(GEN004: Readings in Philippine History)

Teachers’ Guide Session #10

Name: Class number: _________________

__________________________________________ Date: _________________________
Section: _________ Schedule: ______________________

Materials:
Worksheet
FIRST PERIODICAL EXAM

I. MATCHING TYPE. Match the items in Column A with items in Column B. Write only the letter of the
item.

Column A Column B

______ 1. “bloodless” conquest a. Chinese

______ 2. Insulares b. Aliping saguiguilid and namamahay
______ 3. Reduccion c. Confiscation
______ 4. Barrio d. Search for spices and wealth
______ 5. direct tax e. Cabeza de barangay
______ 6. sangleys f. natives
______ 7. nobles g. Buwis
______ 8. Bandala h. Miguel Lopez de Legaspi
______ 9. forced labor i. Born in Spain
______ 10. Former datus j. polo y servicio
______ 11. Mestizos k. principalias
______ 12. dependents l. Ruling family
______ 13. peninsulares m. Poblacion
______ 14. Indios n. Born in the Philippines
______ 15. Age of exploration o. Natives with foreign blood

II. Test I. TRUE OR FALSE. Write TRUE if the statement is true and FALSE if not.

__________________ 1. The role of the freemen was to assist the datu in the programs for the betterment of
the barangay.
__________________ 2. Some nobles betrayed their barangay and sided with the Spaniards
__________________ 3. Ferdinand Magellan was a Spanish explorer who found a new route to Southeast
Asia.

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Teachers’ Guide Session #10

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__________________ 4. Religion was a useful tool for the Spaniards during their colonization campaign.
__________________ 5. The pre-colonial social groups were arranged in a hierarchical manner.
__________________ 6. Filipinos who did not follow the resettlement system were branded as bandits by the
government.
__________________ 7. Poland and Spain were the two competing countries during the age of exploration.
__________________ 8. The social stratification during pre-colonial Philippines was strict and rigid.
__________________ 9. Kasaysayan/History is a narrative about past events that have meaning to a certain
group of people in a given time and place.
__________________ 10. Pre-colonial people have a monotheistic religion that praised Bathala as the supreme
god.
__________________ 11. Dependents are the equivalent of slaves during pre-colonial Philippines.
__________________ 12. Wearing anything in dark blue denotes masculinity and bravery.
__________________ 13. Government offices were given to the sangleys
__________________ 14. Polo y servicio resulted to shortage of workforce in the communities
__________________ 15. The principalias were composed of Spanish citizens
__________________ 16. Barangays were located deep inside the lush forests of the country.
__________________ 17. Insulares were full-blooded Spaniards who were born in the Philippines
__________________ 18. Theories of peopling imply that there are already inhabitants in the Philippine
archipelago even before the Spaniards came.
__________________ 19. Barangays within the archipelago are dependent with one another.
__________________ 20. The words Historia (Spanish), Histoire (French), and Gesichte (German) entail that
history is just a story.
__________________ 21. It was Miguel Lopez de Legaspi who successfully conquered and pacified the
archipelago.
__________________ 22. “History” in the Philippine context adopts “history” in the Spanish sense of the word.
__________________ 23. “Salaysay” denotes the need for a meaning in learning history.
__________________ 24. Peninsulares were those born from foreign and native parents
__________________ 25. The free people are relatives of the datu and comprise the ruling class of the barangay.
__________________ 26. “Kasaysayan” is composed of “kasabihan” and “saysay.”

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Teachers’ Guide Session #10

Name: Class number: _________________

__________________________________________ Date: _________________________
Section: _________ Schedule: ______________________

__________________ 27. The age of exploration refers to the period of time when Europeans explored
unknown territories to search for spices, land, and riches.
__________________ 28. Tattoos were symbols of vanity and bravery for pre-colonial people.
__________________ 29. Spaniards initiated resettlement system for the native population, which is called polo
y servicio.
__________________ 30. Buwis can be paid through cash or in kind.
__________________ 31. Spaniards were able to pay all Filipinos who gave bandala.
__________________ 32. The task of the encomendero was to help the government in securing the land from
external threats.
__________________ 33. The peninsulares and insulares hated each other
__________________ 34. Babaylans are spiritual leaders of barangays.
__________________ 35. The original Filipinos were the indios.

III. ENUMERATION. Provide the following

1. Six social groups during the Spanish period

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
2. Give three social groups during the pre-colonial period
a.
b.
c.
3. Give three factors that helped the Legazpi in successfully conquering the Philippines
a.
b.

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Section: _________ Schedule: ______________________

c.
4. Give three institutions established by the Spaniards
a.
b.
c.

IV. PARAGRAPH-WRITING. Answer the following questions in just one paragraph. You may use the
back portion of this test paper for space.

1. What is the significance of the different peopling theories on the Philippines?

2. Why was regionalism a factor for the failure of the sporadic uprisings against the Spaniards?
3. How was religion used by the Spaniards in colonizing the country?
4. How did the nobles transform into becoming the principalia?

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 (GEN004: Readings in Philippine History)
Teachers’ Guide Session #10

Name: Class number: _________________

__________________________________________ Date: _________________________
Section: _________ Schedule: ______________________

Key to Corrections

I. Matching Type 19. false

1. h 20. true
2. n 21. true
3. m 22. false
4. e 23. false
5. g 24. false
6. a 25. false
7. l 26. false
8. c 27. true
9. j 28. true
10. k 29. false
11. o 30. true
12. b 31. false
13. i 32. true
14. f 33. true
15. d 34. true
35. false
II. True or False
1. true III. Enumeration
2. true
3. false 1. Six social groups during the Spanish period
4. true a. Peninsulares
5. false
b. Insulares
6. true
7. true c. Mestizos
8. false d. Principalias
9. true
e. Indios
10. true
11. false f. Sangleys
12. false 2. Give three social groups during the pre-colonial
13. false
period
14. true
15. false a. Nobles
16. false b. Freemen
17. true c. Dependents
18. true

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Teachers’ Guide Session #10

Name: Class number: _________________

__________________________________________ Date: _________________________
Section: _________ Schedule: ______________________

3. Give three factors that helped the Legazpi in a. reduccion

successfully conquering the Philippines b. buwis
a. Lack of unity/nationalism c. Bandala
b. Divide and conquer strategy d. Polo y servicio
c. Sword and cross/use of religion e. Encomienda
4. Give three institutions established by the
Spaniards

IV. Paragraph-writing

Answers are under the discretion of the teacher. Below are some points to consider in answering the questions.

1. What is the significance of the different peopling theories on the Philippines?

 It means that there were already inhabitants in the country even before the Spaniards came
 It means that Spaniards weren’t the first ones to discover the country
2. Why was regionalism a factor for the failure of the sporadic uprisings against the Spaniards?
 It caused the lack of unity among the people
 It helped the Spaniards in their divide and conquer policy
3. How was religion used by the Spaniards in colonizing the country?
 Spaniards converted the natives into Christianity, which hindered them from fighting
 It was a brainwashing tool of the Spaniards
 It struck fear into the hearts of those who wanted to oppose the Spaniards
4. How did the nobles transform into becoming the principalia?
 Some datus sided with the Spaniards during their invasion. As a reward for their loyalty, Spaniards gave
them wealth and social status in society.