ACTS COMPUTER COLLEGE - Sta.

Cruz, Laguna
Senior High School

FIRST QUARTERLY EXAMINATION TOTAL

Written Examination
TRENDS, NETWORKS AND CRITICAL THINKING IN THE 21ST CENTURY CULTURE 150
HUMSS12 LOVE/HOPE
First Semester S.Y. 2018-2019

General Instructions:
1. Read each item very carefully before answering.
2. Write clearly and legibly. NO ERASURES.
3. Use pen of BLUE or BLACK only.
4. The use of mobile phones and other electronic gadgets during examination is strictly prohibited.
5. Should there be questions pertaining to the examinations, ask the proctor.
6. Review answers before submitting your paper.
7. Use the ACTS Official Examination booklet.

I. IDENTIFICATION. IDENTIFY THE FOLLOWING SATEMENT.WRITE MINUS WRONG (1 POINT EACH)

1. Spending time in solitude is their way of engaging in deeper thoughts and creative thinking.
2. A trend is formed from repetitive actions of people.
3. It means the executive accepts feedbacks, constructive criticism and failure which are sources of valuable insights.
4. A trend makes considerable influence or impact
5. Keep an eye on the frequency of coincidences.
6. A trend may be started by an individual, but the number of people who follow it becomes bigger as the time goes by.
7. It involves raising questions instead of merely accepting information as it comes.
8. It enables the executive to have different divergent viewpoints, opinions and agenda to attain common goals and to pursue
mutual interest.
9. Can read a person’s mind through his words, feelings and actions.
10. They tune into their bodies for gut feeling and physical sensation or emotion.
11. Is a pattern of behavior that last for a long period of time.It can affect your life and shape your future.
12. Can be understood as looking for things that are going to be popular.
13. Is looking for future trends.
14. Temporary or short-lived pattern of group behavior.
15. Is a design, shape, form or configuration that emerges from repetitious appearance of lines, curves and behavior.
16. organization’s main task that it wants to perform.
17. It enables the executives not only to focus on the current situation but also to look at the future.
18. It enables the executive to make a stand with courage and conviction despite incomplete information.
19. A trend has a starting point which can be an idea, technology, event or person.
20. It is sensing or knowing without using rational processes such as reading facts and instructions.
21. The process of examining, using one’s rationality or reason
22. It is testing a variety of hypotheses as well as comparing and contrasting certain data prior to making decisions on particular
issues
23. Getting in touch with their unconscious thinking process and capturing information on how to live their lives.
24. Trend has a long-time frame, sometimes running for decades.
25. They pay attention to intuition and allow it to guide them.
26. These are the internal attributes of the organization that can contribute to the attainment of its objectives and priorities.
27. External factors that can contribute to the attainment of its objectives and priorities.
28. It aims to reduce or eliminate the gaps between the target goal and the actual performance.
29. It surveys the bigger environment where the organization operates.
30. It is a technique for evaluating the company’s sources of competitive advantage.

II. COMPLETE THE TABLE BELOW.WRITE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF TRENDS, ITS MEANING AND EXAMPLES. (40 POINTS)
Characteristics of Trend Definition Examples

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Prepared by: Approved by: Approved by:

MRS. JAMAICA Q. CASTILLO, LPT DR. ERIC P. CASTILLO PROF. RUBEN F. MACALINAO
Faculty Principal, Senior High School President/Director
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III. ENUMERATION. ( 40 POINTS)

1-6. Characteristics that a trendspotter should possess
7-11. Elements of trend
12-15. The tools that a trendspotter should find handy to use
16-18. Methods used in analysis
19-20. Two ways to have presentation
21-22. Types of local networks
23-28. Elements of strategic analysis
29-34. Six activities that intuitive thinkers do
35-37. Phases of strategic planning
38-40. Dimensions of globalization

IV. ANSWER THE QUESTIONS BELOW. ( 30 POINTS)

1. Draw the visual representation of SWOT Analysis (5 points)
2. Draw the visual representation of GAP Analysis (5 points)
3. Draw the visual representation of PEST Analysis (5 points)
4. Draw and explain the logo of ASEAN. (the meaning of 10 stalks of paddy, the circle, the colors) (15 points)

BONUS QUESTION. (10 POINTS)

Give the meaning of the word DREAM discussed by our School President Prof. Ruben F. Macalinao during acquaintance
party 2018.
GOODLUCK

Prepared by: Approved by: Approved by:

MRS. JAMAICA Q. CASTILLO, LPT DR. ERIC P. CASTILLO PROF. RUBEN F. MACALINAO
Faculty Principal, Senior High School President/Director