PRE-TEST IN PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT (GRADE 12)

FIRST QUARTER

Direction: Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write your answer on a separate sheet of paper.

1. It is a process of discovering oneself by realizing one's potentials and capabilities that are shaped over time
either by studying in a formal school or through environmental factors.
a. self-concept c. personal development
b. self-development d. self-actualization

2. He uttered the philosophical point of view, “An unexamined life is not worth living.”
a. Socrates c. Aristotle
b. Plato d. Lao Tzu

3. He stressed that an individual could learn more by studying others and that he/she can do this by engaging
himself/herself to reading books.
a. Rene Descartes c. Thomas Hobbes
b. Socrates d. Sigmund Freud

4. He is the Father of Modern Philosophy.

a. Rene Descartes c. Thomas Hobbes
b. Socrates d. Sigmund Freud

5. The nature of this component of personality is to satisfy man's desire without thinking much of the situation.
a. Id b. Ego c. Superego d. Conscience

6. This is the last component of personality which holds our moral judgments or concept of right and wrong that
are believed to be acquired from the family and the environment.
a. Id b. Ego c. Superego d. Conscience

7. This last component of personality will give a more socially accepted means of getting the desires and wants
of a person without getting to hurt others feelings.
a. Id b. Ego c. Superego d. Conscience

8. It is your evaluation of your own worth which may be positive or negative. It may change from time to time
depending on the situation we encounter in our daily life.
a. self-concept c. personal development
b. self-development d. self-Esteem

9. It refers to your belief in your ability to succeed and perform well in various areas of life, such as education,
work, and relationships
a. self-concept c. self-efficacy
b. self-development d. self-Esteem

10. What best describes the word “Self”?

a. It is an emotional state wherein you evaluate yourself.
b. It is our sense of identity and of who we are as individual.
c. It is your beliefs in yourself to effectively achieve your most important goal.
d. It is how you are expected to act and decide on your own.

11. Which of the following is being described by the statement: If your mood or emotion (e.g. shame) and
physical state (e.g. shaking) come together, it will affect your self-efficacy, If negative mood connects with
negative physical sensation the result will be negative and vice-versa.
a. Performance Experiences c. Verbal Persuasion
b. The Affective States & Physical Sensations d. Vicarious Performances

12. When you are portraying different roles and behaving for every type/set of people in front of us. You are
under what categories of improving yourself?
a. Self as Social Actor c. Self as Motivated Agent
b. Self as Autobiographical Author d. Decision Maker
13. Overconfidence and high self-esteem can lead to:
a. failure b. self-efficacy c. self-fulfillment d.
success

14. How should we handle a perceived information (thought) effectively?

a. Think many times c. Examine the perceived information with positive outlook
b. Respond with intense emotion d. Focus on your goal

15. What makes us understand our thoughts, feelings, and action?

a. Handling a thought or information with positive outlook will help us handle the situation with intense reaction.
b. Handling a thought or perceive information with negative feeling will result to better outcome
c. Handling the thought or perceive information with too much emotion, we can understand the situation.
d. Handling the thoughts or perceive information with positive feelings and focus on the situation can solve the
problem with less stress.

16. Decision is made out of our thoughts, _________, and behavior.

a. adulthood b. feelings c. adolescence d. situation

17. For us to identify our own strengths and weaknesses, we usually do:
a. groups c. relative assessment
b. peer-assessment d. self-assessment

18. The stage of adolescence where vocational capability and financial are developed.
a. Middle Childhood c. Middle Adolescence
b. Early Adolescence d. Late Adolescence to Early Adulthood

19. The following are tasks in the stage of early adolescence EXCEPT
a. Developing self-concept c. Self-evaluation of their physical acceptability
b. Learning to get along with peers d. Achieving a masculine or feminine social role

20. The changes in the body during puberty are caused by

a. hormones c. social development
b. hereditary d. environmental factors

21. Which of the following is not a proper definition of a leader?

a. A person who thinks first of himself above others.
b. He/ She seeks to solve possible community concerns.
c. He/ She provides selfless service towards people.
d. The person in-charge in guiding a group.

22. Which of the following does not belong to the acquired personal development of a person?
a. values b. tradition c. money d. culture

23. To foster human understanding within a society, a person needs to _______________.

a. conduct character sketch c. do volunteer works
b. adjust behavioral pattern d. expose oneself to the tradition

24. Why should an adolescent be asked to take care of his/her siblings?

a. It is a means of discovering one’s abilities.
b. It is part of our obligation to the community.
c. It serves as a way to lessen the tasks of the parents.
d. It serves as training ground for one to become responsible parents in the future.

25. Which among the items below helps one to become responsible?
a. Be tactful b. Be generous c. Working regularly d. Working
diligently

26. Which is NOT TRUE about stress?

A. If you ignore stress, it will go away. C. Stress is hormonal response from the body.
B. Women appear more distress than men. D. Stress can overburden your mind with incessant
worries.

27. When performing deep abdominal breathing, focusing on a soothing word, visualizing of tranquil scenes,
repeating prayer, yoga, and tai chi, are performing what category of stress?
a. Stress as result b. Stress as stimulus c. Stress as response d. Stress as
relational
28. It is a simple reaction to an input that disturbs physical and mental balance.
a. Emotion b. Stress c. Depression d. Experience

29. Which is NOT an example of the good stress?

A. motivate individual to pursue his goal C. boost someone’s morale
B. create positive effect in every human endeavor D. decrease good immune system

30. Which of the following cerebral lobe regulates memory, hearing, and comprehension?
A. Temporal Lobe B. Occipital Lobe C. Frontal Lobe D. Parietal
Lobe

31. Which of the following is responsible for motor movements particularly the visual and auditory processing?
A. Brainstem B. Hindbrain C. Forebrain D. Midbrain

32. Which of the following is located below the thalamus and above the brainstem that regulates digestive
process and is also responsible for growth and development?
A. Hypothalamus B. Limbic System C. Cerebellum D. Thalamus

33. In doing multi-tasking you can finish all the tasks at the same time. What useful tip in improving your mental
focus had been violated?
A. Limit your focus B. Live in the moment C. Eliminate distractions D. Practice
mindfulness

34. When a person smokes more than two packs of cigarettes a day, what disease could he get in his later
life?
A. Pneumonia B. Dementia C. Cancer D. Amnesia

35. The following are tips on how to enhance your brain power EXCEPT one.
A. Exercise B. Meditate C. Enough sleep D. Limit focus

36. The ___________ is the external mirror of your own radiant or natural thinking facilitated by a powerful
graphic process, which provides the universal key to unlock the dynamic potential of the brain.
a. Brainstorming b. mind map c. diagram d. problem solving

37. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE about stress management?
A. Stress management helps you break the hold stress has on your life.
B. Stress management helps us control our health in a positive sense.
C. Stress management is learning about the connection between mind and body.
D. Stress management teaches us to avoid all kinds of stress.

38. Which of the following is located in the hindbrain that regulates balance, postures, and coordinates
movement?
A. Limbic System B. Cerebellum C. Cerebrum D. Brainstem

39. According to research, what kind of music would help you improve your brain functions?
A. Pop music C. Opera music
B. Classical music D. Reggae music

40. It means learning to develop skills that would enhance our body’s adjustment when we are subjected to the
pressures of life.
A. Stress B. Stress management C. Mental health D. Stressor