Padre Garcia National High School

PRE TEST
DISCIPLINE AND IDEAS IN SOCIAL SCIENCES
SY 2022-2023

Name: _____________________________________ Date: _____________

Strand/Grade/Section: ________________________ Score:_____________

GENERAL DIRECTIONS: Read and understand each statement very carefully. Choose and write the letter of the
correct answer on your ¼ sheet of paper.
1. What term refers to the systematic study of various aspects of human society?
a) Sociology c) Demography
b) Social Science d) Social interaction

2. Ceteris paribus assumes that ___________.

a) All other things are constant. c) All other things are different from each other.
b) All other things are not equal or constant. d) All other things are independent of each other.

3. Natural Sciences aims to explain and predict various phenomenon in nature of disciplines under the natural
sciences include biology, chemistry, earth sciences, and physical science. Thus, what is the name of the most
devastating 2009 Pacific typhoon season with a damage of Pesos 1.09 Billion and 747 fatalities all over the
Philippines?
a. Reming b) Milenyo c) Ondoy d) Habagat

4. Humanities refers to the study of the ways in which the human experience is processed and documented; the
fields of philosophy, literature, religion, art, music, history and language. Which of the following is the BEST example of
human act especially in the school campus?
a) Upholding the values of good manners and right conduct anytime, anywhere.
b) Respecting the elderly people (including teachers and office personnel) at all times
c) Voicing out your thoughts and opinions inside the classroom in the most decent approach.
d) All of the above

5. Why is Filipino trait of “pakikisama” said to be ambivalent?

a) It makes people shoe their concern for others
b) It can be used for or against the person who values it
c) It encourages a person to do wrong
d) It helps person develop good values

6.What dynasty did the Great Wall of China start to be built?

a) Han b) Sui c) Qin d) Tang

7. What civilization took pride in the famous penthouse Hanging Gardens which was identified as one of the “wonders
of the world?”
a) Assyria b) Persia c) Babylonia d) Sumeria

8. Students and teachers of Padre Garcia National High School (G7-G12) stand at attention during flag ceremonies.
The school head assigns guard on the street to stop vehicles during flag ceremonies. How does the public take this
practice?
a) The flag is for all citizens; it is a symbol of the nation
b) Stopping traffic is not the job of the school
c) Only school children should be controlled in this ceremony
d) Only military or policemen should stop and salute the flag

9.The establishement of military training in our old school curriculum that was followed by Commission on Higher
Education (CHED) is an influence of ___________.
a) Sparta b) Rome c) Greece d) Athens

10. During period of increased global temperatures, which of the following is most likely to occur?
a) A decrease in earthquake c) A decrease in atmospheric carbon dioxide
b) An increase in earthquake d) An increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide
 11. What is the appropriate visual representation for showing the number of corrupt police officials and if they have
been releived from office?
a) Line graph b) Bar graph c) Cohort rate d) Trend rate
12. All class sections of Grade 11 - Humanities and Social Sciences strand of Padre Garcia National High School (G7-
G12) keep seeing their ways doing things as the right way, they tend to have the attitude called __________.
a) Cultural Relativism b) Ethical relativism c) Etnocentrism d) Xenophobia

13. Structure refers to any relatively stable pattern of social behavior. Which of the following is the BEST example of
structure?
a) Pakikisama b) Bahala Na attitude c) Having lot of friends d) None of the above

14. Structuralism is a method for analyzing language, narratives, and cultural phenomena that uncovers basic
elements that form structures (often binary oppositions). Hence, structural functionalism is an approach that sees
society as a complex system whose parts work together to promote solidarity and stability. Which of these statements
are correct?
a) Both statements are TRUE. c) Only the first statement is TRUE.
b) Both statements are FALSE. d) Only the second statement is TRUE.

15. During a mealtime among coworkers, a Filipino, who was used to Filipino table manners of being quiet and
behaved in front of guests and VIP’s, cannot believe that his Chinese friends are noisy at the table (which is a gesture
of enjoyment of the food). This illustrates __________.
a) Cultural integration b) Culture lag c) Cultural relativity d) Culture shock

16. He coined the term “survival of the fittest.”

a) August Comte b) Karl Max c) Herbert Spencer d) Arnold Toynee

17. What approach acknowledges the economic relations between classes determine/structure social and political
relations?
a) Structural Functionalism b) Marxism c) Structuralism d) Symbolic
Interactionism

18. How do you call the conflict between entire classes over the distribution of a society’s wealth and power?
a) Class conflict b) Wealth conflict c) Power conflict d) Distribution conflict

19. What approach of discipline belongs to alienation, class struggle, materialism and revolution?
a) Functionalism b) Marxism c) Structuralism d)Symbolic interactionism

20. What sociological research method that approaches social phenomena through quantitative evidence, and often
relies on statistical analysis of many cases (or accross intentionally designed treatments in an experiment) to create
valid and reliable general claims?
a) Qualitative design c) Normative design
b) Quantitative design d) Formative design