Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
REGION IV-A CALABARZON
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF BATANGAS
SICO 1.0 INTEGRATED NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

SECOND PERIODICAL TEST IN UNDERSTANDING CULTURE, SOCIETY AND POLITICS

Directions: Read the following statement carefully. Shade the letter that corresponds to your answer in the answer sheet provided.

1. What is a state agency that creates public infrastructure like school buildings, roads, and bridges?
A. Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) C. Department of Health (DOH)
B. Department of Education (DepED) D. Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP)
2. It is non-state institutions that help us keep our money, avail different kinds of loan, and exchange currencies.
A. Corporations C. Trade Unions
B. Banks D. Cooperatives
3. There are various kinds of institutions in any society. Some are state-owned while some are not. Which of the following can be
an example of a non-state institution?
A. Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) C. Banks
B. Local government D. Philippine executive government
4. The state works as a family, it creates agencies to provide for the welfare of its members. Meanwhile, non-state institutions work
as _______________ to lessen the burden of the state-government.
A. parents C. tito and tita
B. brothers and sisters D. lolo and lola
5. Helen is maltreated by her employer in Saudi Arabia where she works as a domestic helper. What government agency must she
seek help?
A. Department of Health C. Overseas Workers Welfare Administration
B. Department of Interior and Local Government D. Department of Education
6. How to create a better non-state institutions?
A. Make people a better citizens C. Protect the rights of an individual.
B. Avoid conflict and promote cooperation. D. All of the above
7. It is the process through which skills, knowledge and values are transmitted from the teachers to the learners.
A. Training C. Self-Actualization
B. Education D. Practice
8. What is the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and
generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life?
A. Education C. Self-Actualization
B. Training D. Practice
9. He said that education is a social institution through which a society’s children are taught basic academic knowledge, learning
skills, and cultural norms.
A. Dr. William White C. Dr. William Little
B. Dr. William Burndt D. Dr. William Piaget
10. In this type of education, programs offered vary in duration from a few weeks to two years.
A. Nonformal Education C. SPED
B. Tertiary Education D. Vocational Education
11. The Alternative Learning System (ALS) of the Department of Education is an example of _____.
A. Vocational Education C. Formal Education
B. Nonformal Education D. Special Education
12. An education usually takes place in a classroom setting and provided by trained teaching and nonteaching staff.
A. Informal Education C. Tertiary Education
B. Non-Formal Education D. Formal Education
13. Livie is already 45 years old but she just completed grade nine level of basic education. She wanted to go back to school to
learn dressmaking. Which type of education is suited for her?
A. Homeschooling C. Nonformal Education
B. Formal education D. Informal education
14. Nonformal education focuses on skills. Which of the following is an example of a nonformal education?
A. Martheena attends her class every day at school.
B. Grace passed the National Certificate on driving.
C. Maggie stays at home and her lesson is conducted by an online teacher.
D. Allan attends night classes at the nearby university because he is working during daytime.
15. “The illiterate of the twenty-first century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn and
relearn”. This statement was from the American writer and futurist Alvin Toffler. What is does he wants to high lights in saying this?
A. Illiteracy is being knowledgeable.
B. It is the concept of being a good learner.
C. It is the manner of pursuing your dreams.
D. The long journey that has taken place in the field of education.
16. Education will be more appreciated through its goals. Which of these are the two most important goals of education?
A. Communication and patriotism
B. Social and cultural innovations
C. Self-actualization and productive citizenry
D. Upgrading social standing and becoming famous
17. Formal and nonformal education has differences. Which of the following statements determine the difference between the two?
A. The formal education allows the transmission of culture while the nonformal education does not.
B. The formal education is a classroom based while nonformal education is a community based.
C. The nonformal education is progressive while the formal education is regressive.
D. The nonformal education is hierarchically structure while the formal education does not require any structure.
18. Learning that goes on in daily life and can be received through daily experiences such as from family,peer group, the media
and, other influences in a person’s environment.
A. Education C. Informal Education
B. Non-formal education D. formal education
19. Sort the following items according to the various educational modalities.
A. Formal, Informal, Non Formal C. Non Formal, Informal, Formal
B. Informal, Formal, Non Formal D. Formal, Non Formal, Informal
20. What is refers to the unequal distribution of goods and services, rights and obligations, power and prestige?
A. Social Change C. Social Stratification
B. Social Modification D. Social Mobility
21. In the bases of social stratification, it is a word used in relation to occupation, money, and education.
A. Wealth C. Prestige
B. Income D. Salary
22. They are the richest people in the Philippines' social hierarchy.
A. Lower Class C. Social Class
B. Middle Class D. Upper Class
23. How much is the net worth of Henry Sy, Sr. yearly?
A. $12.5 billion C. $12.4 billion
B. $12.7 billion D. $12.6 billion
24. Which of the following is NOT considered as a social class?
A. Castaways C. Middle class
B. Lower class D. Upper class
25. Which of the following groups belong to the upper class during the Philippine pre-colonial social stratification?
A. The Maharlika C. The Timawa
B. The Alipin D. The Maginoo
26. Which type of status is earned by an individual?
A. Single status C. Achieved status
B. Ascribed status D. In a relationship status
27. Why is social stratification be considered as universal but variable?
A. Everyone is entitled to be part of a social class.
B. A man, in any chances, can change his/her own social class.
C. Social stratification is based on the factors of power, wealth, and prestige.
D. It shows up in every society in the world but how exactly it looks like vary from society to society.
28. Why could social stratification be considered as a form of social belief?
A. Beliefs are universal in every society in the world.
B. Everyone believes that he or she belongs to a social class.
C. Beliefs about social stratification that inform people what it means to deserve wealth, success or power.
D. It continues from generation to generation in every society.
29. How does social stratification started in the society?
A. As societies evolved and became more complex, it began to elevate some members of the society
through land acquisition and gaining social status.
B. It started when people think that they can afford to invest into material things.
C. It started when a person can buy a lot of foods and drinks for his family.
D. The elements of meritocracy that is based on personal merit and achievement of a person
30. Complete the statement, ______________, is the individual’s position in the social structure.
A. Wealth C. Prestige
B. Status D. Power
31. In caste system, is social mobility possible?
A. Yes, because caste system has element of meritocracy that is based on personal achievements and
talents of a person.
B. Yes, because a man, in any chances, can change his or her own social class.
C. No, because of social control restriction based on a set of strong cultural and religious beliefs.
D. Yes, because anyone can achieve greatness as long as he or she works hard for it.
32. Which of the following describes the upper class?
A. A person who can afford to buy clothes and shoes.
B. A person who do not have enough money to make ends meet.
C. A person who owned businesses, is an investor.
D. A person who can buy a lot of foods and drinks for his family.
33. This is a group of people whose gender preferences are subject to discrimination
A. Minority C. PWD
B. Dominant D. LGBTQIA+
34. What is a negative attitude toward members of a specific group?
A. Racism C. Discrimination
B. Ethnocentrism D. Prejudice
35. These people who have physical impairments do not usually enjoy the benefits that abled people received.
A. LGBTQIA+ C. Minority
B. PWD D. Ethnicity
36. It is a human development measure of the national government that provides conditional cash grants to the poorest of the
poor, to improve the health, nutrition, and the education of children aged 0-18.
A. Education for All (EFA)
B. The Philippines’ Conditional Cash Transfer Program: Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps)
C. Service Delivery Network (SDN)
D. Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP)
37. Under this set-up, every family in a local health system is designated to a health service provider or health facility within the
network to ensure sustained access to quality healthcare across political, geographical and administrative boundaries.
A. Education for All (EFA)
B. The Philippines’ Conditional Cash Transfer Program: Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps)
C. Service Delivery Network (SDN)
D. Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP)
38. Social inequality is present in almost all kind of society.
A. true C. perhaps
B. false D. most of the time
39. It is the agency which headed the Education for All (EFA).
A. Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)
B. Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR)
C. Department of Health (DOH)
D. Department of Education (DEPED)
40. It is the process of improving the terms for individuals and groups to take part in society” and “the process of improving the
ability, opportunity, and dignity of people, disadvantaged on the basis of their identity, to take part in society.
A. social justice C. social exclusion
B. social inclusion D. social sciences
41. The developmental program that provides for the disposal of public alienable and disposable (A&D) lands with the intent to
open up frontier lands while the redistributive program involves the redistribution of property or rights on private agricultural lands
and the abolition of agricultural (or share) tenancy.
A. Education for All (EFA)
B. The Philippines’ Conditional Cash Transfer Program: Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps)
C. Service Delivery Network (SDN)
D. Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP)

42. It is the agency which headed the The Philippines’ Conditional CashTransfer Program: Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program
(4Ps).
A. Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)
B. Department of Education (DEPED)
C. Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR)
D. Department of Health (DOH)

43. According to former President Obama, social inequality is the “defining challenge of our time”.
A. true C. perhaps
B. false D. most of the time
44. Which of the following picture shows social inequality?
A. C.

B. D.

45. What is the term used to describe a gradual increase in the average temperature the Earth’s atmosphere and its oceans, a
change that is believed to be permanently changing the Earth’s climate?
A. Globalization C. Greenhouse Effect
B. Global Warming D. Weather Condition
46. What is the term often used to refer to Filipino migrant workers, people with Filipino citizenship who reside in another country
for a limited period of employment?
A. Filipino Migrants C. Filipino Domestic Helper
B. Filipino Workers Abroad D. Overseas Filipino Workers
47. Which of the following change denotes alterations in the governmental aspect of a society, such as changes in the
administrative, executive, legislative, judicial, and constitutional processes, systems, and structures?
A. Social change C. Political change
B. Cultural change D. Physical change
48. Which of the following aims to reduce greenhouse gases emissions and can help avoid, reduce or delay impacts, and should be
implemented in order to ensure that adaptation capacity is not exceeded?
A. Mitigation C. Current Adaption
B. Assimilation D. Vulnerability of populations
49. Some oppose and do not welcome social change. What characteristic of social change is stated?
A. Social change is controversial.
B. Social change happens all the time.
C. Some changes matter more than others.
D. Social change is sometimes intentional but is often unplanned.
50. How does our OFW’s help the economy?
A. Through love for their family
B. Through their remittances
C. Through their participation in national issue
D. Through their subscription in online communities such as OFW Facebook

---If you believe in yourself anything is possible—

-Best of Luck!!!

Prepared by:

MARICRIS B. ATIENZA
UCSP Teacher

Noted by:

JOCELYN P. ARQUILLO
Principal II