Department of Education

Region III
Division of Zambales
Sta. Cruz South High School
1st Periodical Examination
Mathematics 8

Name: _________________________ Score: ____________

Year Level/Section: _______________ Date: ____________

I. Multiple Choice: Encircle the letter of your answer.

1. The product of (xy – 1) and (xy + 8) is

a. x2y2 – 8 b. x2y2 – 9xy – 8 c. x2y2 + 7xy – 8 d. x2y2 – 7xy – 8
2. The expression (x + y)3 is identical to
a. x3 + y3 b. (x + y)(x2 – xy + y2) c. x3 + 3x2y + 3xy2 + y3 d. (x + y)(x2 + xy + y2)

3. The product of (5x + 7y) and (5x – 7y) is

a. 25x2 – 70xy – 49y2 b. 25x2 + 70xy – 49y2 c. 25x2 + 49y2 d. 25x2 – 49y2

4. The expression (4y3 + 9x2)2 equals

a. 16y6 + 81x4 b. 16y6 + 72y3x2 + 81x4 c. 16y5 + 72y3x2 + 81x4 d. 16y6 + 36y3x2 + 81x4

5. The greatest common monomial factor in 3x2 – 6x is

a. 3 b. 3x c. 6x2 d. x – 2
6. The factored form of y(2x – 3) + 4(2x – 3) is
a. (y + 4)(2x – 3)2 b. (y + 4)(2x – 3) c. 4y(2x – 3)2 d. 4y(2x – 3)

7. The factored form of 9x2 – 25y2 is

a. (9x – y)(x + 25y) b. (3x – 5y)(3x – 5y) c. (9x + 5y)(x – 5y) d. (3x + 5y)(3x – 5y)

8. The factored form of 4a2 – 20ab + 9b2 is

a. (2a – b) (2a – 9b) b. (2a – b)(2a + 9b) c. (2a + b)(2a – 9b) d. (2a + b)(2a + 9b)
9. The expression 81x2 – 90x + 25y2 is an example of a
a. sum of two squares b. difference between 2 squares
c. sum of two cubes d. perfect square trinomial

10. The factored form of the algebraic expression y2(2x – 3) – 4(2x – 3) is

a. y2 – 4(2x – 3)2 b. (2x – 3)(y2 – 4) c. (y + 2)(y – 2)(2x – 3)d. (y2 – 4)(2x – 3)2

1
11. The product of (
3
a – 5b) and ( 13 a + 5b) is
1 1 1 1 1
a. 9 a2 – 25b2 b. 9 a – 25 b c. 6 a2 – 10b2 d. 6 a – 10b

13. The factored form of 1 – 0.49x2 is

a. (1 + 0.7x)(1 – 0.7x) b. (1 + 0.07x)(1 – 0.07x) c. (1 + 0.49x)(1 – x) d. (1 + 0.49x)(1 + x)

14. The expression (x – 3)3 is identical to

a. x3 – 27 b. (x – 3)(x2 – 3x + 9) c. (x + 3)(x2 – 6x + 9) d. x3 – 9x2 + 27x – 27

15. 2x2y(-3xy3 + 7xy2) =

a. -6x2y3 + 14x2y2 b. -5x2y3 + 9x2y2 c. -6x3y4 + 14x3y3 d. -5x3y4 + 9x3y3

16. The expression (0.3y + 0.7)2 equals

a. 0.09y2 + 0.42y + 0.49 b. 0.9y2 + 4.2y + 4.9 c. 9y2 + 42y + 49 d. 0.09y2 + 0.49
17. (0.2m2 + 3) (0.2m2 – 3) =
a. 0.4m4 – 9 b. 0.04m4 – 9 c. 0.4m2 – 6 d. 0.04m2 – 6

18. Find the missing term: (x + __)(3x + __) = 3x2 + 27x + 24

a. 6, 4 b. 4, 6 c. 8, 3 d. 12, 2
19. The sides of a rectangle with an area of x2 + 3x + 2 are
a. (x + 1) and (x + 2) b. (x – 1) and (x – 2) c. (x – 1) and (x + 2) d. (x + 1) and (x – 2)

20. The length of a rectangle with an area of (x2 + 10x) square units if the width is x units is
A. x2 b. x2 + 10 c. x + 10 d. (x + 10)2

21. Which of the following expressions is a rational algebraic expression?

x 3 c−3 a−b
a. b. 0 c. 4y-2 + z-3 d.
√3 y √(a+1) a+b
22. What is the value of a non-zero polynomial raised to 0?
a. one b. zero c. undefined d. cannot be determined

23. What will be the result when a and b are replaced by 2 and -1, respectively, in the expression
(-5a–2b)(-2a–3b2)?
27 5 3 2
a. b. c. d.
16 16 7 7

24. –(-3x2y)3 equals

a. 27x6y3 b. -27x6y3 c. 9x5y4 d. -9x5y4

25. (-2xy)3 (3x3y)2 equals

a. 72x9y5 b. -72x9y5 c. -24x9y5 d. -18x9y5
−4 x2
26. ( 3y )=
2

16 x 4 16 x 4 4 x4 4 x4
a. - 2 b. c. - 2 d. 2
9y 9 y2 3y 3y

3x 2 x4
27. - 2 y ( )( ) 2
3 y2
=
3 x6 3 x6 x8 x8
a. b. - c. - d.
2 y4 2 y4 y3 y3
10 x−4
28. is equivalent to
100 y −2
1 y2 90 y 2 y2 10 y 2
a. b. c. d.
90 x 4 x4 10 x 4 x4

29. The reduced form of ( 45 ) -3

is
64 125 64 125
a. b. c. - d. -
125 64 125 64

3−3
30. equals
3−7
a. 3-10 b. 310 c. 3-4 d. 34
31. (x-3y-4)0 is equivalent to
1
a. x3y4 b. c. 0 d. 1
x y4
3
32. The expression (2x-3y)-2 written with positive exponent equals
1 x6 2
a.
(2 x¿ ¿3 y )¿ 2
b. 4 y 2 c. x y2
6 d.
x5
2
(4 y)

33. (3xk)(5x6) =
a. 15x6k b. 15xk/6 c. 15xk+6 d. 15xk-6

x2 −1
34. What rational algebraic expression is the same as ?
x−1

a. x + 1 b. x – 1 c. 1 d. – 1
35. Angelo can complete his school project in x hours. What part of the job can be completed by Angelo after 3
hours?
a. x + 3 b. x – 3 c. x/3 d. 3/x
2
a −1
36. Aaron was asked by his teacher to simplify 2 on the board. He wrote his solution on the board this
a −a
way:
a2 −1 ( a−1 )( a+1)
2 = =1
a −a a(a – 1)
Did he arrive at the correct answer?

a. Yes. The expressions that he crossed out are all common factors.
b. Yes. The LCD must be eliminated to simplify the expression.
c. No. a2 must be cancelled out so that the answer is 1/a.
d. No. a is not a common factor of numerator.

x2 +2 x−8
37. James was asked to simplify . His solution is presented below.
x 2−4
x2 +2 x−8 ( x+ 4 ) ( x −2) ( x+ 4 ) 4
= = = =2
2
x −4 ( x +2 ) ( x−2) ( x +2 ) 2
What makes the solution of James wrong?
a. cancelling 4. c. x2 – 4 being factored out.
b. crossing out the (x – 2). d. dividing out the variable x.

x−3 y c 8
38. What is the value of the expression 2 −2 7 when x is 2, y is 3 and c is -2?
x y c
27 27 32 32
a. - b. c. d. -
16 16 27 27

39. Which of the following rational algebraic expressions is equivalent to

40. What is the difference between m/6 and m/3