MARAGUSAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
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Disciplines and Ideas in the Social Science
1st Summative Test
S.Y. 2021-2022 (1ST Semester)
Name:___________________________________________ Grade & Strand:________________________ Score:_________________
Test I. MULTIPLE CHOICES. The words stated below are associated to Disciplines and Ideas in Social Science and its foundation. Choose the
best answer among the choices given. Write in capital the letter of your choice on the space provided before each item.
_____1. It refers to the study of ways in which the human experience is processed and documented.
A. Anthropology
B. Humanities
C. Natural sciences
D. Social sciences
_____2. In this stage, the social sciences have become institutionalized to a high degree. It has now become a subject of research.
A. 17th century
B. Middle of 18th century C. 19th century
D. 20th century
_____3. The following is the reason why people need the field of social science.
A. Social sciences can help us make sense of our finances. C. Social sciences can broaden your horizon.
B. Social scientist help imagines alternative figures.
D. All of the above.
_____4. The study on why different cultures grow different sorts of crops is a question of ______________.
A. Cartography
B. Demography
C. Geography
D. Geology
_____5. Anthropology most often studies the relationship between ______________________.
A. Physics and Biology
C. The natural environment and trading system
B. Marketing strategies and geography
D. Biological traits and socially acquired characteristics of humans
_____6. Which of the following defines Marxism?
A. Marxism is the antithesis of capitalism.
B. It is a theory in which class struggle is a central element in the analysis of social change in Western societies.
C. Marxism is the system of socialism of which the dominant feature is public ownership of the means of production, distribution
and exchange.
D. All of the above.
_____7. He is a British philosopher famous for applying the theory of natural selection to society, and was in many ways, the first true
sociological functionalist.
A. Durkheim
B. Herbert Spencer
C. Robert Merton
D. Talcott Parsons
_____8. Because on Mead’s discussion of generalized other, which of the following statement is TRUE?
A. Societal expectations have little impact on who we think we are
B. The “I” is more important than the “me” informing our sense of self
C. There is no “me” at birth, it is formed through continual symbolic interaction
D. The generalized other is really who we are, we just don’t understand what Mead is saying
_____9. Robert Merton believes that 5 situations are facing an actor in Structural Functionalism. Which of the following statement is FALSE?
A. Rebellion is the rejection of both the means and the goals of society.
B. Conformity occurs when an individual has the means and desire to achieve the cultural goals socialized into them.
C. Ritualism occurs when an individual continues to do things as prescribed by society but forfeits the achievement of the goals.
D. Innovation occurs when an individual strives to attain the accepted cultural goals but chooses to do so in a novel or unaccepted
method.
_____10. For groups to be cohesive in a social context, positive membership attitudes and behaviors have to be produced and maintained. It
can be looked at on both an individual and group level is directly affected by the individual members. Which of the following concepts describes
the bonds that bring people together in a society?
A. Social Cohesion
B. Social Cohesive C. Social Inequality
D. Social Stability
Test II. FILL IN THE BLANKS. Fill in the blanks with the correct words to complete the following sentences. Choose your answer from the words
listed in the box and write it on the space in each item.
Anthropology
Physics
Natural Science
Chemistry
Humanities
Earth Science
Seismology
Astronomy
Biological Science
Social Science
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The ____________________ is the study of everything in the universe beyond Earth’s atmosphere.
_________________________ deals with the study of the living organisms. The science under this category focuses on the study of
internal body functions and structures of body cells and tissues.
The ___________________ can be described as the study of how people process and document the human experience.
_______________ is the branch of science concerned with the nature and properties of matter and energy.
The ______________ is a branch of science that deals with the identification of the substances of which matter is composed.
The term ____________________ thus embrace all those subjects which deal with the relationship of man to the society.
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A ________________________ deals with the description, prediction and understanding of natural phenomena, basically based on
observational and empirical evidence.
8. A ________________________ is the branch of knowledge which deals with the study of the physical world.
9. The ______________________ is the scientific study of human society and social relationships.
10. _____________________ includes all fields of natural science related to the planet Earth.
Test III. IDENTIFICATION. Identify 10 problems that you think that is needed attention in our society. In the opposite column, write the things
that you can do to help solve these problems.
Problems I See
Help I can Give
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Test III. ESSAY. Explain how the given concept of Marxism theory affects our society. Write a maximum of five (5) sentences on the space
provided below. Be concise. (5 points each item)
1. Marxism believes that there is a real contradiction between human nature and the way that we must work in a capitalist society.
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Marxism believes that economic conflict produces class (rich, middle and poor) and inherently class produces conflict.
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“Honesty is the best Policy”
*Keep safe as always*
-Ma’am Janet Lim-Lagula