MATHEMATICS GRADE 8

Fourth Periodic Examination

Name_____________________________________Section________________Score____

Test I.MULTIPLE CHOICE: Read each item carefully and choose the correct answer. Write the
letter of your choice on the space provided before the number. USE CAPITAL LETTERS
ONLY
1. Listed below are the six pairs of corresponding parts of congruent triangles. Name the
congruent triangles.
SA JO D Y
AD OY A O
SD JY S J
A. ΔASD ΔJOY B. ΔADS ΔYJO C. ΔSAD ΔJOY D. ΔSAD ΔJYO

_____2. In ΔDOS, what side is included between D and O ?

A. DO B. DS C.SD D. SO

_____3. 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

_____4. Is the statement “corresponding parts of congruent triangles are congruent” based on
A. Definition B. Postulate C. Theorem D. Axiom

____5. ΔABC ΔDEF, which segment is congruent to AB:?

A. BC B. AC C. DE D. EB

____6. ΔSUM ΔPRO, which angle is congruent to M??

A.S B.P C.R D.O

____7. In ΔABC, AB = AC. If m B = 80, find the measure of A.?

A. 20 B. 80 C.100 D.180

____8. ΔTIN ΔCAN, then ΔNAC is congruent to ____.

A. ΔITN B. ΔNIT C. ΔTNI D. ΔINT

____9. Jancent knows that AB = XY and AC = XZ. What other information must he know to prove ΔABC
ΔXYZ by SAS postulate?
A. B Y B. C Z C. A X D. None

____10. Miguel knows that in ΔMIG and ΔJAN, MI = JA, IG = AN, and MG = JN. Which postulate or
theorem can he use to prove the triangles congruent? ?
A.ASA B.SAS C.AAS D.SSS

____11. In ΔTRU, TR = 8 cm, RU = 9 cm, and TU = 10 cm. List the angles in order from least to
greatest measure?
A. m T, m R, m U B. m U, m T, m R C. m R, m T, m U D. m U, m R, m T

____12. List the sides of ΔLYK in order from least to greatest measure if L=38, Y=58
and K=84?
A. LY, YK, LK `B. YK, YL, LK C. LY, LK, KL D. YK, LK, LY

____13. The measure of an exterior angle of a triangle is always ____________

A. greater than its adjacent interior angle
B. B. less than its adjacent interior angle
C. greater than either remote interior angle
D. Dless than either remote interior angle.

____14. In ΔGOD, m LG=40, m LO=80 and m LD=60 which side is the shortest?
A. GO B. DO C. DG D. GD
____15. Lines a and b are parallel cut by transversal m and 1 & 5are corresponding angles, if m 1 =
85, what is the measure of 5?
A. 80 B.85 C.95 D. 100

____16. Lines m and n are parallel cut by transversal t which is also perpendicular to m and n. Which
statement is not correct?
A. All angles are congruent. B. Consecutive angles are supplementary
C. All angles are right . D.Each angle measure 80

____17 Which of the following statements is always true??

A. Two coplanar lines that do not intersect are parallel lines
B. Lines that form a right angle are parallel lines
C. Skew lines are parallel lines
D. Intersecting lines are skew lines

____18.All of the following are properties of a parallelogram except:

A. Diagonals bisect each other B. Opposite angles are congruent
C. Opposite sides are congruent D. Opposite sides are not parallel

____19. LOVE is a parallelogram, m L = 57, find the measure of E?

A.43 B. 57 C. 63 D. 123

____20. Which of the following statements ensures that a quadrilateral is a parallelogram??

A. Diagonals bisect each other B. The two diagonals are congruent.
C. The consecutive sides are congruent D. Two consecutive angles are congruent

_____21. LOVE is a parallelogram with diagonals LV and EO with point S as their intersection if SE =
6, then what is SO?
A. 3 B.6 C.9 D.12

_____22.STAR is a rhombus if the measure of STA and ARS is 680 each what is the measure of
RAT?
A.680 B.860 C.940 D.1120

_____23.Which measure of central tendency is generally used in determining the size of the
most saleable shoes in a department store
A. Mean B. Median C.Mode D. Range

_____24. The most reliable measure of variability is _______________ .

A. . Range B.Average Deviation C. Standard Deviation D.Variance

_____25. For the set of data consisting of 8, 8, 9, 10, 10, which statement is true??
A. mean = mode B. median = mode C. mean = median D. mean < median

_____26. Margie has grades 86, 68 and 79 in her first three tests in Algebra. What grade must
she obtain on the fourth test to get an average of 78?
A. 76 B.77 C.78 D.79

____27. What is the median age of a group of employees whose ages are 36, 38, 18, 10 16 and
15 years?
A. 10 B. 15 C.16 D.17

_____28. If the heights in centimetres of a group of students are 180, 180, 173, 170, and 167,
what is the mean height of these students?.
A. 170 B.173 C.174 D.180

_____29. If the range of a set of scores is 14 and the lowest score is 7, what is the highest score?
A.21 B.24 C.14 D.7

_____3 . What is the standard deviation of the scores 5, 4, 3, 6 and 2??

A.2 B. 2.5 C. 3 D. 3.5
_____31.Electra Company measures each cable wire as it comes off the product line. The lengths
in centimeters of the first batch of ten cable wires were: 10, 15, 14, 11, 13, 10, 10, 11, 12 and 13.
What is the variance ?
A. 3.4 B.3.3 C.3.24 D.2.89

_____32. The local weather forecaster said there is a 20% chance of rain tomorrow. What is the
probability that it will not rain tomorrow??
A. 0.2 B. 0.8 C. 20 D. 80
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_____33. Which of the following DOES NOT belong to the group?
A. Chance B. Interpretation C. Possibilities D. Uncertainty

_____34 Suppose you toss two fair coins once, how many possible outcomes are there?
A. 1 B.2 C.4 D.8

_____35. In a family of 3 children, what is the probability that the middle child is a boy?
A. 1/8 B.1/4 C.1/3 D.1/2

_____36. A number cube is rolled. What is the probability of rolling a number that is not 3?
A. 0/6 or 0 B.1/6 C.5/6 D.6/6 or 1

_____37. Arlene Joy got coins from her pocket which accidentally rolled on the floor. If
there were 8 probable outcomes, how many coins fell on the floor?
A.3 B.4 C.8 D.16

_____38.In the BINGO game, what is the probability that you draw a letter B.
A 1/5 B.1/75 C. 5/75 D. 1/2

____ 39.In the BINGO game, how many possible outcomes are there?
A. 5 B.15 C.25 D.75

_____40.In the BINGO game, what is the probability that you will draw number 13.
A.1/5 B.1/25 C.1/75 D.1

Prepared by:

HAZEL F. JAVIER
(Subject –Teacher