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REGION III-CENTRAL LUZON

REGIONAL ASSESSMENT TEST

Mathematics 8
I. Directions: Read each item carefully and choose the letter of the best
answer in your answer sheet.
1. Which of the following gives the product as two binomials of the
expression x2 + 11x + 24?
A. (x + 6) (x+4)
B. (x + 12) (x+ 2)
C. (x + 8) (x+3)
D. (x+ 24) (x + 1)
2. Which of the following expressions is NOT a perfect square trinomial?
A. x2 + x + 9
B. x2 – 6x + 9
C. x2 + 4x + 4
D. x2 + 10x + 25
3. Carlos factored x2 + 7x + 12 as (x + 4) (x – 3). Rico factored x2 + 7x + 12
as (x – 4) (x -3). Which of them factored x2 + 7x + 12 correctly?
A. Only Rico
B. Only Carlos
C. Both Carlos and Rico
D. Neither Carlos nor Rico
4. What is the result when a non-zero polynomial is raised to the power of
0?
A. One
B. Constant
C. Undefined
D. Cannot be determined
5. What is the value of x that will make the rational expression
!"#$
"%!
undefined?
A. 3
B. 2
C. -2
D. -3

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6. Reduce ("#)!
to lowest term.
A. 4x + 5
B. 4x + 10

"#*
C. !"#$

!"#$
D. "#$
7. Imagine you are hiking in a mountainous region, and you come across a
trail that starts at an elevation of -3 meters and ends at an elevation of 0
meters after a distance of 3 kilometers. As you walk along the trail, you
notice that the elevation gradually increases. You wonder about the
steepness of the trail. What is the slope of the trail between the starting
point (0, -3) and the ending point (3, 0)?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4

8. In a rectangular coordinate system, if a line runs parallel to the x–axis,

what is the slope of the line?
A. Negative
B. No slope
C. Positive
D. zero

9. A rectangle has an area of 16x2 + 4x. The width of the rectangle is the
greatest common monomial factor of 16x2 + 4x. What is the width and
the length of the rectangle?
A. width = 2x length = 8x + 2
B. width = 4x length = 4x + 1
C. width = 8x length = 2x + )
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D. width = 16x length = x + &

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10. Imagine you are an architect working on designing a rectangular garden
for a client. You're given the following information: the area of the garden
is expressed by x2 – 7x + 12 square meters, and its length is x – 4 meters.
Your task is to determine the expression that represents the width of the
rectangular garden. What expression accurately represents the width of
the rectangular garden in terms of x?
A. x + 3 meters
B. x + 5 meters
C. x – 3 meters
D. x - 5 meters

11. What value of x must be EXCLUDED from the domain of the expression?
A. 3
B. 4
C. 6
D. 12

12. Solve the system of equations:

A. x = 2, y = 4
B. x = 4, y = 8
C. x = 8, y = 16
D. x = 16, y = 32

13. Sarah read a book cover to cover in a single session, at a constant rate.
After reading for 2 hours, she had 280 unread pages out of the total 380.
Let y represent the number of pages unread after x hours. What is the
equation for the relationship of pages left to read after x hours?

A. y = 50x + 380
B. y = 100x +280
C. y = -50x +380
D. y = -100x + 280

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14. Which of the following graphs shows the system of linear inequalities in
two variables?

A.

B.

C.

D.

15. Which of the following graphs DOES NOT represent a function?

A.

B.

C.

D.

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16. The table compares the amount of homework that the Mathematics
teacher gave to the class and the number of students who completed them
on different occasions. Can the number of students who completed their
homework be represented as a function of the number of homework?

A. Yes, Since no two

assignments can have the
B. same number.
Yes, because you can plot the
points and make a graph.
C. No, because they do not follow
a consistent pattern or
mapping.
D. Cannot be determined.
17. Which of the following sets of ordered pairs is defined as a function?
A. {(1, 2), (2, 3), (3, 4), (3, -4)}
B. {(1, 2), (-1, 3), (-1, 5), (3, 5)}
C. {(1, 2), (2, 3), (3, 4), (4, 5)}
D. {(2, 2), (2, 3), (2, 4), (2, 5)}
18. Rico’s job is a delivery man in PASA-BUY, a motorcycle food delivery
service. His role involves transporting food to customers. He works up to
10 hours and gets paid Php 80 per hour. Determine the independent
variable.
A. The job
B. The total pay
C. Delivering food
D. The number of hours worked
19. How can you determine whether the graph of an inequality will include a
continuous or solid line?
A. By evaluating the slope of the inequality.
B. By examining the y-intercept of the inequality.
C. By considering the direction of the inequality symbol (< or >).
D. By checking if the inequality includes an "or equal to" sign (≤ , ≥).
20. What is the inverse of the statement “If the number is divisible by 2, then
it is an even number.”
A. If the number is an even number, then it is divisible by 2.
B. If the number is an even number, then it is not divisible by 2.
C. If the number is not even number, then it is not divisible by 2.
D. If the number is not divisible by 2, then it is not an even number.
21. Determine the contrapositive of the statement “If a polygon has eight
sides, then it is an octagon.”
A. If a polygon is an octagon, then it has eight sides.
B. If a polygon has eight sides, then it is not an octagon.
C. If a polygon is not an octagon, then it does not have eight sides.
D. If a polygon does not have eight sides, then it is not an octagon.

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22. A cupcake requires 35 grams of sugar while a muffin requires 30 grams
of sugar. Sarah needs to use at least 400 grams of sugar. If x denotes the
number of cupcakes and y indicates the number of muffins she made,
write an inequality that represents the condition based on the number of
grams of sugar.
A. 35x + 30y > 400
B. 35x + 30y < 400
C. 35x + 30y ≤ 400
D. 35x + 30y ≥ 400
23. You enjoy playing Chess and Scrabble. Your goal is to ensure a total of no
less than 10 games (condition A), but you are limited to only 6 available
games. The graph represents the limit on the number of chess games C
and Scrabble S that you play. What is the greatest number of chess games
that you can play while meeting both conditions?

A. At most 3 chess games

B. At most 4 chess games Chess games
C. At most 6 chess games
D. At most 7 chess games

Scrabble games

24. Which of the following ordered pairs is a solution of the inequality x +2y
≤ 6?
A. (1, 2)
B. (1, 3)
C. (3, 2)
D. (4, 5)
25. What values of x fall within the domain of the function y = 2x + 3?
A. Positive numbers all real numbers
B. Negative Numbers
C. All real numbers
D. All of the above

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26. You run a gym and want to offer a full schedule of yoga and circuit
training classes. Yoga lasts for 1.5 hours, while circuit training is just 1
hour. You need a total of at least 25 hours of classes each week. Each
instructor gets paid Php 200 for a class, but you want to keep your total
salary under Php 5000 per week. Which option fits your plan for the
weekly schedule?
A. 25 yoga classes and 6 circuit training classes
B. 20 yoga classes and 12 circuit training classes
C. 10 yoga classes and 12 circuit training classes
D. 3 yoga classes and 19 circuit training classes
27. Which of the following is TRUE about Postulate?
A. It is a statement that needs to be proven.
It is a statement that is accepted without proof.
B. It is a statement that is accepted after it was proved deductively.
C. It is a statement that follows from another statement that is already
D. proven.

28. Consider the two triangles on the right. Are the two triangles congruent?
A. Yes, because the corresponding angles
and the included side of the two triangles
are congruent.
Yes, because the corresponding sides and
B. the included angle of the two triangles are
congruent.
No, because the corresponding parts of the
C. two triangles are not congruent.
D. There is not enough information to say.
29. Consider the two triangles below. The two triangles are congruent. What
triangle congruence postulate is used to prove their congruency?
A. AAS
B. ASA
C. SAS
D. SSS

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For number 30, refer to the table below shows the
two-column proof of △PQR≅△STR.
Statement Reason
Given
Given
?
Side-Angle-Side Congruence

30. What is the valid reason to make the proof complete?

A. Reflexive property of angles.
B. Vertical angles are congruent.
C. Linear pair angles are supplementary.
D. Complementary angles are congruent.
For item number 31. Joan used the figure below and tried to prove that
△ABE≅△BCD. Below is her two-column proof.
Statement Reason
Given
Given
Given
Corresponding angles on
parallel lines are congruent
Angle-angle-angle
congruence

31. Observe the criterion made by Joan. What is the first error Joan made in
her proof?
A. Joan established all necessary conditions but then used an
inappropriate congruence criterion.
B. Joan only established some of the necessary conditions for a
congruence criterion.
C. Joan used an invalid reason to justify the congruence of a pair of sides
or angles.
D. Joan used a criterion that does not guarantee congruence.
32. What property of congruence is illustrated in the mathematical statement
AB≅AB?
A. Addition
B. Reflexive
C. Symmetric
D. Transitive

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33. What do you call a line, ray, or segment that divides an angle into two
equal angles?
A. Altitude
B. Angle bisector
C. Height
D. Median
34. Which DOES NOT describe a line?
A. Thread
B. Strand of hair
C. Star in the sky
D. A piece of spaghetti
35. Which is a subset of a line with one endpoint and extends infinitely in one
direction?
A. Angle
B. Line
C. Ray
D. Segment
36. Which is NOT true about vertical angles?
A. Vertical angles are congruent.
B. The opposite angles are vertical.
C. They have a common side and non-common sides that are opposite
rays.
D. The two non-adjacent angles formed by intersecting lines are called
vertical angles.
37. In △AFK, what is the included angle between line segment AF and line
segment AK?
A. ∠A
B. ∠F
C. ∠K
D. No included angle
38. If △ABC≅△XYZ, then what is the triangle congruent to △CBA?
A. △XYZ
B. △YXZ
C. △YZX
D. △ZYX

39. Below are two parallel lines with a third line intersecting them. Determine
the value of x.
A. 105°
B. 100°
C. 85°
D. 5°

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 40. Refer to the figure below: OA ⊥ OC, m∠BOC = 6x-6°, m∠AOB = 5x+8°.
Determine m∠BOC.
A. 42°
B. 48°
C. 60°
D. 90°

For items 41 and 42, refer to the figure below. Lines l and m are parallel to each
other.

41. Find the measure of y.

A. 35°
B. 60°
C. 120°
D. 145°
42. Find the measure of x.
A. 35°
B. 60°
C. 120°
D. 145°
43. Refer to the figure below. What is the range of possible measures for side
x?
A. 2 < x < 10
B. 2 < x < 22
C. 10 < x < 12
D. 10 < x < 22

44. Is it possible for the lengths 13 cm, 8 cm, and 4 cm to form the sides of a
triangle?
A. Yes, because 13+8 > 4, 13+4 > 8 and 8+4 >13.
B. Yes, because they are unique numbers.
C. No, because 13 – 8 >7, 13 – 4 > 8 and 8 – 4 < 13
D. There is not enough information to say.
45. According to PAGASA, there is a 30% chance of rain tomorrow. What is
the probability that it will not rain tomorrow?
A. 0.3
B. 0.7
C. 30
D. 70

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46. The probability of rain happening in Mindanao tomorrow is 0.4, while * in
Luzon tomorrow. Which of these events is most likely to happen?
A. It will rain in Luzon tomorrow.
B. It will rain in Mindanao tomorrow.
C. Neither. Both events are equally likely.
D. There will be a flashflood tomorrow in Luzon and Mindanao.

47. Suppose you toss two fair coins once, how many possible outcomes are
there?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 4
D. 8
48. Mr. Cruz assigned his students the task of flipping a coin 25 times. The
students observed that the actual chance of getting tails was 46%,
whereas the expected probability was 50%. Being an attentive student,
how would you explain this to your classmates?
A. The experimental probability is wrong.
B. We should always rely on theoretical probability.
C. It is abnormal for the experimental probabilities to differ from the
theoretical probabilities because the results must be the same.
D. It is normal for experimental probabilities to vary from the theoretical
probabilities but for a large number of trials, the two will be very close.
49. What is the probability of getting a 6 when a roll a die?
A. 1
2
B. 1
4
C. 1
5
D. 1
6
50. Jose bought 20 tickets in a 100-ticket draw. If each ticket has an equal
chance of being selected, what is the likelihood that one of Jose's tickets
will be chosen as the winner?
A. 0.2
B. 0.3
C. 0.4
D. 0.5
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