SAINTS JOHN AND PAUL EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION, INC.

Pamana Compound, National Highway, Brgy.Halang

Calamba City, Laguna, Philippines
HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
A.Y. 2022-2023

FIRST QUARTERLY EXAMINATION IN DISCIPLINE AND IDEAS IN SOCIAL

SCIENCES

NAME: ________________________________ DATE: _________________________

GRADE/SECTION: _____________________ TEACHER: _____________________
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:

 Turn off your cellphones before you begin and must be in your bag, not in
pocket.
 This examination is good for 1 hour and 30 minutes.
 Check the completeness and clarity of the questionnaire.
 Read and follow the instructions carefully.
 Please be reminded that CHEATING is a major offense.
 After reading the above General Instructions, you may begin.

I. MULTIPLE CHOICE: Read each question carefully. Encircle the letter of the correct answers.
1. He prepared the earliest maps of the known world.
a. Adam Smith c. Ferdinand de Saussure
b. Eratosthenes d. Wilhelm Wundt
2. It traces its roots from natural history which is the study of plants, animals and humans with
reference to their history and native environment.
a. Anthropology c. Psychology
b. Demography d. Sociology
3. In here people engaged in the study of this discipline because it satisfies their
natural curiosity about foreign places and different ways of life.
a. Economics c. History
b. Geography d. Linguistics
4. Where did the formal study of language begin?
a. Germany c. Thailand
b. India d. United States of America
5. The intellectual, scientific and industrial revolutions which happened in Europe in the middle of
the 19th century led to the development of what discipline?
a. Demography c. Political Science
b. History d. Sociology
6. A major branch of science that deals with the description, prediction and understanding of
natural phenomena, basically based on observational and empirical evidence.
a. Anthropology c. Natural sciences
b. Humanities d. Social sciences
7. A branch of science devoted to the study of societies and the relationships among individuals
within those societies.
a. Anthropology c. Natural sciences
b. Humanities d. Social sciences
8. Which of the following are the branches of natural sciences?
a. Anthropology, Biology, and Chemistry c. Biology, Earth Science, and Physical
b. Biology, Economics, and Sociology d. Economics, Sociology and Physical
9. If you were to explore the reason why a group of people speak the way they do, which discipline
would be the MOST applicable to use?
a. Chemistry c. Linguistics
b. Economics d. Psychology
 10. Who wrote the “Wealth of the Nations” in 1776?
a. Adam Smith c. Ferdinand de Saussure
b. Eratosthenes d. Wilhelm Wundt
For items 11 to 20. Determine the appropriate discipline applicable in the given situations.
Choose the letter of correct answer and write it on the space provide.
a. Anthropology e. Economics
b. Sociology f. Geography
c. History g. Political Science
d. Demography
_____1. Evaluation of the career path with respect to the qualifications of the individual employees
in your company.
_____2. An analysis of the consumption patterns among housewives in a middle - income
community.
_____3. A description of the different cultural practices of the Igorot.
_____4. An analysis on the causes of fraternity wars and gang violence
_____5. An inquiry on the causes of juvenile delinquency among adolescents.
_____6. An analysis of the voting behavior among young adults.
_____7. An investigation of areas or locations where the incidence of earthquakes is most likely to
occur.
_____8. An injury on how colonial occupation has changed the values of the native population.
_____9. A study on what causes severe depression which leads to suicide.
_____10. A policy recommendation on how to raise the incidence of birth in countries that have an
aging population.

II. IDENTIFICATION
A. Direction: Fill in the blanks with the correct words to complete the following sentences. Choose
your answer from the words listed in the box and write it in the space provided.
Anthropology Earth Science Seismology Astronomy Humanities Social Science
Biological Science Natural Science Chemistry Physics Psychoanalytic Theory
Unconscious Conscious Id Optimality Rationality Individualism Self-regarding
Interest Structure Ego Superego

1. Described as the study of how people process and document the human experience. -
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2. A branch of science that deals with the identification of the substances of which matter is
composed. __________
3. It includes all fields of natural science related to the planet Earth. __________
4. Deals with the study of living organisms. The science under this category focuses on the study
of internal body functions and structures of body cells and tissues. __________
5. The scientific study of human society and social relationships. __________
6. The branch of science concerned with the nature and properties of matter and energy.
_________
7. The study of everything in the universe beyond Earth’s atmosphere. __________
8. The branch of knowledge which deals with the study of the physical world. __________
9. It embraces all those subjects which deal with the relationship of man to the society.
10. Deals with the description, prediction and understanding of natural phenomena, basically
based on observational and empirical evidence. __________
11. This refers to the framework for understanding the impact of the unconscious on thoughts,
feelings, and behavior. __________
12. The material that we have no immediate access to, and we cannot bring into consciousness. It
includes repressed feelings, hidden memories, habits, thoughts, desires, and reactions.
_________
13. It contains those thoughts of which you are currently aware. __________
14. It is concerned only with satisfying personal desires. __________
15. Individuals choose their actions optimally, given their individual preferences. __________
as well as the opportunities or constraints with which the individuals face. __________
16. It is the most predominant assumption of the rational choice theory. __________
17. It is the ability of individuals to ultimately take actions. __________
18. This assumption states that the actions of an individual are concerned entirely with his/her own
welfare. __________
19. Bids the psychic apparatus to pursue idealistic goals and perfection. __________
20. These structures and norms that dictate a single course of action are merely special cases of
rational choice theory. __________

B. Fill in the blanks with the correct words to complete the following sentences.
_________ 1. Its broadest sense is the study of society and the manner in which people behave
and influence the world around us.
_________ 2. It is the backbone of humanities.
_________ 3. It is a social science that deals with the optimum allocation of scarce resources
among its alternatives to satisfy the unlimited human wants and needs of the people.
_________4. It is the science of language. It is the subject whose practitioners devote their energy
to understand why human language is the way it is.
_________5. This refers to the discipline in social science which focuses on the theory and
practice of government and politics at the local, state, national, and international levels.
_________6. It is the science of mind, brain, and behavior.
_________7. It is the study of human populations in relation to the changes brought about by the
interplay of births, deaths, and migration.
_________8. A major branch of science that deals with the description, prediction and
understanding of natural phenomena, basically based on observational and empirical evidence.
_________9. It refers to the study of the ways in which the human experience is processed and
documented.
_________10. One would study this to learn about past events and how we are affected by them.

III. ESSAY (5 points)

Directions: Read the following questions carefully and write your answers on the space provided>
Be guided by the rubrics below.

1. How do the disciplines of social sciences differ from natural sciences and humanities in terms of
nature and function? Explain your thought in at least five sentences.
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2. Cite at least five examples on how the disciplines of social sciences, natural
sciences, and humanities come in common.
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CRITERIA POINTS
Content 3
Organization of Ideas 2
Total: 5

“Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends
of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom.”
Isaiah 40:28