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Grade 9 Math
First Periodical Examination

Multiple Choice: Write the letter of the correct answer before each number.
1. What is a polynomial equation of degree two that can be written in a form a x 2 + bx + c = 0, where a, b, c are
real numbers and a ≠ 0.
a. Linear Equation b. Linear Inequality c. Quadratic Equation d. Quadratic Inequality
2. Which of the following expressions is written in factored form?
a. m3(4n + 8) c. (5a + 6)(a – 8)
2
b. 2x – x + 1 d. 3x2 + 15
3. Which expression is a perfect square trinomial?
a. a2 – 5x + 4 c. 4a2 – 4a + 1
2
b. a + 2a + 4 d. a2 + 7a + 49
4. Which of the following products gives a factor of (x + 3)(x + 3)?
a. x2 + 6x + 6 c. x2 + 9x + 9
2
b. x + 6x + 9 d. x2 + 5x + 6
5. Which of the following factors gives a product of x + 5x + 4?
2

a. (x + 1)(x + 4) c. (x + 5)(x – 1)
b. (x + 2)(x + 2) d. (x + 2)2
6. One of the factors of 2a2 + 5a – 12 is a + 4. What is the other factor?
a. 2a – 3 c. c. 2a – 8
b. 2a + 3 d. 2a + 8
7. The area of a square is 4x2 + 12x + 9 square units. Which expression represents the length of the side?
a. (3x + 2) units c. (4x + 9) units
b. (2x + 3) units d. (4x + 3) units
8. Which of the following values of k will make x2 – 5x + k factorable?
a. 5 b. 12 c. – 10 d. – 14
9. Your classmate was asked to square (2x – 3), he answered 4x – 9. Is his answer correct?
2

a. Yes, because squaring a binomial always produces a binomial product.

b. Yes, because product rule is correctly applied.
c. No, because squaring a binomial always produces a trinomial product.
d. No, because the answer must be 4x2 + 9.
10. Which value for x will make the largest area of the square with a side of 3x + 2?
a. -3/4 b. 0.4 c. -1/2 d. -0.15
2
2 1
11. If 3 y −y= is to be solved using the quadratic formula, which of the following would be best to do first?
3 2
1 b. Multiply each side by 3
a. Add to each side c. Divide each side by 3
9
d. Multiply each side by 6
12. The length of a rectangle is 8 cm longer than its width. Its area is 180cm 2. Which equation can be used to
find the length and width?
a. x2 – 2x + 180 = 0 c. x2 + 8x = 180
b. x + x +8 = 180 d. 8x = 180
13. Using the discriminant, which of the following describes the solution of the equation 4x 2 – 12x + 9 = 0?
a. Equal real roots c. two imaginary
b. Two real numbers d. two complex
14. Complete the square and write the resulting trinomial in factored form: x 2 – 7x.

( ) ( )
2 2
7 7
a. x− c. x−
4 2

d. ( x− )
2
2 7
b. ( x−14 )
8

15. Observe the solution given below:

The equation is y 2 +4 y−32=0 is to be solved by completing the square.
Observe the solution;
y 2 +4 y−32=0 1
2
y +4 y=32 2
2
y +4 y+ 16=32+16 3
2
( y + 4) =48 4
Something is wrong with the solution, which part of the solution?
 a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4
16. Which of the following describes a discriminant?

a. to judge unfairly c. the radicand in the quadratic formula

b. the leading coefficient in ax2 + bx + c d. ax2 + bx + c = 0

17. Which is the solution of x2 = 8x – 15 by completing the square?

a. 4 and 5 c. 6 and 2
b. 5 and 3 d. 7 and 1
18. If b2 – 4ac > 0, what can be said about the solution of the quadratic equation?
a. The equation has one real number solution
b. The equation has two unequal real number solutions
c. The equation has two complex number solutions
d. The equation has imaginary solutions
19. Which quadratic equation has only numeral 5 as a solution?

a. x 2−10 x+ 25=0 c. 2
x −5 x+10=0
b. x 2+ 10 x +25=0 d. x 2−5 x=0

20. In the quadratic equation3 x 2+7 x−4=0, which is the quadratic term?
a. x2 b. 7x c. 3 x 2 d. –4
21. How many real roots does the quadratic equation x 2+ 5 x +6=0 have?
a. 0 b. 2 c. 1 d. 3
2
22. One of the roots of 2 x −13 x +20=0is 4. What is the other root?
−2 −5 2 5
a. b. c. d.
5 2 5 2
23. What are the roots of the quadratic equation 2 x2 + x−56=0 ?
a. 2 and – 1 c. – 8 and 7
b. 8 and – 7 d. 3 and – 2
24. Which of the following mathematical statements is a quadratic inequality?
a. 5t 2 - r - 20 = 0 c. 4x2 + 2x - 2 ≥ 0
b. 9h + 18 < 0 d. m2 + 9m +16 = 0
25. The figure on the right shows the graph of y >2 x2 −3 x + 4. Which of the following is true about the solution
set of the inequality?
I. The coordinates of all points on the
shaded region belong to the solution
set of the inequality.
II. The coordinates of all points along the
parabola as shown by the broken line
do not belong to the solution set of the inequality
III. The coordinates of all points along the
parabola as shown by the broken line
belong to the solution set of the
inequality.
a. I and II c . I and III
b. II and III d. I, II, and III

26. The length of a garden is 5m longer that its width and the area is 14 m 2. How long is the garden?
a. 9 m b. 7 m c. 5 m d. 2 m
2
27. The length of the wall is 12 m more than its width. If the area of the wall is less than 50 m , which of the
following could be its length?
a) 3 m b) 4 m c) 15 m d) 16 m
28. Which of the following is a quadratic equation?
a) 2 r 2 +4 r−1 c) s2 +5 s−14=0
b) 3t – 7 = 12 d) 2 x2 −7 x ≥ 3
29. Which of the following rational algebraic equations is transformable to a quadratic equation?
w+1 w+ 2 2q−1 1 3 q
a) − =7 c) + =
2 4 3 2 4
2 3
b) + =5
p p+1
 3 4 7
30. + = How many real roots does the quadratic equation x 2+ 5 x +7=0 have?
m−2 m+2 m
a) 0 b) 1 c) 2 d) 3
31. The roots of a quadratic equation are -5 and 3. Which of the following quadratic equations has these roots?
a) x 2−8 x +15=0 c) x 2−2 x−15=0
b) x 2+ 8 x+15=0 d) x 2+ 2 x−15=0
32. Which of the following mathematical statements is a quadratic inequality?
a) 2 r 2−3 r −5=0 c) 3 t 2+7 t−2 ≥ 0
b) 7h + 12 < 0 d) s2 +8 s+15=0
33. Which of the following shows the graph of y ≥ x 2 +7 x+ 6?

a) b)

c) d)

34. Which of the following values of x make the equation x 2+ 7 x −18=0 true?
I. -9 II. 2 III. 9
a) I & II b) II & III c) I & III d) I, II, & III
35. Which of the following quadratic equations has no real roots?
a) 2 x2 + 4 x=3 c) 3 s 2−2 s=−5
2
b) t −8 t−4=0 d) −2 r 2 +r +7=0
36. 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. c) The roots are rational and not equal.
b) The roots are irrational and not equal. d) The roots are rational and equal.
37. One of the roots of 2 x2 −13 x +20=0is 4. What is the other root?
−2 2
a) c)
5 5

−5 5
b) d)
2 2

38. What are the roots of the quadratic equation of x 2+ x−56=0?

a) 2 and -1 c) -8 and 7
b) 8 and -7 d) 3 and -2
2
39. What is the sum of the roots of the quadratic equation of 2 x +6 x−16=0 ?
a) – 7 b) – 3 c) 6 d) 14
40. Which of the following quadratic equations can be solved easily by extracting square roots?
a) x 2−7 x+ 12=0 c) 4 t 2 −9=0
2
b) 2 w +7 w−3=0 d) 3 v 2−2 v−8=0
41. Which of the following coordinates of points belong to the solution set of the inequality y <2 x2 +5 x−1?
 a) (-3,2) b) (-2,9) c) (1,6) d) (3,1)
2
42. Which of the following points is not a solution of the inequality y <2 x +3 x−5 ?
a) (-5, 10) c) (-1, 6)
b) (3, 6) d) (-6, -2)
43. A 3 cm by 3 cm square piece of cardboard was cut from a bigger square cardboard. The area of the remaining
cardboard was 40 cm2. If s represents the length of the bigger cardboard, which of the following expressions
give the area of the remaining piece?
a) s – 9 c) s2−9
2
b) s +9 d) s2 +40
44. The length of a table is 12 inches more than its width. If the area of the wall is less than 50 in 2, which of the
following could be its length?
a) 3 in b) 4 in c) 15 in
d) 16 in

45. The length of a garden is 5 m longer than its width and the area is 14 m2. How long is the garden?
a) 9m b) 7m c) 5m d) 2m
46. An open box is to be formed out of a rectangular piece of cardboard whose length is 12 cm longer than
its width. To form the box, a square of side 5 cm will be removed from each corner of the cardboard.
Then the edges of the remaining cardboard will be turned up. If the box is to hold at most 1900 cm 3,
what mathematical statement would represent the given situation?
a) x 2−12 x ≤ 360 c) x 2−8 x ≤ 400
b) x 2−12 x ≤ 380 d) x 2+ 8 x ≤ 400
47. A 12 cm by 16 cm picture is mounted with border of uniform width on a rectangular frame. If the total area of
the border is 288 cm2, what is the length of the side of the frame?
a) 8 cm b) 16 cm c) 20 cm d) 24 cm
48. It takes Mary 3 hours more to do a job than it takes Jane. If they work together, they can finish the same job in
2 hours. How long would it take Mary to finish the job alone?
a) 3 hours c) 6 hours
b) 5 hours d) 8 hours
49. The length of a garden is 2 m more than twice its width and its area is 24 m 2. Which of the following equations
represents the given situation?
a) x 2+ x=12 c) x 2+ x=24
b) x 2+ 2 x=12 d) x 2+ 2 x=24
50. In the figure below, the area of the shaded region is 144 cm2. What is the length of the longer side of the
figure?

a) 8 cm
b) 12 cm
c) 14 cm
d) 18cm