FERMIN TAYABAS NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

CABAYUGAN, CALAPE, BOHOL

MIDTERM EXAMINATION
TRENDS, NETWORKS AND CRITICAL THINKING IN THE 21ST CENTURY

1. Our society is modern and fast-paced, globally networked, technologically oriented, and
overwhelmed with varied changes and development. What kind of learners does it require?
a. learners who think critically, make judicious decisions, and act with prudence
b. learners who think instantaneously, make quick decisions, and act with heedlessness
c. learners who think randomly, make right decisions, and act with authority
d. learners who think cautiously, make a not so bad decision, and act with conviction
2. These are the keys to learners’ learning and success.
a. Learners’ interpersonal skills
b. Learners’ expanded experiences
c. Learners’ communicative skills
d. Learners’ eagerness to learn
3. James Martin said “Humanity’s demands on the planet are growing rapidly. If we are able to
make the planet and civilization work, we face a magnificent future. If we fail, we could be
headed for a new Dark Age.” How does he call the 21st century?
a. “make or break century”
b. “take it or leave it century”
c. “give and take century”
d. “golden century”
4. It is one of the significant changes in the 21st century which has significantly affected people’s
lifestyle.
a. Technology
b. Globalization
c. Multiculturalism
d. Internet
5. Which of the following is/are brought about by the growing Internet access in the Philippines?
i. poses opportunities and challenges for many kinds of companies
ii. provided an increasingly fertile channel for connecting with consumers
iii. new markets are closing in a range of internet sectors
a. i only
b. ii only
c. i and ii
d. i, ii and iii
6. it is one of the promising potential of the 21st century.
a. Misdirecting learners to another perspective
b. Embracing everyone as part of a one big family
c. Leading learners to become learned and responsible citizens
d. Drastic dispersion of information and values
7. They always keep an eye on the big picture while securing and arranging the smaller details in
useful ways.
 a. Good thinkers
b. Good synthesizers
c. Good decision makers
d. Good collaborators
8. It means having a clever awareness and sharp intelligence in identifying which needs much
attention.
a. Shrewd triage
b. Shrewd
c. Triage
d. astute
9. The following skills are imperative for every learner to cultivate to be able to survive in today’s
world except:
a. creativity
b. individualism
c. problem-solving
d. innovation
10. The following skills are required upon embarking on a technology-propelled age except:
i. Think deeply about any emerging issue
ii. Solve problems creatively
iii. Work individually
iv. Communicate vaguely
v. Learn fast-changing technologies
vi. Deal with overwhelming information
a. iii only
b. ii and iii
c. iv and iii
d. None of the above
11. Employing standards of thinking, knowing the box before going outside the box.
a. Contextualizing
b. Critical and creative thinking
c. Creating and deriving meaning
d. Pattern recognition
12. How did Trilling and Fadel (2009) summarize the composition of the 21st century skills?
a. 4Rs x 7Cs = 21st Century Learning
b. 7Rs x 3Cs = 21st Century Learning
c. 3Rs x 4Cs = 21st Century Learning
d. 3Rs x 7Cs = 21st Century Learning
13. Which of the following set of skills comprise the Learning Skills?
a. Critical thinking, Creative thinking, Flexibility, Leadership
b. Critical thinking, Creative thinking, Collaborating, Communicating
c. Critical thinking, Social Skills, flexibility, technology literacy
d. Critical thinking, Social Skills, Leadership, Media literacy
14. Life skills includes the following except:
a. Flexibility
 b. Initiative
c. Social skills
d. Collaborating
15. It is an important element of change that can be manifested in the 21st Century.
a. Cultivating a borderless world
b. Cultivating good moral values
c. Cultivating a trendy lifestyle
d. Cultivating critical thinking
16. Which of the following interpretations can we derive from the song “Imagine” by John Lennon?
a. As petty as we can get, most of us could not imagine a world with no possessions.
b. No one should dream for a peaceful world because it’s impossible.
c. People from different races and religion will never be united.
d. A borderless world is hard to imagine and realize.
17. In critical thinking, how does the thinker improves the quality of his/her thinking?
a. By employing a set of an unattainable standards and coping to them.
b. By finding answers to all the questions in our mind.
c. By skillfully taking charge of the structures inherent in thinking and imposing intellectual
standards upon them.
d. By questioning our own thinking and ask someone’s provision to satisfy those questions.
18. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a well-cultivated critical thinker?
a. Communicates effectively with others in figuring out solutions to complex problems
b. Raises vital questions and problems, formulating them clearly and precisely
c. Gathers and assesses relevant information, using abstract ideas to interpret it
effectively, comes to well-reasoned conclusions and solutions, testing them against
relevant criteria and standards
d. Thinks single-mindedly within alternative systems of thought, recognizing and
assessing, as need be, their assumptions, implications and practical consequences
19. Critical thinking is defined as the following except:
a. Self-directed
b. Self-absorbed
c. Self-disciplined
d. Self-monitored
20. The following are popular but false views about critical thinking except:
a. Critical thinking is a skill
b. Critical thinking means indoctrination
c. Critical thinking is self-monitored
d. Critical theories are uncritical theories
21. According to Linda Elder’s Conceptualization of Critical Thinking, which of the following
statement is NOT an attitude of a critical thinker?
a. Strive to develop the power of their egocentric and socio-centric tendencies.
b. Attempt to live rationally, reasonably, and empathically.
c. Keenly aware of the inherently flawed nature of human thinking when left unchecked.
d. Use the intellectual tools that critical thinking offers – concepts and principles that
enable them to analyze, assess, and improve thinking.
22. Which of the following is true about assumptions?
a. An assumption is something we take for granted or presupposed.
b. All of our thinking and experiences are based on assumptions.
c. Both a and b
d. None of the choices
23. Individual’s capacity for thinking conceptually, imaginatively, systematically, and
opportunistically with regard to the attainment of success in the future.
a. Strategic thinking
b. Critical thinking
c. Intuitive thinking
d. Conceptualization
24. They are skilled thinkers who accept and honor the values of critical thinking.
a. Uncritical persons
b. Selfish critical persons
c. Fair-minded critical persons
d. Strategic persons
25. They are skilled thinkers who do use the intellectual skills of critical thinking selectively and self-
deceptively to foster and serve their vested interest.
a. Uncritical persons
b. Selfish critical persons
c. Fair-minded critical persons
d. Strategic persons
26. Which of the following statements is true about fad?
a. Fads are complex synthesis of information from a wide variety of fields.
b. Fad is a gradual change or development that produces a particular result.
c. Fad is a provisory interest that people follow enthusiastically but doesn’t last long.
d. A fad always has an infinite beginning and end.
27. Persons who are naïve, conformist, easily manipulated, often inflexible, easily confused, typically
unclear, narrow-minded, and consistently ineffective in their use of language.
a. Uncritical persons
b. Selfish critical persons
c. Fair-minded critical persons
d. Strategic persons
28. Referred to as gut feeling, sixth sense, inner sense, instinct, inner voice, spiritual guide, etc.
a. Critical thinking
b. Intuitive decision-making
c. Strategic thinking
d. Creative thinking
29. Which statement is false?
a. All of our thinking and experiences are based on assumptions.
b. All assumptions are correct and true.
c. Assumptions can be verifiable or disputable.
d. An assumption is something we take for granted or presuppose.
30. ________ is a recurrent phenomenon that takes place over time and gives rise to speculation on
the future while ________ is an intense short-lived fashion.
a. Fad, Trend
b. Trend, fad
c. Trend, style
d. Fad, style
31. What does becoming divergent mean?
a. Not conforming
b. Honest
c. Peaceful
d. Brave
32. Which of the following is an example of a fad?
a. High-tech gadgets
b. Yaya Dub used dubsmash and got so popular overnight.
c. Teleserye/soap opera
d. Social media networks
33. When does critical thinking become an indoctrination?
a. When teachers support the idea of multiculturalism and diversity.
b. When an individual has a self-disciplined thinking which attempts to reason at the
highest level of quality in a fair-minded way.
c. When teachers talk about the need to be critical
d. None of the above
34. How does one possess a critical spirit?
a. By willingly engaging in the give and take of critical discussion.
b. By selfishly taking all the critical situations being encountered.
c. By letting others decide on what you should think and do.
d. a and c
35. According to Martin Luther King, Jr., how should thinking, as the function of education be
taught?
a. Extensively and acutely
b. Mandatorily and voluntarily
c. Customarily and rigorously
d. Intensively and critically
36. Which of the following statements best describe a trend?
a. It is an important skill in the 21st century affording those inclined a portal into the future.
b. A trend is a product that is characterized by a quick rise in sales and popularity followed
by a quick decline in sales and popularity.
c. The Ice Bucket Challenge was one of the major trends in 2014.
d. Trends are best guesses for future events and patterns that are based on present
peripheral and historical information.
37. In the poem “The Paradox of Our Time” by Bob Moorehead, which line reminds us the
importance of patience?
a. We have taller buildings but shorter tempers
b. We’ve learned to rush but not to wait
 c. We have wider freeways but narrower viewpoints
d. We have more degrees but less sense
38. What 21st Century Skills does “careful consideration of the situation” referring to?
a. Anchoring
b. Filtering
c. Deriving meaning
d. Contextualizing
39. A form of prejudice usually implying an unjustifiable mental learning in favour of or against
someone or something.
a. Bias
b. Bigot
c. Egocentricity
d. Ethnocentricity
40. What lesson can we get from the song “One Tin Soldier?”
a. Always pursue your desire and ambition no matter what it takes.
b. It’s okay to put someone at stake for the sake of realizing your personal goals.
c. Selfish actions will always lead people to misfortune and regret.
d. It’s okay to make mistakes as long as we’re sorry about it.