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Social Studies 8: 1st Quarter

Total questions: 96

Worksheet time: 1hrs 1mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

I. Choose the best answer.

Due to the Covid 19, people learned to wear face masks for their protection.

a)

Adaptation

b)

Dependency

c)

Modification

d)

Movement

2.

I. Choose the best answer.

The salt city in Cavite was turned into an exclusive subdivision.

a)

Adaptation

b)

Dependency

c)

Modification

d)

Movement

3.

I. Choose the best answer.

The Ifugao people built rice terraces in the mountains of north-central Luzon to create flat surfaces on which crops are grown and to prevent soil erosion.

a)

Adaptation

b)

Dependency

c)

Modification

d)

Movement

4.

I. Choose the best answer.

During the surge of Covid 19 in 2020,

many city people chose to live in the provinces.

a)

Adaptation

b)

Dependency

c)

Modification

d)

Movement

5.

I. Choose the best answer.

Mang Andoy, who lives in a quarry, does mining for a living.

a)

Adaptation

b)

Dependency

c)

Modification

d)

Movement

6.

I. Choose the best answer.

The Cruz family migrated to Canada.

a)

Adaptation

b)

Dependency

c)

Modification

d)

Movement

7.

I. Choose the best answer.

The commuters in Quezon City wake up early

to avoid heavy traffic in Commonwealth.

a)

Adaptation

b)

Dependency

c)

Modification

d)

Movement

8.

I. Choose the best answer.

The average flight time for direct flights from Singapore to Manila

is 3 hours and 35 minutes.

a)

Adaptation

b)

Dependency

c)

Modification

d)

Movement

9.

I. Choose the best answer.

Lito sells bananas which he usually gets from the trees in their backyard.

a)

Adaptation

b)

Dependency

c)

Modification

d)

Movement

10.

I. Choose the best answer.

The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) is planning to install another stopper in Bulo Dam in Bulacan following the flooding in San Miguel town during the rampage of Typhoon Karding. 

a)

Adaptation

b)

Dependency

c)

Modification

d)

Movement

11.

I. Choose the best answer.

Boracay is famous for its white sand and crystal water.

a)

Relative Location

b)

Absolute Location

c)

Place

d)

Region

12.

I. Choose the best answer.

People in South America usually speak Spanish.

a)

Relative Location

b)

Absolute Location

c)

Place

d)

Region

13.

I. Choose the best answer.

Philippines can be found at 12.8797° N latitude and 121.7740° E longitude.

a)

Relative Location

b)

Absolute Location

c)

Place

d)

Region

14.

I. Choose the best answer.

Philippine Normal University can be found near Manila City Hall, SM City Manila, and National Museum.

a)

Relative Location

b)

Absolute Location

c)

Place

d)

Region

15.

I. Choose the best answer.

In South Asia, 64% of people believe in Hinduism.

a)

Relative Location

b)

Absolute Location

c)

Place

d)

Region

16.

I. Choose the best answer.

Bohol is the main island of Bohol Province, which also includes 75 smaller islands.

a)

Relative Location

b)

Absolute Location

c)

Place

d)

Region

17.

I. Choose the best answer.

The north of the Philippines is Taiwan while its east is the Pacific Ocean.

a)

Relative Location

b)

Absolute Location

c)

Place

d)

Region

18.

I. Choose the best answer.

You can visit De La Salle University at 2401 Taft Ave, Malate, Manila, 1004 Metro Manila, Philippines.

a)

Relative Location

b)

Absolute Location

c)

Place

d)

Region

19.

I. Choose the best answer.

Baguio, on the Philippines’ Luzon island, is a mountain town of universities and resorts. Called the “City of Pines,” it’s particularly popular in summer due to unusually cooler weather. At its center is Burnham Park, with gardens and a lake.

a)

Relative Location

b)

Absolute Location

c)

Place

d)

Region

20.

I. Choose the best answer.

Anna knew that some of their customers in New York City

are Filipinos because they can understand Bisaya.

a)

Relative Location

b)

Absolute Location

c)

Place

d)

Region

21.

I. Choose the best answer.

___________ is the study of earth and its people.

a)

Geography

b)

Migration

c)

History

d)

Biography

22.

I. Choose the best answer.

_____ is known as the Father of Geography.

a)

Aristotle

b)

Erastosthenes

c)

Herodotus

d)

Plato

23.

I. Choose the best answer.

Eratosthenes is the "Father of Geography" because ____.

a)

he travelled the whole world

b)

he stated that the Earth is round

c)

he invented the map with longitude

24.

I. Choose the best answer.

The geographic theme of PLACE includes __________.

a)

physical and human characteristics

b)

people, resources, and ideas move

c)

organization into regions

25.

I. Choose the best answer.

The theme of __________ explores the relationship

between people and the environment.

a)

Location

b)

Place

c)

Human-Environment Interaction

26.

I. Choose the best answer.

In the theme of __________, we study how people, resources, and ideas migrate and transfer from one place to another.

a)

Location

b)

Place

c)

Human-Environment Interaction

d)

Movement

27.

I. Choose the best answer.

__________ is one way people, ideas, and materials move.

a)

Migration

b)

Integration

c)

Language

d)

Location

28.

I. Choose the best answer.

Why do we organize the Earth into regions?

a)

to understand the history of creations

b)

to create countries

c)

to describe people in a certain area

29.

I. Choose the best answer.

_____ is known as the Father of History.

a)

Aristotle

b)

Erastothenes

c)

Herodotus

d)

Plato

30.

I. Choose the best answer.

According to him, about 15 million years ago, there was one supercontinent existing in the world and it gradually drifted away in the ocean bed, forming the continents we know today.

a)

Alfred Wegener

b)

Eratosthenes

c)

Herodotus

d)

Galileo Galilei

31.

II. Click the correct theory of the creation of the Earth.

A lotus flower grew from Lord Vishnu's navel with Brahma sitting on it. Brahma separated the flower into three parts - the heavens, the Earth and the sky. Out of loneliness, Brahma split himself into two to create a male and a female. From this male and female all beings were created.

a)

Creationism

b)

Scientific Explanations

32.

II. Click the correct theory of the creation of the Earth.

About 200 million years ago, all the continents on Earth were actually one huge "supercontinent" surrounded by one enormous ocean. This gigantic continent, called Pangaea , slowly broke apart and spread out to form the continents we know today.

a)

Creationism

b)

Scientific Explanations

33.

II. Click the correct theory of the creation of the Earth.

The first being, named Pangu, had been sleeping for eighteen thousand years. One day, when he woke up, he found himself in a “cosmic egg” surrounded by chaos.

a)

Creationism

b)

Scientific Explanations

34.

II. Click the correct theory of the creation of the Earth.

The Qur'an says that "the heavens and the earth were joined together as one unit, before We clove them asunder" (21:30). Following this big explosion, Allah "turned to the sky, and it had been (as) smoke. He said to it and to the earth: 'Come together, willingly or unwillingly.

a)

Creationism

b)

Scientific Explanations

35.

II. Click the correct theory of the creation of the Earth.

According to the Big Bang Theory, the point was initially condensed into a single particle then it began to expand with a huge explosion. The explosion gave birth to the nebula and the nebula turned into stars and planets.

a)

Creationism

b)

Scientific Explanations

36.

III. Read the two statements. Choose the best answer.

A. During the Paleolithic, people used fire to cook their food.

B. During the Neolithic, people could not speak any language.

a)

A is TRUE,

B is FALSE.

b)

A is FALSE,

B is TRUE.

c)

Both statements are TRUE.

d)

Both statements are FALSE.

37.

III. Read the two statements. Choose the best answer.

A. During the Paleolithic, people started to use stones and bones of animals.

B. During the Metal age, people discovered the use of copper, bronze, and iron.

a)

A is TRUE,

B is FALSE.

b)

A is FALSE,

B is TRUE.

c)

Both statements are TRUE.

d)

Both statements are FALSE.

38.

III. Read the two statements. Choose the best answer.

A. During the Paleolithic, people lived in sedentary life.

B. During the Neolithic, people lived in nomadic life.

a)

A is TRUE,

B is FALSE.

b)

A is FALSE,

B is TRUE.

c)

Both statements are TRUE.

d)

Both statements are FALSE.

39.

III. Read the two statements. Choose the best answer.

A. During the Paleolithic, people learned to use smooth stones as tools for farming.

B. During the Neolithic, people learned pastoral farming.

a)

A is TRUE,

B is FALSE.

b)

A is FALSE,

B is TRUE.

c)

Both statements are TRUE.

d)

Both statements are FALSE.

40.

III. Read the two statements. Choose the best answer.

A. During the Neolithic, people learned to make boats from wood.

B. They learned to weave and potter during the neolithic period.

a)

A is TRUE,

B is FALSE.

b)

A is FALSE,

B is TRUE.

c)

Both statements are TRUE.

d)

Both statements are FALSE.

41.

III. Read the two statements. Choose the best answer.

A. People learned to paint in caves during the Mesolithic period.

B. People transitioned from hunters to farmers during the Mesolithic period.

a)

A is TRUE,

B is FALSE.

b)

A is FALSE,

B is TRUE.

c)

Both statements are TRUE.

d)

Both statements are FALSE.

42.

III. Read the two statements. Choose the best answer.

A. Mesopotamia means "the land between two rivers".

B. Once a year, the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers overflow.

a)

A is TRUE,

B is FALSE.

b)

A is FALSE,

B is TRUE.

c)

Both statements are TRUE.

d)

Both statements are FALSE.

43.

III. Read the two statements. Choose the best answer.

A. The Akkadians were conquered by the Sumerians.

B. The Chaldeans revolted against Assyrians.

a)

A is TRUE,

B is FALSE.

b)

A is FALSE,

B is TRUE.

c)

Both statements are TRUE.

d)

Both statements are FALSE.

44.

III. Read the two statements. Choose the best answer.

A. Sargon I was the first world empire.

B. He ruled the Akkadians and conquered the Sumerians.

a)

A is TRUE,

B is FALSE.

b)

A is FALSE,

B is TRUE.

c)

Both statements are TRUE.

d)

Both statements are FALSE.

45.

III. Read the two statements. Choose the best answer.

A. Hamurrabi created the Hammurabi Code.

B. Hamurrabi Code are rules to be followed by the Babylonians.

a)

A is TRUE,

B is FALSE.

b)

A is FALSE,

B is TRUE.

c)

Both statements are TRUE.

d)

Both statements are FALSE.

46.

III. Read the two statements. Choose the best answer.

A. Assyrians conquered the Akkadians.

B. Assyrians created chariots and library.

a)

A is TRUE,

B is FALSE.

b)

A is FALSE,

B is TRUE.

c)

Both statements are TRUE.

d)

Both statements are FALSE.

47.

III. Read the two statements. Choose the best answer.

A. Nebuchadnezzar built the Hanging Garden of Babylon.

B. Nebuchadnezzar led the Assyrians against the Chaldeans.

a)

A is TRUE,

B is FALSE.

b)

A is FALSE,

B is TRUE.

c)

Both statements are TRUE.

d)

Both statements are FALSE.

48.

III. Read the two statements. Choose the best answer.

A. Dravidians are Indo-European migrants.

B. Aryans are the natives who first settled in the land of India.

a)

A is TRUE,

B is FALSE.

b)

A is FALSE,

B is TRUE.

c)

Both statements are TRUE.

d)

Both statements are FALSE.

49.

III. Read the two statements. Choose the best answer.

A. Dravidians are the lowest in the caste system.

B. Aryans are the highest rank in the caste system.

a)

A is TRUE,

B is FALSE.

b)

A is FALSE,

B is TRUE.

c)

Both statements are TRUE.

d)

Both statements are FALSE.

50.

III. Read the statement. Choose the best answer.

"The Chinese civilization used seals to seal and identify their possessions."

a)

TRUE, because they started the concept of Legalism was established.

b)

TRUE, because they started the trading system around the world.

c)

FALSE, because it should be the Aryans from Indian civilization.

d)

FALSE, because it should be the Sumerians from Mesopotamia civilization.

51.

III. Read the statement. Choose the best answer.

"The Gupta Empire is considered as the Golden Age of India."

a)

TRUE, because they focused in the advancement of Astronomy, Math, Medicine, and Literature.

b)

TRUE, because they were able to unite the cities of India.

c)

FALSE, because it should be Mauryan Empire.

d)

FALSE, because it should be Mongol Empire.

52.

III. Read the statement. Choose the best answer.

"Shah Jahan built the Taj Mahal to protect his empire from the British empire."

a)

TRUE, because they were conquered by the British.

b)

TRUE, because they were weakened by the Mongol empire.

c)

FALSE, because it's not the British but the Mauryan Empire.

d)

FALSE, because it was for his wife.

53.

III. Read the statement. Choose the best answer.

"Zhou Dynasty is called as Classical Period of China."

a)

TRUE, because they ruled for 900 years.

b)

TRUE, because most of the great Chinese philosophers were active in this period.

c)

FALSE, because it should be the Shang Dynasty.

d)

FALSE, because it should be the Qin Dynasty.

54.

III. Read the statement. Choose the best answer.

"Chin Dynasty built the Great Wall of China."

a)

TRUE, because it would be their protection against the Mongols.

b)

TRUE, because this symbolizes the unity of all the cities in China.

c)

FALSE, because it should be the Shang Dynasty.

d)

FALSE, because it should be the Zhou Dynasty.

55.

III. Read the statement. Choose the best answer.

"Zhou Dynasty conquered the Shang Dynasty."

a)

TRUE, because they helped them stop the flood from Huang Ho River.

b)

TRUE, because they believed in the concept of Mandate of Heaven.

c)

FALSE, because it was Emperor Yu. The Great.

d)

FALSE, because it should be the Chin Dynasty.

56.

IV. Identify the Civilization based on the given characteristic.

Hinduism

a)

Mesopotamia

b)

Indian

c)

Chinese

d)

Egyptian

57.

IV. Identify the Civilization based on the given characteristic.

Oracle Bone Script

a)

Mesopotamia

b)

Indian

c)

Chinese

d)

Egyptian

58.

IV. Identify the Civilization based on the given characteristic.

Ziggurat

a)

Mesopotamia

b)

Indian

c)

Chinese

d)

Egyptian

59.

IV. Identify the Civilization based on the given characteristic.

Cuneiform

a)

Mesopotamia

b)

Indian

c)

Chinese

60.

IV. Identify the Civilization based on the given characteristic.

papyrus

a)

Mesopotamia

b)

Indian

c)

Chinese

d)

Egyptian

61.

IV. Identify the Civilization based on the given characteristic.

Hammurabi Code

a)

Mesopotamia

b)

Indian

c)

Chinese

d)

Egyptian

62.

IV. Identify the Civilization based on the given characteristic.

Epic of Ramayana and Mahabharata

a)

Mesopotamia

b)

Indian

c)

Chinese

d)

Egyptian

63.

IV. Identify the Civilization based on the given characteristic.

political dynasty

a)

Mesopotamia

b)

Indian

c)

Chinese

d)

Egyptian

64.

IV. Identify the Civilization based on the given characteristic.

Hieroglyphics

a)

Mesopotamia

b)

Indian

c)

Chinese

d)

Egyptian

65.

IV. Identify the Civilization based on the given characteristic.

chariots

a)

Mesopotamia

b)

Indian

c)

Chinese

d)

Egyptian

66.

IV. Identify the Civilization based on the given characteristic.

sewage system

a)

Mesopotamia

b)

Indian

c)

Chinese

d)

Egyptian

67.

IV. Identify the Civilization based on the given characteristic.

seals

a)

Mesopotamia

b)

Indian

c)

Chinese

d)

Egyptian

68.

IV. Identify the Civilization based on the given characteristic.

zero and decimal system

a)

Mesopotamia

b)

Indian

c)

Chinese

d)

Egyptian

69.

IV. Identify the Civilization based on the given characteristic.

pyramid

a)

Mesopotamia

b)

Indian

c)

Chinese

d)

Egyptian

70.

IV. Identify the Civilization based on the given characteristic.

solar calendar

a)

Mesopotamia

b)

Indian

c)

Chinese

d)

Egyptian

71.

IV. Identify the Civilization based on the given characteristic.

wheel

a)

Mesopotamia

b)

Indian

c)

Chinese

d)

Egyptian

72.

IV. Identify the Civilization based on the given characteristic.

concept time

a)

Mesopotamia

b)

Indian

c)

Chinese

d)

Egyptian

73.

IV. Identify the Civilization based on the given characteristic.

caste system

a)

Mesopotamia

b)

Indian

c)

Chinese

d)

Egyptian

74.

IV. Identify the Civilization based on the given characteristic.

mummification

a)

Mesopotamia

b)

Indian

c)

Chinese

d)

Egyptian

75.

IV. Identify the Civilization based on the given characteristic.

Sanskrit

a)

Mesopotamia

b)

Indian

c)

Chinese

d)

Egyptian

76.

Click the best answer.

Which caste was the highest with priests and intellectuals?

a)

Shudra

b)

Brahmin

c)

Vaishyas

d)

Kshatriyas

77.

Click the best answer.

Which was the lowest of the caste system?

a)

Shudra

b)

Dalits

c)

Vaishyas

d)

Kshatriyas

78.

Click the best answer.

Which caste were the warriors and rulers?

a)

Shudra

b)

Dalits

c)

Vaishyas

d)

Kshatriyas

79.

Click the best answer.

What is the meaning of "Mandate of Heaven"?

a)

will of gods

b)

law of leaders

c)

required belief

80.

Click the correct answer.

Each city-state of Sumerians is ruled by a priest-king called ___.

a)

patesi

b)

emperor

c)

chariot

d)

pharaoh

81.

Click the correct answer.

King of Egypt was called as ____ means "Great House"

a)

patesi

b)

emperor

c)

chariot

d)

pharaoh

82.

Click the correct answer.

This Egyptian Kingdom believed that Phraoh was the shepherd of the people.

a)

Old Kingdom

b)

Middle Kingdom

c)

New Kingdom

83.

Click the correct answer.

This Egyptian Kingdom is known as the "Age of Pyramid".

a)

Old Kingdom

b)

Middle Kingdom

c)

New Kingdom

84.

Click the correct answer.

This Egyptian Kingdom believed that Pharaohs were gods.

a)

Old Kingdom

b)

Middle Kingdom

c)

New Kingdom

85.

Click the correct answer.

This Egyptian Kingdom was when Egyptian learned to use bronze from their conquerors, the Hyksos.

a)

Old Kingdom

b)

Middle Kingdom

c)

New Kingdom

86.

What is the greatest legacy of Mesopotamia civilization?

4 lines
87.

What is the greatest legacy of Indian civilization?

4 lines
88.

Does dynasty the greatest legacy of Chinese civilization? Why or why not?

4 lines
89.

In terms of leaders, how did the Egyptian civilization

differ from the other civilizations?

4 lines
90.

Why do we need to study the ancient civilizations?

4 lines
91.

Complete the analogy.

Sumerians: Patesi = Egyptians : (a)  

92.

Complete the analogy.

Mesopotamia : Sexagesimal System = India : (a)  

93.

Complete the analogy.

New Babylon : (a)   = Golden Age : Gupta Empire

94.

Complete the analogy.

Akkadian Empire : (a)   = Mauryan Empire : Chandragupta Maurya

95.

Complete the analogy.

Mesopotamia Civilization : (a)   = Indian Civilization : Epic of Ramayana and Mahabharata

96.

Complete the analogy.

China : (a)   = India : Indus River