Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region I
SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE I PANGASINAN
MAPANDAN DISTRICT
Ilang-ilang Street, Poblacion, Mapandan, Pangasinan

UNDERSTANDING CULTURE, SOCIETY AND POLITICS

SECOND QUARTER EXAMINATION
(S.Y.2022-2023)

NAME: SCORE:
GRADE LEVEL & SECTION: DATE:
MULTIPLE CHOICE: CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER. USE SEPARATE PAPER TO WRITE
YOUR ANSWER.
1. What institution that allows people deposit their money for safe keeping and
interests?
a. Banks
b. Corporation
c. Cooperatives
d. Lending Company
2.What form of government in which supreme power is absolutely lodged with
an individual?
a. Monarchy
b. Oligarchy
c. Democracy
d. Theocracy
3. Which of the following organizations is NOT an example of IGOs?
a. INTERPOL
b. World Health Organization
c. International Monetary Fund
d. North Atlantic Treaty Association
4. Which of the following BEST DESCRIBES insurance and companies?
a. Transcend borders in pursuit of a common cause.
b. Develop and support economic growth especially for the poor.
c. Manage withdrawals and deposits as well as supplying short-term loans to a
person
d. Propose insurance policies to the public either by selling them directly to a person
or through an employer’s benefit plan.
5. Find the errors.
a. A corporation is an illegal unit that is distinct from its owners.
b. A corporation has the right to enter contracts, loan and borrow money, hire
employees, own assets, and pay taxes.
c. A corporation of people authorized to act as a single entity and recognized as such
in law
d. A corporation is a business entity that is owned by its shareholders, who elected a
board of directors to oversee the organization’s activities
6. What is Informal Education?
a. It refers to the structured education systems that runs from primary school to
university
b. It is a lifelong process whereby every individual acquires from daily
experiences, attitudes, values, facts, skills, and knowledge
c. It refers to any organized educational activity outside the established
formal system to provide selected types of learning to a segment of the
population
d. None of the above
7. He is a British sociologist who explains, functions are important to be performed as
they make the society whole.
a. Herbert Mead
b. Herbert Gomez
c. Herbert Spencer
d. Herbert Chu
8. It aims to develop the maximums potential of the child with the special needs
to enable him/her to become self-reliant and take advantage of the
opportunities for a full and happy life.
a. Non-Formal Education
b. Formal Education
c. Special Education
d. Informal Education
9. Give an example of Physiological needs.
a. Air
b. Law
c. Dignity
d. Security
10.Which of the following is the purpose of TESDA?
a. Educate all
b. To create jobs
c. Enhance the skills of teachers
d. Develop the skill of unemployed
11.Which of the following can greatly influence a productive citizen?
a. peers
b. education
c. friends
d. workplace
12. What is the function of SPED?
a. To create jobs
b. To educate the average students
c. To educate individuals/persons who are physically, mentally, emotionally,
socially, or culturally different from so- called “normal” individuals
d. All of the above
13.Which of the following BEST DESCRIBES education?
a. Education provides money
b. Education provides food
c. Education provides shelter
d. Education provides knowledge and skills to the population
14.Why is education important?
a. because it helps us to know our rights
b. because it helps us to become globally competitive
c. because it provides knowledge and skills to the people
d. all of the above
15. Which of the following is true about formal education?
a. It refers to learning through a programme but it is not usually evaluated
b. It refers to learning resulting from daily work-related , family or leisure activities
c. It refers to the structured education system that runs from primary school to
university
d. It refers to any organized educational activity outside the established
formal system to provide selected types of learning to a segment of the
population.
16.Which of the following defines social stratification?
a. Social isolation of people from each other
b. System by which a person's place in society is defined by birth
c. System in which everyone is equal but perform very different tasks
d. All of the above
17.What is the key distinction between a caste system and a class system?
a. social mobility
b. occupational prestige
c. educational opportunity
d. a marriage within a specific group
18.Which of the following defines social stratification?
a. The division of society into categories, ranks, or classes.
b. The unequal sharing of scarce resources and social rewards
c. A social structure in which classes are determined by ascribed status.
d. A social structure in which classes are determined by achieved status.
19. A factory worker's son earns his way through college and eventually becomes a
physics engineer. This is an example of
a. Role mobility
b. Vertical mobility
c. Horizontal mobility
d. Intergenerational mobility
20.Which of the following best describes how social class is related to social
stratification?
a. Each layer has many layers of social stratification
b. Each layer of social stratification constitutes a social class
c. The terms social stratification and social class mean the same thing
d. Social stratification exists in caste systems, whereas social classes only
exist in non-caste systems
21.Which of the following perspective states that "inequality exists because some
people are willing to exploit others"?
a. Social Exchange
b. Conflict perspective
c. Symbolic-interactionist
d. Structural-Functionalist
22.Which of the following BEST DESCRIBES the symbolic-interactionist perspective
of social stratification?
a. Inequality exists because some people are willing to exploit others.
b. Social stratification will eventually be eliminated when the workers revolt.
c. Children are taught that a person's social class is the result of their talent
and effort
d. The inequality of social classes helps assure that the most qualified people
fill the most important positions
23.Which of the following BEST DESCRIBES the structural-functionalist theory of
social stratification?
a. Inequality exists because some people are willing to exploit others.
b. Social stratification will eventually be eliminated when the workers revolt.
c. Children are taught that a person's social class is the result of their talent
and effort
d. The inequality of social classes helps assure that the most qualified people
fill the most important positions
24.It is a law that institutionalizes free tuition and exemption from other fees in state
universities and colleges (SUCs), local universities and colleges (LUCs) in the
Philippines.
a. Magna Carta of Women
b. SK Reform Act of 2015
c. Conditional Cash Transfer program
d. Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act
25. What is Social Inequality?
a. equal opportunities of individuals based on their social class or status
b. Characterized by the existence of equal opportunities and rewards for
different social positions or statuses within a group or society.
c. The difference in the distribution of social desirables such as wealth, power,
and prestige.
d. All of the above
26.The Philippine Plan for Gender-Responsive Development (PPGD) rests on a
vision of development that is equitable , sustainable, free from violence,
respectful of human rights, supportive of self-determination and the
actualization of human potentials, and participatory and empowering . This
program addresses the equality between whom?
a. Gender
b.Ethnicity
c. Political Ideology
d.Cultural Ideology
27.Which of the following programs addresses inequality on ethnic minorities?
a. Magna Carta for Disabled Persons
b.IPRA Law
c. Anti-Bullying Act
d.4P’s
28. What will be the possible impact of SK reform act of 2015 to our society?
a. We can eliminate political dynasty
b. We can control the people’s decision
c. We can allows any person to run in any Sanggunian Kabataan Office either
elected or appointed
d. All of the above
29.What can you do to fight social inequalities in the society?
a. Respect the disabled person
b. Equal treatment to poor people
c. Respect the rights of women
d. All of the above
30. Romeo wants to enrol in a university but unfortunately his parents cannot afford the
tuition fee. As a friend, what will be the BEST ADVICE you can give to Romeo?
a. Tell him to listen to his parents because they are always right.
b. Encourage him to seek a part time job so that he can pay his tuition fee.
c. Lend him money for his tuition fee
d. Tell him that there is a program of the government which is the “Universal
Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act” which institutionalizes free
tuition and exemption from other fees.
31. He defined social inequality as the difference in the distribution of social
desirables such as wealth, power, and prestige
a. Karl Marx
b. Adam Smith
c. Herbert Spencer
d. Howard Gardner
32.It is the unequal distribution of social gaps across nations that are usually seen
on the ratio between number of deaths versus number of live births per capita as
well as life expectancy.
a. Social inequalities
b. Local Stratification
c. Social Stratification
d. Global Stratification
33.It refers to the idea of inequality between countries.
a. Social inequality
b. Social Stratification
c. Global Stratification
d. International inequality
34.Which is not true in the statements below?
 a. Persons with disabilities often live on the margins of society.
b. Persons with disabilities receive special treatment in society
c. Persons with disabilities are deprived of some of life’s fundamental experiences.
d. Persons with disabilities make up the world’s largest and most disadvantaged
minority.
35.Which of the following is NOT an example of social inequalities?
a. Ethnic Minorities
b. Gender Inequality
c. Persons with Disability
d. None of the above
36. Select the BEST DEFINITION of Global inequality.
a. It refers to inequality between countries
b. It occurs when resources in a given society are distributed unevenly
c. The social phenomenon in which men and women are not treated equally
d. A relationship between states and non-state actors in the global
community
37.Which of the following will NOT address the global inequalities?
a. Revise taxation plans, ensuring lower taxes for poorer people.
b. Ownership of properties and inclusiveness of the lower class.
c. Tolerating labor abuse through lower wages and contractualization
d. Inclusive partnership across nations that focus on technological
advancements and innovations.
38. The following are ways to address social inequalities, EXCEPT
a. Promoting inclusive rural development
b. Improving education access and quality
c. Strengthening social protection mechanisms
d. To lessen the different policy about social inequalities
39. What will you do to address Local, National and Global inequalities?
a. Wait for the new policy
b. Through redistribution of income and assets
c. Creating policies that support employment and workers outside/inside the country
d. Both b & c
40. If someone threatened you for saying your opinion, what will you do?
a. Stop giving opinions
b. Ignore the threat
c. I will seek help to authorities
d. Both a & b
41.The process of change by which an organism or species becomes better suited t o
its environment.
a. Adaptation
b. Migration
c. Mitigation
d. Climate change
42.Those people who moved with the legal permission of the receiver nation.
a. Adaptation
b. Migration
c. Mitigation
d. Climate change
43.It refers to the adjustments made regarding decisions and activities in order to
manage risks and capture potential opportunities brought about by any
changes in the environment.
a. Evolution
b. Adaptation
c. Development
d. Environmental Challenges
44.This kind of migration exists when a person is moved against his will such as
slaves, or when the move is initiated because of external factors like natural
disaster or civil war.
 a. Circulatory migration
b. Force Migration
c. Internal Migration
d. International Migration
45.The following are aspects of society affected by climate change, EXCEPT
a. Livelihoods
b. social services
c. Human behavior
d. Laws and policies
46.Which of the following are indicators of climate change?
a. Poverty
b. Inflation
c. Overpopulation
d. Rise of sea levels
47.All of the following are example of mitigation, EXCEPT:
a. Using more efficient energy end user technology.
b. Using a more efficient energy generation technology.
c. Replacing fossil fuels with none or low carbon emitting energy.
d. Conducting local or regional assessment of sensitivity to environmental
impacts.
48.The following are the challenges faced by transnational migrants, EXCEPT:
a. Family Disruption
b. Access to pensions and health insurance
c. Loss of sense of identity and belongingness
d. Making clear and tangible policies to address the issues
49.All of the following are ways on how human adapt to environmental changes,
EXCEPT:
a. Genetic Change
b. Use of obsolete technology
c. Developmental Adjustments
d. Acclimatization and cultural practices
50.The positive effects of transnational migrations are:
a. Improved language abilities
b. Enhanced lifestyle opportunities
c. Personal enrichment and development
d. All of the Above

Prepared by:

LORNA L. FLORES GOLDAMYRRH V. MELGAR JUMPING JOWARD R. DELA CRUZ

SST-II/ABM SST-II/STEM SST-II/HUMSS

Received and Validated by:

ENGR. EDWIN P. QUINTO DENNIS M. AQUINO, MT-II

SHS-Assistant Principal II Master Teacher II/HUMSS Coordinator

Recommending Approval:

ELVIRA O. VELASQUEZ
School Principal IV

Approved by:

NICANOR L. LANGIT, Ed.D

Public Schools District Supervisor
 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region I
SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE I PANGASINAN
MAPANDAN DISTRICT
Ilang-ilang Street, Poblacion, Mapandan, Pangasinan

UNDERSTANDING CULTURE, SOCIETY AND POLITICS

SECOND QUARTER EXAMINATION

******KEY ANSWER*****

1. A 27.B
2. C 28.A
3. A 29.D
4. D 30.D
5. A 31.A
6. B 32.D
7. C 33.D
8. C 34.B
9. A 35.D
10.D 36.D
11.B 37.C
12.C 38.D
13.D 39.D
14.D 40.C
15.C 41.A
16.D 42.B
17.D 43.B
18.A 44.B
19.B 45.B
20.D 46.D
21.B 47.D
22.C 48.D
23.D 49.B
24.D 50.D
25.C
26.A