Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region I
Schools Division Office I Pangasinan
NALSIAN-TOMLING NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

UNIT Test in MATHEMATICS 8

Name: ___________________________ Score: _________
School: __________________________ Date: __________

Multiple Choices. Shade/Blacken the circle that corresponds to the letter of your
answer on the answer sheet provided.
1. The expression 81x2 – 90xy + 25y2 is an example of a __________.
A. Sum of two squares. C. Sum of two cubes.
B. Difference between 2 squares. D. Perfect square trinomial.
2. Which is a perfect square trinomial?
A. c2 + 8c + 16 C. d2 + 4d + 16
B. a + 8b + 16 D. e2 + 8e + 4
3. Which of the following polynomial CANNOT be factored?
A. x2 – y2 C. x3 + y3
3 3
B. x – y D. x2 + y2
4. Which of the following does NOT belong to the group?
A. x3 + 6 C. x3 – 216
3
B. x + 8 D. 64x3 – 27
5. Factor: x 2−17 x +72.
A. (x-8) (x+9) C. (x + 8) (x – 9)
B. (x – 9)(x – 8) D. (x + 9) (x+8)
6. Which mathematical statement is CORRECT?
A. a3 + 64 = (a + 4)(a2 −¿ 4a + 16) C. a3 + 64 = (a + 4)(a2 +¿ 4a +
16)
B. a3 −¿ 64 = (a + 4)(a2 −¿ 4a + 16) D. a3 + 64 = (a −¿ 4)(a2 −¿ 4a
+ 16)
7. Your classmate Mark asked to square (2y – 3), he answered 4y 2 – 9. Is his answer correct?
Why?
A. Yes, because squaring a binomial always produces a binomial product.
B. Yes, because the product rule is correctly applied.
C. No, because the answer must be 4y2 – 6.
D. No, because squaring a binomial always produces a trinomial product.
8. Factor completely 50x2−¿ 60x + 18
A. 2(5x −¿ 3)2 C. 2(25x −¿ 9)2
B. 2(5x +¿ 3) 2
D. 2(5x −¿ 3)
9. Which of the following terms is described as "the ratio of two polynomial expressions"?
A. Linear algebraic expression. C. Linear algebraic equation.
B. Rational algebraic expression. D. Rational algebraic equation.

10. Which of the following is a rational algebraic expression having trinomial on both numerator
and denominator?
2
d−3 x−3 x +2 x+ 1
A. B. C. D.
d−5 x+ 3 x −3
x+ 2 y + z

11. Which of the following represents the phrase “The ratio of twice the sum of 𝑥 and 𝑦 to the
6 x−5 y+ z

difference of 𝑥 and twice 𝑦”?

2x+ y 2(x+ y) 2 x+ y 2 x +2 y
A. B. C. D.
x−2 y x−2 y 2(x− y ) 2 x−2 y
12. Which of the following is one of the steps in simplifying rational expressions?
A. Add the common factors. C. Multiply the common factors.
B. Subtract out the common factors. D. Divide out the common factors.
 2
13. What rational expression is the same as
x −1 ?
x−1
A. x+1 B. x-1 C. 1 D. -1
4 a+8 b
14. What is the simplest form of the given rational algebraic expression ?
12
a+2 b a−2b 3
A. B. C. D.
3 3 a+2 b
3
a−2b

15. Which of the following is an example of similar rational algebraic expression?

2
y 3 y 3 x −9 3x 3 3
A. , B. , C. , D. ,
7x 7x x 7x x+ y 7x x y
3 2
16. Which of the following is the least common denominator of and ?
7x 5y
A. 7x B. 5y C. 35xy D. 7x5y
2 2
a −9 a −8 a+16
17. Find the product of 2
and .
a +a−20 3 a−9
2 2
a a −1 a −a−12
A. B. C. D.
a−1 1−a 3 a+ 15
2
a −1
2
a −a+20

activity in 𝑥 hours, create an expression that represents the rate of Jed and Vince working
18. If Jed can accomplish the school activity in five hours while Vince can accomplish the same

together.

A. 5 + 𝑥 B. 𝑥 – 5
1 1 1 1
C. − D. +
5 x 5 x
19. The area of a rectangle is x2+3x-10. If it has a side length of 2x-4 then the width can be
represented by the expression _______________.
x−5 2 x+5
A. B. C. D.
2 x−5 2
2
x+5
20. What is the first number in an ordered pair?
A. Abscissa. C. Quadrants.
B. Axes. D. Ordinate.
21. Which of the following is an example of linear equation in two variables?
A. x + 3y = 1 C. x2 + y2 = 1
B. x + 3y2 = 1 D. x1/2 + 4x = 0
22. It is the steepness of the line.
A. Slope. C. y – axis.
B. x – axis. D. Origin.
23. Which graph below represent the equation y=2 x +1?

A. B.

C. D.

24. What is the slope of the line defined by the equation y = 3x – ½?

 A. 3 C. – ½
B. – 3 D. 2
25. What is slope intercept form of the linear equation 2x + 7y = 21?
2 2
A. y = – x+3 C. y = x–3
7 7
2 2
B. y = x+3 D. y = – x–3
7 7
26. What is the graph of x = 2?
A. Vertical line that is 2 units at the right side of the y – axis.
B. Vertical line that is 2 units at the left side of the y – axis.
C. Horizontal line that is 2 units at the above the x – axis.
D. Horizontal line that is 2 units at the below the x – axis.
X
27. The graph at the right side shows what kind of slope?
A. Positive slope C. zero slope
B. negative slope D. no slope y
28. Which best describe the equation x + y−1=0 below?
A. The line is pointing downward to the right; the slope (m) is negative; and the trend is
decreasing.
B. The line is pointing upward to the right; the slope (m) is positive; and the trend is
increasing.
C. The line is horizontal; the slope (m) is zero; and the trend is neither increasing nor
decreasing.
D. The line is vertical; the slope (m) is undefined; and the trend is not defined.
29. Which graph below represent the equation3 x+ 2 y =6?
A. B.

C. D.

30. Which of the following is the point-slope form?

A. y = mx + b C. y+y1 = m(x+x1)
B. y-y1 = m(x-x1) D. y+y2 = m(x-x1)
31. What is the slope of the equation: y = –3x + 4?
A. – 3 C. –4
B. 4 D. 3
32. Given the line 2x – 3y = 9, write the equation of a line parallel to it that passes through the
point (4, –1).
2 2
A. y = x–3 C. y = x–4
3 3
2 11 2 5
B. y = x– D. y = x–
3 3 3 3
33. Ricky’s age is three times the sum of the ages of his two sons. After 5 years his age will be
twice the sum of the ages of his two sons. Which of the following is the age of Ricky?
A. 45 years old C. 55 years old
B. 50 years old D. 60 years old
34. Which of the following is a system of linear equations in two variables?
 A. 2x – 5y = 8 C. {2xx−3
+9 y =2
y >12

B. {3 xx−4
+5 y=−2
y=9
D. 8x + 1 = 16

35. Which system of equations has a graph that shows intersecting lines?
A. {2 xx ++24 y=7
y=14
C. {4xx+2+8y=3
y=7

B. {6−3X−2
x + y =5
y =1
D. {33xx−+ yy=5
=10

36. What point is the intersection of the graphs of the lines x + y = 8 and 2x – y =1?
A. (1 , 8) B. (3 , 5) C. (5, 3) D. (2, 6)
37. Which of the following figure below is the graph of the system of linear equations

{
−5
y= x +3
3
?
1
y= x−3
3
A. B.

C. D.

37. The graph of the lines 4x + 3y = 2 and 8x + 6y = 3 shows ______ lines?

A. Intersecting B. Parallel C. Coinciding D. Perpendicular

39. Which ordered pair satisfies the equations 6 x – 12 y=18 and 20 x+ 12 y =8 ?
A. (1, 1) B. ( 1, -1) C. ( 1, 2) D. (1, -2)

40. Mr. Ramirez paid Php 260 for 4 adult’s tickets and 6 children’s tickets. Suppose the total cost
of an adult’s ticket and a children’s ticket is Php 55. How much does an adult’s ticket cost?

A. Php 20 B. Php 35 C. Php 80 D. Php 120

41. Edna and Lucy had their meal at pizza house. They ordered the same kind of pizza and
drinks. Edna paid Php 140 for 2 slices of pizza and a drink. Lucy paid Php 225 for 3 slices of
pizza and 2 drinks. How much did they pay for the total number of slices of pizza?
A. Php 55 B. Php 110 C. Php 165 D. Php 275

For items 42-43 refer to the given problem.

The sum of two numbers is 15 and their difference is 3.

42. Which of the following system of linear equations can be used to find the two numbers?

A. {x+x+y=15
y=3
C. {x+x+y=15
y=3

B. {x+x −y=15
y=3
D. {x−x+y=15
y=3

43. Which of the following is the best method to be used to find the two numbers?

A. Elimination C. Substitution
 B. Graphing D. Transposition
44. Determine the two numbers using your answers in numbers 48 and 49.
A. 3 and 12 B. 6 and 9 C. 7 and 8 D 10 and 5
45. Which of the following systems of equations is consistent and dependent?

A. C.

B. D.
46. Which of the following systems of equations is inconsistent?

A. C.

47. Is 𝑥 + 𝑦 = 5 and 𝑥 + 4𝑦 = 6 a system of linear equation in two variables?

B. D.
2

A. Yes, because it has two variables, x and y.

B. Yes, because it is written in standard form and in general form.
C. No, because the constants A, B, and C are all real numbers but A and B are not both
zero.
D. No, because the degree one of the equations is not 1.
48. What point is the intersection of the graphs of the lines x + y = 8 and 2x – y = 1?

a. (1, 8) b. (3, 5) c. (5, 3) d. (2, 6)

49.Which of the following is a graph of a system of linear equations in two variables?

50. Which system of equations has graph that shows parallel lines?

a. 5x + 2y = 12 c. 3x + 9y = 4
x − 7y = 8 x + 3y = 5
b. -3x + y = 5 d. 2x + y = 12
6x − 2y = -10 3x − y = 7

Prepared by:

Maribeth P. Tamondong
Subject Teacher