MATHEMATICS-8 _ MONTHLY TEST_1

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DIRECTIONS : Read each questions carefully. Choose the best answer to the question.
: Write your answer in CAPITAL LETTER before each number.
____1. Factor: x2 – 64.
a. (x + 4)(x – 16) b. (x - 4)(x + 16) c. (x - 8)(x – 8) d. (x + 8)(x - 8)
____2. Which of the following is still factorable?
a. x - 3 b. 4(y +4) c. x2 + 4 d. x2 – 4
7 2 3 5 4
____3. What is the factored form of 9a bc + 18a c + 3c d?
a. 3c2 (3a7b + 6a3c3 + c2d) c. 3c2 (3a7b + 6a3c4 + c2d)
b. 3a3c2 (3a4b + 6c3 + c2d) d. a3c2 (9a4b + 18c3 + c2d)
2
_____4. What are the factors of a – 12a + 27?
a. (a – 3)(a – 9) b. (a + 3)(a + 9) c. (a – 3)(a + 9) d. (a + 3)(a – 9)
____5. Which expression is prime?
a. x2 + 4x + 3 b. x2 + 6x + 8 c. 2x - 4 d. 5x – 1
____6. What number must be added to x2 – 11x to make it a perfect square trinomial?
11 11 121 121
a. b. c. d.
2 4 2 4
____7. What is the greatest common factor (GCF) of 48x 2y3, 72x3y2 and – 36xy4?
a. 6xy2 b. 12xy2 c. 12x3y4 d. 36x2y4
2
____8. Which of the following has the product of a + 10a + 25?
a. (a +10)2 b. (a +5)2 c. (a - 5)2 d. (a - 10)2
____9. Which of the following is NOT a special product?
a. 4x2 + 12x + 9 b. 9x2 – 16y2 c. x2 – 2x + 1 d. 9x2 + 16y2
2 2 2 2
___10. Which of the following is a factor of 4a b – 25x y ?
a. 2ab – 5xy b. 2ab + 5xy c. both a and b d. neither a nor b
___11. What are the dimensions of a rectangle whose area is defined as x 2 + x – 12?
a. (x – 4) (x + 3) b. (x + 4)(x - 3) c. (x + 2)(x - 6) d. (x + 12)(x - 1)
___12. What is the side of a square whose area is 4x2 – 20x + 25?
a. (2x – 5) cm b. (2x + 5) cm c. (x – 5) cm d. (x + 5) cm
___13. How is 5x2 – 13x + 6 expressed in factored form?
a. (5x + 3) (5x – 3) b. (5x - 3)(x – 2) c. (5x + 3)(x – 3) d. (5x + 3)(x + 2)
___14. If x – 2 is a factor of x3 – 8, what is the other factor?
a. x2 + 4x + 4 b. x2 - 4x + 4 c. x2 - 2x + 4 d. x2 + 2x + 4
___15. If 16m4 – 8m2n3 + 4n6 is a factor of 64m6 + 8n9, what is the other factor?
a. 2m4 + 2n3 b. 4m2 + 3n2 c. 4m2 + 2n3 d. 2m2 + 2n3
5y
___16. What would be the value of x in so that the expression cannot be considered a rational
x+5
expression?
a. -5 b. 0 c. 5 d. 10
3 x−12
___17. What is the simplest form of the expression ?
16−4 x
−3 3 −3 3
a. b. c. ( x−4 ) d.
4 4 4 4 (4−x )
6 11
___18. What is the result when is subtracted from ?
7y 7y
5 5 5 5y
a. b. c. 2 d.
14 y 7y 49 y 7
___19. Which expression is equivalent to -1?
2 4 n−6 m x−xy 2 x−2 y
a. n −4 b. c. d.
¿¿ 6 m−4 n y−x 2 y−x
___20. Which of the following expressions is a rational algebraic expression?
−3
a 2a x− y a−b
a. b. c. d.
√2 b √(a+ b) x+(−x) b+ a

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___21. Which of the following algebraic expressions could NOT be considered as rational algebraic
expression?
ax
a. x 1/ 3 b. x3 c. d. 2y – 3x
by
3 x−3 11
___22. What is the least common denominator (LCD) of , and ?
x+1 2 10
a. 2 ( x+1 ) b. 10 ( x+1 ) c. 20 ( x+1 ) d. x+1
x+3 6
___23. Simplify + 2 .
x+5 x +3 x−10
2 2 2
x +x 7 x−9 x + x +12 x + x +1
a. 2 b. 2 c. 2 d. 2
x +3 x−10 x +3 x−10 x +3 x−10 x +3 x−10
42 xy+ 18 yz
___24. Which expression is equivalent to ?
6y
a. 7x + 2z b. 14x + 2z c. 7x + 3z d. 14x + 3z
___25. Which of the following DOES NOT belong to the group?
a. 4x2 + 2y b. x3 – 3x2 + x c. x + 1 d. 2( x + y) + (x +y)
1 1
___26. What is the simplest form of ÷ ?
x x2
1 1 1
a. b. c. x + 2 d. x
x2 x x
2
3x ( x−1)
___27. Find the product of and ?
x−1 5x
2

6 3 3(x−1) 3x
a. b. - c. d.
x 5 5x 5( x−1)
2 2
10 a 6 ab
___28. Find the quotient of 2 and .
15 b 7
4a 4a
3
7a 7a
a. b. c. d.
7 7 9 9 b4
2
4 p +12 p p−4
___29. What is . ?
p2 −16 2p
2 p+6
a. 2 b. (1 + 3p)(p + 21) c. 2 + 3p d.
p+ 4
( x +7) ( x−3)
___30. From what expression should be divided to get a quotient of ?
( x−2) ( x−4)
2 2 2 2
x + 4 x−21 x + 4 x+ 21 x −10 x −2
a. 2 b. 2 c. 2 d. 2
x −6 x+ 8 x −6 x+8 x −2 x +7
___31. Angel can landscape the school’s front yard in 12 hours. Lito can landscape the same yard in
18 hours. How long will it take them together to landscape the yard?
1 1 2 5
a. 7 hours b. 5 hours c. 2 hours d. 1 hours
5 7 5 7
___32. At a certain water treatment plant, one pipe can fill a water tank in 3 hours and another pipe
can empty it in 5 hours. Which is the correct equation of the problem?
1 1 1 1 t t
a. =t - b. - = t c. - =1 d. none of these
5 3 5 3 3 5
2
x −9 3−x
___33. What is 2 ÷ ?
x +5 x +6 x+ 2
a. - 1 b. 1 c. both a and b d. neither a nor b
2
x −81
___34. What should be multiplied to 2 to get a product of 1?
x +18 x+ 81

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 2
x2 +18 x−81 x −81 x−9 x+ 9
a. b. c. d.
2
x +81 ( x +9)
2
x+ 9 x−9
___35. Angelito can do a job in 3 hours and Arlene needs 5 hours. How long will it take if they work
together?
1 1 7 1
a. 7 b. 8 c. 1 d. 1
8 7 8 7
5 x−5
___36. The expression can be reduced to its simplest form by multiplying the numerator and
1−x 2
denominator by

−1
a. 5 b. 1 c. - 1 d.
−1
2x 2x
___37. Which are similar rational algebraic expression? I. II.
x+ y x− y
5
III.
x+ y
a. I and II only b. I and III only c. II and III only d. I, II and III
2 k +3 6 k−4
___38. The sum of and is
5 5
8 k−7 4 k−1 6 k−1 8 k−1
a. b. c. d.
5 10 10 5
2−x 3+ x
___39. What is the sum of and ?
4 3
8+ x 18−x x−18 x+18
a. b. c. d.
12 12 12 12
3 x −4 5x
___40. What is the result in - 2 ?
2 x +1 2 x −x−1
2 2 2
3 y −12 x+ 4 3 y −12 x+ 4 8 x−4 15 x −20
a. c. 2 b. d.
(2 x+1)( x−1) (2 x+1)(2 x −x−1) (2 x+1)( x−1) (2 x+1)( x−1)

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Directions: Read each item carefully. Write the letter of the correct answer on the space
provided.

_____1. Which of the following is the best definition of rational algebraic expression?
I. A set of two or more equations.
II. A statement of two equal expressions.
III. A set of numbers consisting of rational and irrational numbers.
IV. An expression which can be represented as a quotient of two polynomials.
a. IV only b. III only c. I and II d. III and IV
5
______2. What is the value of if x = 0?
3x
5
a. 0 b. 5 c. d. Undefined
3
5y
______3. What would be the value of x in , so that the expression is cannot be considered a
x+5
rational algebraic expression?
a. 5 b. – 5 c. 0 d. 10
______4. Which rational expression is in its simplest form?
5x x −y
2 2
x+ y 2 x +4 y
a. 2 b. c. d.
10 x x+ y x− y 2 xy
x2 −36
_______5. The simplest form of is
x +6
a. 6 – x b. x + 6 c. x – 6 d. none of
these
5 x−5
_____6. The expression can be reduced to its simplest form by multiplying the numerator and
1−x 2
denominator by

−1
a. 5 b. 1 c. - 1 d.
−1
______7. Which are similar rational algebraic expression?
2x 2x 5
I. II. III.
x+ y x− y x+ y
a. I and II only b. I and III only c. II and III only d. I, II and III

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 2 k +3 6 k−4
______8. The sum of and is
5 5
8 k−7 4 k−1 6 k−1 8 k−1
a. b. c. d.
5 10 10 5
2−x 3+ x
______9. What is the sum of and ?
4 3
8+ x 18−x x−18 x+18
a. b. c. d.
12 12 12 12
3 x −4 5 x
_____10. What is the result in - ?
2 x +1 2 x 2−x−1
2
3 y 2−12 x+ 4 3 y −12 x+ 4 8 x−4 15 x 2−20
a. c. b. d.
(2 x+1)( x−1) (2 x+1)(2 x 2−x−1) (2 x+1)( x−1) (2 x+1)( x−1)
2 3
3x y
_____11. What is the product of and ?
2y 18 x
xy 2 x2 y 3 x3 y3 12
a. b. c. d.
12 12 36 xy 2
x+ 4 x−5
______12. If is multiplied by , what is the denominator of the product?
2 x +1 3 x +1
a. 4 x+2 b. 6 x 2+ 5 x +1 c. x 2−x−20 d. 6 x 2+ 1
x−9 x2 −81
______13. What is the quotient of ÷ 2 ?
x+ 3 x −9
x−3 x−3
a. x−9 b. c. x +9 d.
x−9 x+ 9
x−5 2 x−10
______14. Find the quotient of and .
8 4
1 y
a. 1 b. 2 c. d.
2 2
______ 15. Gina takes five days more to vaccinate barangay A than Lina. Together they can do the
job in
six days. If x is the number of days, what is the equation of the problem?
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
a. + = b. + = c. + = d. + =
x x+5 6 x x−5 6 x 5x 6 x x+5
1

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 PEDRO S. BUDIONGAN HIGH SCHOOL
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Core Subject: Subject Teacher:
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