SAN PABLO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT

First Quarter Examination
September 19-20, 2024

Name:________________________________________Strand & Grade Level: __________________

Score:__________
Subject: Understanding Culture, Society & Politics Instructor: T. Charlene D. Ballejo
General Instructions: Read carefully all the instructions and answer all the items. Use only a black or blue pen in taking
the examination. Avoid making erasures.
TEST I. Read carefully the text about “What Divides Us: Stratification”. Then, choose the words from the text that
will correctly complete the sentences below. Use the sentence number clues as your guide. (10 points). Number one
(1) is done for you.
What Divides Us: Stratification
(1)Social stratification refers to the unequal distribution around the world of the three Ps: property, power, and prestige. (2)This
stratification forms the basis of the divisions of society and categorizations of people. (3)In the case of the latter, social classes of
people develop, and moving from one stratum to another becomes difficult. (4)Normally property (wealth), power (influence), and
prestige (status) occur together. (5)That is, people who are wealthy tend also to be powerful and appear prestigious to others. (6)Yet
this is not always the case. (7)Plumbers may make more money than college professors, but holding a professorship is more prestigious
than being a “blue collar worker.” (8)The three “Ps” form the basis of social stratification in the United States and around the world, so
a detailed discussion of these social “rewards” is in order. (9)Capitalists are those who own the methods of production and employ
others to work for them. (10)Workers are those who do not own the means of production, do not hire others, and thus are forced to
work for the capitalists. (11)Small capitalists are those who own the means of production but do not employ others. (12)These include
self‐employed persons, like doctors, lawyers, and tradesmen. (13)According to Marx, the small capitalists are only a transitional, minor
class that is ultimately doomed to becoming members of the proletariat. (14)Wealth refers to the assets and income‐producing things
that people own: real estate, savings account, stocks, bonds, and mutual funds. (15)Income refers to the money that people receive over
a certain period of time, including salaries and wages. https://www.cliffsnotes.com/study-guides/sociology
1. She owns all sorts of property around town. (Sentence 1)
2. We want to build a momentum toward peace among every ___________. (Sentence 3)
3. Thus, the need for cash shapes both coping strategies and local social and economic ___________. (Sentence 8)
4. Just because you are___________does not mean that in all work you undertake you will be treated as self-
employed. (Sentence 12)
5. In the ___________ of vegetables and fruits the state ranks high. (Sentence 10)
6. As a matter of fact it recognizes as actual citizens only the labourer, or, in other words, the___________.
(Sentence 13)
7. This means going to the bank with your parents to set up a___________ or have a trusted adult hold the money
for you. (Sentence 14)
8. Investment ___________ are reluctant to invest in a venture that has a slow turnover. (Sentence 9)
9. The___________ made a careful check of the pipes and shook his head.. (Sentence 7)
10. The workers want higher___________ , paid holidays and a share of the profits. (Sentence 15)
11. Every year thousands of people apply to the ___________ , university. (Sentence 5)
Test II. Complete the given statements. Then, identify the aspects and characteristics of culture. Choose your
answers from the word bank. Based on your understanding, write 2-3 sentence explanation of each text. (20
points)

society lives culture dress religions people genders

_______________1. It includes how (1)__________ constructed their life, customs, values, norms, (2)__________
ceremonies, show the way they (3)__________ , eat, drink etc. In other words (4)__________ includes all our behaviors
and structured all our (5)__________ .
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genders Cultural Diversity culture people individuals society interrelationships

_______________2. A (1)____________ is a system of (2)____________ which connects (3)__________ together. It

includes groups and communities of (4)__________ that have relationships to each other by reference of (5)__________ .
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 languages Cultural Diversity ethnicities individuals society genders culture community

_______________3. (1)____________ is when different races, (2)____________, ages, abilities,(3)_____________,

nationalities, socioeconomic statuses, (4)__________, religions, and/or sexual orientations are well represented within a
(5)___________.
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perception languages shared ethnicities individuals society values culture

_______________4. Culture is (1)____________, all members of a (2)____________ living together will hold a shared
set of (3)_____________, ideas and (4)__________.
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Test III. Answer comprehensively the following questions.(10 points)
1. If you could choose three aspects of your culture to put in a "time box" for the future, what would you put in it?
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2. How does your culture influence how you view the world?
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3. If you could change one thing about your culture, what would it be?
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Test IV. Choose one topic about the lessons that we discussed this quarter. Draw your understanding of the topic
and write a 2-3 sentence explanation about your work. (20 points)
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(topic)

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