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First Periodical Examination in Community Engagement, Solidarity, and Citizenship – 12 (HUMSS)

March 5-6, 2021
Name: _____________________________ Score: __________
General Direction: This is a 60-minute test. Kindly answer the questions completely. Use only black or blue ink. Erasures,
alterations and use of pencil in your answers are considered wrong.

TEST I. MULTIPLE CHOICE: Direction: Encircle the letter of your answer (2 points each).
1. Why do you think community action is important in our community?
A. Community action aims to build community and social capacity, foster community resiliency, prevent upcoming
problems, and maintain and create wealth through corruption.
B. Community actions are important because it has been part of our community.
C. In a community action, local citizens engage in the planning, design, and delivery of local services.
D. People in community share the same environment and conditions through community action plan.
2. What facts would you select to show knowledge about Informal Communities.
I. The flow of communication stretches in all directions.
II. The group is formed according to the likes, interests, and attitudes of the members.
III. There is a personal relationship among members.
IV. There is a professional relationship among members.
A. I & II C. I III & IV
B. I II & III D. All of the above
3. Which statements below best describe the educational facilities and programs aspect of community.
I. Adequate preparation for adults to enter the labor force.
II. Adherence to intended curriculum of the Department of Education
III. Perceptions of residents as part of the community.
IV. The resident’s view on public safety and justice system.
A. I & II C. III & IV
B. II & III D. All of the above
4. These communities are formed based on needs, ideas, interests, identities, practices, and roles.
A. Formal communities C. Geographical communities
B. Informal communities D. Non-geographical communities
5. Which statement will not support about the ideas in a community.
A. Decision-making in a community is an important activity to consider.
B. It is important to identify the different needs of the community that should be addressed.
C. Most communities belong to the same geographical vicinity.
D. People in a community share something in common.
TEST II. IDENTIFICATION: Direction: Read carefully the statements below. Then, tell whether the modality of
community engagement being described in each situation is transactional, transitional, or
transformational. Write your correct answer in a CAPITAL LETTER on space provided
(2 points each).
_________________1. Mr. Juan, a CEO of a burger company, donated Php5,000,000 to the residents of Barangay
Malambing
to help ease their burden brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic.
_________________2. The late Gina Lopez set up a non-government organization (NGO) to help solve environmental
problems. It attracted massive participation by communities which also made sure that the NGO
would have a long-term effect on or benefit to them.
_________________3. The community members are primarily involved in the implementation of the projects while the
service providers are in full control of the engagement process.
_________________4. The Grade 12 students of Mapagmahal Catholic High School initiated an environmental protection
campaign for Barangay Bigong Pag-asa.
_________________5. The community members and external agent are working together in the planning, implementation,
and evaluation process for the realization and development of certain projects.
TEST III. ANALOGY: Direction: Read each statement carefully. Write your correct answer in a CAPITAL LETTER on
space provided (2 points each).
Write A if the first statement is true and the second statement is false;
Write B if the first statement is false and the second statement is true;
Write C if both statements are true; and,
Write D if both statements are false.
__1. A. A sense of belongingness among individuals is developing when one becomes a part of a community.
B. We can see, touch and directly experience a community.
__2. A. Community in some senses may not even have a physical location but be demarcated by a group of people
with a common interest.
B. A community is not just about the people who are in it.
__3. A. Community dynamics is the capacity to influence to bring about change.
B. The behavior of power actors can break or make community development interventions.
__4. A. Power actors are powerful producers of relationships that connect people to people.
 B. A community will only exist when all of its residents are born.

__5. A. A community may have members who have temporarily moved to other locations.
B. The degree of improvement of a community relies on community dynamics.

TEST IV. ESSAY: Direction: Explain briefly and concisely. Use other sheet of paper for your answer (5 points each).
Criteria for Essay: Quality and clarity of thought- 3 points; Organization and Development of Ideas- 2 points;
Response to essay question writing prompts- 1 point.
1-5 If you are assigned to make positive changes in the lives of people in a poverty-stricken community, why do
you think the understanding of their community structure and their community population composition serve
as an important primary step in helping them?
6-10. How will you contribute in undertaking community action in your respective community now that we are
facing Covid 19?
11-15. As youth a member in your community, what are the different social problems that serve as roadblocks for the
Philippines to achieve human development? Explain your answer.

16-20. What do you think must you do to level up your participation in community/school affairs? Provide concrete
examples.

TEST V. ILLUSTRATION: Direction: Read and understand the given questions. You can use another sheet of paper for
your answer (5 points each).
1-5. using a Venn diagram, write the similarities and differences of the two types of community typologies.
6-10. What are the things you consider in identifying the similarities and differences in the community? Write your
answer using a double bubble map.