SOCIAL SCIENCE

A B C D

0 0 0 0 1. Which human rights violation is a deliberate and systematic extermination of an ethnic or

national group?

A. ParricideC. Politicide

B. HomicideD. Genocide

0 0 0 0 2. Are rights absolute?

A. It depends on the situation

B. Yes, they are absolute

C. No, they are limited by the rights of others._

D. It depends on the right exercised

0 0 0 0 3. In 1989, it became the first country to sanction homosexual marriage and to give
homosexuals most of the legal rights accorded to heterosexuals

A. NetherlandC. Denmark

B. GermanyD. Finland

0 0 0 0 4. Which is the country, help in the founding of OPEC, being one of the world’s leading oil
producers?

A. VenezuelaC. Saudi Arabia, Jordan

B. EcuadorD. Mexico

0 0 0 0 5. Which is the second most populated country in the world?

A. IndiaC. America

B. CanadaD. China

0 0 0 0 6. India leads in the production of ______________ in the world

A. teaC. spices

B. wheatD. tobacco

0 0 0 0 7. Do the” unborn” have the right to life?

A. Yes, but only those 6 months old

B. No, they are not yet born

C. Yes, they have

D. No, they are not yet human

0 0 0 0 8. “My right ends where the rights of others begin.” What does this imply?

A. Rights are inviolableC. Rights have limit

B. Rights are absoluteD. Rights are alienable

0 0 0 0 9. Which of UNESCO’S pillars of education is most related to peace education?

A. Learning to live togetherC. Learning to know

B. Learning to beD. learning to do

0 0 0 0 10. What does EDSA I in our history as a people prove? It was shows in _____________

A. preference for the poorC. “people power”

B. armed violenceD. information

0 0 0 0 11. Which does long lasting peace involve?

I. Social integration

II. Economic development

III. Social exclusion

IIII. Political participation

A. I, II and IVC. II only

B. I and IID. I, II and III

0 0 0 0 12. A violation of human rights in the Philippines which was demonstrated by activist
recently and has gained notice of the international community is the ___________

A. cheating in the most recent election

B. mysterious killing of journalists

C. exerbistant increase in the prices of commodities

D. imposition of oppression taxes

0 0 0 0 13. Which peace efforts are most governments engaged in when they have representatives
in other countries to promote international cooperation and harmony?

A. DisarmamentC. International organization

B. DiplomacyD. Collective security

0 0 0 0 14. Which values are rooted in the Filipinos awareness of his/her social-related-ness?

I. Delicadeza

II. Pakikipagkapwa-tao

III. Pakikiramay

A. II onlyC. I, II and III

B. III onlyD. II and III

0 0 0 0 15. Which type of cooperative promotes thrift among members and generate funds to lend
to its members?

A. Credit cooperativeC. Consumers cooperative

B. Service cooperativeD. Producers cooperative

0 0 0 0 16. How does the government tax people’s labor?

A. Through value added tax

B. Through inheritance tax

C. Through income tax

D. Through real estate tax

0 0 0 0 17. Which is the primary factor that drives most Filipinos to leave their families and work
abroad?

A. IlliteracyC. Insurgency

B. PovertyD. Dissatisfaction

0 0 0 0 18. Our opposition to divorce could be an influence of the ____________

A. protestant religion introduced by the Spaniards

B. educational system introduced by the Americans

C. Roman catholic religion introduced by the Spaniards

D. American constitution

0 0 0 0 19. Because of the onset and proliferation of AIDS cases, which social problem gained
renewed attention and concern?

A. Child LaborC. Pornography

B. ProstitutionD. Drug Addiction

0 0 0 0 20. The words “dangal”, “delicadeza” and “palabra de honor” prove that the Filipino is
______

A. respectfulC. reflective

B. ready to sacrificeD. aware of his worth

GEOGRAPHY

A B C D

0 0 0 0 1. Which is the largest of all continents on the earth’s land surface?

A. EuropeC. North America

B. AsiaD. Africa

0 0 0 0 2. Where are the world’s major religions such as Hinduism, Buddhism and Judaism being
practiced?

A. AsiaC. South America

B. Africa D. Europe

0 0 0 0 3. The highest peak in Asia is ______________

A. Mont BlancC. Mt. Everest

B. Rocky MountainsD. Europe

0 0 0 0 4. The region referred to as the “Far East” are ___________

A. India, PakistanC. Saudi Arabia, Jordan

B. China, Korea, JapanD. Russia, Kazakhstan

0 0 0 0 5. The Prime Meridian passes through _____________

A. RomeC. London

B. WarsawD. New York

0 0 0 0 6. Chernobyl experienced a nuclear explosion in 1986. It is located in______________

A. RussiaC. Lithuania

B. UkraineD. Latvia

0 0 0 0 7. The two big bodies of water that surround the Philippines are _______________

A. Pacific and Indian Oceans

B. Arctic and Indian Oceans

C. Pacific Ocean and South China Sea

D. Atlantic Ocean and South China

0 0 0 0 8. Our country is considered an archipelago which is composed of ____ islands

A. 1, 105C. 7, 110

B. 1, 106D. 7, 107

0 0 0 0 9. The exact location of our country is ____________

A. 40-250N and 1100-1250EC. 50250N and 111-1260E

B. 40-230 N and 1160-1270ED. 5-230N and 113-1270E

0 0 0 0 10. The famous river systems Rhine, Danube, Thames are located in _______________

A. EuropeC. Africa

B. Southeast AsiaD. South America

0 0 0 0 11. Our country’s highest peak is __________

A. Mt. PulogC. Mt. Kanlaon

B. Mt. BulusanD. Mt. Apo

0 0 0 0 12. What are our official summer season and wet season?
A. March to June; July to October

B. March to May; June to September

C. April to June; July to November

D. April to May; June to September

0 0 0 0 13. As of 2009, how many cities do we have?

A. 125C. 145

B. 135D. 155

0 0 0 0 14. In which continent are the largest metropolitan areas like Mexico City, New York City
and Chicago located?

A. South America. North America

B. EuropeD. Asia

0 0 0 0 15. An effective teaching strategy employed by Social studies teachers is one wherein the
students imagine a country or place they like to visit one day. They are supposed to write about the
scenic landscape, cultural institutions and hospitable people living there.

This strategy may be classified as ____________________

A. conceptualizingC. visualizing approach

B. “guided imagery” activityD. inferential approach

0 0 0 0 16. The subject Geography deal largely with “written visuals” in learning about specific
locations and their areas, capital cities and famous landforms therein.

The best learning activity could be____________________

A. sketching as in locations

B. tracing using lines

C. constructing figures

D. illustrating with cut-outs

0 0 0 0 17. Interesting natural sites such as the country’s famous Pagsanghan Falls, Bohol Chocolate
Hills and Taal Lake can best be taught through_________________

A. clippingsC. field visits

B. magazine photosD. textbooks

0 0 0 0 18. Name the least developed and poorest country in Central America also known as
“Banana Republic”

A. El SalvadorC. Guatemala

B. NicaraguaD. Honduras

0 0 0 0 19. A Social Science teacher wants her students to examine unique events, a pressing
problem and solutions, culture, what strategy will be effective?

A. Case StudiesC. Field Visits

B. KWLD. Cooperative learning

0 0 0 0 20. If the task is to decide which of two competing documents of an event, person or
institution about the past has the correct interpretations, what strategy do they use?

A. FishbowlC. Dueling Documents

B. Case StudiesD. KWL

Ans. Key: SOC. SCIE.GEOGRAPHY

1. D1. B

2. B2. A

3. C3. C

4. A4. B

5. A5. C

6. A6. B

7. C 7. C

8. C8. D

9. A9. B

10. C10. A

11. A11. D

12. B12. A
13. A13. B

14. C14. C

15. A15. B

16. C16. A

17. B17. C

18. C18. D

19. B19. A

20. D20. C