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Niño National High School

Sto. Niño, San Agustin, Surigao del Sur

DISCIPLINE AND IDEAS IN SOCIAL SCIENCES

1st SUMMATIVE EXAM
NAME:________________________________________SECTION:_____________________
ADDRESS:_________________________ ARE YOU A MEMBER OF 4p’s(YES/NO):_______

I. Multiple Choice. SHADE the letter of the correct answer in the ANSWER SHEETS provided. Please donnot forget to
indicate your NAME AND SECTION and other things asked (in the questionnaire as well as in the answer sheets)
1. The following are the Disciplines that are both associated with social sciences and humanities
Except________
A. Anthropology B. Economics C. History D. Linguistics
2. Which of the following definitions best describes the term “society”?

A. It is a small group of people whose members share tight, personal, and lasting relationship.
B. It is a large social group where the relationships among members are usually impersonal and goal
oriented
C. It is a collection of people whose members frequently meet and consider themselves as parts of a
group
D. It is an organized group of individuals whose members regularly meet or work together and have a
shared culture, interest, and territory
3. What is the similarity between Social Sciences and Natural Sciences?

A. Both studies explore the different laws of nature that govern our world through objective and
experimental methods.
B. Both areas utilize the scientific method in creating a study.
C. Both disciplines focus on the creative expressions of human experiences.
D. Both fields concentrate on observing and understanding numerous social phenomena.
4. The element of Social Sciences that puts the whole body of knowledge in an academic mode of inquiry
about our societies by means of the scientific method refers to __________.

A. Empirical Analysis B. Nature C. Society D. Superstition

5. Which of the following terms refers to the body of knowledge concerned with the systematic study of
different facets of our society, several social phenomena, and the effects of these occurrences on people’s
lives?

A. Social Science B. Humanities C. Philosophy D. Natural Sciences

6. Which of the following definitions best describes the term “research”?

A. It is the process of developing specific measures for abstract theoretical concepts.
B. It is the method used by the researchers to select a specific sample within the target population
from which they hope to collect data.
C. It is considered as the construction of new scientific knowledge and/or the application of
prevailing knowledge in a new and advanced way.
D. It is characterized as the procedure of collecting and measuring accurate information, such as
insights from numerous relevant sources, in an established systematic way.
7. What element of Social Sciences places the entire area of study on the members of the society and their
social environments or backgrounds?
A. Society B. Nature C. Empirical Analysis D. Superstition
8. Several intellectuals considered the use of philosophical approach in examining human societies as an
unpleasant continuing impact of the past that is needed to be opposed by using critical reason,
enlightenment, and, if necessary, revolution. Which of these intellectuals founded Positivism to study our
societies?
A. Charles Darwin C. Herbert Spencer
B. Auguste Comte D. Karl Marx
9. What is the importance of the Age of Enlightenment in the history of Social Sciences?
A. It is where the Social Sciences started to become slightly scientific
B. It is where the origins of some of the significant concepts and purposes of Social Sciences
emerged
 C. It is where numerous social philosophers used philosophical approaches in investigating human
societies
D. It is where scientific thoughts became more reliable than faith and superstition in explaining
various social phenomena
10. “According to Albert Einstein, light has no mass. Thus, it also has no energy. However, how can sunlight
warm the earth without energy?”

Which of the following academic disciplines can answer this question?

A. Humanities C. Natural Sciences

B. Social Physics D. Social Sciences
11. If the purpose of the scientific method in Natural Sciences is to study all natural phenomena that
happened, or are currently occurring, in our world using tangible evidences such as artifacts, fossils, and
natural forces, what is the purpose of the scientific method in Social Sciences?
A. To discover the laws of nature that rules our world.
B. To explore the creative expressions of human experiences.
C. To study the several human conditions and the manners wherein the human experiences are
processed and recorded.
D. To understand the different aspects of human society, several social phenomena, and the
impacts of these occurrences on people’s lives.
12. Social Sciences began to become slightly scientific during the __________.
A. Medieval Period C. Age of Enlightenment
B. Industrial Revolution D. Renaissance Period
C.
13. It is a philosophical theory that believes that all reasonable assertions can be systematically tested or
proven.
A. Autism C.Realism C. Postivism D. Optimistic
14. What is the academic Disciplines that study numerous human conditions and the manners where in the
humans experience are treated and recorded.
A. Humanities C. Natural Sciences
B. Social Physics D. Social Sciences
15. The scientific method is less commonly used in what academic discipline?
A. Humanities C. Natural Sciences
B. Social Physics D. Social Sciences
16. In the elements of Social Sciences, the empirical analysis places the entire body of knowledge in a
systematic mode of inquiry about human societies through the scientific method while the society puts
the whole area of study on __________.
A. The creative expressions of human experiences
B. The people living in a society and their social environments or backgrounds
C. The study of all natural phenomena that occurred, or are currently occurring, in the world
D. The numerous human conditions and the
17. Who is the founder of Positivism?
A. Charles Darwin C. Herbert Spencer
B. Auguste Comte D. Karl Marx
18. The following are Steps of the Research Process in Exploration EXCEPT.
A. Research Questions C. Literature Review
B. Theories Review D. Operationalization
19. What is non-experimental research design that focus on measuring the variables by means of quantitative
research instruments.
A. Experimental Research
B. Survey Research
C. Focus- group Discussion
D. Interview Survey
20. It is also called Interpretative Designs
A. Quantitative Designs
B. Experimental Designs
C. Survey Designs
D. Qualitative Designs

** This Questions are based on the given modules on the 1 st month (october) Prepared By:
** The ANSWER SHEETS are back to back please use the back side for other subjects Christine E. Castro
Answer key :
1. b
2. D
3. B
4. a
5. a
6. c
7. A
8. B
9. A
10. C
11. D
12. c
13. c
14. a
15. a
16. b
17. b
18. d
19. b
20. D