Republic of the Philippines

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Divison of Romblon
BUENAVISTA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Pre-Test in Mathematics 8

Name:________________________________ Date:____________________________
Parents Signature:_________________________ Grade/Section:____________________
Directions: Read each statement carefully. Encircle the letter of your answer.
1. The expression (a - b)2 is an example of
a. Cube of a Binomial c. Square of Trinomial
b. Square of Binomial d. Sum and Difference of Two Squares
2. If the area of a square garden is (4a + b + c2 +4ab + 2bc + 4ac) square units, it is possible to solve
2 2

its sides?
a. Yes, using square of trinomials.
b. No, one of the sides must be given.
c. Yes, the area is a perfect square trinomial.
d. No, the area is not factorable.
3. The side of a square is (2b + 1), what is its area?
a. b2 – 4b + 1 c. 4b2 + 4b – 1
b. 4b2 + 4b + 1 d. b2 – 4b – 1
4. The area of a rectangular lot is (a2 + 5a + 6) square units, one of its side measures (a + 2), what is the
measure of the other side?
a. (a – 3) c. (a + 3)
b. (a + 6) d. (a – 6)
5. A number raised to a certain power is ______.
a. Exponent b. Base c. Coefficient d. Constant
6. Any number raised to zero is equal to ________.
a. One b. Negative c. zero d. None of the above
7. By grouping, find the factors of 2cx - 2dx + 7cy - 7dy.
a. (c-d) (2x-7y) c. (2c-2d)(x-7)
b. (c-d) (2x+7y) d. (2c-7d)(x+y)
8. Find the missing terms: (x + ___)(3x + ___) = 3x2 + 27x + 24
a. 6, 4 b. 4, 6 c. 8, 3 d. 12, 2
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9. The area of a rectangular lot is (9m – 16n ), what are its length and width?
a. (3m + 4n) and (3m – 4n)
b. (3m + 4n) and (3m + 4n)
c. (9m + 16n) and (9m – 16n)
d. (9m – 16n) and (9m -16n)
10. Find the missing term in the expression 3a2b – 27ab3 + 9ab = _____(a – 9b2 + 3)
 a. 3a b. 3b c. 3ab d. -3ab
11. Which of the following expression is a rational algebraic expression?
4 z3
a. 12a2b5 b. (4x2yz)9 c. d. all of the above
y
12. The x-coordinate of an ordered pair is called ______.
a. Abscissa b. Ordinate c. Axes d. Origin
13. What is a rectangular coordinate system?
a. It is used for naming points in a plane.
b. It is a plane used for graphing linear functions.
c. It is used to determine the location of a point by using a single number.
d. It is a two-dimensional plane which is divided by the axes into four regions called quadrants.
14. Which of the following shows a function?

1
I II III IV
a
{(3,4), (4,5), (5,6)} x -1 0 1 2
2
b y -1 1 3 5
3
a. I,II,III b. I,III,IV c. II,III,IV d. I,II,III,IV
15. Which of the following function is an example of linear function?
a. f(x) = x2 + 5x + 6 c. f(x) = x(x + 3)
b. f(x) = 4x – 6 d. f(x) = 7
16. What is the slope of a line that passes through points (0,7) and (6, 8).
a. 8 b. -8 c. 0 d. undefined
17. The equivalent equation of 4x – 2y + 4 = 0 in slope-intercept form is ______________.
a. -2y = -4x + 4 b. y = 4x + 4 c. y = -2x + 2 d. y = 2x + 2
18. Which of the following linear equation is in standard form?
a. 2x = 7y + 8 b. x + y = 2 c. 2x + 5y – 7 = 0 d. y = 4x – 7
19. “All functions are relation, BUT not all relations are function.”
a. Always True c. Always False
b. Sometimes True d. Sometimes False
20. Which of the following is NOT an example of linear inequalities?
A. 2x ≤ y – 1 C. 4x + y ˃ 1
B. 3x – 2y = 7 D. y ˂ 2x – 1
21. Which of the following is an example of inequality symbol?
a. = B. ≠ C. ≥ D. %

22. Which system of linear equation has a graph the shows interesting line?
A. System of consistent and dependent equation
B. System of consistent and independent equation
C. System of inconsistent equation
D. System of independent equation
23. If 2x + y = 9 and 2x – y = 1, what is the value of x?

a. 4 B. 5 C. 10 D. 20

24. Below is Jacob’s solution in solving system of linear equation

{3x+x –y=2
y =6 Solution: 3x – y = 6
+ x+y=2
3x – y = 6
3(2) – y = 6
Is the solution correct? 4x =8 6–y=6
A. Yes, by using substitution method x =2 -y=6-6
B. Yes, by using elimination method -y=0
C. No, he should eliminate x first
 D. No, x should be -2

25. What is the solution of the equation {x+y=xy=8+6 ?

a. (-1,-7) B. (1,7) C. (-1,7) D. (1,-7)

26. “If a shape is a triangle, then it is a polygon.” Identify the conclusion of If – then statement alone.
A. A shape is a triangle
B. It is a polygon
C. If a shape
D. Then it is
27. What is the If – then form of the statement. “It is more fun in the Philippines.”
A. If it is fun, then it is Philippines.
B. If they are more fun, then they are Philippines.
C. If it is more fun, then it is in the Philippines
D. If they are fun, then it is Philippines
28. If it rains, then the sport fest will be cancelled. What do you call the underlined phrase?
A. Hypothesis B. conclusion C. If – then statement D. none of the above
29. The If – then form of. “A Quadrilateral has four sides.”
A. If it is a quadrilateral, then it is four side.
B. If they are quadrilateral, then they are four sides.
C. If they are quadrilateral, then they has four sides.
D. If it is quadrilateral, then it has four sides.
30. The measure of an exterior angle of a triangle is always ___________.
a. Greater than its adjacent interior angle.
b. Less than its adjacent interior angle.
c. Greater than neither remote interior angle.
d. Less than either remote interior angle.
31. Which of the following lines are parallel?
a. b. c. d. All of the above.

32. Which of the following statements is always true?

a. Lines that do not intersect are parallel.
b. Two coplanar lines that do not intersect are parallel lines.
c. Lines that form a right angle are parallel lines.
d. Skew lines are parallel lines.
33. It is known as the measure or estimation of how likely it is an event to occur.
a. Experiment b. Outcome c. Sample Point d. Probability
34. What is the probability of getting a face card in a standard deck of cards?
1 13 12 1
a. b. c. d.
52 52 52 4
35. Choosing a month from a year, what is the probability of selecting a month with 30 days?
4 1 1
a. b. c. d. 0
12 12 2
36. If a letter is chosen at random from the word ACCEPTABLE, what is the probability that the letter
chosen is a consonant?
1 1 6 6
a. b. c. d.
10 6 10 6
37. Of the 50 students in a class, 32 are girls. If a student is selected at random for a contest, what is the
probability of selecting a boy?
 18 32 1 1
a. b. c. d.
50 50 32 18
38. What is the median age of a group of employees whose ages are 36, 38, 28, 30, 26, and 25 years?
a. 25 b. 26 c. 28 d. 30
39. Nine people gave contributions in pesos: 100, 200, 100, 300, 200, 200, 150, 100, and 100 for a donor
prize. What is the median contribution?
a. Php 100 b. Php 150 c. Php 175 d. Php 200

Parent’s Signature

Prepared by:
CHRISTINE MAY G. FELIA

GODBLESS!!!!