The National Teachers College

Quiapo, Manila
TEST QUESTIONS IN CONTEMPORARY ISSUES 10

Name: _________________________________ Date:______________

Year and Section: _____________________ Teacher:___________

I. TRUE OF FALSE
Directions: Write the word TRUE if the statement is correct. If it is FALSE write
the correct word to make the statement correct on the space provided.

_______________________1. Corruption is often defined as the use of a public office or

position in government for personal material gain through
illegal means.
_______________________2. Grand corruption disrupts economy, negates the rule of
law, and erodes the confidence of citizens in their
governments.
_______________________3. Extortion is the act of giving or accepting something
valuable.
_______________________4. Influence peddling refers to receiving payments in
exchange for support regarding critical pieces of
legislation that will unjustly favor a group of individuals.
_______________________5. Nepotism is the use of malicious and false information or
dishonest

_______________________6. Corruption perception index ranks countries and

territories based on how corrupt their public sector is
perceived.
_______________________7. A watchdog is a person, a group of persons, or an
organization that monitors and guards against illegal
practices and corruption.
_______________________8. Pork barrel refers to funds allocated to a representative’s
district for use in priority projects.

_______________________9. Petty corruption involves acquisition of small favors and

some small financial gain from the use of public office.

_______________________10. Systematic corruption is ingrained and widespread in a

system.
II. Enumeration

______________1. The practice of giving unfair preferential treatment to one

person or group at the expense of another.

______________2. The practice among those with power or influence of

favoring relatives or friends, especially by giving them jobs.

______________3. It is the act of giving or accepting something valuable in

exchange of favor is a common form of corruption.

______________4. A social order that depends upon relations of

patronage; in particular, a political approach that
emphasizes or exploits such relations.

______________5. Misappropriation of funds placed in one's trust or

belonging to one's employer

III. Essay (5 points)

1. In what ways graft and corruption affect our country?

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IV. PRODUCT (10 points)
1. In not less than 2 stanza, make a Poem how graft and corruption affects the
Philippines. Make sure write literary