1ST QUIZ IN TRENDS

Directions: Read and understand the statements below. Write the letter of your best answer in a separate sheet of paper.

1. It is basically a pattern or a conceptualized idea that has a prospect of providing or having a continuing influence for a longer
period of time.
A. Fad C. Microtrends
B. Classic D. Trend

2. It is usually called as a “flash in the pan” and “catching on”.

A. Fad C. Microtrends
B. Classic D. Trend

3. It is not created but it just revived from a style that existed all along in the lives of some subgroup.
A. Fad C. Microtrends
B. Classic D. Trend

4. It to a trend that is always present in some form that is appropriate across diverse occasions and accepted by diverging
consumer groups.
A. Fad C. Microtrends
B. Classic D. Trend

5. It happens when there is a recent development in the trend or a reinvention which leads to a fringe stage of a trend.
A, Classic C. Fragmentation
B. Fad D. Trend

6. A characteristic of a trend is rooted on the people’s cultural traditions, beliefs and values.
A. Acceptability C. Duration of time
B. Cultural Basis D. Transitory increase or decrease

7. A stage of trend the “most fashion-forward brands and retailers” assess the viability/sustainability of the concept. They usually
conduct test-market researches.
A. Fringe stage C. Trendy
B. Mainstream D. Transitory

8. In this stage of a trend, entrepreneurial and business firms participate to develop and innovate ideas.
A. Fringe stage C. Trendy
B. Mainstream D. Transitory

9. Which of the following is an example of a trend?

A. Emphasis on eating food with less fat and protein
B. Low carb diets were fads within that trend.
C. Different version of individual diet plans and weight loss programs.
D. Healthy eating has been important to a certain part of the population for a long time.

10. All of the following describes a trend except:

A. Appears mostly to a lot of industries and crosses over into others.
B. Greater consumer adoption due to their effectiveness.
C. Develop slowly, longer staying power, take longer to build and their effects may be felt for years and sometimes even decades.
D. Often appears in a single industry and rarely crosses over into others.

11. Which of the following product is a fad?

A. Camera C. Laptops
B. Cellphone D. Hair styles

12. Which of the following elements make up a trend?

A. Acceptability C. Duration of time
B. Cultural basis D. All of the above
13. All of the following are true about fad except:
A. It fades away easily.
B. It is prone to being outmoded.
C. It is manifested in a form of pattern.
D. Confined in a particular segment in society.

14. “Giving some starting information and a rule of how to use it to get new information, the rule is then repeated using the new
information.” This statement is describing a:
A. Fad C. Recursion
B. Development D. Trend

15. What happens to a trend in the Mainstream stage?

A. Products develop into the market.
B. Increase the perceptibility of a trend.
C. The possibility of fragmentation or micro trend.
D. Entrepreneurial participate to develop innovative ideas.

Photo Analysis

1. Why do we consider buffet restaurants as trend?

2. Why do we consider this product as a fad and not a trend?

3. Why do we consider these products as trends?

 4. Why do we consider this product a fad and not a trend?

5. Why do we consider this product as a fad only?