MANUEL ADRIANO MEMORIAL NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

Malubay, Gloria, Oriental Mindoro

DISCIPLINES AND IDEAS IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES 11 – SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT Quarter 1

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Direction: Use this table as your answer sheet.
1. 6. 11. 16. 21. 26.
2. 7. 12. 17. 22. 27.
3. 8. 13. 18. 23. 28.
4. 9. 14. 19. 24. 29.
5. 10. 15. 20. 25. 30.

Directions: Read and analyze the questions carefully. Write the letter of the correct answer.

1. Marco wanted to study the behavior of the Tagbanuas in Sitio Dumangueña, Narra, and Palawan. What discipline should Marco utilize in order to
properly study their behavior?
A. Marco may utilize Social Sciences, specifically Psychology to carefully study their behavior.
B. Marco may utilize Social Sciences, specifically Sociology to make a scientific study of their behavior.
C. Marco may utilize Humanities in order to understand their behavior and culture at the same time.
D. Marco may utilize Natural Sciences, specifically biology to explain the evolution of their behavior through the years.
2. Yvonne was given the task to study the geographical landscape and features of Palawan. What discipline under Social Sciences will you suggest so
that she may easily understand the topic?
A. Geography B. History C. Linguistics D. Sociology
3. Natural Sciences deals only with natural events using scientific methods. What concept can you infer from the definition?
A. Natural Sciences is a concept that analyzes the life of living organisms and their coping mechanisms.
B. Natural Sciences is a concept that focuses on the origin of life, events and things using a systematic study.
C. Natural Sciences is a concept that looks at the society as the product of everyday interactions of individuals.
D. Natural Sciences is a concept that focuses on the individual members of the society, specifically the way they behave.
4. Humanities may be defined in various ways. Which of the following options BEST describes the concept of humanities?
A. It is the study of the ways in which the human experience is processed and documented.
B. It is the study of the representation of a specific social phenomenon cross a geographic area.
C. It is the study of the consequences of human actions to the geographical and cultural landscapes.
D. It is the study of the various parts and aspects of human society including attitude and behavior.
5. Which of the following is the importance of knowing the differences between Social Sciences, Natural Sciences and Humanities?
A. To know their value as independent disciplines including their respective subfields.
B. To know that these three main disciplines are indispensable in studying one’s life and existence.
C. To know the interrelationship existing between social sciences, natural sciences and humanities.
D. To know how these three main disciplines may help us understand and explain the complexities of human life, activities and the world
around us in general.
6. Which of the following is the economic doctrine that flourished from the 16 th to 18th centuries in prolific pamphlet literature which held that a
nation’s wealth depended on its accumulation of gold and silver?
A. Merchants B. Mercantilism C. Physiocrats D. Cartography
7. The following are the branches of geography, EXCEPT.
A. Regional Geography B. Geomatics C. Physiography D. Cartography
8. Anthropology: Human Behavior and societies; Human Geography:______________
A. Culture and Norms C. Human Environment
B. Language and Social life D. Governance
9. Which of the following social science discipline studies the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services?
A. Anthropology C. Economics
B. Linguistics D. Psychology
10. History: Inquiry; Economics: _______________.
A. Wealth Management C. Household Management
B. Evolution Management D. Cultural Management
11. Which of the following define Marxism?
A. Marxism is the antithesis of capitalism
B. It is a theory in which class struggle is a central element in the analysis of social change in Western societies.
C. Marxism is the system of socialism of which the dominant feature is public ownership of the means of production, distribution and
exchange.
D. All of the above.
12. Who viewed the structure of society in relation to its major classes and the struggle between them as the engine of change in this structure?

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 A. Karl Marx C. Ralf Dahrendorf
B. Lenin D. None of the above
13. _______begins analytically with a conception of the social space as a field of meanings, values, norms, statuses and class; where status has the
joint meaning of formal positions (as in authoritative roles) and the informal statuses of wealth, power, and prestige.
A. Class Conflict C. Social Conflict
B. Class interest D. The Conflict Helix
14. Which of the following belong to the three classes related to sources of income as distinguished by Marx?
A. Landowners whose main source of income is ground rent.
B. Owners of simple labor power or laborers whose main source of income is labor.
C. Owners of capital or capitalists whose main source of income is profit or surplus value.
D. All of the above
15. This is a criteria to which any collectively of human grouping with a similar relationship would make a category not a class; if subjective criteria
are not included.
A. Capitalist criteria C. Objective criteria
B. Marxian criteria D. Subjective criteria
16. Which perspective is the creation of E. Durkheim?
A. Functionalism C. Psychoanalysis
B. Conflict theory D. Symbolic Interactionism
17. The ____ perspective focuses on how individuals act with one another in daily situations.
A. Functionalism C. Psychoanalysis
B. Conflict theory D. Symbolic Interactionism
18. Karl Marx proposed that society would be better if all classes would rise up and fight until there was only one class of people. This is ___ theory.
A. Functionalism C. Psychoanalysis
B. Conflict theory D. Symbolic Interactionism
19. If I define teacher as a responsible individual who wears fuzzy sweater and drinks coffee all day, and so I behave that way, then that is an
example of which sociological theory in practice?
A. Functionalism C. Psychoanalysis
B. Conflict theory D. Symbolic Interactionism
20. Which says that society is a system of interconnected parts that work together to maintain balance?
A. Functionalist theory C. Symbolic Interactionism
B. Conflict theory D. Psychoanalysis
21. It is a movement that calls for an end to capitalism through a socialist reformation of our economy.
A. Social feminism C. Female feminism
B. Human feminism D. Gender performativity
22. It argues for equal treatment of women and disapproves discrimination based on sex.
A. Social feminism C. Female feminism
B. Human feminism D. Gender performativity
23.It also argues solidarity among women and acknowledges that there are differences in human capacities that are based on sex.
A. Social feminism C. Female feminism
B. Human feminism D. Gender performativity
24.This is a theory on the creation of gender similar to how theatrical actors create roles identifiable to audiences.
A. Social feminism C. Female feminism
B. Human feminism D. Gender performativity
25.This is an individualistic form of feminist theory, which focuses on women's ability to maintain their equality through their own actions and
choices.
A. Social feminism C. Female feminism
B. Human feminism D. Liberal feminism
26. Which of the following options BEST outlines the concept of Social Sciences?
A. It is the systematic study of various aspects of human society.
B. It is the systematic study of the origin of life and natural phenomena.
C. It is the formal way of thinking expressed through the use of language.
D. It is the formal way of studying the world and the different human activities.
27. Imagine yourself studying a specific field under Humanities. What area should be your main concern?
A. The traditional dances of Tagbanua and Palaw’an. C. The geographical locations of Tagbanuas in Palawan.
B. The origin and lineage of Agutaynen and Cuyunon. D. The culture and livelihood of the Bataks in Puerto Princesa.
28. The following sets of options are the disciplines belonging to Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, Humanities and Applied Social Sciences. Choose
the option that falls under the umbrella of Social Sciences.
A. Anthropology, Sociology, and Psychology C. Literature, Visual Arts, Drama, and Music
B. Counseling, Communication, and Social Work D. Zoology, Botany, Physics, and Chemistry
29. If you are exploring Social Sciences, what kind of question should you ask?
A. Why do crocodiles stay in brackish water? C. What are the new innovations in the field of arts and design?
B. What are the social factors that may affect a person’s life? D. How do you make a masterpiece out of clay and limestone?
30. What is the difference between Linguistics and Political Science?
A. Linguistics is the scientific study of language while Political Science is the systematic study of human life.
B. Linguistics is the scientific study of the written words while Political Science is the systematic study of population growth.
C. Linguistics is the scientific study of language while Political Science is the systematic study of state and government.
D. Linguistics is the scientific study of man’s ability to speak while Political Science is the systematic study of diversity of cultures.

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