VILLAPAGASA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

Villapagasa, Bansud

SECOND QUARTERLY ASSESSMENT

Mathematics 8
(Ilang- Ilang, Cherry Blossom, Everlasting, Camia)

Directions: Read each statement carefully. Then, choose the letter of the correct answer.
1. What is a Rectangular Coordinate System?
A. It is used for naming points in a square.
B. It is a plane used for graphing functions and not 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.
2. Who is a French Mathematician known as the “Father of Modern Mathematics”?
A. Albert Einstein
B. Rene Descartes Leonard Euler
C. Pythagoras
D. Rene Descartes
3. The horizontal and vertical lines, typically called the x- axis and y- axis respectively, intersect at the
point of origin whose coordinates are what?
A. (0, 1)
B. (1, 0)
C. (0, 0)
D. (1, 1)
4. How many regions do the Cartesian Plane divided?
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
5. What are the coordinates of the point which lie in the x- axis?
A. (y, 0)
B. (x, 0)
C. (0, y)
D. (y, 0)
6. If the second coordinate of a point is y-coordinate, how about the first coordinate of a point?
A. Abscissa
B. Linear
C. Ordinate
D. Range
7. The signs of the first and second coordinates of a point vary in the four quadrants. What are the signs of
the point that can be seen in Quadrant II?
A. (+ , +)
B. (- , -)
C. (+ , -)
D. (-, +)
8. On which quadrant does the point (4, -5) lie?
A. Quadrant I
B. Quadrant II
C. Quadrant III
D. Quadrant IV
9. What is the first step in plotting a point?
A. Align the point on origin
B. Determine the quadrant.
C. Look first on the x-axis.
D. Plot the point on the y-axis.
10. What symbolizes a point in a rectangular coordinate system?
A. Curve
B. Dot
C. Line
D. Plot
 For numbers 11-17, refer to figure 1.
11. Which of the following is true about the points in Figure 1?
A. E is located in Quadrant I.
B. I is located in Quadrant II. J O
C. J is located in Quadrant IV A
H
D. O is located in Quadrant III. x
C
12. Using Figure 1, what are the coordinates of point A?
E N
A. (1, 2)
I
B. (-1, 2)
C. (1, -2)
D. (-1,-2)
FIGURE 1
13. In what axis does point C lie based on figure 1?
A. Origin
B. X- axis
C. Y- axis
D. Z- axis
14. Based on figure 1, how many points lie on Quadrant II?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
15. What point corresponds to the coordinates (3, -2)?
A. Point A
B. Point E
C. Point I
D. Point N
16. Which of the following statements is true about the Figure 1?
A. Point H is the origin.
B. Point O lies in Quadrant III.
C. The horizontal line is the y-axis.
D. The coordinates of Point C are (0, -3).
17. Is there any point that lies on the y-axis?
A. None
B. Yes
C. Many
D. Maybe
18. What do you call to a relation in which every element in the domain is mapped to exactly one element in
the range?
A. Diagram
B. Function
C. Graph
D. Ordered Pair
19. Which of the following statement is true about range?
A. The range of a relation is the set of first coordinates.
B. The range of a relation is the set of second coordinates.
C. The range of a relation is the set of both the first and second coordinates.
D. All of the above.
20. Among the types of correspondence, which is considered as not function?
A. Many- to- one correspondence
B. Many- to- many correspondence
C. One- to- many correspondence
D. One- to- One correspondence
21. Using the vertical line test which of the following graph represents a function?
A. B. C. D.

x x x x
22. Which of the following sets of ordered pairs defines a function?
A. {(3, 2), (-3, 6), (3, -2), (-3, -6)}
B. {(2, 2), (2, 3), (2, 4), (2, -9)
C. {(1, 2), (2, 6), (3, -2), (4, -6)}
D. {(-4, 4), (-3, 4), (4, 3), (4, 4)}
23. Which of the following is not a function?
A.
Mary C. John
Mars 1 James
Susan 3 Mrs. Ada Sonia
Kim Beth

B. D.

Albert 001 Xhien Nicka

Mary 007 Sophia Rhein
John 1 078 Jiya Yvethe

24. What are the domains in the following sets of ordered pairs: {(0, 3), (1, 2), (-1, 4), (2, 5)}?
A. {(0, 1, -1, 2)}
B. {(3, 2, 4, 5)}
C. {(0, 3, 4, 5)}
D. {(3, 2, -1, 2)}
25. Given the mapping diagram on Figure 2, what are the set of ordered pairs?
A. {(0, 6), (1, -5), (2, 8), (3, 8)}
B. {(0, -5), (1, 6), (2, 3), (3, 6)} 0
C. {(1, 6), (2, -5), (3, 8), (4, 8)} 1 -5
D. {(1, -5), (2, 6), (3, 3), (4, 3)} 2 6
26. What are the range in Figure 2? 3 8
A. (-5, 6, 8)
B. (-5, 6, 8, 8) FIGURE 2
C. (0, 1, 2, 3)
D. (0, 1, 2, 3, -5, 6, 8)
27. Which statement is true about function?
A. All relations are functions.
B. All functions are relations.
C. Some relations are functions
D. None of the relations are functions.
28. What are the domain in the following sets of ordered pairs: {(2, 5), (4, 10), (-2, -5), (-4, -10)}?
A. (2, 4, -2, -4)
B. (5, 10, -5, -10)
C. (2, 5, 2, 10)
D. (2, 4, -5, -10)
29. Jonathan has a job mowing lawns in his neighbourhood, and gets paid Php 25 per hour. What is the
dependent variable in computing his total pay?
A. The total pay
B. The job
C. The lawn mowing
D. The number of hours
30. What variable depends on the independent variable?
A. Constant variable
B. Dependent variable
C. Independent variable
D. Research variable
31. What variable is considered as the independent variable because any value could be assigned to it?
A. C
B. D
C. X
D. Y
32. Between time and salary, which is the dependent variable?
A. Time
B. Salary
C. Both of the two
D. None of the two.
33. What do you call to the set of all permissible values of x that give real values for y?
A. Domain
B. Function
C. Range
D. Slope
34. What do you call to the set of all permissible values for y that give the values of x real numbers?
A. Domain
B. Function
C. Range
D. Slope
35. When you translated the verbal phrase “the sum of the numbers x and y” into mathematical phrase, what
will you get?
A. 7xy
B. x – y
C. x + y
D. 2x + y
36. What will you get when you translated 2(x + y) to verbal phrase?
A. Thrice the sum of x and y.
B. Twice the sum of x and y.
C. Four times the sum of x and y.
D. Nine less than the difference of x and y.
37. A linear function is defined by f (x) = mx + b. What does m represent?
A. Degree
B. Slope
C. X- intercept
D. Y- intercept
38. What is the degree of the function in f(x) = 2x + 4?
A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
D. not defined
39. What is the value of f(x) = 3x – 1 if x = 4?
A. 9
B. 10
C. 11
D. 12
40. Which of the following is a linear function?
A. f(x)= −4𝑥 2
B. f(x)= 3𝑥 3 - 5x + 1
C. f(x)= 10𝑥 2 + 7x
D. f(x)= 5x +1
41. What is the slope in the function f(x)= -6x – 7?
A. 6
B. -6
C. 7
D. -7
42. What is the value of the function f(x)= 2x +1 at x = -3?
A. -7
B. -6
C. -5
D. -4
43. If m = 0 and b = 0, what is the degree of the function?
A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
D. not defined
44. Is the function f defined by f(x)= 2x + 3 a linear function? Why?
A. Yes, because it has x.
B. Yes, because it is written in the form y= mx+b.
C. No, because it has no slope.
D. No, because the highest degree is 2.
45. Which of the following is the standard form of a linear equation?
A. y = mx + b
B. y = mx – b
C. Ax – By = C
D. Ax + By = C
46. What is the slope- intercept form of 2x + y = 9?
A. y = -2x + 9
B. y = 2x + 9
C. y = -2x – 9
D. y = 2x -9
47. What is the standard form of y= 10x + 5?
A. 10x + y = 5
B. 10x – y = -5
C. 10x – y = 5
D. 10x + y = -5
For item numbers 48-49, refer to the situation below.

A survey of out- of-school youth in your barangay was conducted. From year 2008 to 2012, the number of
out-of-school youths was tallied and was observed to increase at a constant rate as shown in the table
below.

Year 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Number of out-of-
school youth, y 30 37 44 51 58
48. If the pattern continues, can you predict the number of out-of-school youths by year 2020?
A. Yes, the number of out-of-school youths by year 2020 is 107.
B. Yes, the number of out-of-school youths by year 2020 is 114.
C. No, because it is not stipulated in the problem.
D. No, because the data is insufficient.
49. The number of out-of-school youths has continued to increase. If you are the SK Chairman, what would
be the best action to minimize the growing number of out-of-school youths?
A. Conduct a job fair.
B. Create a sports project.
C. Encourage them to enrol in ALS.
D. Let them work in your barangay.
50. When 2x + y = 9 is written in the form y = mx + b, what will you get?
A. y = x + 9
B. y = 2x + 9
C. y = -2x + 9
D. y = 2x - 9

Prepared by:
Ma’am Melody