PANGALANGAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

Capataan, San Carlos City, Pangasinan

Name: ______________________________ Section: _________________ Score: ________

Summative Test

Subject Area: Disciplines and Ideas in the Social Sciences (DISS)

I. Directions: Choose the letter of the correct answer. Place your answers before the number.

_______ 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 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. Humanities B. Natural Science C. Philosophy D. Social science
_______ 3. Which of the following areas of study concentrates on examining every natural phenomenon that
happened, or is currently occurring, in the world by means of tangible evidences such as natural forces,
artifacts, and fossils?
A. Humanities B. Natural Science C. Philosophy D. Social science
_______ 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. What is the similarity between Social Sciences and Natural Sciences?
A. Both areas utilize the scientific method in creating a study.
B. Both disciplines focus on the creative expressions of human experiences.
C. Both fields concentrate on observing and understanding numerous social phenomena.
D. Both studies explore the different laws of nature that govern our world through objective and
experimental methods.
_______ 6. “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 B. Natural Science C. Social Physics D. Social Sciences
_______ 7. 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.
_______ 8. In terms of the connection between Social Sciences and Humanities, some of the disciplines of Social
Sciences are also affiliated with Humanities. Which of the following disciplines of Social Sciences is NOT
associated with Humanities?
A. Anthropology B. Economics C. History D. Linguistics
_______ 9. Auguste Comte believed that theology and metaphysics are imperfect modes of knowledge and that these
two should be rejected since they cannot be verified by experimental investigation. Which of the following
tendencies of thought was founded by Auguste Comte to oppose the two studies?
A. Democracy B. Evolution C. Humanitarianism D. Positivism
______ 10. Which of the following is NOT a definition of the term “society”?
A.It is the friendly association or companionship with other people
B. It is a large group of individuals whose relationships are impersonal and detached
C. It is the product of purposeful activities of individuals who came together for the attainment of a
common goal
D. It is an organized group of people whose members work together or regularly meet and have a
shared way of living, interest, and territory
______ 11. A standardized set of practices for building scientific knowledge such as how to generate genuine
observations, how to describe or interpret the results, and how to make comprehensive assumptions
through those outcomes, refers to __________.
A. Empirical process C. Research Process
B. Philosophical Method D. Scientific Method

______ 12. What mixed methods design prioritizes the gathering and examination of qualitative data in the first or
initial phase?
 A. Transformative Mixed Methods C. Exploratory Sequential Mixed Methods
B. Convergent Parallel Mixed Methods D. Explanatory Sequential Mixed Methods
______ 13. To confirm if public libraries can truly be effective therapeutic landscapes for persons with mental health
problem, Mr. Reyes, a psychologist, decides to conduct a qualitative research. Which of the following
qualitative research designs is the most suitable for his research problem?
A. Case Study B. Ethnography C. Grounded Theory D. Phenomenological Research
______ 14. Ms. Cruz, a researcher, made interpretations across both the qualitative and quantitative databases to
satisfactorily answer her desired research questions. Which of the following groups of research methods

did she use?

one or more real-life settings over a long period of time, what qualitative research design is the most
appropriate to use?
A. Case Study B. Ethnography C. Grounded Theory D. Phenomenological Research