TANAUAN INSTITUTE, INC.

J.Gonzales St.,Brgy 4, Tanauan City Batangas 4232

SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
2st Semester, SY 2018-2019
Preliminary Examination
Subject: Disciplines and Ideas in the Social Sciences
Teachers: Bel Patrice T. Tisuela , Cynthian Digno and Marvin Fabia

Name: _____________________________ Score: _____________

Grade & Section: ____________________ Date: ______________

GENERAL DIRECTION: ERASURE MEAN WRONG!

I. MULTIPLE CHOICE. Directions: Write the letter of the correct answer on the space
provided before each number. (10 points)

_______1. Which of the following best describes what social sciences have in common?
a) An interest in studying human beings
b) A focus on material culture
c) The study of the human mind
d) Research that overlaps with genetics
_______2. Which of the following is NOT an example of social science?
a) Physics
b) Economics
c) Anthropology
d) Psychology
_______3. If you were to explore on why a group of people speak the way that they do, which
discipline would be the most relevant?
a) Linguistics
b) Anthropology
c) Economics
d) Sociology
_______4. Which of the following is the right sequence of scientific method?
1. Collect data
2. Review related literature
3. Define the research problem
4. Interpret the results write a report
5. Prepare research design
6. Formulate hypothesis
7. Analyze data
a) 6543172
b) 7531426
c) 3265174
d) 1234567
_______5. What is the scientific method?
a) A way of being absolutely certain about the conclusions you make.
b) A set of techniques for investigating things in the world and acquiring new knowledge (but
not for improving upon previous knowledge).
c) A set of techniques for investigating things in the world and either acquiring new knowledge
or improving upon previous knowledge.
_______6. This explains and predicts natural phenomena in nature.
a) Psychology
b) Archeology
c) Sociology
d) Natural Sciences
_______6. It is concerned with society and the relationships among individuals within a society.
a) Humanities
b) Natural Sciences
c) Social Sciences
d) Sociology
_______7. The comparison of the sounds of the two 'p' sounds in 'pop-up' is an example of ______.
a) Syntax
b) Morphology
c) Semantics
d) Phonology
_______8. Charles Darwin is best involved in what sub- branch of Anthropology?
a) Cultural/Social Anthropology
b) Archeology
c) Physical/ Biological Anthropology
d) History
_______9. It is the study of various aspects of humans within past and present societies.
a) Sociology
b) Demography
c) History
d) Anthropology
_______10. Dino Salvador wants to know how the country is created through voluntary agreement
entered by the people. What discipline of the Social Science is best applied in this situation?
a) History
b) Political Science
c) Anthropology
d) Sociology

II. MODIFIED TRUE OR FALSE. Direction: Write TRUE if the statement is correct; if FALSE
identify the wrong statement or word by writing it on the space provided. (10 points)
_______11. The scientific method is a systematic approach in acquiring and explaining knowledge.
_______12. Exploratory research is a type of research answers the question, “What causes something to
occur?.
_______13. The qualitative method analyzes qualitative data such as interviews, narratives, and literary
texts.
_______14. Biological Anthropology investigates and seeks to understand the cultural features of
societies.
_______15. August Comte is the Father of Geography. He wrote the first scholarly treatise on the topic, a
three- book volume Geographika.
_______16. Demography is a disciplines attempts to reconstruct the past given the available sources.
_______17. Phonetics is the study of speech sounds.
_______18. Sociology studies how people relate to each other and how they work as a whole in the
larger society.
_______19. The German psychologist Wilhelm Wundt is a considered as the Father of Modern
Psychology. He is created for being the first in the movement to make psychology a science.
_______20. Aristotle’s book entitled “On Liberty” is considered a pioneer in the field of political inquiry. It
delves on the topic of government and leaders behind it i.e. kings and statesmen.

III. Fill in the blanks. Fill in the blanks to complete the statements.

21. Economic resources that can be used to produce goods and services are called_______________.
22. Cultural anthropology have three sub – branches namely _______________, 23. _______________
and 24._______________.
26. Demography is the study of human _______________.
27. _______________ studies the interaction between the natural environment and the people living in it.
28. _______________ is the study of how words are combined to form a sentence.
29. The two main branches of geography are _______________ and 30. _______________.
31. _______________ is the study of politics, power and government.
32. The two scopes of economics are _______________ and 33. _______________.
34. _______________ is the father of sociology.
35. The two types of historical sources are _______________and 36. _______________
37. Social science research also uses either a _______________ or 38. _______________
methodological approach in gathering and analyzing data.
39. _______________ seeks to understand “human reactions to events and the meanings humans
impose on experience as a function of culture, historical era, and life history.”
40. _______________ is the study of the efficient allocation of scarce resources in order to satisfy
unlimited human needs.
IV. Contextualize. Identify the appropriate discipline applicable in the given situation and explain with
at least 2-3 sentences. (21 points)
RUBRICS
CRITERIA Excellent (3) Good (2) Poor (1) Total
Choice and application Clearly and strongly Clearly and strongly Ideas are vague or not
of Social Science stated the chosen stated the chosen clearly stated ; reasons
Discipline and provide Discipline and provide for the choice of
the main idea to justify the main idea but not Discipline are not
or support it. sufficient to justify or provided and are not
support it. supported with facts.
Organization and Paper are coherently Paper is well Paper has little
Structure organized; writing is organized; writing is organization and is
clear, concise, and clear but may lack of difficult to read;
persuasive conciseness.
Content and analysis Concepts are correctly Few concepts are Concepts used are not
applied used; In analysis relevant, the
In the analysis ; valid limited information are information used
,relevant and accurate used and it need cannot support the
information used sufficient detail and idea and no clear
elaboration explanation

Situation Appropriate Social science Discipline

1. A study on what causes severe
depression which leads to suicide
2. An analysis of the voting behavior among
young adults
3. A description of the different cultural
practices of the Mangyans
4. An analysis of the consumption patterns
among housewives in a lower – income
community
5. Evaluation of the career path with
respect to the qualifications of individual
employees in your company
7. An investigation of the areas or locations
where the incidence of typhoons are most
likely to fall

The only good is knowledge, and the only evil is ignorance.

Herodotus

Prepared by: ______________________

Bel Patrice T. Tisuela
Teacher in Disciplines and Ideas in the Social Sciences

Noted by: ___________________________

Isidro D. Enriquez
OIC, Senior High School