University of La Salettte, Inc.

Senior High School

1st Semi Quarterly Exam
DISCIPLINES AND IDEAS IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCE
Grade 11 HUMSS1 and HUMSS2
Prepared by : Mrs. Jane F. Viloria

Name: __________________________________________ date:________________

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Test I.Modified True or False (2points each)

Direction: Write TRUE if the statement is correct but if it is false, change the underlined word or phrases to
make it true. Write your answer in the space provided.

____________1. History helps us to solve problems at present.

____________2. History helps us to have awareness of the different values in the society.

____________3. During historic period, the system of writing was not yet developed..

____________4. Heiroglyphics is the earliest system of writing in Ancient India.

____________5. Historians are the people who study and write about history.

____________6. When system of writing was not yet invented, stories were passed down from generation to
generation through oral tradition or transmitted by mouth.

____________7. History gives us lesson to live our life better in the past.

____________8.The primary objective of economics is to provide basic necessities to man.

____________9.Scarcity is best described as situation in which people cannot have everything they want
because of limitation of resources.
____________10. Needs are the result of unsatisfied wants.
____________11.When economists use the term “cost”, they mean opportunity cost.
____________12.Opportunity cost are incurred when government provide goods and services free of charge to
the consumer.
____________13.In market economy, goods and services as well as resources sell ,at prices that are free to
respond to market forces.
____________14.An economy that relies heavily on markets will have much need for entrepreneur.
____________15. Capital is the man made resources used in the production of goods and services.

Test II. Classify the following topics. Write MIC if it falls under Microeconomics; MAC , if it falls under
Macroeconomics.

_________16. The inflation in the Philippines in the last quarter of 2013 was 4.8%.

_________17. A Php 340 billion deficit in the Philippine budget is expected in the year 2015.

_________18. Prices of Toyota vehicles are predicted to go up in December.

_________19. Unemployment rate has dropped because of the increase in the number of OFW’s.

_________20. Garlic prices in the past months have risen because producers hoarded their supplies in their
bodegas.

_________21. In the past year, Coca Cola was named the fastest selling product in the market.

_________22. Rental rate on Land could not be increased by landowner because of the Control Law.

_________23. Prices of apples and grapes tend to increase during the Christmas season.

_________24.The Philippine economy grew at the rate of 5.8% in 2013.

_________25. Philippine Congress passed the Value Added Tax Law to strengthen the Philippine tax system.
Test III. Matching type. Match the items in column A with the items in column B. Write the letter of your
answer on the space provided.

Column A Column B

_____26. President during 1st Republic a. Joseph Estrada

_____27.President during Puppet government b. Ferdinand Marcos

_____28.First woman President c. Emilio Aguinaldo

_____29. Overthrown in Edsa II d. Manual Roxas

_____30. President during 3rd Republic e. Corazon Aquino

_____31.Father of History f. Jose P. Laurel

_____32.British historian and philosopher g. Ramon Magsaysay

_____33. Chinese historian and poet h. Arnold Toynbee

_____34.Father of cultural history i.Jacob Burckhardt

_____35.Greek historian and general j. Herodotus

k.Ban Gu

l. Thucydides

Test IV . 36-45. From the following hypothetical data, plot the demand and the supply curves and
determine the equilibrium price and equilibrium quantity. Also, identify whether surplus or shortage is
derived.(10pts)
Price Quantity demanded Quantity supplied
5 100 40
8 90 50
10 80 60
13 70 70
15 60 80

Place your graph here

Test V.Essay. Answer the following question briefly but substantially.

46-55.Explain why history is a “never-ending process”.(10pts)

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56-65.Explain why scarcity affects both the poorest and the richest persons in the Philippines.(10pts.)

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