Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region VI – Western Visayas
Schools Division of Iloilo
SAN JUAN ACADEMY, INC
Sara, Iloilo
UCSP 11

Diagnostic Test

Name: Section: Score:

I. Multiple Choice:
Direction: Read the following carefully. Choose the letter of the correct answer.
1. These are the norms and values as well as the intangible aspects of his or her existence.
a. materials things b. non- materials things c. power d. taboos
2. Groups of interdependent people who share common territory, language, and culture, and who act together for
collective survival and well-being.
a. Culture b. Ethnicity c. Society d. Nationality
3. Is the socially- constructed characteristics of being male and female.
a. Sex b. Sexuality c. Gender d. Masculinity/feminity
4. Is organized system of ideas about the spiritual sphere or the supernatural, along with the associated
ceremonial or ritualistic practices by which people try to interpret and/or influence aspects of the universe
otherwise beyond human control.
a. Culture b. Ethnicity c. Society d. Religion
5. Is the most potent cultural concept, ethnicity is the expression of the set of cultural ideas held by a distinct
ethnic or indigenous group.
a. Culture b. Ethnicity c. Religion d. Society
6. Is generally pervasive and takes place in culture, society, and politics
a. Invention b. Discovery c. Diffusion d. Change
7. Refers to the variations or modifications in the patterns of social organization, of sub-groups within a society, or
of the entire society itself.
a. Cultural change b. Political Change c. Urbanization change d. Social change
8. The following are the process of culture EXCEPT.
a. Socialization b. Enculturationc. Integration d. Population
9. Takes place when people reorganized existing elements of the world they had not noticed before or learned to
see in a new day.
a. Diffusion b. Discovery c. Invention d. Socialization
10. Refers to the spread of culture traits from one group to another.
a. Diffusion b. Discovery c. Socialization d. Invention
11. Is defined as the sum of individual’s way of life, ranging from food he or she eats, the clothes or he or she wears,
and the house where he or she lives
a. Religion b. Culture c. Society d. Religion
12. Refers to the “theory, art and practice of government.”
a. Country b. Nationality c. Nation d. Politics
13. Which of the following is the concrete example of a political institution?
a. Government b. Politics c. Country d. Nation
14. The following are the essential understanding human behavior and social groups EXCEPT.
a. Gender b. Politics c. Culture d. Society
15. This refers to the category of persons who have more or less the same socioeconomic privileges in a society.
a. Middle class b. Socioeconomic Status c. Gender d. Social Status
16. In what type of class which composed of small business and industry operators mostly owners and managers,
professionals, office workers, and farm owners with income sufficient enough to provide a comfortable and
decent life.
a. Lower class b. Traditional upper class c. Middle class d. all of the Above

17. This class is made up of descendants of powerful elite families who acquired their wealth through inheritance or
birthright.
a. Middle class b. Lower class c. Traditional upper class d. None of these
18. Farm employees, skilled and unskilled artisans, service workers, and people who may be unemployed or
underemployed or those who belong to indigent families or informal sectors fall on what type of class?
a. Lower class b. Middle class c. Traditional upper class d. all of the Above
19. Is the study of human beings and their ancestors.
a. Political Science b Sociology c. Politics d. Anthropology
20. What is the function of culture?
a. determine what is proper to eat?
b. establish the appropriate clothes to wear
c. determine who will have approved sexual contact with whom
d. all of the above
21. He was the proponent of the “Origin of Species” in 1859.
a. Adam Smith b. Aristotle c. Galileo d. Darwin
22. It refers to the societies in which large numbers of people live in cities.
a. Democracy b. Civilization c. Settlement d. Consensus
23. This process includes the building of political institution, common interest, and new forms of legitimation.
a. Civilization b. Democratization c. Settlement d. Democracy
24. Individuals still accept cultural goals and try to achieve them through culturally approved methods. What is this?
a. Innovation b. Ritualism c. Retreat d. Conformity
25. Individuals no longer desire to achieve cultural goals and have abandoned the culturally approved ways of
achieving those goals.
a. Retreat b. Conformity c. Ritualism d. Innovation
26. Individuals still accept cultural goals but go about in achieving it in a culturally disapproved way.
a. Innovation b. Ritualism c. Conformity d. Retreat
27. Individuals still live in society and follow its culturally approved ways, but they no longer try to achieve cultural
goals.
a. Conformity b. Innovation c. Ritualism d. Retreat
28. Individuals challenge Individuals the existing culturally accepted goals by coming up with new ones and also
challenge the prescribed means in achieving cultural goals.
a. Innovation b. Retreat c. Rebellion d. Ritualism
29. The belief that spirits may dwell in nature, people, or human made objectives.
a. Monotheism b. Polytheism c. Animism d. all of the above
30. It is the belief in multiple gods.
a. Animism b. Monotheism c. atheist d. Polytheism
31. The belief in single, all-power deity.
a. Monotheism b. atheist c. Polytheism d. Animism
32. This kind of disease is always present in a large part of the population.
a. Epidemic disease b. Endemic diseases c. Chronic disease d. Acute disease
33. An epidemic affects a significant part of the population, wherein the disease is normally uncommon to the
people and area.
a. Endemic diseases b. Acute disease c. Chronic disease d. Epidemic disease
34. It is a disease that last for a long time.
a. Chronic disease b. Endemic diseases c. Epidemic disease d. Acute disease
35. This is a short duration disease; either the victim recovers from it or dies fast.
a. Endemic diseases b. Acute disease c. Chronic disease d. Epidemic disease
36. Is the most conspicuous, ubiquitous, and overreaching social institution in terms of scope and coverage in the
modern world.
a. Technology b. Information Technology c. Mass Media d. Information Communication Technology
37. Occurs when there is a sudden heating up of the earth’s surface brought about by excess hydrocarbons and
pollutants emitted from industries.
a. Ideology b. Global warming c. Diffusion d. Illness
38. The smallest family unit consisting of one or two parents and offspring, which may include a stepparent, step
siblings, adopted children.
a. Nuclear family b. Conjugal family c. Polyandry d. Monogamy
39. Occurs when one individual has multiple spouses.
a. Monogamyb. Nuclear family c. Polyandry d. Polygamy
40. It refers to the product of massive cultural change.
a. Acculturation b. Enculturationc. Ethnocentrism d. Egocentrism
41. Occurs when cultural knowledge is passed on the next bearer who will perpetuate and ensure the continuance
of their tradition and practices.
a. Ethnocentrism b. Enculturationc. Ethnocentrism d. Acculturation
42. Three or more generations form a household.
a. Extended family b. Exceptionality c. Ethnicity d. Ethnocentrism
43. The sum of the decisions of the members of the public on a particular issue.
a. Sacadas b. Protest c. Public Opinion d. Primary sector
44. A universal problem affecting individuals and society.
a. Illness b. Sickness c. Disease d. Cancer
45. It involves the gathering or extracting of undeveloped resources.
a. Public Opinion b. Primary sector c. Protest d. Sacadas
46. Refers to the state of being intellectually gifted and/or having physically or mentally challenged conditions
concerning personality/behavior, and communications.
a. Extended family b. Ethnicity c. Exceptionality d. Ethnocentrism
47. Refers to the kinship through bloodline.
a. Consanguinity b. Cult c. Norms d. Mob
48. An emotionally aroused crowd intent on violence or destructive action
a. Cult b. Mob c. Consanguinity d. Norms
49. A network of relatives within which individual possess certain mutual rights and obligations.
a. Mob b. Consanguinity c. Cult d. Kinship
50. Defined as a population capable or interbreeding of producing viable, fertile offspring.
a. Species b. Habitat c. Animals d. Amphibians

Prepared by:
JHENINA A. PORCAL
Subject Area Teacher