Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region VIII-Eastern Visayas
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF TACLOBAN CITY
Tacloban City

MOCK EXAMINATION FOR THE NATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT TEST

(CORE-SOCIAL SCIENCES)

Directions: Choose the letter of the best answer.

1 One of your classmates came from the province and he seems to have a speech defect. How will you assist
him when all of your classmates laughs at him the moment he is called to recite?
A. Explain to your classmates his class disorder.
B. Laugh also with them.
C. Shout at your classmates to stop them.
D. Encourage your classmates that he is also a learner and he should be accepted.
2. Ruth was crying and was sent by the teacher to the guidance office. She told the counsellor that her
money was lost and she suspected her friend took it. What would be done first?
A. Scold the classmate of Ruth.
B. Suspend the friend of Ruth for one day.
C. Confer with Ruth and her friend to discuss the problem objectively.
D. Call the parents of Ruth.
3. The homeroom advisers requested the guidance personnel to orient the 4 th year students and grade
6pupils on how to take National Achievement Test properly and with ease. Which type of guidance
service is provided?
A. Placement service
B. Information service
C. Evaluation service
D. Counselling Service
4. Which of the following statements aptly describes the similarities between social sciences and
applied social sciences?
A. Both traces the history of mankind.
B. Both gives emphasis on communication as the best way to talk of current events.
C. Both deals with the institutions, functioning of human society, and interpersonal relationships
of an individual member of the society.
D. Both is not true sciences.
5. The following statements explains the relationship between social sciences and applied social
science, EXCEPT:
A. Both uses scientific research method in studying human society.
B. Both great contributions to human civilizations.
C. Both are necessary to human life.
D. Both deals with theories only.
6. What is the positive measure to take when an advanced learner (bright child) in your class start to
cause some discipline problems?
A. Let him go to the library and read.
B. Better challenge him to do something that will attract his attention.
C. Give him other activities that are difficult for him to do.
D. Tell him that you don’t like misbehaving students even if they are bright in class.
7. One of your classmates came from the province and he seems to have a speech defect. How will you
assist him when all of your classmates laughs at him the moment he is called to recite?
A. Explain to your classmates his class disorder.
B. Laugh also with them.
C. Shout at your classmates to stop them.
D. Encourage your classmates that he is also a learner and he should be accepted.
8. What counselling principle is used when the counsellor kept on listening to the client who was
pouring out her anger for the relative who abused their family? Later on the emotions of the client
subsided and she realized what she would do.
A. Empathy and positive regard
B. Listening skills
C. Release of emotional tensions
D. Advice-giving
9. In which of the following statements is the speaker making a commitment?
a. “I checked her Facebook profile yesterday.”
b. “I’m in love and I’m happy!”
c. “I promise to love you for better or for worse.”
d. “I think following my suggestion will get us a high grade.”
10. On what principle that the student is given an opportunity to “get in” anytime at the counsellor’s
office?
A. Empathy and positive regard
B. Listening skills
C. Release of emotional tensions
D. Advice-giving
11. Which statement is NOT true in counselling?
A. Counselling is giving directions to the lonely, confused, suffering and the lost.
B. Counselling is focused on the possibilities of choices of staying or leaving an unfaithful
husband
C. Counselling is seeking out helping relationship with self, family, friends and God.
D. Counselling is an active listening; a counsellor believes that clients/counselees are not sick,
just stuck.
12. Which of the following would be considered unethical behavior on the part of a school counsellor?
A. Referring a student who appears to have a drug dependency to an outside treatment facility.
B. Friending students on Facebook and commenting on their daily activities.
C. Collaborating with other counselling professionals on a student treatment plan.
D. Conducting counselling research in accordance with the American Counselling Association
(ACA).
13. Which of the following describes self-awareness of a good communicator or journalist?
A. It is the ability to look within and identify your own unmet psychological needs and desires,
such as a need for intimacy or the desire to be professionally competent.
B. Communicators and journalists need to place all of their focus on what their audiences are
saying and avoid being distracted by their own personal problems or concerns when they are
in a session
C. It is the ability to adapt and change the way you respond to meet your audiences’ needs
D. It’s not up to communicators and journalists to solve her audiences’ problems, no matter how
much she might want to help. But communicators and journalists must have excellent
problem-solving skills to be able to help their audiences identify and make changes to
negative thought patterns and other harmful behaviors

14. Why is there a need to consider the clientele and audiences of communication when deciding what
form of medium/channel to use?
A. Because the specific or intended audience need to be clearly understood so that medium can
be properly customized.
B. Because attention span, appropriateness and the audience background and the level of prior
knowledge are different from each other.
 C. Because in marketing the skills in communication, you need to know who and what type of
clients/customers you may have.
D. Because audience can influence the speaker.
15. How does news and information as a social science helps in forming and developing a society?
A. Information devices helps to send, receive, record, track and manipulate the society.
B. Information as a social science provides encouragement and empowerment to undeserved
communities to avail open and free media channels to voice out and to consume critical
information.
C. Information is used daily to influence one’s behavior.
D. Information is not only a communication between human beings, but also between human
and machines and between machines.
16. Which statement is true of the pre-Spanish-Filipino government?
A. The datu exercised all the powers of government
B. Laws were formulated by a law making body elected by the datu
C. Laws were formulated by a law making body elected by the community
D. There was a court created by the datu to hear complaints
17. Which among the following does not belong to the group?
a. 1899 Malolos Constitution c. 1986 Freedom Constitution
b. 1935 Commonwealth Constitution d. 1987 Philippine Constitution
18. It refers to the community of persons, permanently occupying a definite portion of territory, having a 
government of their own to which the great body of inhabitants’ render obedience, and enjoying free
dom from external control
A. Sovereignty            B. Nation C. Citizenship              D. State
19. What are the four elements of the state?
A. People, territory, sovereignty, government
B. People, constitution, territory, government
C. Government, law peace, territory
D. Constitution, people, land, independence
20. It is analyzed as the ability to influence, control people, and achieve desired outcome
A. powerful B. commander C. leader D. power
21. Which one refers to a theory or system of social organization that advocates the vesting of ownership
and control of the means of production and distribution of capital, land in the community as a whole
and everybody is equal?
A. Anarchism C. Liberalism
B. Conservatism D. Socialism
22. The characteristic of Local Government where Local Governments are considered a community and
its local government bodies have the right to possess, use and dispose of commercial property is
called _____.
A. Transparency and openness C. Democracy and legitimacy
B. Appointment by election D. Legislative Autonomy
23. In case of death, permanent disability, removal from the office or resignation of the president, the
____ shall become the president to serve the unexpired term.
A. Senate-President C. Chief Justice
B. House Speaker D. Vice-President
24. Which of the following is the power of the court?
A. To preserve and enforce order C. To implement laws and policies
B. To create laws and policies D. To enforce laws
25. Writs of execution issued by the inferior courts may be enforced _____.
A. In any part of the Philippines B. Only in the province where the court is located
C. In any part of the judicial region D. Any place where all over the world
26. The smallest administrative division in the Philippines and originated from a native term for a kind
of boat used by a group of Austaonisians that carried in the country is ______.
A. Province C. Independent City C. Component City
B. Independent City D. Barangay
27. An electoral tribunal that decides election protests involving the election of the President of the
Philippines and Vice President of the Philippines is called ____.
A. Senate C. Court
B. Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET) D. House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal
(HRET) HRET
28. Which of the following is NOT a component of election as defined by the Omnibus Election Code?
A. Choosing Candidate to the public office by popular vote
B. Holding electoral campaign
C. Campaigning for votes
D. Conducting of the polls
29. A loosely organized effort by a large group of people to achieve a particular goal, typically a social
or political one is called ___.
A. Social Movement C. Pakikipagkapwa
B. Civil Society D. Kapwa
30. According to Article II, Section 23 of the 1987 Constitution, the State shall encourage
__________________, community-based, or sector organization that promote the welfare of the
nation.
A. non-governmental C. governmental
B. civic D. societal
31. Political dynasty is a prevalent problem in our country as only few related people had given the
chance to rule. Several important government positions are held by people who belong to one family.
Which social sciences discipline could explain and solve the problem?
A. Anthropology B. Economics C. Political Science D. Sociology
32. The agents of socialization performing role in the development of one’s personality. However, each
of them influences the development of individual in varying degree. What is the first agent of
socialization that influences the development of a person intensively?
A. Government B. Church C. Socialization D. Family
33. In what type of heritage do songs, myths, beliefs, superstitions, oral poetry and stories belong?
a. Tangible heritage c. Cultural heritage
b. Intangible heritage d. Natural Heritage
33. As the saying goes, it takes a village to raise a child. Because of these, a child needs a group of
individuals who will shape his or her culture, beliefs, and values. What do you call this group of
individuals?
A. Social Media B. Agents of Socialization C. peer group D. Community
34. At this day and age of modern technology, a new agent of socialization has influenced people both
young and old. The influence of this agent is both good and bad. This is why our family and friends
play an important role in managing the influence of this agent. What agent of socialization is this?
A. Social Media b. Agents of Socialization c. peer group d. Community
35. In the society, we observed that people are group in certain particular manner. Which of the
following is an example of a secondary group?
A. Bikers b. Project Groups c. Clan d. Childhood
36. Many of the social groups have shared various similarities in some particular way, which of the
following is the true purpose of having a reference group?
A. To evaluate the behavior and culture of the people
B. To serve as guide of our behavior
C. To identify Cultural and behavioral Norms
D. All of the above
37. Which of the following is NOT a true statement about cultural relativism?
a. It requires us to abandon the values of our own culture.
b. It unites us as one and make us even more proud of our own culture.
c. It makes it possible for us to explain how culture makes its people behave.
d. It requires people to consider many factors before they draw conclusions on other
people’s cultural practices.
 38. The Kwakintl Indians of North America lack electricity supply, and they seem to have a less
fulfilling life. The Bushmen of the Kalchari are non-literate and they appear less intelligent.
Relatively, you view your own culture as superior to them. What do the statements above explain?
A. Cultural relativism C. Structuralism
B. Ethnocentrism D. Structural formalism
38. From the different kind of government in various societies, what is a form of government where the
citizens of the nation have the power to vote?
A. Capitalism B. Aristocracy C. Democracy D. Bureaucracy
39. This theory, emphasizes the relationship between economic power and political power. They view
the state as the organizing committee of the ruling class.
A. Pluralism B. Anarchism C. Marxism D. Bureaucracy
40. Every social group manifests specific sets of characteristics, which of the following is NOT a
characteristic of members in an in group?
A. a sense of “we” rather than “I” C. similar like/dislikes
B. a feeling of unity D. all of the choices given are correct
41. The culture of every society is unique to itself. What characteristic of culture is associated in the
above statement?
A. Culture is shared C. Culture varies from society to society
B. Culture is idealistic D. Culture is learned
42. All of the following exhibits ethnocentrism, except
A. Josie calls the Indigenous Peoples, the minorities
B. Abel’s mother only allows English to be spoken at home
C. Karen thinks atheists are generally bad people and have no morals.
D. Nikka believes that beauty should not be judged based on skin color
43. Which of the following is a positive effect of ethnocentrism?
A. Ethnocentrism limits the human perspective.
B. Ethnocentrism can create isolation.
C. Ethnocentrism is a way to preserve cultural heritage.
D. Ethnocentrism creates prejudice about other cultures
44. A process of socialization and enculturation that can happen anywhere. It involves imitations of what
others do, coupled with repetitive practice of skills.
A. Formal C. Informal
B. Direct D. Indirect
45. Ana is a Grade-11 student; her parents cannot afford to sustain her needs in school because she has
other siblings that needs medical attention. What should Ana do in order to finished high school or
even college?
A. She has to stop schooling and find a job.
B. She can ask a relative to help her.
C. Ana needs to find a part-time job so she can continue studying.
D. Ana will inform her teacher-adviser regarding her status at home.
46. _________ is a status of an individual being recognized as a legal citizen or member of a state or
nation under the law.
A. Obligation C. Citizenship
B. Inclusive D. Rights
47. What views the attainment of social desirables as a constant competition for scarce resources?
A. Interactionist Approach C. Conflict Perspective
B. Manifest Function D. Functionalist Society
48. Which of the following correctly characterizes the difference between caste and class?
A. Caste are open categories; classes are closed.
B. It is possible to move from one class to another; caste boundaries are impermeable.
C. Caste boundaries are permeable; class membership is impermeable.
D. Caste membership is based on property; class membership is based on birth.
49. “Poor nations remain poor because they hold onto traditional attitudes and beliefs, traditional
economic systems and forms of government”. This argument belongs to which global inequality
theory?
A. Development and Modernization Theory
B. World Systems Theory
C. Dependency Theory
D. None of the above
50. What benefits can we get from being aware of social, political and cultural change occurred within
society?
A. The people will follow their personal whims and uncontrollable discretion in responding to the
changes within society.
B. People will believe that only when peace, order, security and the life of dignity are established
and maintained social, political and cultural stability will become attainable.
C. People will acquire the necessary knowledge to overcome the social, political and cultural change
within in society.
D. Broadens the perspective of the people on how to appreciate the importance of culture.