GENERAL EDUCATION

SOCIAL SCIENCE/SOCIAL STUDIES

LET REVIEW
MARCH 2024
New TOS
SOCIAL STUDIES PREVIOUS LET
QUESTIONS
1. Rizal's mother was not only well-educated but she
was also endowed with business acumen which
enabled her to sustain the family's well-to-do life
style, making the family _____.

A.patriarchal
B. extended
C. matriarchal
D. nuclear

C
2. Governor-General Narciso Claveria was the one
who ordered the ___________

A. Founding of the Union Obrera Democratica

B. Use of Spanish Surnames by Filipinos
C. Tobacco monopoly
D. Resettlement of Filipino communities in cabeceras

B
3. Tax imposed on every citizen of the Philippines is
known as _______.
A. income tax
B. property tax
C. community tax
D. real estate tax

C
4. All the sisters and brother of Rizal used "Mercado", the
father's surname; Rizal instead used the maternal surname
of his father to allow Rizal to move freely while studying
because
A. Young Rizal was expelled from a parochial school
B. The mercado siblings were blacklisted in schools
C. The mercado family members were suspects as
antigovernment
D. Jose Rizal was an adopted son

C
5. The novel written by Rizal which was first published in
1891 in Ghent, Belgium translated as "The Reign of Greed"
or "The Subversion" was
A. A La Juventud Filipina
B. Noli Me Tangere
C. El Filibusterismo
D. Mi Ultimo Adios

C
6. The right to demand the presence of the accused is the
right invoked in_____.
A. writ of habeas corpus
B. writ of amparo
C. writ of habeas data
D. writ of mandamus

A
7. Considering the "tayo-tayo" mentality of the Filipinos,
one goal for CHANGE that should be worked on is to
develop _____.
A. A sense of common good.
B. A sense of national pride.
C. "Pakikisama"
D. The habits of discipline and hard work.

C
8. Who is the famous composer from Angono who is also a
national artist?
A. Buenaventura
B. Castrillo
C. San Pedro
D. Cayabyab

C
9. The lowest form of learning observed in animals___
A. motivation
B. maturation
C. reinforcement
D. conditioning

D
10. What is the world's largest island?
A. Madagascar
B. Borneo
C. Greenland
D. Papa New Guinea

C
11. Before the coming of the first settlers from neighboring
Asian countries, there are already early occupants in the
Philippines______.
A. Borneans
B. Sumatrans
C. Malays
D. Negritos

D
12. In a matriarchal family which family member plays the
leading role?
A. Grandmother
B. Mother
C. Oldest sister
D. Aunt

B
13. Reduccion is the Spanish policy provided for the
resettlement of Filipino communities to form town centers
called ____.
A. Gobernadorcillos
B. Cabeceras
C. Encomiendas
D. Pueblos

B
14. The stage actress who brought fame to her country
through her international stage performance
A. Lea Salonga
B. Nora Aunor
C. Liza Macuja
D. Charice Pempengco

A
15. "Laong-laan" and "Dimasalang" were the pen names
used by_____.
A. Andres Bonifacio
B. Juan Luna
C. Emilio Aguinaldo
D. Jose Rizal

D
16. The First Philippine President from the Ilocos Region
was______.
A. Rodrigo Duterte
B. Elpidio Quirino
C. Ferdinand Marcos
D. Manuel Roxas

B
17. The Philippine legislature has two chamber and is
described as_____.
A. Multilateral
B. Bicameral
C. Unicameral
D. Bilateral

B
18. Antonio de Morga, in his book "Sucesos de las Islas
Filipinas" noted that the ancient Filipinos had army and
navy with artillery and other weapons of warfare like Kris
and Kampilan, richly ornamented with iron and steel. All
these point to the fact that before the Spaniards came, the
early Filipinos had their own___.
A. houses
B. crops
C. culture
D. history
C
19. Gregoria de Jesus saw her husband_______charge for
treason by fellow Filipinos who have formed the Philippine
Revolutionary force to fight Spain.
A. Marcelo H. Del Pilar
B. Andres Bonfacio
C. Gregorio Del Pilar
D. Jose Rizal

B
20. Apolinario Mabini, the acknowledged "Brains of the
Revolution" wrote the principles of conduct and morality
that should govern the revolutionary movement
called______.
A. La Cartilla
B. El Verdadero Decalogo
C. Himno Al Trabajo
D. Filipinas Dentro de Cien Años

B
21. The following are techniques in painting, except_____.
A. Acrylic
B. Color Painting
C. Oil
D. Molding

D
22. The indigenous people of Pampanga, Tarlac and
Zambales are the______.
A. Aetas
B. Mangyans
C. Igorots
D. Dinagats

A
23. They belong to a privileged class Filipinos who studied
in Europe and introduced ideas of reforms when they came
back.
A. Filipino clergy
B. mestizos
C. ilustrados
D. encomienderos

C
24. Who was the first National Artist in painting?
A. Fernando Amorsolo
B. Hernando Ocampo
C. Juan Luna
D. Napoleon Abueva

A
25. What is the possible consequences of meritocracy in a
social system?
A. Culture of Elitism
B. Rule by the wealthy and powerful
C. Leadership by people of talent
D. Rule by those with noble birth

C
26. "Mi Ultimo Adios" is a 14-section valedictory composed
the blink of an eye before Jose Rizal was killed.
A. epic
B. novel
C. epistolary
D. elegy

D
27. It is Jose Rizal's poem that expresses faith in the Filipino
youth as hope of the fatherland_____.
A. Mi Ultimo Adios
B. A La Juventud Filipina
C. Al Trabajo
D. Mi Primera Inspiracion

B
28. The Philippines lies in the volcanoes are active.
A. Archipelagic fault line
B. Ring of fire
C. Wheel of fire
D. Volcanic rim

B
29. Who was the sculptor that made the Rizal monument in
Luneta?
A. Richard Kissling
B. Juan Luna
C. Andres Bonifacio
D. Ferdinand de Lesseps

A
30. The Arabs who were excellent geographers and
navigators perfected the navigational instrument to
determine the altitude of stars and planets.
A. Telescope
B. Sunglass
C. Compass
D. astrolabe

D
31. Who was the General who said "I shall return" after
training troops in Australia?
A. Carlos P. Romulo
B. Douglas McArthur
C. J. de la Torre
D. G. Wainright

B
32. The ordering of human needs from highest to lowest is
known as the hierarchy of needs by __
A. Edward Lee Thorndike
B. John Dewey
C. Jean Jacques Rousseau
D. Abraham Maslow

D
33. As east west is the district theater in England, so the
district theater of the United state is:
A. Broadway
B. Theatre
C. Hollywood
D. Disneyland

A
34. The "Cry of Balintawak" signaled the start of the open
rebellion of the Filipino "Katipuneros" under the leadership
of ___.
A. Emilio Aguinaldo
B. Andres Bonifacio
C. Emilio Jacinto
D. Gregorio del Pilar

B
35. Classical conditioning theory with an experiment
involving the dog's salivation as a reaction to the sound of
the buzz.
A. Pavlov
B. Skinner
C. Bagley
D. Lewin

A
36. Student B is driving to a place, the location of which he
does not know. Which can help him best?
A. Waze
B. Cellphone
C. Radio
D. Map

A
37. What does the Brundtland Commission define as:
"development that meets the needs of the present without
compromising the ability of future generations to meet their
own needs?"
A. Sustainable Development
B. Environmental development
C. Ecological development
D. Social development

A
38. Which of the following is NOT an Asian tourist
destination?
A. Leaning Tower of Pisa
B. Great wall of china
C. Taj mahal
D. Mt. Fuji

A
39. What happened in the Philippines in 1896 that ended the
dictatorial rule
A. People Power
B. Gomburza execution
C. Revolution
D. Regime

A
40. Since Rizal novels revealed a hidden meaning
which was socio-political, they can be classified
as ______.
A. ode
B. sonnet
C. allegory
D. elegy
D
Pen name of Rizal
Andres Bonifacio-Blintawak
Bicameral
Elpidio Quirino
Aetas
Negritos
Writ of Habeas Corpus
Ilustrados
Narciso Gonzales
El Verdado Decalogo
Lea Salonga
The mercado family members were suspects as anti-government
Cabeceras
Reduccion
community tax
San Pedro
Bonifacio – is to Gregoria
Ring of fire
Leadership by people of talent
El Filibusterismo
Sahara
Fernando Amorsolo
Family Feud
Spoliarium
Leaning Tower of Pisa
People Power
Richard Kissling
Greenland
WAZE
The incarnation of Crisostomo Ibarra.

Simoun
Simoun is the infamous wealthy jeweler and main
character in Jose Rizal's El Filibusterismo . He is often
referred to as the Brown Cardinal as his influence over the
Captain-General is undeniable. He is, in fact, Juan
Crisostomo Ibarra (of Noli Me Tangere) who returned to the
country after thirteen years
Constituted the Filipino educated class during
the Spanish colonial period in the late 19th century.

Ilustrados

They were middle

class Filipinos, many of whom
were educated in Spain and
exposed to Spanish liberal and
European nationalist ideals.
The rival of Crisostomo Ibarra to Maria Clara.
Linares

Noli Me Tangere was first published in ______________.

Berlin, Germany

El Filibusterismo was first published in ______________.

Ghent, Belgium

Pilosopong Tasyo is character in Noli Me Tangere personified by whom?

Paciano

What poem of Rizal tells us how beautiful the Philippines is and how Rizal wants us to learn
from our past and to see the truth about how the world view us?
Mi Ultimo Adios
Before the coming of the first settlers from neighboring countries in Asia, the earliest
occupants of the Philippines were__.
Negritos

The epitome of the traditional Filipino woman; meek; submissive, obedient, was
Maria Clara

The educated Filipinos who led the reform movement during the Spanist time.
Ilustrado

The work of the propagandists opened the eyes of the Filipinos on their country’s
need for____.
freedom

Rizal was buried at ________.

Paco Cemetery
He was the fourth president of the Republic of the Philippines. He was noted
for the enunciation of the Filipino First Policy, intended to complete and
guarantee Philippine economic independence and sovereignty.

Carlos P. Garcia
What was the reason of giving Spanish surname to Filipinos?

to make census counting

easier
Why the propagandists used pseudonym?

To hide their real identity to

the Spaniards
The childhood sweetheart and fiancée of Noli Me
Tángere's main protagonist, Juan Crisóstomo Ibarra y
Magsalin, the son of Don Rafael Ibarra.

Maria Clara
It is a social system in which women hold the primary
power positions in roles of authority. In a broader sense
it can also extend to moral authority, social
privilege and control of property

Matriarchy
The five regular orders who were assigned to Christianize the
natives were the :

Augustinians, who came with Legazpi, the Discalced

Franciscans (1578),
the Jesuits(1581),
the Dominican friars (1587) and the
Augustinian Recollects (simply called
the Recoletos, 1606).
The Spaniards closed the ports of
Manila to all countries except Mexico.
Thus, the Manila–Acapulco Trade,
better known as the ______ was
born.
The Galleon Trade was a
government monopoly. Only two
galleons were used: One sailed from
Acapulco to Manila with some
500,000 pesos worth of goods,
spending 120 days at sea; the other
sailed from Manila to Acapulco with
some 250,000 pesos worth of goods
spending 90 days at sea.
It is also called 'congregaciones', were
settlements created by Spanish rulers
in Spanish America and the Spanish
East Islands. The Spanish relocated,
forcibly in many cases, indigenous
inhabitants of their colonies, (los
indios) into settlements modeled on
towns and villages in Spain.

Reduccion
It was an indirect tax
imposed on the
Filipino farmers who
were required to sell
their products to the
Spanish government.

Bandala
What do you call to
the tax collected by
the Spanish
government?

Tributo/Tribute
It was a practice employed by Spanish
colonizers for over 250 years that
required the forced labor of all
Filipino males from 16 to 60 years old
for 40-day periods. The workers could
be placed on any project the Spanish
wanted, despite hazardous or
unhealthy conditions.

Polo y servicio

The only way to avoid being forced to do polo y

servicio was to pay the falla, which was the
equivalent of one and a half reales per day.
Earliest form of writing in the
Philippines.

Alibata
He led the Longest
Revolt against the
Spaniards in the
Philippine History.

Francisco Dagohoy
First editor-in-chief
of La Solidaridad
and wrote Fray
Botod.

Graciano Lopez
Gaena
Pen name of Andres
Bonifacio.

Agapito Bagumbayan,
May Pag-asa
Pen name of Dr. Jose Rizal.
Founded La Liga Filipina
Dimas-alang, Laong Laan

Education:
Biñan, Laguna
Ateneo Municipal de Manila
(Ateneo de Manila)
Mother: Teodora Alonso
Father: Francisco Mercado
Birth place: Calamba Laguna
Death: Luneta Park
(Bagumbayan) through firing
squad
El Filibusterismo-The reign of
greed
The first poem Rizal probably wrote during his
days in the Ateneo which was dedicated to his
mother on her birthday. It is said that he wrote it
beforte he was 14 years old that is, in the year
1874.

"Mi Primera Inspiracion (My First

Inspiration)

Inspiring poem that states that the Filipino youth are

capable of great heights. It urges the Filipino youth to
reach their potential by harnessing their skills and talents
for the betterment of our countrymen.
He wrote it while studying at UST.

A La Juventud Filipina
(To the Filipino Youth)
Composer of
Philippine National
Anthem.

Julian Felipe
He wrote the Lyrics
of Philippine
National Anthem.

Jose Palma
Largest Desert in the
world.

Sahara
Region of the
Philippines
considered as the
rice granary of the
Philippines.

Region 3
Central Luzon
Longest river in
the Philippines

Rio Grande de
Cagayan
Philippine volcano
that erupted in
1991.

Pinatubo
Perfect cone
volcano in the
Philippines.

Mayon
Queen of
Philippine orchids.

Waling-waling
The peace
agreement forged
Bohol between
Legaspi and
Sikatuna was
known as______.

Blood Compact/
Sanduguan
Governor-General that ordered
the deportation of Dr. Jose Rizal to
Dapitan, the remote town in
Zamboanga.

Eulogio Despujol
Governor-General when
Rizal was executed.

Camilo de Polavieja
Governor-General
responsible for giving
surname to the Filipino

Narciso Claveria
He established the Sociedad
Económica
de los Amigos del País, or the
Economic Society of Friends of
the Country, which revived the
tobacco industry in the
Spanish Philippines.

Tabacco Monopoly

Jose Basco Y Vargas

He was the last
Spanish Governor-
General of the
Philippines.

Diego Delos Rios

She was a Filipina
revolutionary leader
best known as the first
female leader of an
Ilocano movement for
independence from
Spain.

Gabriela Silang
The military arm of the
Imperial Japanese from
1881 to 1945. It was both a
conventional military police
and a secret police force in
Japanese –occupied
territories.

Kenpeitai/Kempeitai
Las Piñas Bamboo Organ in
St. Joseph Parish Church

After eight long years of

construction, Father Diego Cera
finally finished his organ in St.
Joseph’s Church in 1824. Although
he was forced to include metal
stops in the organ to retain its
sound, every other piece was built
entirely out of bamboo, creating a
unique instrument.
The Japanese successful invasion
was climaxed by the surrender of
the joint Filipino-American Forces
in May 6, 1942. Where did it
happen?

Corregidor
First President of Third Republic
Manuel Roxas
President of the Philippines who said
“I will make this nation great again.”
Ferdinand Marcos
President of the Philippines who
moved the independence day from
July 4 to June 12?
Diosdado Macapagal
 “The Filipino is worth dying for.”

Ninoy Aquino
An American psychologist who developed a
hierarchy of needs to explain human
motivation.

Abraham Harold Maslow

First President of the Philippines from
Mindanao.

Rodrigo Roa Duterte

Who is known as the father
of Local Government Code?

Aquilino Pimentel, Jr.

Write invoked in the writ of habeas data
is__________.

Right to privacy of information

Filipina stage actress
who won international
award is__________.

Lea Salonga
These are rights of the citizens
which give them the power to
participate, directly or indirectly,
in the establishment or
administration of the
government, suffrage and
information in matters of public
concern.

Political Rights
Republic Act
No. 10963
To which type of
political system
do we belong?

Democracy
Give partial free trade
to the Philippines in
August 1909.

Payne Aldrich Act

Act also called Philippine Commonwealth and Independence Act,
(1934), the U.S. statute that provided for Philippine independence,
to take effect on July 4, 1946, after a 10-year transitional period of
Commonwealth government. The bill was signed by U.S. Pres.
Franklin D. Roosevelt on March 24, 1934, and was sent to the
Philippine Senate for approval. Although that body had previously
rejected the similar Hare-Hawes-Cutting Act, it approved it on
May 1.

Tydings-McDuffie Act
The field that deals
with the study of
how human beings
behave.

Psychology
What economic policy
in 16th century Europe
prompted spain to
discover new lands?

Mercantilism
Who was the famous composer
from Angono who is also a
national artist?

Lucio San Pedro

Aptly known as the “
Arts Capital of the Philippines”, Angono is
home to two National Artists - Carlos
“Botong” Francisco and Lucio San Pedro.
The former is a visual artist and the latter,
a composer. Their works are displayed on
art walls in the street of Doña Aurora.
Phenomenon in which
people do something
primarily because other
people are doing it,
regardless of their own
beliefs, which they may
ignore or override.

Bandawagon Effect
According to DOST,
_________is the first
microsatellite owned by the
Philippine government
involving Filipino engineers in
its development. The satellite is
intended to observe Earth,
monitor climate changes, and
develop human resources.
First Filipino built satellite.

Diwata-1
 A novel written in 1938 by Modesto de
Castro was tremendously popular from the
19th-century to the first half of the 20th-
century. The story relates the importance
of purity and ideal virtues that married
people should practice and enrich.

Urbana at Feliza