Basic Education Department – Senior High School

Fourth Quarter Examination in Discipline and Ideas in the Applied Social Sciences
Second Semester, A.Y. 2021-2022

STEM OPTION
I. Choose the letter that corresponds to the BEST answer.

1. Social work originates from what kind of ideals?

A. Humanitarian B. Utilitarian C. Autoritarian D. Consequentialism

2. Morales and Sheafor (1983) identified different areas of consideration in social work.
EXCEPT?
A. Enhance the idea of communism
B. Improve the quality of life
C. Helps people to interact more effectively with their social environment
D. Enhance social functioning

3. It is a branch of science that deals with the institutions, the functioning of human society, and
with the interpersonal relationships of individuals as a member of society.
A. Abstract Science B. Applied Science C. Natural Science D. Social Science

4. They specified three distinguishing goals of social work such as caring, curing, and changing.
A. Husserl and Heideger
B. Locke and Hobbes
C. Morales and Sheafor
D. Martin and Rosseau

5. What does caring mean according to the three distinguishing goals of social work?
A. It refers to the heart of social work and focuses on the well-being or the welfare and comfort
of the individual and community.
B. It refers to the aspect of treating people with problems in social functioning.
C. It refers to the active participation of the social workers in social reforms.
D. It refers to a systematic study of understanding people’s behavior in groups.

6. Which of the following is/are true about principle?

I. It is a fundamental truth or proposition that serves as the foundation for a system of
belief, behavior, or a chain of reasoning.
II. It is a proposition that serves as a guide in identifying the process of social,
economic, and political behavior within a society.
A. Statement I is correct
B. Statement II is correct
C. Both statements are correct
D. Both statements are incorrect

7. He/she cited the seven principles adhered of social workers based on the idea of Friedlander
and Biestek.
A. Mendoza C. Morales
B. Mandela D. Martin

8. Which of the following is a characteristic of values?

A. It is the representation of formal rules that need to be followed by the member of society.

B. It is a fundamental belief that every individual must obey because it has life-threatening
consequences.
C. It is a fundamental norm that represents universal laws in any different form of society.

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 D. It refers to fundamental norms and preferred behavior patterns in the society.

9. Which of the following is an example of fulfilling the Responsibility for the common good based
on the idea of core values of social work?
A. Each person has the right to do whatever he/she wanted to do as a member of society.

B. Each person has the responsibility as a member of society to seek ways of fulfillment that
contribute to the welfare of every member of society.
C. Each person has the right to demand whatever protection they want to preserve their
freedom.
D. Each person has the power to take away other's rights just to preserve their rights.

10. What value represents the conviction in the inherent worth, integrity, and dignity of the
Individual?
A. First value B. Second value C. Third value D. Fourth value

11. Which of the following is/are true about the third value of core values based on International
Federation of Social Workers?
I. It is a firm value that preserves equal opportunity among a few members of society.
II. It is the firm belief in equal opportunity for all, limited only by the individual’s capacities.
A. Statement I is correct
B. Statement II is correct
C. Both statements are correct
D. Both statements are incorrect

12. It is a special interest group that promotes specific agenda using different platforms to
influence public opinion or action.
A. Social institution
B. Non-government organization
C. Government organization
D. Advocacy group

13. It is a type of institution, whether public or private, established to educate children.

A. School C. Church
B. Home D. Learning center

14. It is an institution, mostly of the government, that provides social services to ensure the social
and economic security and survival of the people.
A. Welfare agency C. Home for the aged
B. Rehabilitation center D. Youth center

15. Philippine Alliance of Human Rights Advocates and Amnesty International Philippines are
examples of what type of institution?
A. Welfare agency
B. Government organization
C. International organization
D. Advocacy groups

16. It is a medical and health treatment facility designed to facilitate the process of recovery from
any form of severe physical and mental condition including substance abuse.
A. Rehabilitation center
B. Health recovery office
C. Mental health facility
D. Recovery center

17. It refers to any existing establishment, regardless of its legal purpose, that is under the
ownership of civilian authority, hence, not under the direct control of the government.
A. Public office
B. Private office
C. Enterprise office
D. Virtual office

18. The following are examples of government organizations EXCEPT?

A. Department of National Defense
C. Philippine Red Cross

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 B. Department of Science and Technology
D. Department of Tourism

19. It refers to a voluntary, non-profit organization designed to advance the interest and welfare of
people and society under a well-defined cause to ensure social equilibrium.
A. Business Organization C. Professional Organization
B. Government Organization D. Non-Government Organization

20. It refers to a type of institution that preserves, protects, and guarantees the sovereignty of the
state
A. Military institution
B. Social institution
C. Political institution
D. Defense institution

21. All messages that we send or receive are possessed by what?

A. Communication skills C.
B. Conflict-resolution skills D. Mental filter

22. It is the process of ensuring that the receiver has received the message and understood in the
same sense as the sender meant it.
A. Feedback C. Mental filter
B. Channel D. Mind processing

23. The following are examples of non-verbal types of communication EXCEPT?

A. Touch
B. Writing
C. Body language
D. Debate

24. These professionals are capable of establishing positive associations with the public and
mass media on behalf of their clients.
A. Communication specialists C. Conversationalists
B. Interpreter D. Teleprompter

25. Which of the following is/are true about journalism?

I. Their primary role is to research, document, write, and present the news in an honest,
ethical, and unbiased way.
II. Their job was considered to be one of the highest paying jobs in the world.
A. Statement I is correct
B. Statement II is correct
C. Both statements are correct
D. Both statements are incorrect

26. ________refers to the nature of communication that occurs between three to twelve
individuals.
A. Group communication
B. Public communication
C. Private communication
D. Mass communication

27. Which of the following is not considered as an example of intrapersonal communication?

A. Chatting with friends
B. Daydreaming
C. Reading aloud
D. Repeating what ones hear

28. It is the process by which people exchange information, feelings, and meaning through verbal
and non-verbal messages
A. Intrapersonal communication
B. Interpersonal communication
C. Group communication
D. Mass communication
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 29. Which of the following is not considered as an example of interpersonal skills?
A. Lucid dreaming
B. Empathy
C. Conflict resolution
D. Persuasion

30. It is something to be the subject matter of the communication process.

A. Channel
B. Mind filter
C. Message
D. Feedback

31. It is the process of relaying the message from the source and to the receiver, it can be in a
formal or non-formal type of communication.
A. Message
B. Source
C. Feedback
D. Channel

32. How many levels of communication are there in the discipline of communication?
A. 6
B. 2
C. 4
D. 8

33. Speech, Tone of voice, and Song are examples of what means of communication?
A. Auditory communication
B. Written communication
C. Visual communication
D. Assertive communication

34. The following are considered as professionals and practitioners of communication EXCEPT?

A. Software developer
B. Public relation officer
C. Newscaster
D. Writer

35. Which of the following types of journalism is anchored on the unveiling of matters that are
concealed either deliberately by someone in a position of power, or accidentally, behind a
chaotic mass of facts and circumstances?
A. Sports journalism
B. Broadcast journalism
C. Photo journalism
D. Investigative journalism

II. Identify which type of journalism is being described by the following. Choose among the following
answers that correspond to the best answer.

A. Photo journalism
B. Broadcast journalism
C. Sports journalism
D. Investigative journalism

36. Storytelling using a pictograph.

37. Documentaries about Extra-Judicial killings in the Philippines.
38. Exposing pharmaceutical illegal activities in the middle of pandemic.
39. Electronically and simultaneously sending information that contains signals, print messages,
and audio or video content to a vast group of recipients.
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 40. Live coverage updates from UAAP seasons.

III. True or False: Write the word True if the statement is correct and False if the statement is
incorrect.

41. Visual representation is an example of auditory means of communication.

42. A photo journalist must tell the story in the fairest, most balanced, and unbiased way possible.
43. Traditionally photo journalists are drawn from the ranks of news reporters who expressed an
interest in reporting sports.
44. A graduate in the field of communication can become a social media manager.
45. Writing and paralanguage are examples of non-verbal type of communication.
46. Interpersonal is the element of communication that involves an individual as the sender and
receiver of his/her message.
47. Feedback is a vital process of communication because it ensures that the receiver understood
the meaning of the message from the sender.
48. Group communication takes place in a context that mixes intrapersonal communication
interactions from the different social clusters.
49. Public communication is a field built on ideas, images, persuasion and information.
50. Mass communication uses different communication channels such as Television, Radio,
Internet, Social media, and printed materials.

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