Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region V
Division of City Schools
SORSOGON NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Senior High School
Sorsogon City

First Quarter (Midterm) Examination

Understanding Culture, Society and Politics
1st Semester, SY 2018-2019

Name ___________________________________________ Grade ______ Strand/Track _________________

Part I. Multiple Choice
Direction: Encircle the letters of the correct answers.
1. Filipino time is associated with
a. punctuality b. tardiness c. absenteeism d. scarcity
2. The process of adjusting oneself to a foreign culture by learning its language, customs and traditions, among others.
a. cultural diffusion b. cultural diversity c. cultural lag d. enculturation
3. Culture is not inherent or natural and therefore it is
a. dynamic b. diverse c. acquired d. rational
4. When you tell someone to do a particular act, the function of language refers to
a. directive b. expressive c. complex d. logical
5. Avoiding or engaging in sexual relationship outside marriage is an example of
a. folkways b. taboo c. law d. mores

Part II. Modified Multiple Choice

Direction: Pick the right word inside the box which is referred to in each item.

ambivalent language as informative reason nepotism domestic drudgery

culture shock ethnocentrism diversity culture as cumulative culture

_____________6. It is a function of language that tells something about something.

_____________7. When a cultural element is passed on from one generation to the next.
_____________8. A kind of culture which is characterized by man’s domination over woman.
_____________9. One’s own culture is superior to outside/foreign culture.
_____________10. A person who experiences a culture which is opposite or entirely distinct from his own.
_____________11. Many Filipino traits or values may either have a positive or negative significance.
_____________12. Every human person is made equal by nature yet made unequal by
_____________13. Animals do not have culture because culture requires the faculty of
_____________14. Close family ties is one Filipino value whose negative interpretation may lead to a form of corruption.
_____________15. It refers to a change or difference of a certain cultural element from one place to another, from one
time to another or from one person to another.

Part III. Enumeration

Direction: Fill in the blanks with the correct word/term.
16. The most common expression of Filipino peer group is ______________.
17. The family system which consists of both parents and children. ______________
18. the family system which consists of parents, children and other relatives.______________
19. _____________ is indispensable to man due to his economic inadequacy.
20. According to Aristotle, man is a _____________.
21. The ______________ is considered as the conscience of society.
22. Family is considered as the person’s ______________ group.
23. Supporters of De La Salle University Green Archers consider their rival Ateneo de Manila University Blue Eagles’
followers as belonging to a group called _____________.
24. Education in the Philippines is more of a privilege than a _____________.
25. According to _____________, man in his original nature was said to be naturally selfish.

Part IV. True or False

Direction: Tell whether each statement is true or false.
________26. Unity in diversity is possible using respect.
________27. Geographical setting is one source of cultural diversity.
________28. Language is never a distinguishing mark between person and animals.
________29. Xenophobia is an aversion against a stranger to one’s community.
________30. Society and culture do not co-exist with each other.
________31. Popular culture or pop culture is synonymous to elite culture.
________32. Laws, in general, are originated from mores.
________33. The popular expression, pwede na! reflects Filipino mediocrity.
________34. Today’s social media do not contribute to the harmonious relationship.
________35. Sex refers to the maleness or femaleness.
________36. Auguste Comte, a French philosopher who first coined the word “sociology,” defined society as “a social
organism possessing a harmony of structure and function.”
________37. Socialization is not the same as socializing like interacting with others, like family, friends, and co-workers.
________38. Group-life is dispensable to man.
________39. The Filipino myth, Si Malakas at si Maganda, explains the origin of the world’s creation.
________40. A social institution is defined as an organized system of relationships.
________41. Religion exists without corresponding moral teachings.
________42. There can never be a society unless a person is a social being.
________43. Charles Darwin argued that man is a product of the process of evolution.
________44. Social Media is one effective means of enhancing social relationships.
________45. Social justice is possible even without gender equality.

Part V. Essay (5 points)

46-50. Why is culture inseparable to society and vice versa?

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Prepared by:
Rouen D. Bosquillos, T-II
Subject Teacher