#LETREVIEWER - #SOCIALSTUDIES / SOCIAL SCIENCE - MIXED

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

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1. What is the name of the political party most often associated with Nelson Mandela?

a. National Party

b. African National Congress

c. South African Worker's Party

d. Socialist Party of South Africa

2. The Sahara Desert is _________. 

a. in Northern Africa.

b. in Southern Africa.

c. in Eastern Africa

d. in Western Africa

3. Which date is the oldest?

a. 1301 AD

b. 12000 BCE

c. 1044 CE

d. 120 BC

4. An important challenge facing the US Constitutional Convention was how to balance the _________. 

a. needs of eastern and western states

b. interests of large and small states

c. demands of farmers

d. rights of women

5. What Chaldean king formed an alliance with the Scythians and Medes to form the Second Babylonian Empire?

a. Nabopolassar

b. Ashurbanipal

c. Shalmaneser

d. Nebuchadnezzar

6. A _________ is an area that has at least one characteristic in common.

a. lake

b. dessert

c. a friend

d. region

7. Which of the following is NOT one of the requirements for immigrants, who want to become US citizens?

a. You must be 18 years or older

b. You must be a resident of the US for at least 10 years

c. You must be able to read, write and speak English

d. You must be a lawful person

8. Which of the following, is an example of Absolute Location?

a. 40*N, 90* E

b. 167 Fairway Drive, Helena, MT 59601

c. The distance from The Denver Center for the Performing Arts, to the Pepsi Center

d. The Statue of Liberty is in New York Harbor, across from the Island of Manhattan.

9.  Robert E. Lee surrenders his Confederate Army to General Grant on _______.

a. April 9, 1865

b. April 19, 1861

c. April 28, 1965

d. April 5, 2010

10. Which is NOT a form of democracy?

a. Direct Democracy

b. Republic

c. Constitutional Monarchy

d. Autocracy

11. In the humid continental and humid subtropical zones, precipitation is_____.

a. heaviest in summer

b. heaviest in winter

c. even throughout the year

d. almost nonexistent

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12. How did reading the pamphlet Common Sense affect many colonists?

a. It persuaded them to declare independence.

b. It reminded them they should be loyal to King George.

c. It encouraged the colonists to seek peace.

d. It convinced many colonists that could not win the war.

13. The Sumerians built temples to their gods called ________.

a. pyramids

b. churches

c. ziggurats

d. tombs

14. A citadel is a ________ found in a city.

a. mansion

b. fort

c. tent

d. fortress

15. Who believed that reason should guide the pursuit of knowledge?

a. Socrates

b. Plato

c. Aristotle

d. King Phillip

16. Who thought everything was made up of atoms?

a. Socrates

b. Thales

c. Plato

d. Democritus

17. Which of the following did NOT contribute to the high death tolls in the Civil War?

a. ancient battle tactics/ new technology

b. tight quarters, low-quality supplies

c. new medicine practices

d. casualties on both sides were from the same country

18. The branch of government that interprets laws is the

a. legislative

b. judicial

c. executive

d. constitutional convention

19. Why has Egypt been called the "Gift of the Nile"?

a. The Nile gave them gold and silver

b. The Nile River gave them everything they needed to survive.

c. The Egyptians took gifts to the Nile

d. The Nile is one of their gods and goddesses.

20. This source is information gathered by someone who did not take part in or witness an event.

a. Primary Source

b. Secondary Source

c. Both

d. Neither

21. Which city was the capital of the Assyrian Empire?

a. Ur

b. Agad

c. Babylon

d. Nineveh

22. Today Egypt, Tunisia, and Algeria are ________.

a. governed by dictators

b. constitutional monarchies

c. oligarchies

d. democratic republics

23.  What is a group of people called when they believe in one God?

a. Monotheism

b. Theocracy

c. Polytheism

d. Muslim

24. The US Constitutional Convention took place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from May 14 to September 17, 1787. The point of the event was to decide how America was going to be governed. 

a. Only the first statement is true.

b. Only the second statement is true.

c. Both statements are true.

d. Either statements are false.

25. The Taklamakan Desert and the_____Desert are the two main deserts in China

a. Gobi

b. Huang He

c. Sahara

d. Nile

ANSWERS:

1. b

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_National_Congress#:~:text=The%20African%20National%20Congress%20(ANC,winning%20every%20election%20since%20then.

2. a

https://www.britannica.com/place/Sahara-desert-Africa

3. b

https://www.crowcanyon.org/index.php/what-do-different-date-abbreviations-mean

4. b

https://www.mountvernon.org/george-washington/constitutional-convention/issues-of-the-constitutional-convention/

5. a

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nabopolassar

6. d

https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/region/

7. b

https://www.usa.gov/become-us-citizen

8. a

https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/location/#:~:text=A%20place's%20absolute%20location%20is,74%20degrees%20west%20(longitude).

9. a

https://www.nps.gov/apco/learn/historyculture/the-surrender-meeting.htm

10. d

https://www.britannica.com/topic/political-system/Autocratic-versus-nonautocratic-rule

11. c

http://www.cengage.com/resource_uploads/static_resources/0030338220/492/ch10.html

12. a

https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/thomas-paine

13. c

14. d

15. c

16. d

17. c

18. b

19. b

20. b

21. d

22. d

23. a

24. c

50. a

LET REVIEWER : SOCIAL STUDIES /SOCIAL SCIENCE - Mixed B

Instruction: Choose the letter of the correct answer. If there is no correct answer, write E.

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1. This continent is the largest and it covers almost 33% of the earth’s surface. It is considered the most diverse continent and home for the earliest civilization and major religions of the world.

a. Africa 

b. Asia 

c. North America

d. Europe

2. What country is considered the largest producer of diamonds, although few of its diamonds are of gem quality?

a. Botswana

b. Canada

c. Russia

d. Australia

3.  Most of the people in Latin America during the colonial period came from what known place in the world?

a. Amazon Rainforest

b. Andes Mountain

c. Iberian Peninsula

d. Scandinavian

4. It is common knowledge that all bodies of water are interconnected with one another but this ocean covers 1/3 of the world from the Arctic to Antarctica

a. the Arctic Ocean

b. Indian Ocean

c. North Atlantic Ocean

d. Pacific Ocean

5. The opening of the Suez Canal connects the trading route between these two bodies of water.

a. the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean

b. the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea

c. Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico

d. Indian Ocean and Bay of Bengal

6. Manila has good medical facilities, but there is a great need for medical people especially in the rural areas. The main factor for this situation is:

a. Great exodus of medical practitioners like Nurses, Medical Technician and Medical Doctors going abroad

b. Low quality of graduates that cannot pass both local and international standards for medical practices

c. Political unrest and security of rural hospital across the nation due to terrorism and local conflicts

d. Small number of medical graduates like medical doctors and nurses to support the needs of the country

7. One of the major issues between the US and Mexico which led the US government to take action against the growing population of Mexico.

a. Assist rapid economic growth of Mexico to eliminate poverty

b. Control the great demand of farmers for the south flowing Colorado River for the dry region

c. Control the increase of illegal crossing of Mexicans to the US border in search of employment

d. Manifest a virtual veto power of the US towards Mexico’s economic policy

8. The three leading financial centers of the world included the following key cities of:

a. Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Seoul

b. London, New York, Tokyo

c. Beijing, Sydney, Washington DC

d. Berlin, Mexico City, Singapore

9. Based on the early historical accounts of Europe, these two nations had strong ties with the European culture and the Asian nations.

a. Australia and New Zealand

b. India and Sri Lanka

c. Turkey and Russia

d. Iran and Iraq

10. This is a known supercontinent that broke up million and million of years ago.

a. Atlantis

b. Gondwanaland

c. Laurasia

d. Pangaea

11. It refers to the community of persons more or less numerous, permanently occupying a definite portion of territory, having a government of their own to which the great body of inhabitants render obedience, and enjoying freedom from external control.

a. Sovereignty

b. State

c. Nation

d. Territory

12.  What are the forms of government in which political power is exercised by a few privileged class.

a.  Oligarchy and Aristocracy

b. Theocracy and Fascismarchy

c. Theocracy and Fascism

d. Democracy and Tyranny

13. What is the first city to be established in 1565 in the Philippines?

a. Manila

b. Davao

c. Cebu

d. Iloilo

14. What was the interim civil government established during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines?

a. The Japanese Imperial Government

b. The Philippine Second Republic

c. The Puppet Government of Japan

d. The Philippine Executive Commission

15. There is no Constitution that is entirely written or unwritten.

a. The statement is true and correct.

b. The statement is partially correct.

c. The statement is partially incorrect.

d. There is no basis to conclude.

16. This Republic Act created the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority

(TESDA):

a. R.A. 7784

b. R.A. 7796

c. R.A. 7784

d. R.A. 1425

d. R.A. 8049

17. The poem is one of the two only poems that Rizal wrote in his vernacular. He, however, denied authorship of such.

a. Remembrance to my Hometown

b. Our Mother Tongue

c. To Education

d. Intimate Alliance between Religion and Education

18. The principle of checks and balances is intended to maintain balance among executive, legislative, and judicial departments of the government. Which one is a check on the executive department by the judiciary?

a. Determining the salaries of the President and the Vice President.

b. Declaring a legislative measure unconstitutional.

c. Declaring an act of the President unconstitutional.

d. Impeaching the President

19. In which order did the following occupy the Philippines?

a. Spaniards, Americans, Japanese, British

b. Spaniards, Americans, British, Japanese

c. British, Spaniards. Americans, Japanese

d. Spaniards, British, Americans, Japanese

20. Which economic system is based on free enterprise?

a. Mixed economies

b. Capitalism

c. Communism

d. Globalism

21. Who led the first Europeans who arrived in the Philippine history?

a. Miguel Lopez de Legazpi

b. Makhdum Karim

c. Ruy Lopez de Villabos

d. Ferdinand Magellan

22. The government under President Corazon C. Aquino was initially

A. De facto

B. De jure

C. Both A & B

D. Revolutionary

23. As an insular country, to which principle does the Philippines adhere when it comes to the territorial boundary?

a. Two hundred nautical miles of the country’s coast

b. Archipelagic doctrine

c. Three hundred fifty nautical miles from shore

d. Three-mile territorial limit

24. In what instance is the Filipino double-standard morality shown?

a. A couple brings their sick child to the doctor then later to the espiritista

b. Young parents bring up their children in a manner different from how they were brought up.

c. A married man who flirts with someone else other than his wife seems acceptable but a married woman who flirts with another man is condemned.

d. Illiterate parents are eager to send their children to school even if they themselves did not go to school.

25. If the seven continents were arranged from largest to smallest, in which order does Australia fall?

a. 4th

b. 5th

c. 6th

d. 7^th

ANSWERS