UCSP Summative Week 1-8

Department of Education
Region VII, Central Visayas

Division Of City Of Bogo
Buac, Cayang ,Bogo City
ODLOT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Understanding Culture, Society and Politics
Summative Test Week 1-8
TEST I. MULTIPLE CHOICE: Encircle the letter of the correct answer
1. A set of characteristics of a society that meet social needs and helps historians understand social
groups.
a. Family b. Religion c. Social Institutions d. Education
2. A shared set of beliefs and practices through which people in a society understand and relate to
their world.
a. religion b. economy c. education d. government
3. The system or way people in a society provide and keep order.
a. economy b. education c. government d. language
4. These organizations are simply wishing to improve the current standpoint of a certain society.
a. Banks b. International Organization c. Development Agencies d. Cooperatives
5. The community of people living in a particular country or region and has shared customs, laws,
and organizations.
a. society b. social institutions c. government d. economy
6. The system or way people in a society share knowledge and learning.
a. language b. education c. religion d. society
7. The system or way people in a society produce (make) and distribute (share) goods and services.
a. Family b. Language c. Education d. economy
8. The system or way people in a society care for and raise children.
a. Family b. Society c. Education d. Economy
9. It is a political power were straight buying and selling of votes operates with a network of
personalized reciprocity.
a. Voting b. Patronage c. Molding of public opinion d. Terrorism
10. The Institution that has the greatest effect on individual behavior
a. Political b. Education c. Family d. Peer group
11. It is a power beyond the law that impedes sustainable development, robs the children of today of
the resources they will need to survive.
a. People power b. Corruption c. Terrorism d. Patronage
12. Family arrangement where descent and inheritance is passed through the female line.
a. Matrilineal b. Patrilineal c. Matrilocal d. Patrilocal
13. A marriage consisting of one man and one woman at a time.
a. Monogamy b. Polygamy c. polyandry d. Endogamy
14. Religious organization that arises out of a desire to reform an existing religious organization.
a. Denomination b. sect c. ritual d. church
15. The most basic form and sign of a society’s financial status.
a. Corporation b. Cooperatives c. Transnational groups d. Banks
TEST II. Multiple choice

1. What do you call the process by which members of society rank themselves and one another in
hierarchies with respect to the amount of desirable goods they possess?
a. Stratification b. Meritocracy c. Caste d. Class
2. Which of the following best describes social stratification?
a. refers to a society’s categorization of its people into rankings of socioeconomic tiers based on
factors like wealth, income, race, education, and power.
b. a society-wide system that makes inequalities apparent.
c. determine social position based on factors like income, education, and occupation.
d. All of the above
3. Which of the following statements is TRUE about social stratification systems?
a. Social stratification is a trait of society, simply a reflection of individual differences.
b. Social stratification persists over young generations.
c. Social stratification is universal (it happens everywhere) but variable (it takes different forms
across different societies).
d. Social stratification does not involves inequality but beliefs as well (inequality is rooted in a
society's philosophy).
4. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of social stratification system?
a. It is Universal b. It is social c. It is ancient d. It is uniform in all societies.
5. Which of the following statements is/are correct about the system of stratification?
a. Closed systems accommodate little change in social position.
b. Open systems are based on accommodating change in social position.
c. Closed systems permit social relationships between levels.
d. None of the above
6. Why do meritocracy is considered as ideal system of stratification?
a. Because a society has never existed where social rank was based purely on merit.
b. It is based on the belief that social stratification is the result of personal effort—or merit—that
determines social standing.
c. A meritocracy is a system of social stratification that confers standing based on personal worth,
rewarding effort.
d. All of the above
7. The following are the forms of stratification except;
a. Class b. caste c. free and unfree d. Do not rely on income
8. Which system of stratification best defined by this: It does not allow people to shift levels and do
not permit social relationships between levels?
a. Open b. closed
9. It is based on both social factors and individual achievement.
a. Class system b. caste system
10.It is a system of stratification in which people are born into their social standing and will remain
in it their whole lives. People are assigned occupations regardless of their talents, interests, or
potential. There are virtually no opportunities to improve a person’s social position.
a. Class system b. caste system
TEST III
Direction: Select the correct answer from the box below.
Poverty Relative Poverty Gender Discrimination
Absolute Poverty Minority Prejudice
Ethnicity Cultural Capital Social Capitol
____________1. A state in which resources, usually material but sometimescultural, are lacking.
____________2. Is the lack of resources of some people in relation to those who have more.
____________3. Refers to a lack of resources that is life threatening.
____________4. Refers to any category of people distinguished by physical or cultural difference
that a society sets apart and subordinates.
____________5. The meaning of a culture attaches to being female or male.
____________6. A shared cultural heritage based on common ancestry, language, or religion that
gives a group people a distinctive social identity.
____________7. A rigid and unfair generalization about a category of people.
____________8. The unequal treatment of various categories of people.
____________9. Refers to cultural advantages coming from a “good home.”
___________10. Refers to “features of social organization, such as networks,
norms, and trust, that facilitate coordination and cooperation for mutual benefit.
TEST IV
Multiple Choice
1. Juan is a Grade12 learner and one of the leaders, as an advocate of equality among learners, how
will you address social inequalities inside your classroom?
A. Treat your classmates fairly C. A only
B. Take time to tutor slow learner classmates D. A& B
2. Given several situations below, which of these is an example of social inequality?
A. One person has more friends than another
B. Having a 6-car garage with 6 cars
C. An unequal distribution of resources in the society
D. Neighbors with the same type of cellphone
3. Which of the following approach of social inequality that the society are responsible for their own
poverty?
A. blame the society C. blame the poor
B. blame the government D. A& B
4. Inequality and poverty are two similar aspects. This statement is_____.
A. True B. false C. neither true or false
5. What is/are the major cause/s of social inequality?
A. Poverty
B. Unequal distribution of resources
C. Uneven distribution
D. A&C
IDENTIFICATION: Write the correct answer on the space provided. Use the words below as
reference/guide for your answers. (1-10)
Geographic issue contemporary issue war on terrorism

Unemployment Poverty nuclear energy
immigration human trafficking Education
civil rights child labor
______________1. guarantees of equal social opportunities and equal protection under the law
regardless of race, religion, or other personal characteristics
___________ 2. either formal or informal, that shapes the potential of a maturing organism
___________ 3. refers to the trading of human beings for the purpose of forced labor and/or
sexual exploitation
____________ 4. profoundly affects population dynamics but also has far-reaching economic,
social, and political consequences for both destination countries and countries of origin
_______________ 5. increasing energy demand, reduction in carbon emissions, energy
independence, and national security is juxtaposed with arguments of nuclear proliferation,
radioactive contamination, nuclear accidents, and “not in my backyard” sentiments
_____________6. describes an empirical reality, both globally and in individual societies, but the
meaning of which is contested. What constitutes poverty depends on how it is defined and
measured
____________ 7. someone could work and wants to work but is unable to find a suitable job.
____________ 8. term used to describe the military, political, diplomatic, and economic measures
____________ 9. refers to an issue that is currently affecting people or places and that is
unresolved
____________10. refers to a topic, concern or problem, debate, or controversy related to a
natural and/or cultural environment, which includes a spatial dimension
Answer key
1. C
2. A
3. C
4. C
5. A
6. B
7. C
8. D
9. A
10.B
11.C
12.B
13.A
14.D
15.A
Part 1 Multiple choice
1.a
2.d
3.c
4.d
5.a
6.d
7.d
8.b
9. a
10. b
Test iii
TASK 1
1. Poverty
2. Relative poverty
3. Absolute poverty
4. Minority
5. Gender
6. Ethnicity
7. Prejudice
8. Discriminations
9. Good home
10. Social capital
Test iv
1. C 2. B 3. A 4. A 5. A
ACTIVITY 3/POST TEST
1. CIVIL RIGHTS 6. POVERTY
2. EDUCATION 7. UNEMPLOYMENT
3. HUMAN TRAFFICKING 8. WAR ON TERRORISM
4. IMMIGRATION 9. CONTEMPORARY ISSUE
5. NUCLEAR ENERGY 10. GEOGRAPHIC ISSUE

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TEST II. Multiple choice

Geographic issue contemporary issue war on terrorism

immigration human trafficking Education

civil rights child labor

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