Republic of the Philippines
The Commission on Higher Education
READINGS IN PHILIPPINE HISTORY
NAME: ____________________________ DATE: ____________
COURSE, YEAR & SECTION: ________________________ SCORE: ___________
Direction:
TEET I. MATCHING TYPE: Match the meanings in Column A with the concepts found in
Column B. Write the CAPITAL LETTER of your answer on the space provided.
_____1. A way of looking at historical A. Cedula
events from different perspective
_____2. It varies among historians B. Code of Kalantiaw
and changes over time
_____3. It is a mythical legal code C. Colorum and Sakdal
Uprising
_____4. He is a member of Magellan`s expedition D. Communal ownership
and an eyewitness of the First Mass
_____5. He is a Spanish historian whose account E. Encomiendera system
was criticized for being woefully biased
_____6. A Governor General who F. Gomburza
wrote about the Cavite Munity.
_____7. The priests who are considered martyrs. G. Historical interpretations
_____8. It is a document where Rizal allegedly H. Historical marker
too back his words against the Catholic Church
_____9. It is celebrated every 26th of August. I. Jose Montero y Vidal
_____10. Another term for tax receipt J. Local History
_____11. It the type of land ownership of K. Multiperspectivity
the Filipinos before colonization.
_____12. It is a system wherein encomenderos L. Museums
manage Filipinos.
_____13. It is caused by the failure of the Americans M. Oral history
which enabled more lands to be
placed under tenancy?
_____14. He is the current President of the N. Pigafetta
Philippines where the National
Resettlement and Rehabilitation
Administration (NARRA) was formed.
_____15. Appropriating an idea and claiming it as yours. O. Plagiarism
_____16. It is the biggest open source in the P. President Ramon Magsaysay
cyberspace However, caution must be
practiced when utilizing this source.
_____17. It is the study of the history of a particular
community. Q. Rafael Izquierdo
_____18. It is an important historical methodology R. The Cry of Balintawak
used in doing local history which
relies on memory.
_____19. They serve as portals to the past. S. The Retraction
_____20. It provides the basic details on T. Wikipedia
what makes a certain site historical
TEST II. Read and understand each question. Select and write the CORRECT letter of your
answer on the blank provided before the number.
_____21. It is the study of the past specifically people, societies, events and our attempt to
investigate the past.
A. Sources C. History
B. Science D. Past
_____22. These are objects/materials that are made by people during the historical period or
known as First-hand information.
A. Sources C. Primary Sources
B. Secondary Sources D. References
_____23. What does history mean?
A. The memorization of the past based on community sentiment
B. The study of economic systems.
C. The study how the past is interpreted using primary and secondary sources.
D. The study of ancient civilizations.
_____24. Which of the following best describe the “no document, no history”?
A. It means if there is evidence it can be true.
B. It means the proof that can be used for understanding the past.
C. It means that unless a written document can prove a certain historical event, then it
cannot be considered as a historical fact.
D. It means that sources that were not written should not be used in writing history.
_____25. The process whereby historians gather information about the past based on evidence
is called _________________
A. Historiography C. Historical methodology
B. Interpretation D. Research
_____26. What is primary source?
A. A source used often
B. A source created at the time of an event by an individual who was there.
C. A source found in an important book like an encyclopedia.
D. A source created after an event has happened
_____27. What is secondary source?
A. A source which is someone’s second choice to use for research.
B. A second piece of information written about an event
C. A source created after an event has happened by someone not present at the event
D. A source created at the time of an event.
_____28. Historical research is conducted for which of the following reasons?
A. To identify the relationship that the past has to the present
B. To enhance understanding of the culture in which we live
C. To evaluate and record accomplishments of individuals or entities.
D. All of the above.
_____29. Who was the founder of the KKK?
A. Emilio Aguinaldo C. Jose Rizal
B. Andres Bonifacio D. Diego Silang
_____30. History derived from the Greek word which means learning by inquiry.
A. Eros C. Historia
B. Philia D. Pragma
_____31. Materials made by people long after the events being described had taken place.
A. Primary source C. Scientific source
B. Diplomatic source D. Secondary source
_____32. Which is not an example of primary source?
A. Biographies C. Birth Certificate
B. Letters D. Photograph
_____33. A product of record keeping of a bureau which contains information.
A. Minutes C. Formulas
B. Social Document D. Content
_____34. A Greek philosopher who said that history is a systematic accounting of a set of
natural phenomena or in a chronological arrangement.
A. Socrates C. Aristotle
B. Plato D. Democritus
_____35. These are source from artifacts that have been left by the past.
A. Oral evidence C. Historical data
B. Material Evidence D. Diplomatic source
TEST III. TRUE OR FALSE: Write TRUE if the statement is TRUE. If not, write FALSE. Write
your answers on the space provided.
_______36. A Spanish historian in the year 1800s may view the sufferings of the Filipinos
during the Spanish Occupation through a different and justified lens compared to that of a
Filipino historian in the year 2020.
_______37. Historians may provide a single cause for an event without considering other
possible causal explanations. An example is when Antonio Pigafetta attributed our
nakedness to barbarism instead of considering the climate.
_______38. Butuan has long been believed to be the site of the Second Mass.
_______39. It was noted that not including Butuan’s geography, or Butuan being a
mountainous settlement, is a curious omission that seemed to be too important to be
missed.
_______40. Exemption from payment of tribute and being employed in forced labor are the
privileges enjoyed by the workers of the Cavite arsenal.
Prepared by:
PATRICK MATTHEW RUGA RABINO
Subject Teacher
