Republic of the

Philippines
Department of Education
Region 1
Pangasinan Division II
Binalonan

PIAZ NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
NATIONALVILLASIS
HIGH SCHOOL
(Senior High School
THIRD QUARTERLY ASSESSMENT
Department)2019-2020
Second Semester/S.Y.
DISCIPLINES AND IDEAS IN SOCIAL SCIENCES

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MULTIPLE CHOICES
Directions: Read each statement below. Identify the correct answer for each question. Write the letter of the
correct answer on the spaces provided before the number.

1. Economics: Social Science while Physics: ___________

a. Humanities c. Soft Science
b. Natural Science d. Science and Technology
2. These are disciplines that deal only with natural events using scientific method.
a. Humanities c. Social Science
b. Natural Science d. Science and Technology
3. These are viewed as those that deal with “human society, societal groups, individuals in
their relationships with others or institutions of societies.
a. Humanities c. Social Science
b. Natural Science d. Science and Technology
4. Which of the following is NOT a discipline under Social Sciences?
a. Economics c. Psychology
b. Geography d. Physical Science
5. Which among the following statements is the TRUE definition of social sciences?
a. It is the study of all human aspects of human life.
b. A science that talks about the description of the earth surface.
c. It is a science that deals with the proper allocation of scarce resources.
d. It is a scientific knowledge that study social groups and human society.
6. The following statements define Natural Science EXCEPT;
a. It had been developed to investigate nature.
b. Conjures an image of random and ustructured forces that shape a given area.
c. It is an organized, deliberately structured and formalized and bound by rules.
d. It gives information about life and the world that can be learned through
scientific method.
7. The following are the aims of the natural sciences EXCEPT;
a. To focus on natural events.
b. To discover the laws that rule the world .
c. To focus on the natural and not on social world.
d. To take notice of the of the phenomena of social interaction.
8. Which of the following is NOT a core area of Natural sciences?
a. Biology c. Physiology
b. Physics d. Chemistry
9. Which of the following is NOT a method used in Social sciences?
a. Interviews c. Case Study
b. Surveys d. Scientific investigation
10. It is generally understood as an endeavor to understand, explain and predict the world
we live in using distinctive methods of inquiry to construct theories.
a. Humanities c. Science
b. Natural Science d. Science and Technology
11. It is a discipline which includes everything about humans, from their biological and
evolutionary past, to ways of life and traditions that they uphold.
a. Economics c. Social Science
b. Anthropology d. Sociology
12. It examines the human or social aspects of human-related inquiry and generally defined
as the study of describing Earth
a. Geology c. Geography
b. Natural Science d. Cartography
13. This discipline is the study of political power relations, behavior, and activities as well as
system of government from domestic, international, and comparative perspective.
a. Politics c. Political Science
b. Economics d. Law
14. It is a discipline which allows us to express and understand each other’s thoughts, ideas
and feelings. It is defined as “the institution whereby humans communicate and interact
with each other by means of habitually used oral-auditory symbols”
a. Language c. Dialect
b. Words d. Linguistics
15. It is engaged in the study of phenomena relating to human groups and their socio-
physical environment.
a. Social Science c. Society
b. Community d. Natural Science
16. In Linguistics, it is the study of the history or origin of a particular word
a. Ethnology c. Etymology
b. Etylography d. Etymolography
17. In Geography, the following are the distinct fields of this discipline, except
a. Physical Geography c. Human Geography
b. Artificial Geography d. Geomatics
18. This discipline was conceived as the study of the allocation of resources within the
household level
a. Economics c. Psychology
b. Sociology d. History
19. In essence, it is the study of the soul, but some would define this discipline as the “study
of behavior and mental processes”
a. Psychology c. Politics
b. Linguistics d. Physiology
20. It is a discipline which allows man to understand themselves and make sense of the
world. It came from the Greek word that means “knowledge acquired by investigation”
a. Anthropology c. Geography
b. History d. Sociology
21. This discipline describes the composition of population according to its basic socio
economic features which includes sex, age, family and household status
a. Economics c. Sociology
b. Demography d. History
22. The following are the methods used in studying Political science EXCEPT;
a. Comparative method c. Historical method
b. Inspection method d. Theoretical method
23. It is a branch of Political science that deals with the law itself including the organization
of government offices, the limitation upon government authority and the rules of
government offices.
a. By-laws c. Political theory
b. Constitution d. Public law
24. The following are branches of psychology EXCEPT;
a. Clinical psychology c. Personality psychology
b. Coginitive psychology d. Social Psychology Theory
25. It is a branch of Sociology that deals with social institutions, social stratification and
mobility, social groups and social relationships.
a. Social change c. Social theory
b. Social organization d. Social Psychology
26. The following are the reasons on why we study History EXCEPT;
a. To learn historical facts.
b. To know more about the roots of our current culture.
c. To judge the mistakes of those who have gone before us.
d. To learn how the different factors shape society, religion, etc.
27. Which among the following is NOT a branch of Linguistics?
a. Dialectology c. Psycholinguistics
b. Geology d. Sociolinguistics
28. It is a pure description of the culture of a people or an ethnic group. It was derived from
the Greek word “ ethnos” which means “people” and “graphein” means writing.
a. Ethnicity c. Ethnology
b. Ethnography d. Ethnologists
29. The following are the themes of Geography EXCEPT;
a. Location c. Human-Environmental Interaction
b. Place d. Human-Habitat Interaction
30. Which of the following is NOT an example of Physical Geography?
a. Climatology c. Meteorology
b. Dialectology d. Pedology
31. The following investigates history EXCEPT;
a. Anthropologists c. Linguists
b. Chemists d. Racists
32. An approach that sees society as a complex system whose parts work together to
promote soiidarity and stability. It looks for a structure’s social function
a. Structuralism c. Macrostructure
b. Structural Functionalism d. Microstructure
33. The unrecognized and unintended consequence of any social pattern. These are
unsought consequences of a social process.
a. Latent Function c. Latent Dysfunction
b. Manifest Function d. Manifest Dysfunction
34. The recognized and intended consequence of any social pattern. These are sought
consequences of social process .
a. Latent Function c. Latent Dysfunction
b. Manifest Function d. Manifest Dysfunction
35. An approach that sees society as the product of the everyday interactions of individuals
a. Symbolic interactionism c. Structural Functionalism
 b. Structuralism d. Symbolism
36. AGIL scheme stands for:
a. Anatomy,Goal Attainment,Integrity,Loyalty
b. Adoration, Goal Attainment, Integration, Latency
c. Adaptation, Goal Attainment, Integration, Latency
d. Adaptation,Goal Achievement, Industriousness, Latency
37. An approach that sees society as a complex system whose parts work together to
promote solidarity and stability. It looks for a structure’s social function
a. Structuralism c. Macrostructure
b. Structural Functionalism d. Microstructure
38. It is the dominant approach among sociological structural functionalists and its main
concern is the large-scale social structures and institutions of society, their relationships
and their constraining effect on actors.
a. Social functions c. Social system
b. Societal functionalism d. Social stability
39. The following statements are definitions of Marxism EXCEPT;
a. It is a philosophy of history and an economic doctrine.
b. It is a way of understanding and analyzing the organization and structure of
society.
c. It is a theory of revolution and explanation of how societies go through process
of change.
d. An approach that sees society as a complex system whose parts work together to
promote solidarity.
40. It is a political philosophy which argues that all men and women shoud have equal rights
to wealth.
a. Capitalism c. Marxism
b. Communism d. Structuralism
41. Thi is the core belief of Marxism.
a. Capitalism c. Structuralism
b. Communism d. Dialectical Materialism
42. The following statements are the strengths of Marxism EXCEPT;
a. It helps with capitalism.
b. It offers benefits to society.
c. It reduces the tendency of debt.
d. It limits opportunitries for entrepreneurs.
43. An approach that sees society as the product of the everyday interactions of individuals
a. Symbolism c. Symbolic interactionism
b. Structuralism d. Symbolism Structural Functionalism
44. Which among the following statements is NOT a principle of Symbolic interactionism?
a. People can create own meanings.
b. Thought is shaped by social interaction.
c. Humans don’t have the capacity for thought.
d. Meanings and symbols allow for human action.
45. The following are the stages of the development of self EXCEPT;
a. Imitation stage c. Latency stage
b. Game stage d. Play stage
46. Which of the following is NOT an application of Symbolic interactionism?
a. Naming c. Degeneralized other
b. Creating reality d. Symbol manipulation
 47. It is an individual’s unique and relatively consistent patterns of thinking, feeling and
behaving.
a. Ego c. Personality
b. Id d. Superego
48. This was the approach developed by Sigmund Freud which talks about therapy and
theory of personality.
a. Marxism c. Structuralism-Functionalism
b. Psychoanalytic d. Symbolic interactionism
49. It is a division of the mind and a part of personality that mediates the demands of the Id
and follows the reality principle.
a. Ego c. Personality
b. Id d. Superego
50. The following are the different stages of defense mechanisms EXCEPT:
a. Denial c. Oppression
b. Regression d. Rationalization

“Recipe for success: Study while others are sleeping;work while others
are loafing; prepare while others are playing; and dream while others
are wishing.” – William A. Ward

Prepared: Checked and Verified: Noted:

ANGELICA ORBIZO JOSIE N. ALCANTARA RAMON V. ESTRADA
Subject Teacher, DISS Head Teacher-III OIC, Principal