Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region 1
Schools Division of Ilocos Sur
SAN VICENTE INTEGRATED SCHOOL

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
MIDTERM EXAMINATION
2019 - 2020

Name: _______________________________________ Date: ____________________ Score: _______

Grade and Section: ______________________________ Teacher: ______________________________

I. MULTIPLE CHOICE. Select and write your answer on the space provided.

_______ 1. Imagine yourself looking into a mirror. What do you see?

A. Actual self B. ideal self C. self-concept D. self-knowledge
_______ 2. You grew up thinking of discipline as a restriction or reprimand from your parents and
teachers. What do you see? A. actual self B. ideal self C. self-concept D.
self-knowledge
_______ 3. Your knowledge of yourself and how you manage yourself impacts directly on your personal
effectiveness. A. yes B. no C. maybe D. I don’t
know
_______ 4. It makes you keep moving forward regardless of emerging obstacles - problems, laziness,
bad emotional state, etc. It reduces the costs of overcoming obstacles. It can also be
developed with the help of self-discipline exercise.
A. managing stress B. self-confidence C.persistence D. generating ideas
_______ 5. Gladys watches the movie of her life, admires some parts and criticizes others. Aside for
that, she does nothing else.Who is she?
A. moviegoer B. actor C. scriptwriter D. God
_______ 6. Roxanne always make sure to write something on her journal. What is her reason to
maintain a journal?
A. It is personal and private. C. Other people can read it.
B. It can be a published book. D. Nothing to do during the day
_______ 7. Raphael knows to socialize with other people especially during family gatherings. He is a
trustworthy friend and patient partner to his wife. What aspect of Raphael’s
development is being portrait?
A. Physical self B. Emotional self C. Nutritional self D. Interactional self
_______ 8. It is conceived as collection of multiple, context-dependent selves.
A. Actual self B. ideal self C. self-concept D. self-knowledge
_______ 9. In a nutshell, an individual is composed of three basic but very different aspects of the self.
What are they?
A. physical, intellectual and emotional C. nutritional, spiritual and physical
B. contextual, spiritual and interactional D. emotional, sensual and physical
_______ 10. The body is tangible, obvious and we respond to it easily. Many individuals put a strong
emphasis on the ___________ aspect of the self.
A. emotional B. sensual C. Physical D. contextual
_______ 11. A real winner is the following except ONE.
A. A real winner win over his/her battles and difficulties in life and turns them into a learning and
glorifying experience
B. A real winner find meaning in pleasant and unpleasant events in his life
C. A real winner discover and use opportunities to his/her best advantage
D. A real winner lives without peace with difficult people and difficult situations
_______ 12. Choose what is the purpose of the story of the two wolves.
A. To help you find ways to manage your mind so that you can live your life more in accordance
with what your own judgment says is best for you.
B. To be the source of much distress
C. To realize that there’s nothing about ourselves that seem powerless to control
D. None of the above
_______ 13. The grandfather’s answer “THE ONE THAT YOU FEED” is deceivingly simple. What could be
the possible important concepts or ideas implied by the answer?
A. No one has the ability to decide which wolf it will feed.
 B. Having made a choice, “you” can decide specifically how to feed or nuture the selected wolf.
C. Two dogs fight for dominance over our mind and behavior
D. The mind is unitary entity that seems to consists different parts.
________ 14. This portrays the influential events and happenings of a person’s life.
A. Personal assistant B. Personal laptop C. Personal Timeline D. Biography
________ 15. Why is pre-natal stage so important?
A. It is when hereditary endowments and sex are fixed and all body features, both external and
internal are developed.
B. It is the adjustment of new patterns of life and roles such as spouse, parent and bread winner.
C. It is the increasingly rapid physical and mental decline are experienced.
D. It is the adjustment to initial physical and mental decline are experienced.
________ 16. What is the other term for Old Age in the developmental stage of a human being?
A. Adulthood B. childhood C. motherhood D. retirement
________ 17. Fill in the blank. If the person successfully accomplishes and masters the developmental task, he
feels _______ and ________ to earn community’s approval.
A. Justice and prejudice B. true and false C. pride and satisfaction D. sad and glad
________ 18. Why is living mindfully like being an artist?
A. You need the right tools to practice your craft and you need to constantly refine your technique
to achieve your creative potential
B. It allows you to experience the opportunity of learning.
C. It fully expresses yourself and focus on understanding.
D. It brings you focus back ti the present moment.
________ 19. When you practice compassion, how will you lead yourself to more aware in living
mindfully?
A. Practice gratitude daily and expand it outward, appreciating everyone and everything you
encounter.
B. Cultivate your own inner peace, becoming an agent for compassionate action and social good.
C. Consider the thoughts and feelings of others and let tenderness, kindness and empathy be your
guides.
D. Cultivate constructive values and consistently act from respect, honesty and kindness.
_________ 20. What is the key ingredient for improving your relationships with others?
A. Encouragement B. development C. assessment D. involvement
_________ 21. Most commonly, we discourage in three general ways - except ONE.
A. We set standards that are too high for others to meet because we overly ambitious.
B. We control behavior that creates atmospheres of tension and conflict in many houses.
C. We focus on mistakes as a way to motivate change or improved behaviour.
D. We make constant comparisons (self to others, siblings to one another)
_________ 22. What is the first step to becoming an encouraging person?
A. To learn to distinguish encouragement from discouragement
B. To be totally free of all addictions
C. To survive attempts of others to control my life
D. To free my mind, body and emotions
_________ 23. What are you going to do when the negative comments and declarations of others have taken a
stronghold in our lives?
A. I must persist until I see the bough not only fall but break into pieces.
B. I must be anxious and live irritated.
C. I need to prevent it from going into decadence.
D. I will get discouraged.
_________ 24. Being happy are the following except ONE.
A. Being happy is finding strength in forgiveness.
B. Being happy is to only treasure the smile.
C. Being happy is to recognize that it is worthwhile to.
D. Being happy is no inevitable fate.
_________ 25. Fill in the blanks. Being happy means allowing the _______, _________ and ________ child
inside each of us to live.
A. Blessed, happy contented
B. Stubborn, sad and discouraged
C. Free, happy and simple
D. Lazy, dishonest and disrespectful
_________ 26. Which of the following is the best description for stress?
A. The feeling one gets from prolonged, pent-up emotions
B. You feel free to let them show
 C. Negative emotions
D. Anxiety and tension

_________ 27. What could be the potential results of long-term, unmanaged stress?
A. Burnout, breakdown and depression
B. Happiness, contentment and delight
C. Positive emotions
D. Negative emotions
_________ 28. From the time you wake up until you go to sleep, you may be confronted with a succession of
stressful situations. What is the best way to cope it up?
A. Managing to get yourself out of bed and ready to face the day.
B. Facing unrealistic deadlines
C. Frustation in arranging to get the car repaired
D. Unexpected bad weather
_________ 29. How do you know that you are stressed?
A. Loss of appetite B. Positive emotions C. Alcohol abuse D. Sick
_________ 30. When your stress response is triggered, a series of changes occur within your body. They
include the following except ONE.
A. Redirection of blood away from extremities and instead to major organs
B. The release of cortisol and other hormones, which bring other short- and long-term changes
C. The stress response is intended to give you a burst of energy so you’re able to fight off attackers
or run away from them effectively.
D. Conscious effort to pause and simply ponder your situation
_________ 31. Choose your response to stress.
A. I feel tired most of the time. C. I sleep 7-8 hours a day.
B. I eat breakfast always. D. I drink 8-10 glasses a day.
_________ 32. When you can’t reduce the stressors, you need to manage your stress response. Which of the
following is the best tip to relax when when the pressure is on?
A. Look up B. Eat C. Sleep D. Run
_________ 33. A series of stressful and frustrating experiences throughout the day can cause you to lie awake at
night in an emotional turmoil - unable to get needed rest. What might happen to you the next day?
A. Less emotional and physical stamina C. Feeling beautiful
B. Postive emotions D. Goes for walks/ bike riding
_________ 34. After another stressful day and another night without rest, what might happen to you?
A. Less emotional strength and stability C. Surviving the normal , everyday stress
B. Drinking of alcohol D. breakdown and depression
_________ 35. Managing your personal finances can be another stressful experience. What are the different
situations that can make your life difficult except one?
A. Unpaid bills B. unwise use of credit card C. budget limitations D. zumba
36-38. Ellen has just completed a program in fashion merchandising. What will follow? Write on the
blank.
_________ 36. _________ 37. __________ 38.
A. She is eager to get started on her new job.
B. Her mother is ill and requires care.
C. Her father died months ago.
D. Ellen’s new job requires relocation
_________ 39. _________ is use in rising among young people and a chemical crucial in controlling sleep,
violence, mood swings and sexual urges.
A. Marijuana B. Ecstasy C. cocaine D. shabu
_________ 40. What is the possible effect of marijuana except one?
A. Hinders memory B. learning judgement C. sexual urges D. careful planning

II. REASONING. Answer briefly but substantially.

41 - 43. Enumerate the possible effects of using drugs.

44 - 45. How realistic is your self-image?
46 - 48. How would you like your life story to be told?
49 - 50. Where do you want to be in a year? Why?
51 - 52. Create specific ways in which you will develop yourself further.
53 - 55. How much stress do you think you are currently under?
56 - 57. What are some ways that you usually remove or reduce the stress that cause you physical,
emotional or behavioral difficulties?
58 - 60. Choose a subject or activity that you do well. Make a mind map of the chosen topic.