A – CALABARZON
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF SANTA ROSA CITY
APLAYA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
PUROK 3, BARANGAY APLAYA, CITY OF SANTA ROSA, LAGUNA

SECOND PERIODICAL TEST IN MATHEMATICS 8

Name: __________________________________________________ Date: _______________
Section: ______________________ Teacher: __________________ Score: ___________

Direction: Read carefully and choose the correct answer. Use the provided answer sheet.

1. Which of the following is a linear inequality in two variables?

A. x + y = 2 B. x + 5 > 8 C. 3m + 5n< 10 D. 3q – 2q ≠ 6
2. Which of the following inequalities illustrates “the sum of x and y is at most 15”?
A. x+y=15 B. x+y>15 C. x+y≤15 D. x+y≥15
3. Which of the following inequalities has (5 , 1) as a solution?
A. 3x + y ≤ 3 B. 3x – y ≤ 3 C. 3x – y < 15 D. 3x + y < 15
4. For what possible values of x and y will make the inequality 5x + 3y > 12 true?
A. (0, 3) B. (3, -1) C. (1, -3) D. (3, 0)
5. Which of the following inequalities is represented by the given graph?

A. 2 x+2 y >2

B. 3 x+ 2 y <2

C. 3 x−2 y> 2

D. 3 x – 2 y <2
6. Which is the correct inequality for the shaded region?

A. y=−x−2

B. y >−x−2

C. y <−x +2

D. y > x – 2

7. Which of the following inequalities is represented by the graph?

A. 2 x+3 y ≥15

B. 2 x+3 y ≤15

C. 3 x – 2 y ≥ 15

8. Which of the following points satisfies the inequality y <2 x – 3 ?

A. (5, 2) B. (2, 2) C.(2, 5) D. (0, 5)
9. Donna paid less than Php500 for 1.4 kg of milkfish and 1.5 kg of tilapia. If a kilogram of milkfish costs Php160 ,
how much does a kilogram of tilapia cost?
A. Php184 B. Above Php184 C. Below Php184 D. Between Php185-190
10. Richelyn goes to a store to buy pens and pencils. She has P 50 in her pocket, and she’s planning to buy
pens for Php 8 each and pencils for Php12 each. If she buys 3 pens, what is the maximum number of pencils
she can buy to the nearest whole number?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4
11. Jonard plans to buy Php 8-egg and Php12 -bacon per piece. If he bought 16 bacons, what is the maximum
number of eggs to have a total amount of at most Php 300?
A. 11 B. 12 C. 13 D. 14
 12. Michelle bought two types of facemasks with a total amount of at most Php 333. If she bought
4 pieces of one type that cost Php 35 each, what could be the maximum price in nearest pesos of
6 pieces of other type of facemask?
A. Php192 B. Php193 C. Php194 D. Php195
13. What condition/s reverses the direction of the inequality symbol in a linear inequality?
A. adding negative integers to both sides of the expression
B. subtracting negative integers to both sides of the expression
C. multiplying or dividing positive integers to both sides of the expression
D. multiplying or dividing negative integers to both sides of the expression
14. How does the graph of a linear inequality in two variables look like?
A. It is a line. C. It is a region of points bounded by a line.
B. It is a curve. D. It is a region of points bounded by a curve.
15. Peter is multiplying −3 to the linear inequality in two variables, 4 x−6 y ≥5 his answer
is −12 x+18 y ≤−15 . Is he right?
A. Yes, because the product of the terms is correct and the direction of the inequality symbol is reversed.
B. Yes, because the product of the terms is correct and the direction of the inequality symbol does not
change.
C. No, because multiplying a negative integer reverses only the direction of the inequality symbol.
D. No, because multiplying a negative integer does not change the direction of the inequality symbol.
16. Which of the following statements best describe a linear inequality in two variables?
I. The graph is a set of points or a line
II. It involves the following symbols¿ ,>, ≥ , ≤, ≠
III. The direction of the inequality symbol reverses when multiplied by a
negative integer
A. I & II B. I & III C. II & III D. I, II & III
17. Kim is asked what inequality symbol to be used to translate at least in the mathematical sentence
8 times a number y minus 3 times a number x is at least 30. Her answer is¿. Is she correct?
A. Yes, because the symbol for at least is ¿. C. No, because the symbol for at least is ≥ .
B. Yes, because the symbol for at least is ¿ . D. No, because the symbol for at least is ≤ .
18. Which of the following ordered pairs satisfy the system of inequalities {x−4 y ≥ 6 3 x +2 y >5?
A. (0, -3) B. (1, 5) C. (2, -2) D. (10, -2)
19. Which of the following systems of linear inequalities in two variables is represented by the graph?

A. {2 x +5 y> 7 x −3 y> 10

B. {3 x +9<−4 x−2> 8

C. {x−7 y ≤ 5 3 x +2 y >15

D. {6 x +7 y <12 2 y – 4 x ≥ 9

20. Which of the following is included in the solution set of the system of inequalities in two
variables – 2 x +5 y ≥ 3 and 3 x+ 2 y >1?
A. (1, 2) B. (2,1) C. (4, 2) D. (3,0)
21. Which of the following statements is true?
A. Every relation is a function. C. Not all functions are relations.
B. Every function is a relation. D. All functions are not relations.
22. Which graph below illustrates the system of linear inequalities in two variables
−x +2 y ≤ 4 and 2 x+ y ≥ 1?
A. C.

B. D.
23. Which of the following relations is a function?
A. {(Mickey, mouse), (Bugs, Bunny), (Cosmo, Wanda)}
B. {(notebook, pen), (paper, pen), (pen, paper), (pen, notebook)}
C. {(January,1), (February,1), (March,1), (January,2), (February,2)}
D. {(trashcan, trash), (broom case, broomstick), (broom case, dustpan)}
24. Mr. Lim sets up an experiment to see how the mass of the ball affects the distance it rolls off a ramp. Which
of the following is the independent variable?
A. mass of the ball B. height of the ramp C. weight of the ball D. distance travelled by the ball
25. Maria, a Grade 8 student loves to share snacks to her closest friends as shown through these
pairs: {(Ana, sandwich), (Juan, sandwich), (Peter, sandwich)}, which of the following
correspondence describes the given set?
A. Many-to-Many B. Many-to-One C. One-to-Many D. One-to-One
26. Given the function f(𝑥) = 7𝑥 − 3, what is f(0)?
A. -3 B. 0 C. 4 D. 7
27. A boy rents a computer at an internet cafe. He has to pay a fixed amount of P 10 and an additional cost of
P 15 per hour or a fraction of an hour, thereafter. What is the correct mathematical model of the situation?
A. f(x) = 15x + 10 B. f(x) = 10x + 15 C. f(x) = 15x – 10 D. f(x) = 10x – 15
28. Determine which rule below represents a function.

A. y =± √
3 x2
+9 B. y4 = -2x – 7 C. x + y = 10 D. 2x2 + y2 = 8
4
29. Given the variables: the cost to rent an apartment and the length of time it is rented, which is the
independent variable?
A. the length of time it is rented C. the cost of rental after a month
B. the cost of rental and length of time D. the cost to rent an apartment
30. The price of powdered milk is a function of its net weight. In the function, the price of powdered milk
is called ____________.
A. Domain B. Elements C. Inputs D. Output
31. What is the domain of the given set of ordered pairs{(3,1),(2,5),(0,5) ,(−2,6) ,(−4,7)}?
A. {3, 2, 0, −4} B. {1, 5, 6, 7} C. {3, 2, 0, −2, −4} D. {1, 5, 5, 6, 7}
32. The teacher asked John to determine the range of the given set of ordered pairs
{(1,1),(2,4 ),(3,4 ),(−2,1) ,(−4,5)}. His answer is{1 , 1 , 4 , 4 ,5 }. Is he correct?
A. Yes, since the numbers are increasing.
B. No, because range is the set of first coordinates.
C. Yes, numbers 1, 1, 4, 4, and 5 are the second coordinates of the ordered pairs.
D. No, because the elements should be written once and the answer is {1 , 4 ,5 }.
33. What is f (−1) in a linear function f ( x )=−2 x +3?
A. -3 B. 1 C. 3 D. 5
34. Which of the following points lies on the graph of the linear function f ( x )=−x −1?
A. (1, -1) B. (-2, 1) C. (2, 3) D. (-2, 3)
35.Which of the following is the standard form of a linear function?
A. f ( x )=bx+ m B. f ( x )=mx+b C. f ( x )=bx−m D. f ( x )=mx−b

36. Which of the following graphs describes the function f ( x )=3 x +1?
A. B C. D.

37. Which of the following functions should be used to solve problems involving a constant rate of change?
A. exponential function C. polynomial function
B. linear function D. quadratic function
38. Mr. Nilo, a mathematics teacher, charges Php 200 per hour for tutorial service to a junior high school
student. If he spends 3 hours tutoring per day, how much would he receive in 12 days?
A. Php6 300 B. Php7 200 C. Php7 300 D. Php8 100
39. Beverly’s car uses 15 liters of gasoline to travel 120 kilometers. At that rate, how many liters of gasoline will
her car consume to travel 130 kilometers?
A. 15.25 liters B. 16.25 liters C. 17.25 liters D. 18.25 liters
 40. What do you call the part of a conditional statement that follows “if” when written in if-then form?
A. conclusion B. converse C. hypothesis D. inverse

41. If you do your homework, then you will receive snacks. What do you call the underlined portion in
this conditional statement?
A. abstract B. conclusion C. generalization D. hypothesis
42. Convert the statement into if-then form, “Squares have right angles”.
A. If the shape is a square, it has right angles.
B. The shape is a square, then it has right angles.
C. If the shape is a square, then it has right angles.
D. if all shapes have right angles, then it is a square.
43. Study the passage from Lewis Carrol then select the statement that is equivalent to "If I put my
fingers into glue or squeeze a right-hand foot into a left-hand shoe or drop a heavy weight upon my
toe, then I weep."
A passage from Lewis Carroll: "And now, if ever by chance I put My fingers into glue, Or madly
squeeze a right-hand foot Into a left-hand shoe, Or if I drop upon my toe A very heavy weight, I weep, for it
reminds me so Of that old man I used to know ..."
A. If I don't weep, then I don't put my fingers into glue or squeeze a right-hand foot into a left-hand shoe or drop
a heavy weight upon my toe.
B. I put my fingers into glue or squeeze a right-hand foot into a left-hand shoe or drop a heavy weight upon my
toe and I don't weep.
C. I don't put my fingers into glue, and I don't squeeze a right-hand foot into a left-hand shoe, and I don't drop a
heavy weight upon my toe, or I weep.
D. If I weep, then I put my fingers into glue or squeeze a right-hand foot into a left-hand shoe or drop a heavy
weight upon my toe.
44. Jessa says that the converse of the statement “If a number has 1 and itself as factors, then it is prime” is
“If a number does not have 1 and itself as factors, then it is not prime”. Which of the following reasons would
support her statement?
A. To write the converse, negate both hypothesis and conclusion.
B. To write the converse, interchange the hypothesis and conclusion.
C. To write the converse, interchange the hypothesis and conclusion of its converse.
D. To write the converse, interchange and negate both hypothesis and conclusion.
45. In a Grade 8 class, Ms. Azarcon asked students to rewrite the statement “If today is Monday, then tomorrow
is Tuesday” into its inverse form. Vanessa volunteered to write her answer on the board. Her answer is written
this way, “If tomorrow is Tuesday, then today is Monday”. Was her answer correct?
A. Yes, no errors were committed.
B. No, because the answer should be “If tomorrow is not Tuesday, then today is not Monday.”
C. No, because the answer should be “If today is not Monday, then tomorrow is not Tuesday”.
D. No, because the answer should be “If today is not Monday, then tomorrow is Tuesday”.
46. Which reasoning is used in the statements “Acute angles measure less than 90°. ∠A measures 650.
Therefore, ∠A is an acute angle.”?
A. Analogy B. Argument C. Deductive D. Inductive
47. All vegetarians do not eat meat. Dario is a vegetarian. What can you conclude about Dario?
A. Dario is a meat lover. C. Dario does not eat meat.
B. Dario is non-vegetarian. D. Dario is neither a vegetarian nor a meat love
48. Which of the following is an example of inductive reasoning?
A. All deer are mammals; all mammals have kidneys; therefore, all deer have kidneys. 
B. Mich, Krisna and Karen are all graceful. They are dancers. Therefore, all dancers are graceful.
C. Obtuse angles are greater than 90 degrees but less than 180 degrees. An angle is 110 degrees,
so it is obtuse. 
D. Snakes are reptiles and reptiles are cold blooded. Therefore, snakes are cold blooded. 
49.If ∠ A is an acute angle, then _______.
A. the m∠ A is between 0 ° and 90 ° . C. the m∠ A is between 180 °and 270 ° .
B. them∠ A is between 90 ° and 180 ° . D. the m∠ A is between 270 ° and 360 °
50. If m∠1 + m∠2 =90 , then______.
A. ∠ 1and∠ 2 are right angles. C. ∠ 1and∠ 2 are complementary angles.
B. ∠ 1and∠ 2 are obtuse angles. D. ∠ 1and ∠ 2 are supplementary angles

““Honesty is more than not lying. It is truth telling, truth speaking, truth living, and truth loving.” 
― James E Faust