Name _________________________________________ Date ________________________

I. Identify what is being described in each statement. Choose the answer from the box.
exponent variables power literal coefficient numerical coefficient
base algebraic expressions like terms constant terms factors

__________________1. The numerical factor in an algebraic term

__________________2. A statement containing one or more terms connected by plus or minus signs
__________________3. n in mbn
__________________4. The product of a number used two or more times as a factor
__________________5. A numbers whose value is fixed / a term with no variable
__________________6. A symbol which represents any number from a given replacement set
__________________7. The letter in a term used to represent a number
__________________8. Algebraic terms which have the same literal factors and in which each letter
has the same exponent in all of the terms
__________________9. A single number, letter, or a product of several numbers or letters
__________________10.The numbers and symbols in a product
II. Identify the constant/s and variable/s in each expression. Then write the emphasized term in
expanded form. Complete the table.
Algebraic Expression Constant/s Variable/s Expanded Form
1. 8xy + 2
2. 4x2 y
3. 5a + 2b
4. x + y - 2z3
5. 20x2y2 11
III. Translate each into an algebraic expression. Use any letter to represent the unknowns unless specified.

________________1. Four less than a certain number

________________2. Eight decreased by a number
________________3. 9 more than the product of 5 and r
________________4. The sum of n and 2 multiplied by 6
________________5. Thrice the product of d and e
________________6. Five time a certain number, increased by 8
________________7. Eleven more than the sum of two different numbers
________________8. The product of 8 and n increased by the product of q and r
________________9. The product of 3 and a number, divided by p
________________10. The age of Ana eight years ago
________________11. Twice the square of b decreased by b cubed
________________12. The product of the sum and difference of x2 and y
________________13. The difference between the product of 5 and y and of x
________________14. The cube of the sum of w and x divided by the difference between the square of
x and the cube of y
________________15. The quotient of the product of 3x and y and the sum of twice x and -y
IV. Given w = 1, x = 6, y = 3, and z = 2; evaluate the following:

1. 4w + 2y = ______ 2. x 3(z) = ______

3. xy z = ______ 4. 9z x = ______

5. x2 y2 = ______ 6. y2 z2 = ______

7. 2x + y = ______ 8. 3x z = ______
z+w -w

9. xy w = ______ 10. (-x + z)2 8 = ______

Z

V. Tell whether each statement is TRUE or FALSE.

_________1. If x = -3, then the value of 3x + 3 is 12. _________3. x2 5x2 is equal to -4x2 if x = 4.

________2. If b = -2, then b3 3 is 5 ________ 4. (a2 5a) - (a2 4a) = -9a for any
value of a.
VI. Evaluate each expression using substitution.

_____1. 11(a + b)2 when a = 1 and b = 9.

1
_____2. (4t)3 + 10 when t =
2

_____3. a2 b2 + c when a= 4, b= 2 and c= 5

_____4. (5)3 + c2 when a = 4, b = 2, and c = 12

VI. Complete each table.

X x2 5 x x3 + 2
-3 -3
-2 -2
-1 -1
0
0
1
1
2
2
3
3