Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
CARAGA administrative Region
Division of Butuan City
AUPAGAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Aupagan, Butuan City

Fourth Quarter Examination

Discipline and Ideas of Applied Social Sciences

I. Multiple Choice

Directions: Read carefully the statement and give the answer that corresponds to the question. Write your
answer in a space provided before the number.

___1. Which among the discipline of applied social sciences is closely associated with government welfare
and social programs aimed at achieving, social justice, fairness and attainment of social equilibrium?
a. Counseling b. social work c. communication d. education
___2. This discipline promotes social change, problem solving in human relationships and empowerment and
liberation of people to enhance well being.
A. Counseling b. communication c. education d. social work
___3. The following are among of the goals and scope of social work except:
a. Empower people individually and collectively to utilize their own problem-solving and coping capabilities
more effectively.
b. Uphold the integrity of the profession in all aspects of social work practice.
c. Develop cooperative networks within the institutional resources system.
d. Create alliance across different profession to cause tribulation against government agencies.

___4. From the statement that: social workers have a responsibility to challenge discrimination on the basis of
characteristics such as ability age, culture, gender or sex, etc. What principle it is relative to?

a. Principle relative to Social Justice b. principle relative to respect for human rights
.c. principle relative to professional integrity d. none of the above
___5. What principle relative to professional integrity if it states that “social workers should act at all times in
accordance with the values and principles of the profession and ensure that their behavior does not bring the
profession into disrepute.

a. Upholding the values and reputation of the profession b. being trustworthy

.c. maintaining professional boundaries d. making considered professional judgment
___6. Based from the statement that “social workers should respect, uphold, and defend each person’s
physical, psychological, emotional and spiritual integrity and well-being.” what principle relative to human
rights is it referring to?
a. Respecting the right to self-determination b. creating person as a whole c. promoting the right to
participation d. upholding and promoting human dignity and well-being
___7. Which among the core values is considered as an important value for all human kind but in social work,
it occupies a special impetus to the functioning of the profession. It is a basis for someone to go out and
become a voice to the voiceless and a friend to the people who need it most?
a. Social justice b. dignity and worthy of the person c. compassion d. competence
___8. It reminds the social worker to be honest, reliable, and open, clearly explaining their roles, intervention,
decisions. What principle of social works relative to professional integrity it is that social worker must uphold?
a. Being professionally accountable b. being trust worthy c. maintaining professional boundaries d.
upholding the values and reputation of the profession.
___9. What principle of social works relative to social justice a social worker must adhere, if it states “social
workers should recognize and respect differences of the societies in which they practice.” ?
a. Distributing resources b. recognizing diversity c. working in solidarity d. challenging unjust policies
and practices..
___10. The following are some of the core values of social work, except:
a. Service b. competence c. integrity d. power
___11. Which among the core values of social works is considered as very important because it separates
social care giving from social work professional practice?
a. Competence b. compassion c. integrity d. social justice.
___12. Which among of the following core values of social works that directs workers to go beyond purely
performing service for a pay and allow them to be generous with their time?
a. Integrity b. social justice c. dignity and worthy of the person d. service
___13. Among the core values of social work, it is a value that provides the determination and drive for social
workers to seek marginalized in all forms without much regard as to whether such problem is self-inflicted or
socially imposed. What core value of social works is it referring to?
a. Competence b. dignity and worthy of the person c. social justice d. compassion
___14. Which among the core values of social work, is considered as basis of the understanding of the social
workers that needs to ensure that everyone get services and that everyone get a share of what the community
possesses in material and non-material assets?
a. Service b. competence c. social justice d. dignity and worthy of the person
___15. From the statement that “social workers should make judgment based on balanced and considered
reasoning, maintaining awareness of the impact of their own values, prejudices and conflicts of interest on
their practice and on other people.
a. Being professionally accountable b. making considered professional judgments c. being trustworthy
d. maintaining professional boundaries

II. MODIFIED TRUE OR FALSE

Directions: Write the word “AWESOME” if the statement is true and correct. Write “AWFUL” if the statement is
false and incorrect. Write your answer in a space provided.
___________16. Social workers aim to protect vulnerable people from abuse, neglect, or self harm and to
help enhance their well-being and quality of life
___________17. Social workers do not operate within the legal frameworks for protecting and supporting
vulnerable people.
___________18. Social workers work within the parameters of their profession
___________19. One of the goals and scope of social work is to limit the development of knowledge for work
profession through research and evaluation.
___________20. Social work does not subscribe the exchange of information in those institutional systems in
which both problems and resources opportunities are produced.
___________21. Social work aims to embrace a world view of human issues and solutions to problems.
___________22. Social work should promote and support people’s dignity and right to make their own choices
and decisions, irrespective of their own choices and decisions.
___________23. Social work disregard the full involvement and participation of people using their services in
ways that enable them to be empowered in all aspects of decisions and actions affecting their lives.
___________24. Social work undermined the whole person within the family, community, societal, and natural
environments, and should seek to recognize all aspects of a person’s life.
___________25. Social workers should focus on the strengths of all individuals, groups, and communities and
thus promote their environment.
___________26. Social workers do not need cooperative networks within the institutional resources system.
___________27. Social workers should prohibit people from their right to own choices and decisions.
___________28. Social workers do not have the responsibility to bring to the attention of the employers, policy
makers, and the general public the situations where resources are inadequate or where distribution of
resources, policies, and practices are oppressive, unfair, harmful or illegal.
___________29. Social workers should establish appropriate boundaries in their relationships with service
users and colleagues, and not abuse their position for personal benefit, financial gain or sexual exploitation.
___________30. Social workers are not obliged to be ready to account for and justify their judgments and
actions to people who use services, to employers and general public.

III. ENUMERATION
Enumerate the following items:
31-35--Principles of Social work 36-42--core values of social work 43-45 Principles of Social Work
relative to social justice
31. 36. 43.
32. 37. 44.
33. 38. 45.
34. 39.
35. 40.
41.
42.
IV. Situation Analysis
Directions: Analyze the situation carefully and give the correct answer that corresponds to the question. Write
your answer in a space provided.
Situation 1:
___46. In a small barangay, the social worker is new to the community, she does not have enough information
about their life, culture and practices. However, the social worker keeps himself alone and avoid talking to the
elders who are chewing “nganga” or “mama” and he prioritizes those member of the community who can read
and write correctly than those who cannot. What do you think is/are the principle of a social work that the
social work has violated?
I. Principle relative to Human rights II. Principle relative to Social Justice
III. Principle relative to professional integrity

a. I, II and III b. I and III only c. II and III only d. none of the above

___47. Based from the situation above, what do you think is/are the core values of social work that the social
worker has violated?
I. Compassion II. Service III. Dignity and worthy of the person IV. Competence V. Integrity
a. I, III and V only b. II, IV, and V only c. I, II and III only d. all of the above
___48. The situation above that states: He avoids talking to the elders who are chewing “nganga” or “mama”.
What specific principle/s relative to social justice, the social worker violated?
I. Challenging discrimination III. Recognizing diversity
II. Distributing resources IV. Working in solidarity.
a. I and IV only b. II and III only c. I and III only d. III and IV only

Situation 2:
A social worker from the big Non Government Organization whose work is related to addressing concerns and
complaints of women and elders who were imprisoned because of their varied cases. Some are convicted as
drug addicts, rapist, killer or murderers and some are just victims of unjust process of law. However, the social
worker keeps working with them because she believes that these people regardless of their records or how big
huge their sins are still have their rights to be heard and be given for what they really needed.
___49. Based from the situation which of the core values of social work does the social worker upholds?
a. Competence b. service c. Dignity and worthy of the person d. compassion
___50. Based from the situation above, why does the social work opted to do such thing considering that she
might be put in the middle of danger.
a. Because she is paid for it by a Non Government Organization
b. She has to do it because it will make her famous and might receive recognition from the agency.
c. Because at the heart of social worker is the belief that all humans have dignity and worth regardless of their
acts and status in life.
d. Because she aims to become a great hero in the field of social work in the Philippines.

Prepared by: JOEL I. MACURAY

SST-I

Noted by: ROLAND S. CAPALAR, PH. D.

Principal II