SOCIAL STUDIES Practice Test

SOCIAL STUDIES Practice Test 

1. Rennaisance is a French word meaning__________.
a. awakening
b. birth
c. peak
d. rebirth

2. Who is the father of history?
a. Herodotus
b. Hippocrates
c. Descartes
d. Cleisthenes

3. The integration of the countries into global economic system is called___________.
a. modernization
b. globalization
c. industrialization
d. economic restructuring

4. Economically speaking, which is glorious period?
a. Stability
b. Depression
c. Boom
d. Recession

5. Scientific inquries conducted on social change over a period of time are___________
a. trend studies
b. cohort studies
c. panel studies
d. case studies

6. Baghdad is to Iraq and _______ is to Syria.
a. Amman
b. Jerusalem
c. New Delhi
d. Damascus

7. The great temple of the Khmer is located in __________.
a. India
b. China
c. Angkor
d. Brunei

8. What is the best method for values inculcation?
a. Orientation
b. Modeling
c. Reflection
d. Drills

9. What most basic human rights ia violated by alleged extra-judicial killings such as by vigilantes?
a. Right to life
b. Freedom of conscience
c. Freedom of assembly
d. Freedom of Religion

10. The time orientation of the Filipino is ________ rather than mathematical.
a. Situational
b. Personal
c. Psychological
d. Natural

11. What percent of the earth’s surface do the four ocean and nemerous seas cover?
a. 80%
b. 65%
c. 71%
d. 75%

12. Where did the Spaniards establish their first permanent settlement?
a. Cebu
b. Vigan
c. Panay
d. Manila

13. The first people who widely used bronze tools were the__________.
a. Sumerians
b. Lydians
c. Hebrews
d. Armenians

14. As the population grows and there will be no economic regulations, we will end up having a/an________of water.
a. excess
b. scarcity
c. shortage
d. surplus

15. Which is regarded as the Queen of Philippine Orchids?
a. Liwayway
b. Tarhata
c. Waling-waling
d. Sampaguita

16. Who is the author of the American Declaration of Independence?
a. Thomas Jefferson
b. Abraham Lincoln
c. Benjamin Franklin
d. Thomas Paine

17. One example of a complementary need that supplements basic needs is ________.
a. dress
b. haircut
c. house
d. food

18. Which of the following is NOT one of the component factors that make the flow of production possible?
a. capital
b. goods
c. labor
d. land

19. An individual has the right to file the Writ of Amparo. What is this?
a. Right to due process
b. Right to protection
c. Right to be defended
d. Right to life, liberty and security

20. The biggest impact of high inflation is on the _______Filipino.
a. average
b. employed
c. entrepreneurial
d. rural

ANSWERS Below:

Answers: 1 d 2 a 3 b 4 c 5 a 6 d 7 c 8b 9 a 10 b 11 c 12 a 13 a 14 c 15 c 16 a 17 b 18 b 19 b 20 a