2022 LET REVIEWER: SOCIAL STUDIES / SOCIAL SCIENCE - J

ANSWERS to 2022 LET REVIEWER: SOCIAL STUDIES / SOCIAL SCIENCE - I:

1. A       2. C        3. D        4. B        5. C

6. A        7. A        8. C        9. A        10. C

11. A       12. B        13. D        14. B        15. C

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1. Which buildings, believed to be symbols of American power, were attacked by Islamic fundamentalists on September 11, 2001?

A.  Empire State Building
C.  World Trade Center
B.  White House
D.  New York Stock Exchange

2. The ___________, also referred to as the Eastern Roman Empire and Byzantium, was the continuation of the Roman Empire in its eastern provinces during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, when its capital city was Constantinople.

A. Roman Papacy

B. Ottoman Empire

C. Byzantine Empire 

D. Persian Empire

3.  The national anthem of the Philippines shall NOT be played on the following occasion:

A. International beauty competitions where the Philippines is the host or has a representative

B. Local competitions

C. During “signing off” and “signing on” of radio broadcasting and television stations

D. Before the initial and last screening of films or before the opening of theater performances

4. The national motto of the Philippines shall be the following EXCEPT:

A. Maka-Diyos

B. Makakalikasan

C. Makatao

D. Makabayan

5. What teaching technique is used when you select or create learning supports or an alternative of providing time to conduct research on the topic, problem, assertion, or question? This technique requires you to arrange the chairs so that there is a small circle for the student who will actively discuss and a large outer circle for the observers.

A. Case study
B. Fishbowl

C. Dueling documents

D. online activities

6. Where was the starting point of Western civilization?

A.  Greece

C.  Italy

B.  Egypt

D.  Iraq

7. Who opposed American rule and wrote the “Rise and Fall of the Philippine Republic” to exhort the Filipinos to keep fighting for independence?

A. Apolinario Mabini

B. Pedro Paterno

C. Claro M. Recto

D. Sergio Osmena

8.  What were the secrets of the Hittites for their success in warfare?

A. war ships

B. iron implements and war chariots

C. plunder and intimidation

D. consulting the stars before going to war

9. It was Hitler's campaign of surprise German invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941 during WWII.

A. Operation Barcelona

B. Operation Stalingrad

C. Operation Barbarossa

D. Operation Blitzkrieg

10. Standing at 8,848 meter (29,029 ft) above sea level, Mount Everest, is Earth's highest mountain, located in the Mahalangur Himal sub-range of the Himalayas. The international border between Nepal (Province No. 1) and China (Tibet Autonomous Region) runs across its summit point. Most of the mountaineers who wish to climb on top of Mt. Everest employs Nepalese guide called _______.

A. Kisana

B. Kukuru

C. Sherpa

D. Phersa

11.  The highest mountain in the Philippines standing at around 2,954 meters is _____.

A. Mt. Apo

C. Mt. Dulang-dulang

B. Mt. Pulag

D. Mt. Kalatungan

12. The following are non-legislative powers of Congress EXCEPT ONE:

A.  Declaration of the existence of a state of war

B.  Canvass of the presidential elections

C.  Impeachment

D.  Enactment & repeal of laws

13. Don Tiburcio employed tenants on his 28 hectares of land devoted to sugarcane. He has 2 children - a 13-year-old high school student who manages the farm when Don Tiburcio is not around, and a 25-year-old college student who stays in Manila most of the time. How many hectares of land can Don Tiburcio retain under RA 6657 or CARP if it is going to be implemented today?

A. 11

B. 5

C. 8

D. 28

14. The Feast of the Black Nazarene of Quiapo, Manila is celebrated ________.

A. on the first Sunday of January

B. every January 9

C. every Friday

D. on the first Friday of January

15. What is the least dispute resolution?

A. Litigation

B. Negotiation

C. Arbitration

D. Mediation

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2022 LET REVIEWER: SOCIAL STUDIES / SOCIAL SCIENCE - I

ANSWERS to 2022 LET REVIEWER: SOCIAL STUDIES / SOCIAL SCIENCE - H:

1. B        2. D        3. C        4. D        5. B

6. C        7. A        8. C        9. A        10. B

11. C       12. A        13. D        14. C        15. B

Phalanx Formation

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1. The belief that colonies exist for the good of the home country is a characteristic of which system?

A. Colonialism
B. Mercantilism

C. Imperialism
D. Feudalism

2. It refers to the total extinction of the criminal liability of the individual to whom it is granted without any condition. It restores to the individual his civil and political rights and remits the penalty imposed for the particular offense of which he was convicted.

A. Amnesty

B. Conditional Pardon

C. Absolute Pardon

D. Parole

3. The following are valuable contributions of the Phoenicians to the modern world EXCEPT ______.

A. The Alphabet

B. Seafaring

C. Ship building

D. Phalanx warfare

4. In economics, this is a situation in which the inflation rate is high, the economic growth rate slows, and unemployment remains steadily high.

A. inflation

B. stagflation

C. recession

D. economic collapse

5. ______ is the first major and oldest mall in the Philippines built in 1976. It is located at Araneta Center, Cubao, Quezon City and is owned by the Araneta Center Inc. It was named after a famous personality.

A. Farmer’s Market

B. Ayala Mall 

C. Ali Mall

D. C.O.D.

6. The party led by Polpot, it emerged victorious in the Cambodian Civil war, overthrew the military dictatorship of the Khmer Republic, and installed Democratic Kampuchea in 1975.

A. Khmer Rouge

B. Moulin Rouge

C. Communist Party of Kampuchea

D. Cambodian Liberation Party

7. "Kung walang Korap, Walang Mahirap":_____; "Change is Coming":__________

A. Aquino; Duterte

B. Aquino; Arroyo

C. Ramos; Duterte

D. Estrada; Marcos

8. Ratifying or rejecting a proposed constitution or amendment/s to it through a plebiscite is an exercise of which right and duty?

A. Bill of Rights

B. Human Rights

C. Suffrage

D. Citizenship

9. The Bangsamoro Organic Law also known as Bangsamoro Basic Law and often referred to by the acronym "BOL" and "BBL" ),is a Philippine law providing for the establishment of an autonomous political entity known as the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region, replacing the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). The BBL was signed into law by President Rodrigo Duterte on July 26, 2018 under ________.

A. R.A. 11054

B. R.A. 11036

C. R.A. 11050

D. R.A. 11053

10. This island was known as Ma-i by the early Chinese traders.

A. Negros

B. Aklan

C. Mindoro

D. Marinduque

11. The Protestant reformation represents a turning point in European history because it ______.

A. ended religious unity in Western Europe

B. allowed religious reformers to escape persecution 

C. forced most of Europe’s monarchs to become Protestants 

D. standardized all religious writings

12. It was known as the forgotten war.

A. World War I 

B. Korean War

C. World War II 

D. Vietnam War

13. As per Section 14 of R.A. 8491, the Philippine flag worn out through wear and tear shall not be thrown away. It shall be solemnly _____ to avoid misuse or desecration.

A. cut into pieces 

B. stored

C. buried

D. burned 

14. Among the great teachers and philosophers of the Chou dynasty, ___ wrote the Tao Te Ching.

A.  Mencius

C.  Lao Tzu

B.  Confucius

D.  Chou en Lai

15. Why were the Mongols able to invade Russia easily?

A. The Russian had an excellent army

B. Many Russians welcomed the Mongols

C. There were no barriers in the steppe to stop them

D. The Mongols had the help of other nations

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2022 LET REVIEWER: SOCIAL STUDIES / SOCIAL SCIENCE - H

ANSWERS to 2022 LET REVIEWER: SOCIAL STUDIES / SOCIAL SCIENCE - G:

1. A        2. C        3. D        4. B        5. A

6. B        7. A        8. C        9. C        10. D

11. B        12. A        13. C        14. C        15. D

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1. The Great Wall of China is a series of fortifications made of stone, brick, tamped earth, wood, and other materials, generally built along an east-to-west line across the historical northern borders of China to protect the Chinese states and empires against the raids and invasions of the various nomadic groups of the Eurasian Steppe with an eye to expansion. Especially famous is the wall built in 220–206 BC by _______, the first Emperor of China.

A. Ziying
B. Qin Shi Huang
C. Qin Er Shi
D. Gaozu of Han

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

A. autonomy

B. statehood

B. sovereignty

D. fiscal independence

3. The main item product during the early galleon trade was ___.

A. rugs from Persia

C. Chinese silk

B. precious metals from India

D. Philippine products

4. The downfall of the Han Dynasty and the Gupta Empire is due to ______.

A. natural disasters

B. religion

C. people’s revolt

D. rulers’ laziness

5. Led the Huns in attacking Europe in the mid-fifty century CE pressuring a storm of Germanic Tribes' migration into the Roman Empire contributing to its collapse.

A. Kublai Khan

B. Attila

C. Tamerlane

D. Genghis Khan

6. Isa sa malaking dahilan kung bakit hindi nagtagumpay ang mga rebolusyonaryong Pilipino laban sa mga mananakop ay ang kakulangan sa ________.

A. kagamitang pandigma at istratehiya

B. suporta ng mga mamamayan

C. pagkakaisa ng mga liderato

D. pagkain at tulog

7. The forcible expulsion of a particular ethnic group from a certain territory is termed as ________.

A. Ethnic Cleansing

B. Genocide

C. ethnocentrism

D. Holocaust

8. He was a Filipino journalist whose writing career spanned six decades. He was also known as the only survivor of the 1957 plane crash which killed President Ramon Magsaysay.

A. Benigno Aquino Jr. 

B. Max Soliven

C. Nestor Mata

D. Blas F. Ople

9. The Pact of Biak-na-Bato, signed on December 14, 1897, created a truce between Spanish colonial Governor-General Fernando Primo de Rivera and the revolutionary leader Emilio Aguinaldo to end the Philippine Revolution. The pact was in the house of Pablo Tecson, a Philippine revolutionary captain who served as Brigadier General in the 'Brigada Del Pilar' (military troop) of General Gregorio del Pilar during the Revolution. Where is Biak-na-Bato located?

A. San Miguel, Bulacan

B. Mt. Banahaw, Dolores, Quezon

C. San Mateo, Rizal

D. Kawit, Cavite

10. What factor was a major cause of both World War I and World War II?

A. The spread of Marxian ideas into Europe

B.  Nationalism and national borders

C. The dropping of atomic bombs

D.  The rise of totalitarian fascist states

11. Which is the Mindanao province that is known as the first seat of Islam in the Philippines?

A.  Zamboanga

B.  Sulu

C.  Tawi-Tawi

D.  Basilan

12. In economics, recession is characterized by the following EXCEPT____.

I. Increasing money supply

II. GDP decreases

III. Unemployment rate rises

IV. Inflation fall

A. I only

B. II and IV

C. I and III

D. I, II, and III

13. Ang “Bayan Ko” ay isa sa mga kilalang makabayang awit ng Pilipinas na isinalin sa Tagalog ni Jose Corazon de Jesus o Huseng Batute. Ang awit ay orihinal na isinulat sa wikang Espanyol ni ________.

A. Gen. Jose Alejandro

B. Gen. Alejandro Jose

C. Gen. Alejandro Abadilla

D. Gen. Jose Alejandrino

14. As per Section 3 (3), Article XIV of the 1987 Constitution, at the option expressed in writing by the parents or guardians, religion shall be allowed to be taught to their children or wards in public elementary and high schools __________ by instructors designated or approved by the religious authorities of the religion to which the children or wards belong, without additional cost to the Government.

A. during lunch break

B. after the regular class hours

C. within the regular class hours

D. on Saturday or Sunday

15. Alberto prefers Levi’s pants made in America than those made in the Philippines. This behavior is a manifestation of_____.

A. Cultural relativism

B. Xenocentrism

C. Cultural diversity

D. Ethnocentrism

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