St. Vincent’s High School of Bonifacio, Mis. Occ., Inc.

7215 Poblacion, Bonifacio, Misamis Occidental Philippines

“Your Partner in Christian Formation since 1946”
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GRADE 12 – ST. MATTHEW

2nd Monthly Exam
Trends, Networks, and Critical Thinking in the 21st Century Culture

NAME: SCORE:

I. Directions: Identify the following statements/examples. Write T if it is a TREND; and F

if it is a FAD. Write your answer in the space provided before each number. NO
ERASURES! Erasures means wrong.

1. It is a short – lived.
2. It is based on culture, tradition and beliefs.
3. LED Television.
4. Electric Fan.
5. It is long term/it has longer staying power.
6. Jumpsuit.
7. Education
8. It is a temporary event called as “flash in the pan”.
9. Hairstyles
10. Technology
11. Online banking
12. Medical Tourism
13. Puka Shell Necklace
14. “Gwiyomi” song
15. Denim Jeans
16. Animated Films
17. Business Process Outsourcing
18. Platform boots
19. Instagram
20.“Pen Pineapple Apple Pen” song

II. IDENTIFICATION
Directions: Identify what is being asked and write your answer in the space provided
before each number. NO ERASURES! Erasures means wrong.

1. These are conceptualized ideas that has the prospect of providing or

2. continuing influence for a long period of time. trends
3. In this stage, an innovative idea, whether in the form a new product, service,
or in other form, develops into the market or become known to the trendiest
consumers.
4. It is informally interconnected group or associations of persons such as
friends or professional colleagues.
5. It is a social structure made up of set of social actors, sets of dyadic ties, and
other social interactions between actors.
6. Measured by the number of connections between actors.
7. A type of ties in which the relationship is reciprocated because of the number
of connections.
8. A style or activity that suddenly becomes popular but which usually does not
stay popular for very long.
9. Is the extent to which a link between actors serves a multiplicity of interest in
the community.
10. It refers to the dependence of two (2) or more people or things on each other.
 11. Is the accumulated benefits as a result of the maintenance of a positive
relationship between groups and associations in the community.
12. A type of ties in which the relationship is not given ties as it is to be.
13. Actors can establish relations in other groups in the community rather than
establish all of their relationships with one member of one group.
14. According to , a trend is a “look [that] has the appeal of
“newness” because it has been missing or scarce in the marketplace.”
15. In this stage, the trend becomes a mainstream product or service.

Characteristics and Elements of a Trend Examples of a Trend Examples of a Fad

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III. Identify the difference between a trend and a fad. Give examples.

IV. ESSAY: Answer the following questions. Write your explanation on the lines after each
item.

1. Can a trend become a fad? Can a fad become a trend? Why do you think so? Justify your
answers by giving examples.

2. How do local networks influence us?