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Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
REGION I
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF DAGUPAN CITY
DAGUPAN CITY NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
City of Dagupan

SECOND QUARTER SUMMATIVE TEST

UNDERSTANDING CULTURE, SOCIETY, AND POLITICS (Academic)
SECOND SEMESTER, S.Y. 2023 – 2024

LAST NAME FIRST NAME M.I.

Direction: Choose the letter of the correct answer. Shade your answers on the zip grade answer sheet.
1. What is enculturation?
A. The process of learning one’s own culture C. the process of adapting to a new culture
B. The process of learning multiple cultures simultaneously D. the process of rejecting one’s own culture
2. Which of the following is NOT a primary agent of enculturation?
A. Family B. Peers C. Media D. workplace
3. Enculturation is primarily influenced by:
A. biological factors C. environmental factors
B. Genetic Factors D. Historical Factors
4. Which of the following is an example of enculturation?
A. Learning how to speak a new language
B. Travelling to different countries
C. Watching television
D. None of the above
5. What term refers to the process by which individuals learn the norms and values of their society?
A. Socialization C. acculturation
B. Assimilation D. globalization
6. Which of the following best defines culture shock?
A. Discomfort or orientation experienced when encountering a new culture
B. Embracing a new culture fully and abandoning one’s own
C. Feeling superior to other cultures
D. None of the above
7. Yumatot is known for his extraordinary personal abilities as a online streamer that transpire devotion and
obedience among his subordinates. This type of authority is known as
A. Rational-Legal Authority C. Government Authority
B. Charismatic Authority D. Traditional Authority
8. A company requires Yumatot to perform during their charity event in exchange for publicity and exposure.
What kind of reciprocity exists in the scenario?
A. Generalized B. Balanced C. Negative D. Positive
9. The following are classification of non-state institutions except
A. Red Cross C. Market exchange
B. Metro bank D. Jollibee corporations
10. A non-state institution that receives deposits from the public and generates credit:
A. Bank B. Corporation C. Cooperatives D. Trade Union
11. The following are examples of redistribution, except:
1. Dowry 2. Payment 3. Tax 4. Charitable Donations

A. 1 only B. 1 & 2 C. 1, 2, & 3 D. 1,2,3 & 4

12. Which of the following situations is correct about the concept of redistribution?
A. Dawn paid 99 pesos for her milk tea
B. Juswa has the responsibility to finance his sister’s education as a form of his gratitude to his parents.
C. Tsenelyn bought medical supplies from a pharmaceutical company and resell them at a higher price.
D. David donated 1500 pesos to the classroom fund and/
E. was used to buy water dispenser for the class.
13. Which of the following concepts is not true about reciprocity?
A. It is the transaction between two socially equal parties having the same status with regards to values
B. Transactions between individuals wherein they try to gain as much as conceivable while paying the
least amount possible
C. This transaction is limited only to money in exchange for goods or services
D. The giver is expected to gain something in return
14. What program of the government implements the Senior High?
A. NFE C. BCE Act of 1982
B. K -12 Program D. TESDA
15. Who can be in the non-formal education?
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A. Old people B. out of school youth C. person w/ disability D. all of the above
16. Which of the following is the purpose of TESDA?
A. Develop the skill of unemployed C. Educate all
B. Enhance the skills of teachers D. to create jobs
17. Which of the following best describes social stratification?
A. The process of cultural exchange within a society
B. The unequal distribution of resources and opportunities in society
C. The practice of cultural relativism in diverse communities
D. The promotion of social cohesion through shared values and norms
18. Which of the following actions best demonstrates a commitment to protecting human dignity and rights?
A. Ignoring instances of discrimination and prejudice
B. Advocating for equal access to education and healthcare
C. Suppressing freedom of speech and expression
D. Promoting segregation and division among different social groups
19. Which action best reflects a commitment to promoting the common good within a community?
A. Hoarding resources and wealth for personal gain
B. Ignoring environmental degradation and pollution
C. Volunteering time and resources to support marginalized group
D. Exploiting vulnerable populations for economic profit
20. Which term referes to a social network composed of family members, relatives, and close kin?
A. Clan B. Tribe C. Community D. Collective
21. Which term refers to a group of individuals who are related by blood, marriage, or adoption and share a
common ancestry?
A. Lineage B. Community C. Network D. Cohort
22. In a bilateral descent system, individuals are likely to prioritize relationships with:
A. Maternal relatives C. extended family members
B. Paternal relatives D. both maternal and paternal relatives equally
23. If you were a sociologist, how could you view family using the functionalist perspective as your viewpoint?
A. Family is the foundation of good and evil, where coordination of the people on the society will always
depend on how they were rising in their respective houses.
B. Families pass through a series of stages involving differential responsibilities and tasks
C. Family members are united if they will generate rewards as the cost of their actions
D. Every member of the family has essential functions in society
24. 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 B. Cultural Change C. Physical Change D. Political Change
25. 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 B. Global Warming C. Greenhouse Effect D. Weather Condition
26. 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 B. Assimilation C. Current Adaption D, vulnerability of populations
27. 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 B. Filipino Workers Abroad C. Filipino Domestic Helper D. OFW
28. How does our OFW’s help the economy?
A. Through their remittances C. Through their participation in national issue
B. Through love for their family D. subscription in online communities such as OFW FB
29. It is any small group in society that is different from the rest because of their race, religion, or political beliefs,
or a person who belongs to such a group.
A. Minority B. majority C. community D. mob
30. 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.
A. Social justice C. social exclusion
B. Social inclusion D. social science
31. It is the apparent disparity of the distribution of wealth and an uneven dissemination of opportunity in the areas
of life.
A. Equity B. equality C. inequality D. inclusion
32. 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. EFA (Education for All) C. Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps)
B. Service Delivery Network (SDN) D. Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP)
33. The developmental program provides for the disposal of public alienable and disposable 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 tenancy.
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A. EFA (Education for All) C. Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps)
B. Service Delivery Network (SDN) D. Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP)
34. Under this set-up, every family in a local health system is designated to health service provider or health
facility within the network to ensure sustained access to quality healthcare across political, geographical
and administrative boundaries.
A. EFA (Education for All) C. Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps)
B. Service Delivery Network (SDN) D. Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP)
35. Its thrusts included Early Childhood Development, universalization of quality primary education, and
alternative learning system.
A. EFA (Education for All) C. Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps)
B. Service Delivery Network (SDN) D. Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP)
36. It is the agency which headed the Philippines’ Conditional Cash Transfer 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)
37. It is the agency which headed the Education for All (EFA)
A. Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)
B. Department of Education (DepEd)
C. Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR)
D. Department of Health (DOH)
38. Social inequality is present in almost all kinds of society
A. True B. false C. perhaps D. most of the time
39. The government does not have any capacity to address social inequality.
A. True B. false C. perhaps D. most of the time
40. According to former President Obama, social inequality is the “defining challenge” of our time.
A. True B. false C. perhaps D. most of the time
41. Pervasive inequalities might be; it could still be addressed.
A. True B. false C. perhaps D. most of the time
42. Which of the following best describes a new challenge faced by human populations in contemporary societies?
A. Maintaining traditional cultural practices
B. Decreasing reliance on technology
C. Coping with rapid urbanization
D. Ensuring homogenous social structures
43. What is a primary consequence of climate change on human populations in contemporary societies?
A. Increased agricultural productivity
B. Reduction in natural disasters
C. Displacement of communities due to rising sea levels
D. Decreased need for renewable energy sources
44. Which factor contributes to the rise of income inequality in contemporary societies?
A. Universal access to education
B. Implementation of progressive taxation policies
C. Globalization and outsourcing of jobs
D. Equal distribution of natural resources
45. This branch of the government is comprised of the President and the Vice -President who are chosen by direct
popular vote and fulfill a term of six years.
A. Executive B. Legislative C. Judicial D. Constitution
46. This branch of the government can make laws, alter, and reverse them through the power bestowed in the
Philippine Congress.
A. Executive B. Legislative C. Judicial D. Constitution
47. This branch of the government maintains power to resolve disputes concerning rights that are legally
demandable and enforceable.
A. Executive B. Legislative C. Judicial D. Constitution
48. Is the capacity to realize desired ends despite opposition from the others.
A. Authority B. Power C. Law D. Constitution

49. The dowry given by a Muslim groom to his prospective bride is a transaction between two socially equal
parties having the same status with regards to values of goods or services. Tantamount to the wealth and
educational attainment possessed by the latter.
A. Reciprocity
B. Redistribution
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C. Market change
D. Economic institutions
50. Yuma is the eldest among four sibling and he was told to shoulder the academic expenses of his other siblings
in exchange of his family’s sacrifice to provide for his graduation. This situation is an example of ?
A. Generalized reciprocity
B. Balanced reciprocity
C. Negative reciprocity
D. Positive reciprocity

Prepared by:

Pneuma C. Elcano
Teacher II

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