Republic of the Philippines
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Region XI
DIVISION OF DAVAO DEL NORTE 0
TIN 000-863-958-712
Tel. No. (084) 216-6742; Telefax (084) 216-6506
EXAMINATION FOR UNDERSTADING CULTURE, SOCIETY AND POLITICS
S.Y. 2020 – 2021
Name:_________________________________Section: _________________________
I. Read the statements below carefully and encircle the letter of your choice. NO ERASURES.
1. It is the study of relationships among people.
A. Anthropology B. Sociology C. Archaeology D. Etymology
2. It is the system by which a state or community is controlled as to put order.
A. Political B. Constituents C. Government D. System
3. It deals with the systems of government and the analysis of political activity and political behavior.
A. Public Policy B. Political Theory C. International Relation D. Political Science
4. The conceptions or ideas people have about what is true in the environment around them like what is life, how to
value it, and how one’s belief on the value of life relate with his or her interaction with others and the world.
A. Beliefs B. Values C. Language D. Norms
5. It is a hereditary endogamous social group in which a person’s rank and his/her rights and obligations are ascribed or
on the basis of his/her birth into a particular group.
A. Caste B. Class C. Estate D. Slavery
6. It describes what is appropriate or inappropriate in a given society or what ought to be.
A. Beliefs B. Values C. Language D. Norms
7. It is a shared set of spoken and written symbols.
A. Beliefs B. Values C. Language D. Norms
8. It refers to specific rules/standards to guide appropriate behavior.
A. Beliefs B. Values C. Language D. Norms
9. Also known as customs, these are norms for everyday behavior that people follow for the sake of tradition or
convenience.
A. Mores B. Law C. Taboos D. Folkways
10. It is an organized political community living under a single system of government.
A. State B. Society C. Government D. Culture
II. Matching type. Match the description in Column A with the words in Column B.
Write only the letter on the space provided.
A B
____ 11. Philippine folk medicine A. Nation
____ 12. The entitlements to accrue to one because he/she B. Traditional way of healing
is a human being.
____ 13. It is a political unit that has sovereignty C. Human Rights
____ 14. Distinct population of people bound together by a D. State
a common culture, history, and tradition
____ 15. A political unit headed by a chief who holds power E. Medico
over more than one community group
____ 16. Healing that involves scientific process F. Chiefdom
____ 17. Freedom from external controls G. Western way of healing
____ 18. Traditional healer yet gives prescriptions of medicines H. Sovereignty
____ 19. Practiced by majority of doctors nowadays I.
____ 20. A combination of smaller kin linked by a common culture J. Alternative healing
that actually act as one. K. Tribe
III. Identify whether the following statement concludes human as: SOCIAL being, CULTURAL being, or
POLITICAL being. Write your answers on the space provided.
__________ 21. We always belong to the group and interact with people.
__________ 22. We carry our ancestors’ traditions and beliefs.
__________ 23. Our rights and privileges are limited because we are governed by rules and laws of our society.
__________ 24. Our power is inherent in the rights guaranteed and protected by our State.
__________ 25. We relate with our childhood friends, neighbors, and classmates.
__________ 26. We speak the language of our parents, practice faith and the distinct way of life of our community.
__________ 27. We create or showcase the arts and heritage of our people and transmit some, if not all, of these to
the next generation.
__________ 28. We become citizens, we elect our leaders, we pay taxes, we receive welfare and support from the
government because our Constitution and our laws tell it so.
__________ 29. We will be having our co-workers or colleagues in office, professional peers here and abroad.
__________ 30. We are always in company with others like our parents and siblings.
IV. ESSAY
DESCRIPTION: read and answer the given questions carefully. Maximum of five (5) sentences and minimum of three
(3) sentences per question. (5pts. Each)
1. What is your idea about the continuous poverty your fellow citizen is experiencing? What could
be the possible reasons? What can you contribute to uplift it?
2. Reflect on the quote below:
“The purpose of learning is not to give exams in class and forget about it, but to increase the
knowledge until they possess an area of the earth for God almighty”
― Sunday Adelaja
