Department of Education

Division of Quirino
Quirino General High School
Zamora, Cabarroguis, Quirino
Second Quarter Summative Test for Understanding Cultures, Society and Politics
First Semester-S.Y. 2020-2021

Name: ______________________________ Date: _________________

Track/Strand: O STEM O ABM O HUMSS, Academic Section: O Pearl O Ruby O Garnet O Emerald O Henry Sy
O Descartes O Fibonacci

General Directions: Read the direction for every set of questions before answering. Answer the question/s correctly
and use the space provided before the item number in writing the correct answer.

I. MULTIPLECHOICE: Write the letter of the correct answer for each item.

_____1. Which of the following is the social institution through which a society’s children are taught basic
academic knowledge, learning skills, and cultural norms?
a. UNESCO c. Education
b. Church d. Society
_____2. ______ stated that “education shall be directed to the full development of the human personality and to
the strengthening of respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms”.
a. UNESCO c. Theory of Human Needs
b. Abraham Maslow d. Youth for Human Rights
_____3. It is learning of academic facts and concepts through a formal curriculum.
a. Formal Education c. Alternative Learning System (ALS)
b. Informal Education d. Traditional Education
_____4. Which of the following statements do not describe informal education?
a. We learn how to dress for different occasions.
b. Informal education describes learning about cultural values and norms.
c. Informal education uses academic facts and concepts through a formal curriculum.
d. Informal education teaches us how to keep our bodies clean.
_____5. Which of the following is said to be the “Key to Success”?
a. Power c. Influence
b. Education d. Money
_____6. They are individuals who focus on concerns outside of themselves; they appreciate the world around
them with a sense of awe and wonder.
a. Educated person c. Introvert person
b. Self-actualizing person d. Extrovert person
_____7. According to _____________, education is a fundamental human right as it promotes individual freedom,
empowerment, and yields important development benefits.
a. Theory of Human Needs c. UNESCO
b. Abraham Maslow d. Youth for Human Rights
_____8. Which of the following is NOT an example of self-actualization needs?
a. The satisfaction of the human body.
b. Realization of a person’s potential
c. The desire of a person’s expression of creativity
d. Strong desire of becoming an ideal parent.
_____9. A non-state institution that provide financial services such as wealth management, currency exchange,
and safe deposit boxes is called ________.
a. Corporation c. Trade Unions
b. Bank d. Cooperative
_____10. This happens when an individual or group in reciprocal exchange system attempts to get more than
what it gives.
a. Balance Reciprocity c. Reciprocity
b. Negative Reciprocity d. General Reciprocity
_____11. _______________ is the system of power and authority that is used to maintain social order.
a. Political Institution c. Non-state Institution
b. Economic Institution d. Financial Institution
_____12. This program led by the Department of Science and Technology, aims to develop and promote the
higher value and more complex ITBPM services is called _______.
a. Next Wave Cities Program
b. Stepping Up the Value Chain Program
c. Livelihood Seeding Program (LSP)
d. The Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps)
_____13. Which of the following programs aim to provide starter kit packages to micro and small entrepreneurs
severely affected by disasters to enable them to restart their businesses?
a. Next Wave Cities Program
b. Stepping Up the Value Chain Program

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 c. Livelihood Seeding Program (LSP)
d. The Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps)
______14. This program aims to alleviate poverty through social assistance, and social development.
a. Next Wave Cities Program
b. Stepping Up the Value Chain Program
c. Livelihood Seeding Program (LSP)
d. The Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps)
_____15. A collaborative project with the Information Technology and Business Process Association of the
Philippines (IBPAP) aims to promote inclusive growth and development around the country.
a. Next Wave Cities Program
b. Stepping Up the Value Chain Program
c. Livelihood Seeding Program (LSP)
d. The Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps)

II. TRUE OR FALSE: Write J if the statement is True and M if the statement is False.
_____16. The main duty of Development Agencies is to discover regional potential and develop cooperation
between the public sector, private sector and civil society.
_____17. International Organization is an organization established by a treaty or other instrument governed by
international law and possessing its own international legal personality.
_____18. Stratification is the layering of social categories into higher and lower position of prestige.
_____19. Caste is a hereditary endogamous social group in which a person’s rank and its accompanying rights
and obligations are ascribed on the basis of his birth into a particular group.
_____20. Estate system of medieval Europe provides another system of stratification that gave much emphasis
to birth as well as to wealth and possessions.
_____21. Exogamy is the practice of marrying within a specific social group, caste, or ethnic group, rejecting
those from others as unsuitable for marriage or other close personal relationship.
_____22. Endogamy is the social norm of marrying outside one's social group. The group defines the scope
and extent of exogamy, and the rules and enforcement mechanisms that ensure its continuity.
______23. It is government or the holding of power by people selected on the basis of their ability is called
Meritocracy.
______24. An institution is a custom that for a long time has been an important feature of some group or
society.
______25. Social mobility is the movement of individuals, families, households, or other categories of people
within or between social strata in a society.

III. Essay: Write your answer on the space provided.

26-35. You are about to go home from school. You decide to buy snacks just before you ride a bus. You sit near
the doorway where you find your convenience of eating your snacks. When you finished your snacks and about
to throw plastic container of your milk tea, you noticed there was no trash bin inside the bus. When the bus
suddenly stops to unload passengers, you saw huge trash bins at the unloading station. You are about to stand
up to take an opportunity of throwing your trash but then the bus moves to leave.
Question: As a citizen, how can you protect, conserve, and restore our environment?

36-40.How do we overcome social inequality in our society?

Prepared:
JAYPEE G. MONTERO JONNABETH R. DEVERA MADELYN Q.TORIBIO
Teacher, QG-SHS Teacher II, QG-SHS Teacher II, QG-SHS