Pre Assessment ( Grade 9 Math )

Name______________________________________________ Section __________________________

Date _____________________________

Score _________

Direction: Choose the letter that you think best answers the question. Write your answer on the space
provided before each number.
______1. It is a polynomial equation of degree two that can be written in the form
where a, b,

and c are real numbers and a

a.) Linear Equation

Inequality

ax + bx+ c=0

0.

b.) Linear Inequality

c.) Quadratic Equation

d.) Quadratic

______2. Which of the following is a quadratic equation?

2 r 2+ 4 r 1

a.)

b.) 3t - 7

c.)

s 2 +5 s4

d.)

2 x 27 x 3
2

______3. In the quadratic equation 3 x +7 x4=0 , which is the quadratic term?

a.) x2

c.) 3x2

b.) 7x

d.) -4

______4. Which of the following rational algebraic equations is transformable to a quadratic equation?

w+1 w+2

=7
2
4

a.)

b.) .

2
3
+
=5
p p+ 1

c.)

2 q1 1 3 q
+ =
3
2 4

d.)

3
4
7
+
=
m2 m+2 m
______5. How many real roots does the quadratic equation
a.) 0

b.) 1

x +5 x +7=0 have?

c.) 2

d.) 3

______6. The roots of a quadratic equation are -5 and 3. Which of the following quadratic equations has
these roots?

a . x 28 x +15=0
b.)

x + 8 x +15=0

c.)

x 22 x 15=0

d.)

x +2 x15=0

______7. Which of the following mathematical statements is a quadratic inequality?

a.)

2 r 3 r5=0

b.) 7h + 12

c.)

3 t +7 t2 0

s +8 s +15=0
______8. Which of the following values of x make the equation
I. -9

III. 2

III. 9

x 2+7 x18=0 true?

d.)

a.) I and II

b.) II and III

c.) I and III

d.) I, II, and III

______9. Which of the following quadratic equations has no real roots?

a.)

2 x +4 x=3

t +8 t4=0

b.)

3 s 2 s=5

c.)

d.)

2 r +r +7=0
______10. What is the nature of the roots of the quadratic equation if the value of its discriminant is zero?
a.) The roots are not real.
equal.

c.) The roots are rational and not

b.) The roots are irrational and not equal.

d.) The roots are rational and equal.

______11. One of the roots of

2
a.)
5

2 x 13 x +20=0 is 4. What is the other root?

5
b.)
2

c.)

2
5

d.)

5
2
______12. What are the roots of the quadratic equation
a.) 2 and -1

2 x + x56=0 ?

b.) 8 and -7

c.) -8 and 7

x 2+6 x14=0 ?

______13. What is the sum of the roots of the quadratic equation

a.) -7

b.) -3

d.) 3 and -2

c.) 6

d.) 14

______14. Which of the following quadratic equations can be solved easily by extracting square roots?

x 2+7 x +12=0

a.)

b.)

2 w2 +7 w3=0

c.)

4 t 29=0

d.)

3 v +2 v8=0
______15. Which of the following coordinates of points belong to the solution set of the inequality y <
2x2 + 5x 1?
a.) (-3, 2)

b.) (-2, 9)

c.) (1.6)

d.) (3,1)

______16. A 3cm by 3 cm square piece of cardboard was cut from a bigger square cardboard. The area of
the remaining cardboard was 40cm2. If s represents the length of the bigger cardboard, which of the
following expressions give the area the remaining piece?
a.)

s9

b.)

s 2 +9

c.)

s 29

d.)

s 2 +40

______17. The length of a wall is 12m more than its width. If the area of the wall is less than 50m 2, which
of the following could be its length?
a.) 3m

b.) 4m

c.) 15m

d.) 16m

______18. The length of a garden is 5m longer than its width and the area is 14m2. How long is the
garden?
A. 9m

B. 7m

C. 5m

D. 2m

______19. A car travels 20kph faster than a truck. The car covers 480km in two hours less than the time it
takes the truck to travel the same distance. How fast does the car travel?

A. 44kph

B. 60kph

C. 80kph

D. 140kph

______20. A 12cm by 16cm picture is mounted with border of uniform width on a rectangular frame. If
the total area of the border is 288cm2, what is the length of the side of the frame?
A. 8cm
24cm

B. 16cm

C. 20cm

D.

______21. What is the value of a non-zero polynomial raised to 0?

A. one

B. zero

C. undefined

D. cannot be determined

______22. Which of the following expressions is a rational algebraic expression?

A.

x
3 y

B.

3 c3
(a+1)0

C. 4y2 + z-3

D.

ab
a+b

______23. What will be the result when a and b are replaced by 2 and -1, respectively, in the expression
(-5a 2b)(-2a 3b2)?
A.

27
16

B.

5
16

______24. Perform the indicated operation

A.

x +5
6

B.

C.

x2
3

x +1
6

3
7

x +2
2

C.

x6
6

D.

2
7

D.

x1 c
6

______25. Angelo can complete his school project in x hours. What part of the job can be completed by
Angelo after three hours?
A. x + 3

B. x 3

C.

x
3

D.

3
x

______26. Which of the following set of ordered pairs does NOT define a function?
A. {(3,2), (-3,6), (3,-2), (-3,-6)}
B. {(1,2), (2,6), (3,-2), (4,-6)}
C. {(2,2), (2,3), (2,4), (2,-9)}
D. {(4,4), (-3,4), (4,-4), (-3,-4)}
______27. Rewrite 2x + 5y= 10 in the slope-intercept form.
A.

y=

2
x+ 2
5

B.

2
y= x +2
5

C.

y=

2
x+10
5

D.

2
y= x +10
5

______28. Find the equation on the line with slope -2 and passing through (5, 4)
A.

y=2 x+ 1

B.

y=2 x+1

C.

y=2 x+ 14

D.

y=2 x+14

D.

y=x1

______29. Which line passes through the points (3,4) and (8, -1)?
A.

y=x+ 7

B.

y=x1

C.

y=x +7

______30. As x increases in the equation 5x + y= 7, the value of y

A. increases

B. decreases

C. does not change

D. cannot be determined

Year
2008
2009 2010 2011 201
Number of
2
out-of-school
30
37
44
51
58
youth, y
______31. If the number of years after 2008 is represented by x, what mathematical model can you make
to represent the data above?
A.

y=7 x+ 30

B.

y=7 x+ 23

C.

y=7 x +30

D.

y=7 x +23

______32. If the pattern continues, can you predict the number of out-of-school youths by year 2020?
A. Yes, the number of out-of-school youths by year 2020 is 107.
B. Yes, the number of out-of-school youths by year 2020 is 114.
C. No, because it is not stipulated in the problem.
D. No, because the data is insufficient.
______33. The number of out-of-school youths has continued to increase. If you are the SK Chairman,
what would be the best action to minimize the growing number of out-of-school youths?
A. Conduct a job fair.
B. Create s sports project.
System

C. Let them work in your barangay.

D. Encourage them to enroll in Alternative Learning

______34. If garbages are disposed properly then dengue diseases will be prevented. What is the
underlined portion called in the conditional statement?
A. the conclusion

B. the hypothesis

C. the argument

D. the converse

______35. Which of the following statements is false?

A. Any four non-collinear points lie in a district plane.
B. A plane contains at least 3 non-collinear points.
C. Any two lines intersect at a point.
D. Through two given points we can draw three lines.
______36. What property of congruence is illustrated in the statement? If AB DE, EF DE then AB
EF.
A. Symmetric

B. Transitive

C. Reflexive

D. Multiplication

______37. Is the statement corresponding parts of congruent triangles are congruent bases on
A. Definition

B. Postulate

C. Theorem

D. Axiom

______38. Jancent knows that AB = XY and AC = XZ. What other information must he know to prove
ABC XYZ by SAS postulate?
A. B Y

B. C Z

C. A X

______39. Miguel knows that MIG and IAN, MI = IA, IG = AN, and MG = IN. Which postulate of
theorem can he use to prove the triangles congruent?
A. ASA

B. AAS

C. ASA

D. SSS

______40. In ABC, AB = AC. If mB = 80, find the measure of A.

A. 20

B. 80

C. 100

D. 180