Friday, December 17, 2021

LET SOCIAL STUDIES / SOCIAL SCIENCE REVIEWER

     Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write E if you think there is no correct answer. 


1.   The winner in the Philippine national presidential election is determined by ___ votes, while that of the U.S. by ____ votes.

A.  total; sectoral votes                            C.  popular; electoral college votes

B.  national; local votes                            D.  multi-party; one-party votes


2.    What type of research can better ensure relevance in planning the development of communities?

A.  survey                                                                          C.  interview

B.  needs analysis                                                             D.  case study


3.     The continuous masses of land surrounded by big bodies of water on the earth’s surface are known as ____.

A.  peninsula                                                                     C.  archipelago

B.  continents                                                                    D.  hemisphere


4.     The reform movement that began within the Catholic Church in the 1500s as a reaction to the Reformation.

A.   Counter-Reformation                                          C.  the Inquisition

B.  Council of Trent                                                    D.  Excommunication


5.      A series of rulers from the same family or ethnic group

A.  clan                                                                       C. nepotism                          
B.  aristocracy                                                             D. dynasty


6.     The rights available to a citizen in a democratic state, provided by laws promulgated by the law-making body and, consequently, may be abolished by the same body.

A.  divine rights                                                  C.  statutory rights

B.  natural rights                                                 D.  constitutional rights


7.     Heavily sanctioned folkways which no one dares to question because they embody moral laws are called _____.

A. beliefs                                                                          C. customs       

B. mores                                                                           D. tradition


8.      Where was the starting point of Western civilization?

A.  Mesopotamia                                                               C.  India

B.  Egypt                                                                           D.  China


9.      Hammurabi the greatest of early kings who published a great code of law belonged to the ____ empire.

A.  Persian                                                                        C.  Babylonian

B.  Egyptian                                                                       D.  Assyrian


10.     The term New World applies to _____.

A.  South America                                                             C.  European Union

B.  North America                                                              D.  Antarctica


11.      The smallest ocean in the world is the ____ Ocean.

A.  Pacific                                                                          C.  Atlantic

B.  Indian                                                                           D.  Arctic


12.      Which region is said to offer limited economic opportunities because it is a narrow strip of land surrounded by mountain ranges and sea?

A.  Bicol Region                                                C.  Ilocos Region

B.  Cagayan Valley                                           D.  National Capital Region


13.      Which of these community resources are less likely to be visited by history classes?

A.  farm                                                                             C.  graveyards

B.  museum                                                                       D.  landmarks


14.    What is the contribution of the Assyrians in our study of Mesopotamia?

A.  Tiglath Pileser invaded other lands mainly for plunder.

B.  The Assyrians were able to efficiently manage their empire by employing terror.

C.  A systematic library that contained thousands of clay tablets with information about Mesopotamia was excavated.

D.  Ashurbanipal constructed a grandiose city highly influenced by the culture of Mesopotamia.  


15.     Which is the leading mineral export of the Philippines?

A.  Iron                                                                              C.  Coal

B.  Copper                                                                         D.  Chromite


16.     Federalism in the Philippines can grant ____ to the regions.

A.  autonomy                                                              C.  statehood

B.  sovereignty                                                           D.  fiscal independence


17. The adoption of scientific techniques to control and manipulate environments such as modem methods for farming and fishing is called ______.

A. social change                                                        C.  technological change

B. cultural change                                                      D.  discovery change


18.    The relationship between the price of a good and the quantities that people are willing to buy is called ____.

A.  demand                                                            C.  equilibrium

B.  supply                                                               D.  production possibilities


19.     In the grade distribution of a class, the ___ is the basic numerical data as the average of grades.

A.  median                                                                         C.  mean

B.  mode                                                                            D.  measure


20. Private sector groups for national advocacies are commonly referred to as ___.

A.  public sector                                                                 C.  cooperatives

B.  civil society                                                    D.  party-list representatives

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Wednesday, December 1, 2021

LET REVIEWER: Social Studies/Social Science - Mixed

 Choose the letter of the correct answer. If you think there is no correct answer, choose e.

Flying Shuttle
(Image from https://collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk)


1. In which year was Muhammad born?

a. 570 ~ Mecca

b. 631 ~ Arabia

c. 344 ~ Baghdad

d. 467 ~ Arabian Gulf


2. A ____________ is a region that has very little rainfall.

a. drought

b. desert

c. ocean

d. mountain range


3. Which of these happened during the French Revolution?

a. Execution of Louis XIII

b. Founding of Lutheranism

c. Storming of the Bastille

d. Surrender of Napoleon


4. America and Britain met in France to end the American Revolution by signing the

a. Treaty of Ghent

b. Declaration of Independence

c. Treaty of Paris

d. Declaration of The Rights of Man


5. The "elastic clause" gives Congress the power to

a. amend the Constitution.

b. declare actions of the president unconstitutional.

c. pass laws needed to carry out its other powers.

d. veto the supreme court.


6. If the Supreme Court decides that a law or act of the President goes against the Constitution, it can ____the law or act.

a. re-write

b. approve

c. appeal

d. cancel


7. What man is most responsible for sparking the Protestant Reformation?

a. Tetzel

b. Cromwell

c. Augustine

d. Luther


8. Do Islamic people need to make a journey to Mecca or Haji once in their lifetime?

a. Yes

b. No

c. Only if he/she wishes

d. It is not a requirement


9. The Greek alphabet is based on which other alphabet?

a. Egyptian

b. Babylonian

c. Phoenician

d. Hittite


10. Where did the Athenians and Persians fight their first decisive battle?

a. Plataea

b. Marathon

c. Athens

d. Salamis


11. Who said, Give me liberty or give me death!

a. John Adams

b. Patrick Henry

c. Thomas Jefferson

d. George Washington


12. What does the list below reveal about Islam?

-Muslims pray five times a day.

-Muslim women dress modestly

-Muslims don't drink alcohol or eat pork.

-Muslims give money to support charities.

a. Islam is a way of life.

b. Islam was popular in Arabia in the 700s.

c. Islam was the same as other religions

d. Islam is a religion of hardship.


13. Last Queen of France

a. Marie Antoinette

b. Isabella

c. Joan of Arc

d. Cleopatra


14. Emperor Justinian is most famous for

a. creating a systematic body of laws

b. putting down a terrible revolt

c. reclaiming lost territory of the Roman Empire

d. making the city rich and wealthy


15. The Romans were heavily influenced by the Greek's ________.

a. religion

b. architecture

c. alphabet

d. all of the above


16. Who told Martin Luther he could no longer be a member of the Church?

a. Pope Leo X

b. Henry VIII

c. God

d. Ann Boleyn


17. Who wrote the song, "Over There", which became the anthem for soldiers joining WWI?

a. George M. Cohan

b. Irving Berlin

c. Jim Thorpe

d. Edgar Rice Burroughs


18. At the end of the Roman Empire, all of these factors contributed to the fall of Rome except,

a. political instability

b. Christianity

c. economic and social problems

d. weakening frontiers


19. What type of Greek column is the simplest design?

a. Doric

b. Ionic

c. Corinthian

d. Baroque


20. How did industrialization have a NEGATIVE impact on society?

a. Increased labor needs in cities

b. Child labor

c. Safe working conditions

d. Increased pay


21. The Warsaw Pact was the Soviet Union's response to NATO.

a. True

b. False

c. Maybe

d. 50% True


22. The president can veto a bill.

a. True

b. False

c. Not all the times

d. Maybe


23. East Germany and Bulgaria were part of the Warsaw Pact.

a. True

b. False

c. Maybe

d. 50% True


24. In 1787, abolitionists founded the Committee for the Abolition of the Slave Trade in what nation?

a. Britain

b. France

c. Germany

d. Spain


25. Who invented the flying shuttle?

a. John Fowler

b. John Kay

c. Andrew Meikle

d. Jethro Tull


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