Personal Entrepreneurial

Competencies / PECs
MODULE 1
 Technology and Livelihood Education – Grade 7
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Module 1: PERSONAL ENTREPRENEURIAL COMPETENCIES/PECs
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Technology and
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Cookery – Module 1
Personal Entrepreneurial
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 Introductory Message

For the learner:

Welcome to the Technology and Livelihood Education 7 Alternative Delivery Mode
(ADM) Module in Cookery!

This module is provided as your alternative instruction for learning in which content
and activities are based on your needs. It is a self-paced approach wherein you will
work on different activities that are interesting and challenging for you to develop your
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encouraged to stay focus and develop a sense of responsibility and independence in
doing the different tasks provided in the module. Be an empowered learner. Always
believe that nothing is impossible and nobody can stop you from reaching your
dreams.

This module has the following parts and corresponding icons:

What I Need to Know This will give you an idea of the skills or
competencies you are expected to learn in the module.

What I Know This part includes an activity that aims to

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answers correct (100%), you may decide to skip this
module.
What’s In This is a brief drill or review to help you link the
current lesson with the previous one.

What’s New In this portion, the new lesson will be

introduced to you in various ways such as a story, a song, a poem, a
problem opener, an activity or a situation.

What is It This section provides a brief discussion of the

lesson. This aims to help you discover and understand new concepts and
skills.

What’s More This comprises activities for independent

practice to solidify your understanding and skills of the topic. You may
check the answers to the exercises using the
Answer Key at the end of the module.

sentence/paragraph to be filled into process what you learned from the

lesson.
What
help you transfer your new knowledge or skill into real life situations or
 concerns.

Assessment This is a task which aims to evaluate your level of

mastery in achieving the learning competency.

Additional Activities In this portion, another activity will be given to you to

enrich your knowledge or skill of the lesson learned. This also tends
retention of learned concepts.

Answer

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 Table of Contents

What I Need to Know ---------------- 1

What I Know ---------------- 2

Lesson 1 ---------------- 5
What’s In ---------------- 5
What’s New ---------------- 5
What is It ---------------- 5
What’s More ---------------- 8

Lesson 2 ---------------- 9
What’s New ---------------- 9
What is It ---------------- 10
What’s More ---------------- 12

Lesson 3 ---------------- 13
What’s New ---------------- 13
What is It ---------------- 13
What’s More ---------------- 15

What I Have Learned ---------------- 16

What I Can Do ---------------- 17
Assessment ---------------- 18
Additional Activities ---------------- 21
Answer Key ---------------- 23
References ---------------- 24
 What I Need to Know

Continuous changes in the local environments require Filipino learners

to be more competitive and updated for them to be prepared for the world of
work and entrepreneurship.
There are three lessons in this module that will give learners with
enough knowledge and help them acquire work skills, work values and
expertise. This will help learners in choosing an occupation or career and/or
eventually put up his or her own business in line with cookery thus, making
learners become independent and productive members of the society
After going through this module, you will find yourself at a moderate
level of expertise where you can take yourself to the next levels.

At the end of this module, learners should be able to:

1. Identify job opportunities in cookery and important entrepreneurial
traits.
2. Determine the SWOT analysis based on the factors and elements that
affect the success of the business.
3. Create a business idea that relates with a career choice in cookery.

In going through this module, you have to extend your patience in

understanding, analysing what you are reading. Follow the directions and/or
instructions in the activities. Answer the entire given test and exercises
carefully. Comply the required activities provided.

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 What I Know
Directions: Choose the letter of your answer. Write it in your TLE
Cookery activity notebook.
1. It is an art and science of preparing food for consumption by using heat.
A. Cookery
B. Technology
C. Practical Arts
D. Industrial Arts
2. What is the main task of a restaurant manager?
A. Makes decisions on menus and day to day offerings.
B. Manages, leads and supervises the restaurant operations.
C. Cooks and prepares large amount of food for events and parties.
D. Prepares the food for photography in books and other
publications.
3. It is a kind of job that oversees the daily operations of restaurant and
hotel kitchens.
A. Restaurant Manager
B. Restaurant Cook
C. Front Office Agent
D. Executive Chef
4. Putting up your own business requires a lot of patience, integrity, and
dedication. Which of the following characteristics of an entrepreneur is
being referred in the statement?
A. Risk-taker
B. Persistent
C. Committed
D. Hardworking
5. It is a characteristic of a person who is forward-looking.
A. Goal oriented
B. Committed
C. Risk-taker

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 D. Persistent
6. It is a characteristic of an entrepreneur who is strong enough in dealing
and solving the challenges he/she may undertake in running the
business.
A. Honest Creative
B. Risk-taker
C. Discipline
D. Creative
7. In business, the acronym SWOT stands for?
A. Social Ways of Overcoming Threats
B. Strengths, Wellbeing, Opportunities, Threats
C. Sudden, Weaknesses, Outstanding, Threats
D. Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats
8. What does a SWOT analysis focus?
A. Both internal and external factors
B. The internal factors only
C. The external factors only
D. None of the above
9. Which two elements are parts of the internal environment in a SWOT
analysis?
A. Weaknesses and strengths
B. Opportunities and threats
C. Weaknesses and threats
D. Strengths and threats
10. Which of the following displays the traits of a successful chef?
A. They discourage employees’ creativity.
B. They do things the way they were taught and do not change.
C. They are knowledgeable about different foods and techniques.
D. They do not allow employees to provide input on decision in the
workplace.

11.The following are the important reasons why cookery is necessary to

learn, EXCEPT:
A. Earn money
B. Start culinary career

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 C. Promote self-esteem
D. Improve cooking skills
12. It is a characteristic of an individual who will engage in business that
possess a strong faith in his / her abilities and capabilities in dealing
with problems that he/she might encounter in running it.
A. Persistence
B. Hardworking
C. Commitment
D. Self-confidence
13. What personal trait is shown by an entrepreneur if he/she knows how
to handle unusual events that may happen in the business?
A. Copes with uncertainty
B. Goal-oriented
C. Hardworking
D. Committed
14.Which of the following statements holds true about SWOT
Analysis?
A. Identifies the external factors that are favorable and unfavorable
to achieve the objective.
B. Involves specifying the objective of the business venture.
C. Identifies the internal factors that are favorable and unfavorable
to achieve the objective.
D. All of these
15.Which of the following shows weakness in the SWOT analysis?
A. Good in public speaking.
B. The place is quite expensive
C. Having a supportive parent
D. Lacking stress management skills.

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Lesson
INTRODUCTION TO COOKERY
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What’s In
Directions: Answer the following questions and write your answer in
your TLE Cookery activity notebook.
1. What do you want to become in the future?
2. How will you succeed in your chosen career?

What’s New

Why do we cook food?

Directions: List down five answers in this question. Write your answer in
your TLE Cookery activity notebook.

What is It

Cookery
It is an art and science of preparing food for consumption by using heat.
The “how of cooking” can be considered to be the art and the “why of
cooking” could be the science. Cookery is also the skill or activity of preparing
and cooking food.

Importance of the Cookery Course

There are several reasons as to why cookery course is necessary to
learn.
1. Get Acquainted with your Kitchen – helps you to make familiar with
your kitchen and all the tools and equipment in it.

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2. Improve Cooking Skills – trains you how to cook and definitely
improve and develop your cooking abilities.

3. Promote Self Esteem – helps you build self – esteem and confidence
knowing that you can now start and then complete a task like cooking.

4. Encourage Cultural Awareness - teaches you how cultures from

different places prepare their food.

5. Start a Culinary Career – gives you an opportunity to develop a skill in

cooking.

Job Opportunities

There are number of job opportunities in cookery that you can benefit
from once you earn a degree in this field of specialization. The kind of job that
you can find depends on your specialization in cookery. This career can help
you to work in any of the following job opportunities with the corresponding job
descriptions:

Job Opportunities Job Description

Chef
⮚ Oversees a restaurants’ kitchen by managing
other members of the food preparation team
⮚ Decides what dishes to serve and adjusts
orders to meet guests’ requests.

Caterer
⮚ Cooks and prepares large amount of foods
for events and parties.
⮚ Includes buying of food ingredients,
preparing, delivering it to the venue, and
plating in a timely manner.

⮚ Keeps the food hot and delicious while

serving many guests at the same time.

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 Restaurant cook

⮚ Prepares ingredients, ensures cleanliness of

their working area, and keeps the restaurant
stocked with necessary cooking supplies.
⮚ Helps make decisions on day to day menus.

Executive chef
⮚ Chef manager or Head chef.
⮚ Oversees the daily operations of restaurant
and hotel kitchens. This includes hiring,
training, and overseeing kitchen staff and
ensuring a high quality, cost effective
product.

Food and Beverage

manager ⮚ Responsible for ensuring that all foods and
drinks are of the highest quality.
⮚ Designs unique menus, handles customer
complaints, creates company policies and
complies with food and safety regulations.

Restaurant ⮚ Tasks to manage, leads, and supervises the

Manager restaurant operations.

Sales Coordinator
⮚ Responsible for representing and
advertising the restaurant.

Front Office Agent

⮚ Performs all front desks duties such as
check–in/out, reservations, answers phone
messages and special requests from the
guests.

Food Stylist ⮚ Prepares the food for photography in

books, magazines, and other publications

Food Writer
⮚ Writes articles and blogs for food industry
journals and other publications.

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 What’s More
Directions: Identify what is being asked in the following statements.
Choose your answer from the box and write it on the space provided. Copy
these in your TLE Cookery activity notebook.

Food stylist Improve cooking skills

Executive Chef Caterer Promote self esteem

Sales coordinator Start a culinary career

Restaurant manager Cookery Restaurant Cook

Food writer How of cooking

____________1. It is the skill or activity in preparing and cooking food.

___________2. It develops your confidence on how to start and complete a

task.

___________3. It is considered as an art in food preparation.

___________ 4. It is a reason to attend different culinary classes and short

culinary training program.

___________ 5. It is a job opportunity that is responsible for representing and

advertising the restaurant.

____________6. Writes articles and blogs for food industry journals and other
publications.

____________7. Helps make decisions on day-to-day menus.

____________8. Tasks to manage and leads the restaurant operations.

____________ 9. Cooks and prepares large amount of foods for events and
parties.

____________10. Oversees the daily operations of restaurant and hotel

kitchens.

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Lesson PERSONAL ENTREPRENUERAL
COMPETENCIES / PECs
2
TLE_PECS7/8-00-1

What’s New
Activity: Read the short story and answer the given questions. Write
your answer in your TLE Cookery activity notebook.

James grew up in a poor family where he learned the importance of

hard work. When he was in high school, he sold newspapers and cigarettes to
help pay for his schooling.
James learned he was good at woodworking in his TLE classes, and
realized he wanted to make it his profession someday. After high school, he
was not able to go on to college because of lack of money. Instead, he was
obliged to work in a furniture company.
The company where he worked closed when James was 20, and he
found himself suddenly out of job. Instead of applying in another company, he
decided to start his own furniture business. He raised money from his savings
and through loans.
To save his limited capital, James did not hire any help. He budgeted
his money very carefully, spending most of it on good tools and materials. He
worked long hours creating clever designs for his furniture, and looking for
better ways to build them. James started selling his designs to hotels,
restaurants, and resorts. They liked his work so much, and soon, orders
began pouring in and his business grew.

Today, James is the owner of one of the most successful furniture

companies in the country.
Guide Questions: Write your answer in your TLE notebook.
1. What are the characteristics that helped James succeed?
2. How did James acquire his trait of being hardworking?
3. What did he discover during his TLE classes in high school?

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 What is It

Personal Entrepreneurial Competencies (PECs)

Technical and entrepreneurial skills are very much in demand
nowadays. That’s the reason why most of the learners must have to undergo
training in order for them to become more competitive. Developing their skills
will help them in earning a living for their future. In order to become a great
entrepreneur, he/she must acquire the following entrepreneurial traits.

Most Important Entrepreneurial Traits

The following are the fundamental characteristics of an entrepreneur:
1. Hardworking – This means an entrepreneur works diligently and
consistently about it. Hardworking people keep improving their performance to
produce good products and/or provide good services.
2. Self – Confidence – Entrepreneurs have a strong belief in themselves
and their own abilities. They have self-awareness and belief in their own
ability to complete a difficult task or a challenge.
3. Profit – Oriented – An entrepreneur enters the world of business to
generate profit or additional income. The business shall become your bread
and butter. Therefore, you must see to it that the business can generate
income.
4. Goal – Oriented – Entrepreneur knows how to set specific,
measurable, attainable, realistic, and time-bound (SMART) goals. It is easy
for them to divide large goals into short-term goals.

5. Persistence – Entrepreneurs do not easily give up in the face of

problems. This includes making a personal sacrifice or extraordinary effort to
complete a job.
6. Ability to accept change – Entrepreneurs should handle with and do
well on changes. Nothing is permanent but change. Change occurs frequently.
Capitalize on positive changes to make your business grow.

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7. Has the initiative - An entrepreneur takes the initiative. He/She has
the ability to analyze and initiate things independently for the success of his
business.
8. Committed - Good entrepreneurs assume full responsibility over their
business. They give full commitment and solid dedication to make the
business successful.
9. Risk-taking - Entrepreneurs are known for doing tasks that are
moderately challenging in order to achieve a goal.
10. Disciplined - Successful entrepreneurs always stick to the plan and
fight the temptation to do what is unimportant.
11. Creative - An entrepreneur should be creative and innovative to stay in
the business and in order to have an edge over the other competitors.
12. Demand for efficiency and quality - Entrepreneur see to it that the
business meets or exceeds existing standards of excellence and exerts
efforts to improve past performance and do things better. They set high but
realistic standards.
13. Excellent planner - A good entrepreneur develops and follows the
steps in the plans diligently to realize goals. A good entrepreneur knows that
planning is an effective skill only when combined with action.
14. Possesses people skills - This is a very important skill needed to be
successful in any kind of business. People skills refer to effective and efficient
communication and establishing good relationship to the people working in
and out of your business. In day-to-day business transactions, you need to
deal with people. A well-developed interpersonal skill can make a huge
difference between success and failure of the business.
15. Sound decision maker - Successful entrepreneurs have the ability to
think quickly and to make wise decisions towards a pre-planned set of
objectives. Sound decisions should be based on given facts and information
and lead towards the pre-planned objectives.

16. Information seeking - Entrepreneur updates themselves with new

information about his/her customers, the market, suppliers, and competitors.
This is rooted to their natural sense of curiosity.

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 What’s More

Matching Type: Match the entrepreneurial traits in column A with the

corresponding descriptions in column B. Write the letter of the correct answer
in your TLE Cookery activity notebook.

Column A Column B

A. Makes wise decisions towards the set

1. Ability to accept
objectives
change
2. Creative B. Strategic thinking and setting of goals
3. Committed C. Trusting in one‘s ability
4. Confident. D. Adoptable to change
E. Innovates to have an edge over other
competitor.
5. Disciplined
6. Excellent Planner F. Solid dedication
7. Hardworking G. Skillful in record keeping
8. Possess people skills H. Always sticks to the plan
9. Profit-oriented I. Work diligently
10. Sound decision J. Effective and efficient communication
maker skills and relates well people
K. Always looking for an opportunity to
have/earn income.

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Lesson ANALYZING SWOT
3 TLE_EM7/8-00-1

What’s New

Directions: In your place, identify three successful

entrepreneurs/business owners. Write your answer in your TLE Cookery
activity notebook.

What is It

SWOT Analysis

SWOT’’ is an acronym for Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and

Threats. The SWOT Analysis began its life in the ‘70s as a planning tool for
analyzing a professional project or business venture. Unchanged in its format,
it’s still used today to help businesses focus their thoughts, analyze their
progress, and strategically shape their decision-making. SWOT can also be
used in personal context, you as an individual can develop your career and
personality by identifying your strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and
threats. Reviewing your identity, abilities, personality and applying it to a
SWOT framework will allow you to better yourself and advance in your chosen
career. This step will help you improve your business of choice and prepare
for challenges. The table below will help you differentiate among these four
features.

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 INTERNAL EXTERNAL
P Strengths Opportunities

O - Positive and controllable - Positive factors that are not

factors that contribute to the within the control of the business. -
S
business’ success. Possibilities that you can take
I - An internal resource or advantage of to help you achieve
T capability which is needed to your goals and ambitions
achieve the desired goals. - An external situation that
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Examples: could provide a competitive
V
• Cheap raw materials advantage.
E • Skilled employees Examples:
• Ease of management • Absence of similar products
• Small capital outlay in the market.
• Experience workforce • New markets being
• Business is located in developed.
an area with many
people living. •
There is strong support from
the local government for
small and medium
businesses to expand.
N Weaknesses Threats

E - Areas where you or your - Negative factors that are

organization may be weaker beyond the control of the business.
G
than others. - An external situation which
A - An internal barrier to could damage your space for
T achieve the desired goals. attaining objectives.
- Set of problems, - Things that may prevent you
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difficulties or shortcomings or your organization from making a
V
encountered by the business. profit or achieving your goals.
E Examples: Examples:
• Lack of working capital • Raw material shortages
• Poor location • Too many competitors
• Inexperience owner • New methods of food
• Establishment is old and production that are better and
looks outdated. more effective are coming
out.

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 Limited space inside the
establishment, thereby
limiting the number of
customers it can
accommodate.
New technologies are
available and are used by
competitors.

What’s More

Directions: Below are factors and elements in the business, market and
environment that affect the success of the business. Determine whether they
are (S) strengths, (W) weaknesses, (O) opportunities or (T) threats. Write only
the first letter of your answer in your TLE Cookery activity notebook.
_______1. The business has staff who are experienced and well –
trained.
_______2. There are new technologies that are better and more
advanced than what the business uses.
_______3. The government strongly supports small and medium
enterprises to boost the growth of the businesses.
_______4. The business is located in an area that has many customers.
_______5. New and popular products are being introduced in the market
from other competitors.
_______6. The establishment looks old and needs repairs.
_______7. The owner has invested small capital into the business.
_______8. The business space has a limited capacity to entertain many
customers at the same time.
_______9. The small nature of the business enables it to provide
excellent customer care because the small amount of work
allows its staff to devote more time to customers.

________10. The small size of the business’ workforce puts it in helpless

position when a staff member becomes sick or takes a leave
from work.

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 What I Have Learned

Directions: Fill in the blanks with the missing word/s to complete each
statement. Choose your answer from the box below. Write your answer in
your TLE Cookery activity notebook.
Culinary class Strengths Managing Planning tool
Hot and delicious Not within Article and blogs
Plan New Skill/activity
information
1. Cookery is a_____________ of preparing and cooking food.
2. Simplest way to start culinary career is to attend _____________.
3. Chef’s task is to oversee a restaurants’ kitchen by_____________ other
members of the food preparation team.
4. The challenge of the caterer is to keep food_____________ while serving
many guests at the same time.
5. Food Writer writes_____________ for food industry journals and other
publications.
6. Successful entrepreneurs always stick to the___________ and fight the
temptation to do what is unimportant.
7. Entrepreneur updates themselves with_____________ about his/her
customers, the market, suppliers, and competitors.
8. _____________ are positive and controllable factors that contribute to the
favorability of a business opportunity.
9. The SWOT Analysis began its life in the ‘70s as a_____________ for
analyzing a professional project or business venture.
10. Opportunities are positive factors that are_____________ the control of
the business.

What I Can Do
Directions: Create a business idea that relates with a career choice in
cookery. From the business idea that you created, write two strengths,

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opportunities, weaknesses and threats. You will be guided with the following
questions for each feature. Write your answer in your TLE Cookery activity
notebook.

Strengths Opportunities

1. Why do people praise or like 1. What jobs can you offer from
your business?. your business?
2. What achievements are you 2. What are the advantages of
proud of from your business? your business achievements?

Weaknesses Threats

1. What business resources do 1. Who are your business

you lack in or need more? competitors?
2. What are the negative 2. What new business resources
feedbacks of your business? do you lack in?

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 Assessment

Directions: Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write the chosen
letter on your TLE Cookery activity notebook.
1. He/she oversees the daily operations of restaurant and hotel kitchens.
A. Restaurant Manager
B. Restaurant Cook
C. Front Office Agent
D. Executive Chef
2. This refers to the preparation of food with the application of art and
science.
A. Technology
B. Cookery
C. Industrial Arts
D. Practical Arts
3. What is the main task of a restaurant manager?
A. Makes decisions on day to day menus.
B. Manages, leads and supervises the restaurant operations.
C. Cooks and prepares large amount of food for events and parties.
D. Prepares the food for photography in books
and other publications.
4. It is an entrepreneurial traits that takes time to consider the advices,
suggestions, and recommendations from fellow entrepreneurs.
. A. Responsible
B. Willing to listen
C. Committed
D. Hardworking
5. It is a characteristic of a successful entrepreneur that ventures new
business ideas.
A. Initiative
B. Risk taker
C. Opportunity seeker
D. Committed
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6. It is an entrepreneurial trait wherein the business generates income not
only for you but also for your family.
A. Profit-oriented
B. Takes initiative
C. Risk taker
D. Opportunity seeker
7. These are the two elements of internal environment.
A. Strengths and threats
B. Opportunities and threats
C. Weaknesses and strengths
D. Weaknesses and threats
8. In the acronym SWOT, what does S stand for?
A. Star
B. Stress
C. Social
D. Strength
9. What does SWOT analysis focus?
A. The internal factors only
B. The external factors only
C. Both internal and external factors
D. None of the above
10. The following are the important reasons why cookery is necessary
to learn, EXCEPT:
A. Promote self-esteem
B. Earn money
C. Start culinary career
D. Improve cooking skills
11.The following are undesirable traits of a chef,
EXCEPT:
A. They discourage employees creativity.
B. They do things the way they were taught and do not change.
C. They are knowledgeable about different foods
and techniques.

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 D. They do not allow employees to provide input on decision in the
workplace.

12.This is an entrepreneurial trait where one knows how to handle unusual

events that may happen in the business which include problems in
managing the workers, problems on the delivery of goods and services,
and the problems on demand and production.
A. Goal oriented
B. Hard working
C. Copes with uncertainty
D. Committed
13.It is a characteristic of an individual who would like to engage in any
business that possess a strong faith in his / her ability and capabilities
in dealing with the different problems that she might encounter in
running a business.
A. Persistence
B. Hardworking
C. Self - confidence
D. Commitment
14.Which of these statements is true about SWOT Analysis?
A. Specifying the objective of the business venture.
B. Identifying the external factors that are
favorable and unfavorable to achieve the objective.
C. Identifying the internal factors that are favorable and unfavorable
to achieve the objective.
D. All of these
15. Which of the examples is a weakness in SWOT?
A. The place is quite expensive.
B. Having supportive parent.
C. Good in public speaking.
D. Lacking stress management skills.

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 Additional Activities

Self – assessment Test

Using the Entrepreneurial Assessment, evaluate your qualities as a
future food entrepreneur. Can you be a successful food entrepreneur?
Directions: Answer honestly and write the letter only in your TLE Cookery
activity notebook.
1. Are you innovative?
A. I am open – minded to new methods of improving food I will offer.
B. I will not try new methods of preparing my food offerings.
2. Are you creative?
A. I will exert effort to develop my imagination in food preparation.
B. I will not exert much effort to develop my imagination in food
preparation.
3. Are you concerned about the preservation of the environment?
A. I am willing to do my share in the preservation of the environment by
practicing environment management service (EMS).
B. I will not do my share in the preservation of the environment.
4. Are you efficient?
A. I will closely supervise the preparation of food to be served.
B. I will just let other employees do the job.
5. Do you possess good human relations?
A. I enjoy the company of people and I am a team player.
B. I do not enjoy the company of the people.
6. Are you hardworking?
A. I believe that success comes from hard work by putting time and
effort for the business.
B. I tend to avoid too much work.
7. Are you healthy?
A. I exercise regularly and eat healthy foods.
B. I do not eat a balance diet and I do not exercise regularly.
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8. Are you organized?
A. I make plans before doing things.
B. I do not make plans ahead of time.
9. Are you optimistic/cheerful?
A. I have a positive attitude towards work.
B. I am pessimistic by nature.
10. Are you quality conscious?
A. I always aim for excellence in my undertakings.
B. I get tired of looking for ways of improving the quality of whatever I
do.
Each A answer is equivalent to 10 points.
Each B answer is equivalent to 5 points.
85 – 100 – You have strong entrepreneurial characteristics.
71 – 84 – You have weaknesses that need improvement.
50 – 70 - The commitments of an entrepreneur are hard for you at this
time.

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 Answer Key
What I Know What’s More 1 What’s More 2

What’s More 3 What I have Learned Assessment

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Books

Commercial Cooking 10,20,30 Curriculum Guidelines a Practical

and Applied Art
Corazon M. Simisim.Technology and Livelihood Education
Cookery 9, The Library Publishing House , INC.
Dr. Cristina a. Villanueva. Effective Technology and Home
Economics, Adriana Publishing Co.,INC.
Learning Module Cookery 9
K to 12 Basic Education Curriculum Technology and Livelihood
Education Learning Module

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