Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region IV – A CALABARZON
Division of Batangas
District of Agoncillo
AGONCILLO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Agoncillo, Batangas

ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT

PRE-TEST

Name: _____________________________ Score: _____________

Section: ____________________________ Date: _____________

I. Read the following questions carefully. Choose the letter of the best answer.

1. Which form of business organization is easiest to form, and requires only a small amount of capital?
a. Sole proprietorship b. partnership c. Corporation d. cooperative
2. The following are characteristics of corporation except _____________.
a. Limited liability c. requires transparency
b. Separate entity d. Stakeholders are decision makers
3. Which of the following is not a characteristic of partnership?
a. Unlimited liability c. owners are decision makers
b. Limited liability d. Death of partner dissolves the business
4. The best definition of a sole trader form of business organization is:
a. The business only employs one person c. The business is owned by one person
b. The firm has a single customer d. There is a single firm in the industry.
5. _____ is often called the fifth function of management. It involves the evaluation, recruitment, selection, training and placement of
individuals in specific job roles.
a. Staffing b. hiring c. controlling d. interviewing
6. Planning, organizing, directing and controlling are the _____________.
a. Functions of management c. goals of management
b. Results of management d. all of the above
7. Coordinating people and human resources to accomplish organizational goals is the process of:
a. Planning b. directing c. management d. leadership
8. Human Relations Theory is formulated by;
a. Frederick W. Taylor c. Max Weber
b. Henry Fayol d. Elton Mayo
9. MIS refers to
a. Management Information System c. Media Information System
b. Management and Information System d. Mass Information System
10. The ability to think in abstract terms, to analyze and diagnose problems, and to make use of lateral thinking is called:
a. Analytical skills c. conceptual skills
b. Decision making skills d. communication skills
11. The theory that there is one best way to do any particular job, that it can be ascertained and taught to employees, and that workers
are motivated primarily by money is called:
a. Theory Z c. classical organizational theory
b. Bureaucracy d. scientific management
12. Which of the following would be included in the "controlling function”?
a. Measuring results c. Explaining routines
b. Setting standards d. giving assignments
13. Specific, short-term statements detailing how to achieve an organization's goals is known as its:
a. Vision c. mission statement
b. Objectives d. operational planning
14. Strategic planning is done by:
a. top managers of the firm. c. middle managers.
b. supervisory managers d. non supervisory employees.
15. Mr. X is a branch manager for Microsoft. He is:
a. top management. c. middle managers.
b. vice president-Production. d. vice president-Production.
16. Motivation is related to:
a. planning. b. controlling c. leading d. tactical decisions

17. ____________ refers to the process of developing detailed, short term strategies about what is to be done, who is to do it, and how
it is to be done.
a. Strategic planning c. tactical planning
b. Contingency planning d. none of the above
18. The text defines a number of levels at which an organization’s environment can be defined. Which of the following is not a
commonly used term to describe an element of the business environment?
a. Micro environment c. macro environment
b. extrinsic d. internal
19. Which of the following SWOT elements are internal factors for a business?
a. Strengths and Weaknesses c. Opportunities and Threats
b. Strengths and Opportunities d. Weaknesses and Threats
20. Which of the following could be a weakness?
a. A developing market such as the Internet
b. Competitors with access to better channels of distribution
c. Poor quality of goods and services
d. Special marketing expertise
21. Which of the following could be an opportunity?
a. Having quality processes and procedures
b. Moving into new market segments that offer improved profits
c. Damaged reputation
d. A new competitor in your home market
22. Which of the following could be a threat?
a. Changes in technology
b. A market vacated by an ineffective competitor
c. Location of your business
d. Lack of marketing expertise
23. Which of the following is true about preparing a SWOT Analysis?
a. It should focus on where the organization is today, not where it could be in the future.
b. A SWOT Analysis is objective
c. It should be specific and avoid grey areas
d. It should analyze the organization only and ignore the performance of competitors.
24. Advances in computers and communications technology are permitting an increased flow of ideas and information across borders.
This enables:
a. Manufacturing personnel to concentrate more on domestic production.
b. Customers to learn about foreign goods.
c. Sellers of products to travel to more locations worldwide in search of buyers.
d. Advertisers to focus more on specific countries where demand is the greatest.

25. Uncontrollable forces that management has no direct control over include:
a. Political. b. capital c. raw materials d. production
26. Controllable forces that management administers to adapt to changes in uncontrollable forces include:
a. Financial b. legal c. technological d. personnel
27. __________ is the performance of business activities designed to plan, price, promote, and direct the flow of a company's goods and
services to consumers or users in more than one nation for a profit.
a. Global strategy b. marketing c. marketing concept d. international marketing
28. Which of the following would be considered to be an uncontrollable element in the foreign environment?
a. Channels of distribution c. promotion
b. Economic forces d. product elements
29. A special form of business organization which is established not solely for profit but for the benefit of the members
a. Professional entities c. corporation
b. Cooperatives d. franchising
30. The form of business organization in which the owner avail the rights to establish the business with the proper guidance of the
original owner of the business for the whole operation.
a. Vertical franchising ` c. horizontal franchising
b. Diagonal franchising d. conglomerate
31. The following are special forms of business organization except
a. Stock market b. cooperative c. Franchising d. partnership
32. It is the place where securities, corporate stocks, or equities are traded
a. Board of directors c. SEC
b. DTI d. Stock market
33. The following are the roles of the stock market except;
a. They acts as the middle man for the business and the buyer of stocks
b. It is the formal venue for stocks or securities trading.
c. They are the decision makers
d. Publishing stock market daily
34. The following are the different types of cooperatives except;
a. Trading cooperative c. Consumers cooperative
b. Producers cooperative d. Service cooperatives
35. The following are personal factors to be considered in consumers buying behaviour except;
a. Sex b. age c. occupation d. lifestyle
 36. It is the process by which an individual select, organizes, and interprets inputs to create a meaningful picture of the world.
a. Interpretation b. personality c. behavior d. perception
37. The following are psychological factors except;
a. Motivation b. Perception c. Learning d. personality
38. This group is relatively homogenous, enduring divisions in a society, hierarchically ordered with members sharing similar values,
interests, and behaviors.
a. Ethnic groups b. indigenous group c. social class d. market segment
39. An overweight 40 year- old man wants to lose weight so that he can reduce his blood pressure.
His primary motive is…?
a. Psychological b. Functional c. Physiological d. Biological
40. A homeowner needs to mow their lawn. Their primary motive is…?
a. Psychological b. Functional c. Physiological d. Biological
41. It is the process of recognizing a problem, generating weighing alternatives, taking action, and assessing the results.
a. Planning b. segmenting c. decision making d. none of the above
42. The following are the types of problems except;
a. Crisis Problems c. Non Crisis Problems
b. Opportunity Problems d. Priority Problems
43. The following are the Conditions of Decision Making except;
a. Certainty b. Uncertainty c. Ambiguity d. Vitality
44. Which of the following is not a functions of management
a. planning b. designing c. organizing d. staffing
45. Which theory of management that introduces 14 principles of management and 5 management functions?
a. Scientific Theory by c. Administrative Theory
b. Bureaucratic Theory d. Human Relations Theory by
46. Who introduces the Human Relation Theory?
a. Frederick W. Taylor c. Bureaucratic Theory by Max Weber
b. Henry Fayol d. Elton Mayo
47. This kind of employees aassumed that workers were drones, without ambition or initiative that had to be punished and bullied by
bosses to achieve results.
a. X b. Y c. Z d. T
48. Which of the following is not included in the organizational level
a. Corporate b. Division c. Business Unit d. Dissemination
49. A good mission statements has the following characteristics except;
a. Limited Goals b. Company’s Value Highlighted
b. Defines their Competitive Territory d. High expectation
50. The following are the strands of SWOT analysis except
a. Strength b. Opportunities c. Weaknesses d. Thoughts

Prepared by: Glaiza M. Perez

Teacher II