Tabaco National High School

Tabaco City

3RD QUARTERLY EXAMINATION IN DISCIPLINE AND IDEAS IN SOCIAL SCIENCES

School Year 2022-2023

Part I. Complete the table by supplying the correct data that belong to each column (in any order).
Choose your answer from the box below. Write the letter only.

Social Science vs. Natural Science

SOCIAL SCIENCE SIMILARITIES NATURAL SCIENCE

1. 7. 10.
2. 11.
3. 8. 12.
4. 13.
5. 9. 14.
6. 15.

A. Employ the scientific model in
order to gain information.
B. Involves alternative methods of
observation and interaction with
people within community.
C. Open System
D. Experiential Data
E. Started during the 16th and 17th
century.
F. Performs repetitive and conventional
laboratory experiments.
G. Use empirical and measured data
evidence that can be seen and discerned
by the senses.
H. Deals with object.
I. Arose 300 years later.
J. It is spontaneous, unpredictable and
uncontrollable.
K. Can be tested to yield theoretical
statements and general positions.
L. Characterized by exactness,
controlled variables, and
predictability.
M. Deals with subject.
N. Closed system
O. Experimental Datata

Part II. Categorize the following issues/ problems. Write SS for Social Science, NS for Natural Science
and H for Humanities.

16. Migration of Filipino nurses to other countries
for employment.
17. Discrimination against members of the LGBTQ
community in job opportunities.
18. Steady decline in language proficiency of
Filipino students.
19. Weak performance of Philippine Peso.
20. Diplomatic relation of Philippines with other
countries.
22. Discovery of COVID-19 vaccine.
23, Air pollution in Metro Manila.
24. Digitalization of government transactions.
25. Development of nuclear weapons.
26. Construction of typhoon-resilient classrooms.
27. Promotion of Original Pilipino Music.
29. Automation of SK/ Barangay Election.
30. Conflict in the West Philippine Sea/ South
China Sea.

Part III. Write T if the statement is TRUE. If the statement is FALSE, replace the underlined word with
the correct answer.
31. Sociology is a relatively new discipline that began only in the 1800s.
32. Cultural Anthropology questions how and why contemporary human population vary biologically.
33. Paleontology seeks to reconstruct the daily life and customs of peoples in the past and to trace cultural
changes.
34. Historical Linguistics study how contemporary languages differ in construction.
35. Indoctrination refers to the gradual acquisition of the characteristics and norms of a culture or group by a
person, another culture, etc.
36. Xenophobia refers to the practice of comparing other cultural practices with those of one’s own and
automatically finding those other cultural practices to be inferior.
37. Xenocentrism is the view that all beliefs, customs and ethics are relative to the individual within his/her
own social context.
38. A culture is pervasive if it possesses order and system. Its various parts are connected with each other and
any new element which is introduced is also connected.
39. Culture is cumulative because it does not exist in isolation.
40. Auguste Comte was the first to coin the term “culture” in the eighteenth century.
41. Sociology originated from and was influenced by the Industrial Revolution.
42. Macro-sociology emphasizes the analysis of social systems and populations on a large scale and at a high
level of theoretical abstraction.
43. Max Weber is considered as the "Father of Sociology" as he coined the term sociology.
44. The church is an example of a social structure.
45. Marriage is the basic unit of the society.
46. Gender identity is about who you are attracted to and want to have relationship with.
47. HIV causes AIDS by attacking CB4 cells, which the immune system uses to protect the body from diseases.
48. Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) means taking an HIV drug before being exposed to HIV, to prevent
yourself from being infected.
49. Teenage pregnancy increases when girls are denied the right to make decisions about their sexual and
reproductive health and well-being.
50. Prostitution has been notable for providing a safe outlet to sexual desires that may not be satisfied within
relationships and for being a facilitator of sexual release in people who cannot or do not want to have a partner. 
51. Plato is considered as the Father of Political Science.
52. Politicians study the structure and theory of government and seek practical and theoretical solutions to
political problems.
53. Bribery is a form of political clientelism involving pre-electoral transfers of money or material benefits
from candidates to voters.
54.  Politics is a social science that deals with the systems of governance and power, and the analysis of
political activities, political institutions, political thought and behavior, and associated constitutions and laws.

Part IV. Answer the following questions by writing the letter of the best answer.
55. Which of the following best conforms to statement that “Politics is Who Gets What, When and How”?
A. A presidential candidate promised protection to a drug lord once elected in exchange of campaign
funds.
B. The Congress passed the Mandatory ROTC Law when it was certified urgent by the President.
C. The House of Representatives retained the intelligence fund of the Office of the President in the
National Budget when the President revealed that the country is facing serious threats from
international terrorist organizations.
D. A Liberal Senator was able to convince the other senators to vote against the re-imposition of death
penalty during the plenary debate when he threatened to expose their alleged involvement in a
corruption scandal.
FOR ITEMS 56-60, how should politics be viewed in the following situations:
56. The shift from military approach to political approach in resolving the longest running rebellion that is being
waged by the NPA against the government.
A. Art of Governance B. Public Affairs C. Consensus and Compromise D. Power
57. The decision of the United Nations (UN) to condemn Russia’s attack on Ukraine through a resolution.
A. Art of Governance B. Public Affairs C. Consensus and Compromise D. Power
58. President Duterte’s appointment of former military men in his cabinet to suppress any threat of coup d’ etat.
A. Art of Governance B. Public Affairs C. Consensus and Compromise D. Power
59. President BBM’s appointment of former media personalities to his communication team in order to build a
strong relation with the Filipino people.
A. Art of Governance B. Public Affairs C. Consensus and Compromise D. Power
60. The use of diplomacy in resolving territorial dispute between states.
A. Art of Governance B. Public Affairs C. Consensus and Compromise D. Power
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Prepared by: Noted by:

JOHN ALBERT S. TORRE GLENN M. BERMILLO

Teacher II Teacher III/ OIC, HUMSS