Tuesday, March 2, 2021

LET REVIEWER: SOCIAL STUDIES /SOCIAL SCIENCE - Mixed A

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

1) It prohibits hazing and other forms of initiation rites in fraternities, sororities, and other illegitimate organizations.

a. R.A. 7796

b. R.A. 7784

c. R.A. 1425

d. R.A. 8049


2) This was a prize-winning poem of Rizal when he was a student in UST. This poem proved that an Indio was not only equal but also more superior than the Spaniards in poetry writing.

a. To the Filipino Youth

b. They Ask Me for Verses

c. Hymn to Talisay

d. Kundiman

3) He coined the term "survival of the fittest."

a. Karl Marx

b. August Comte

c. Herbert Spencer

d. Arnold Toynbee


4) The Russian President who gave Crimea to Ukraine in 1954 is ______.

a. Vladimir Putin

b. Michael Gorbachev

c. Joseph Stalin

d. Nikita Khrushchev

5) A Visayan bamboo drum:

a. Kudyapi

b. Tultugan

c. Silbay

d. Kutibeng


6) What is the Bukidnon plateau known for?

a. Strawberry plantation

b. Banana plantation

c. Orchidarium

d. Pineapple plantation


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7) Who among the Presidents of the Philippines was known for his love for the "little man" and opened Malacanang Palace to all?

a. Ferdinand Marcos

b. Ramon Magsaysay

c. Carlos P. Garcia

d. Elpidio Quirino


8) In a cooperative, what is the maximum term of a Board of Director?

a. Three consecutive terms

b. two terms but not consecutive

c. One term only

d. two consecutive terms


9) "Trabaho lang, walang personalan" is a reminder for every Filipino to counteract his ______.

a. lack of discipline

b. tendency to be lazy

c. extreme personalism

d. tendency to overwork


10) Which was the first hominid with a marked expansion of the brain?

a. Homo sapiens

b. Homo erectus

c. Homo habilis

d. Neanderthal man

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11) Ferdinand Magellan was killed by Lapu-Lapu's men in the?

a. Battle of Manila Bay

b. Battle of Mactan

c. Battle of Cebu

d. Battle of Limasawa


12) The Americans acquired the Philippines as their colony because ________.

a. they invaded the Philippines

b. they helped Filipinos fight the Spaniards

c. Spain ceded the Philippines by virtue of the Treaty of Paris of 1898

d. they defeated the Spaniards


13) In which poem did Rizal write about offering one’s life for one’s country?

a. A La Juventud Filipina

b. Song of Maria Clara

c. Sa Aking Mga Kabata

d. Mi Ultimo Adios


14) How is the so-called colonial mentality manifested?

a. Cultural relativism

b. Cultural diversity

c. Xenocentrism

d. Ethnocentrism


15) Which led to the creation of Pakistan as a nation in 1947? Religious differences between ________.

a. Hindus and Muslims

b. Hindus and Christians

c. Buddhists and Muslims

d. Hindus and Buddhists


16) Jose Rizal’s pet dog when he was a child.

a. Braganza

b. Usman

c. Verguenza

d. Alipato

17) The important factor which has contributed to the weakness in the internalization of desirable values is the?

a. Lack of models among the very people expected to exemplify these values

b. Use of approaches that are mainly cognitive rather than effective

c. Lack of follow up systems from one grade level to another

d. Minimum recognition and appreciation given to teachers


18) Which Katipunan member commuted from Cavite to Manila to buy materials used to make ammunitions?

a. Teresa Magbanua

b. Agueda Esteban

c. Teodora Alonso

d. Trinidad Tecson

19) In which continent can we find stormy Cape Horn which is known as the graveyard of ships and sailors?

a. Africa

b. Australia

c. South America

d. Asia


20) When the Filipino reformists asked for the assimilation of the Philippines by Spain, what did they ask for? For the Philippines to ____

a. become independent from Spain

b. become a province of Spain

c. be independent from Spain with certain conditions

d. be represented in the Spanish Cortes


21) Which part/s of the Visayas has/have comparatively more excessively moist climate and limited arable lands?

a. Western

b. Eastern

c. Eastern and Central

d. Central and Western


22) Heavily sanctioned folkway which no one dares to question because they embody moral laws are called

a. beliefs

b. customs

c. mores

d. tradition


23) Mr. Francisco was teaching something on mores, folkways, customs, and beliefs in his Social Studies class. What was his lesson about?

a. material culture

b. non-material culture

c. tangible culture

d. hereditary culture


24. In order to achieve the goals for change, all include the following strategies EXCEPT

a. Change must involve all sectors of the society

b. Change must be centralized where only a few initiate the change

c. Change must be holistic that focuses on theindividual and the system

d. Change should come from the leaders and the people

25. China has over one-fifth of the world’s population and its leaders believe that its large population hinders the economic progress of the

country and to address this problem they want to achieve equal death rate and birth rate in the population. This government action to limit the population is known as the

a. Baby Boom C. Population pyramid

b. Population distribution

c. Population pyramid

d. Zero population growth

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