Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region 02
Schools Division of Isabela
SAN MATEO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
San Mateo

FINAL EXAMINATION
UNDERSTANDING CULTURE, SOCIETY AND POLITICS
Grade 11

NO ERASURE AND ALTERATION. READ THE DIRECTIONS CAREFULLY. FAILURE TO FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS MEANS
WRONG.
I. Multiple Choice
Directions: Read carefully and encircle the letter of the correct answer. Write your answer on the answer sheet provided.

1. UCSP is a multidisciplinary course that integrates and combines the contents, methods and theories of the following
EXCEPT:
A. Mathematics B. Anthropology C. Sociology D. Political Science
2. Anthropology: Genetics and Evolution, etc.
Sociology: Groups and Organizations, etc.
Political Science: _________________
A. Cultural Change B. Social Inequality C. Elections D. Religion
3. It is the alteration of patterns of culture, social structure and social behavior over time.
A. Social Change B. Political Change C. Cultural Change D. All of the above
4. The following are significance of studying society except:
A. Gives meaning to the importance of the self in relation to others
B. Gives us a full understanding of how social groups affect our thinking and behavior.
C. Acknowledges that social constitutions shape and affect how we live our life
D. Broadens our perspectives on how we value our own and others’ culture
5. As a ____________ we carry our ancestors’ tradition and beliefs, speak the language of our parents, practice faith and the
distinct way of life of our community, create and showcase the arts and heritage of our people and transmit some, if not all,
of these to the next generation.
A. social being B. cultural being C. political being D. spiritual being
6. The act of spreading culture, tradition, objects and ideas to other societies.
A. Diffusion B. Acculturation C. Assimilation D. All of the above
7. Juana used to tease her newly transferred Mangyan classmate because of his kinky hair and tanned skin. What kind of
cultural view Karen has?
A. cultural relativism B. ethnocentrism C. culture D. society
8. Mommy and Daddy taught their one-year old daughter Marika how to play ABC song with the use of their Lenovo cell
phone. Now, Marika can able to open the phone and sing the ABC song. What characteristic of culture is shown in the
situation?
A. culture is learned B. culture is shared C. culture is integrated D. culture is symbolic
9. “Sabong” is a vice which Lolo Joepert has been indulged with until this year. This kind of gambling was been brought in
the Philippines during the Spanish colonization. This only proves that culture is?
A. learned B. shared C. integrated D. symbolic
10. Sandra, a 16-year-old Filipina girl had been nominated to be an exchange-student in Australia during winter season. In
her preparation of things, she excluded her shorts and sleeveless and start pulling out her jackets and boots on her cabinet,
while her Australian exchange student began to take in her shirts and shorts on her personal baggage bag. What does this
show?
A. culture is adaptive B. culture is dynamic C culture is abstract D. culture is symbolic
11. It is a violation of social norms to breakage of conventions and realms of morality.
A. Deviance B. Conformity c. Labeling D. Gossip
12. They are strong norms that are regarded as morally significant and violations of them are considered a serious
Matter.
A. Enculturation B. Socialization C. Mores D. None of the above
13. It is the most important social unit in which socialization takes place.
A. Family B. kinship C. Household D. All of the above
14. It is the basic residential unit of a society where economic production, consumption, inheritance, child rearing and shelter
are organized and carried out.
A. Household B. Family C. Family D. Marriage
15. They are created to give young people formal training in the skills that they will need in life.
A. Church B. Household C. Educational Institution D. Family
16. It is a fairly stable cluster of norms, values, statuses and roles which are centered on some social need.
A. Institution B. Household C. Family D. Both B and C
17. This kind of disease is always present in a large part of the population. Example: contaminated food and water supply.
A. Endemic B. Chronic Disease C. Epidemic D. Acute Disease
18. A violent and potent means of pushing social change and gaining worldwide attention.
A. Protest B. War C. Terrorism D. All of the above
19. The simplest form of expressing disgust, contradiction and tension through a collective manner.
A. Protest B. War C. Terrorism D. All of the above
20. Means of preserving the political power of one’s self and family.
A. Politics B.Political Dynast C. C. Political Science D. All of the above

II. Identify whether the following statement concludes human as: SOCIAL being, CULTURAL being or POLITICAL being.
Write your answer on the blank before the number.
______________21. Our rights and privileges are limited because we are governed by rules and laws of our society.
______________22. We carry our ancestors’ traditions and beliefs.
______________23. We always belong to the group and interact with people.
______________24. We are always in company with others like our parents and siblings.
______________25. Our power is inherent in the rights guaranteed and protected by our State.
______________26. We relate with our childhood friends, neighbors, and classmates.
______________27. We speak the language of our parents, practice faith and the distinct way of life of our community.
______________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 create or showcase the arts and heritage of our people and transmit some, if not all, of these to the
next generation.
______________30. We will be having our co-workers or colleagues in office, professional peers here and abroad.

III. Directions: Identify what is being described or asked in each statement. Choose your answer from the box below. Write
only the letter of your answer on the space provided before each number.

A. interview F. political being

B. culture G. Anthropology
C. symbolic H. ethnography
D. abstract I. Sociology
E. society J. August Comte

__________31. As a _________ we are subjected to power-relations.

__________32. It is the systematic study of social behavior and human groups.
__________33. A qualitative research method that asks questions to key informants and participants in the research
__________34. It is the study of humans’ past and present.
__________35. Usually used by anthropologists, this is oftentimes referred to a qualitative approach in doing cultural
research.
__________36. Father of Sociology
__________37. It is a collective behavior of men arising from a shared belief and value system based on ideologies, way of
life, norms and even identities.
_________ 38. It is viewed a group of people with a shared culture interacting within groups and institutions.
_________ 39Culture is ______ because there is no tangible manifestation that can take the form of the culture itself.
__________40Culture is ______ for all cultures in the world are driven by symbols that stand for something

III. True or False

Directions: Read each statement. Identify whether it is expressing correct idea or not. If it is, write TRUE, if not, write
FALSE.
______________41. The society that we inhabit in is directly or indirectly shaped and influenced by people, technology,
popular culture, government policies, domestic and world economy, powerful institutions, nation-states and international
organizations.
______________42. Human beings have the same biological features but each one of us is different.
______________43. Being humane means learning by doing to live positively and to treat others with respect, genuine love
and compassion
______________44. FGD or Focus Group Discussion literally means going out to the field to do research.
______________45. Studying culture educates us on the importance of exercising our rights and maximizing our political
participation.
______________46. UCSP simply wants you to become human and humane at the same time.
______________47. Banaue Rice Terraces is one of the cultural heritages found in the Philippines.
______________48. Culture and society are co-existent. That one cannot able to exist without the other.
______________49. The manifestations of culture are cities, villages, religious group and professional organizations.
______________50. According to UNESCO, cultural heritage is the legacy of physical artefacts and intangible attributes of a
group or society that are inherited from past generations, maintained in the present and bestowed for the benefit of future
generations.
______________51. Ethnocentrism promotes the idea that no culture is superior over any other. It accepts and understands
why people act the way they do.
______________52. Culture is integrated when cultural parts and aspects are interconnected in that when taken together, a
way of life is manifested.
______________53. The manifestations of society are language, arts, festival, clothing, cuisine, literature, music, traditions
and the like.
______________ 54. The Maasai tribe from Tanzania and Kenya touch each other’s heads as way of greeting each other.
______________ 55. In a democratic country like Philippines, sovereignty resides in the people.

IV. Identify whether the following statement gives the significance of studying: CULTURE, SOCIETY or POLITICS.
____________56. Gives meaning to the importance of the self in relation to others (kapwa)
____________57. Broadens our perspectives on how we value our own and others’ cultures
____________58. Educates us on the importance of exercising our rights and maximizing our political participation to sustain,
maintain or change society
____________59. Provides a bigger context on how government works and how rules, regulations and laws maintain social
order, cohesion and unity
____________60. Describes how and why we belong to a bigger global society.

“Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in Him;

and He shall bring it to pass.”
Psalm 37:5
Prepared by: Checked by: Noted by:

ADELINE L. PASCUAL CAMENN G. OMNES RONILO B. LUCAS

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