Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
REGION I
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF PANGASINAN II
DON RAMON E. COSTALES MEMORIAL NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
VILLASIS, PANGASINAN
TRENDS, NETWORKS AND CRITICAL THINKING IN THE 21ST CENTURY
QUARTER 1
Directions: Read and analyze the items below. Use a separate sheet for your answers. Write only the
letter of the best answer for each test item. Use CAPITAL LETTERS.
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 B. Classic C. Microtrends D. Trend
2. It is usually called as a “flash in the pan” and “catching on”.
A. Fad B. Classic C. MicrotrendsD. 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 B. Classic C. Microtrends 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 B. Classic C. Microtrends 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 B. Fad C. Fragmentation 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 B. MainstreamC. Trendy D. Transitory
8. In this stage of a trend, entrepreneurial and business firms participate to develop and innovate ideas.
A. Fringe stage B. MainstreamC. Trendy 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 B. Cellphone C. Laptops D. Hair styles
12. Which of the following elements make up a trend?
A. Acceptability B. Cultural basis C. Duration of time D. All of the above
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SCHOOLS DIVISION OF PANGASINAN II
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VILLASIS, PANGASINAN
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 B. Development C. Recursion 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.
16. Which of the following refers to the totality of pieces and segments that somehow considered as
parts?
A. Cause B. Consequence C. Part D. Whole
17. Which of the following is considered as pieces, sections, or qualities that can make or form
something?
A. Cause B. Consequence C. Part D. Whole
18. The sets of items whose frequency changes significantly from one data set to another is called:
_________________________
A. Cause and Consequences C. Parts and Whole
B. Emerging Patterns D. Fads and Trends
19. The following are definitions of cause, EXCEPT: __________________
A. something that brings effect or result
B. reason for an action or condition
C. bring forth or give rise to
D. something produced
20. Which of the following refers to a short-term event, which others called as the
flash in the pan?
A. Fad B. Megatrend C. Microtrend D. Trend
21. Intuitive thinking and strategic thinking processes help us come up with a quick decision or conclusion
without being partial but promoting the common good. Which of the following best describes an intuitive
thinking?
A. It applies all cognitive processes in the orientation in the future.
B. It employs mental processes that are conceptual, systematic and opportunistic.
C. It is far more than using additional sensors to perceive and get aware of the information from
outside.
D. It is the individual’s capacity for thinking conceptually, imaginatively, systematically and
opportunistically to attain success in the future.
22. Which of the following statement describes the intuitive thinking?
A. It is quick and ready insight. C. It applies cognitive process to solve problems.
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B. It is a systematic way of thinking. D. It is a logical way of thinking to the
discovery of elemental laws.
23. How did Albert Einstein, a theoretical physicist who is considered one of the greatest physicists of all
time, describes intuition?
A. The power of intuitive understanding will protect you from harm until the end of your days.
B. Intuition comes very close to clairvoyance; it appears to be the extrasensory perception of
reality.
C. Intuition is the supra-logic that cuts out all the routine processes of thought and leaps straight
from the problem to the answer.
D. There is no logical way to the discovery of these elemental laws and there is only the way of
intuition, which, helped by a feeling for the order lying behind the appearance.
24. Lao Tzu, an ancient Chinese philosopher describes intuition as which of the following statements?
A. The power of intuitive understanding will protect you from harm until the end of your days.
B. Intuition comes very close to clairvoyance; it appears to be the extrasensory perception of
reality.
C. Intuition is the supra-logic that cuts out all the routine processes of thought and leaps straight
from the problem to the answer.
D. There is no logical way to the discovery of these elemental laws and there is only the way of
intuition, which, helped by a feeling for the order lying behind the appearance.
25. Both the intuitive and strategic thinking processes help one to come up with a quick decision or
conclusion without being partial by promoting the common good. What is the difference between them?
A. Intuitive thinking is a slow process while strategic thinking is lightning fast.
B. Intuitive thinking is safer because it relies on past experience which means it might be outdated
data.
C. Intuitive thinking is just that: thoughts that arise from the back of your mind while strategic
thinking is a systematic approach to solving problems.
D. Intuitive thinking requires you to go out and collect data you never had, then analyze it while
strategic thinking only analyzes existing data you already have in your brain.
26. Which is a safer approach to problem solving, intuitive thinking or strategic thinking and which could
be the best explanation?
A. Intuitive thinking is safer because thoughts will just arise from the back of your mind.
B. Strategic thinking is safer because you are forced to collect new data you never had, then
analyze it.
C. Intuitive thinking because it only relives on past experience which means it might be working on
outdated data.
D. Intuitive thinking is safer because your intuitions are knowledge derived from accumulated
experiences.
27. They say that this thinking process is better than the other in solving problems. Which do you think is
the better thinking process and what could be the possible explanation for that?
A. Strategic thinking because it uses intuitions derived from accumulated experience.
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VILLASIS, PANGASINAN
B. Intuitive thinking because the situation you are dealing with has something in common with
your past experience.
C. Intuitive thinking because you solve problems based on your past experience which is similar to
the present situation.
D. Strategic thinking because you have to collect data, then analyze it to come up with a sound
decision and use intuitions as a valuable input only.
28. Which is NOT true about intuitive thinking and strategic analysis?
A. Intuitive thinking can be as powerful as analysis.
B. Intuitive thinking and strategic thinking work hand in hand.
C. Intuition can work advantageously in challenging trends of the 21st century.
D. Intuitive thinking and strategic thinking always combine to the same course of action.
29. While we discover how to become an intuitive or strategic thinker, let us come across the three types
of thinkers: uncritical, selfish critical, fair-minded critical persons. Who are the uncritical persons?
A. They are skilled thinkers who do not genuinely accept the values of critical thinking.
B. Persons who have not developed intellectual skills, too naïve, conformists and easily
manipulated.
C. They are skilled thinkers who do accept and honor the values of critical thinking.
D. Persons who try to find and correct the flaws in their own reasoning and to be fair to those
whom they disagree.
30. Which of the following could a selfish person might say if he could clearly see how he uses thinking to
deal with the world?
A. I don’t need to think! I understand everything without thinking. I just do whatever occurs to me
to do.
B. I think a lot! It helps me trick people and get what I want. I figure out how to get other kids do
what I want.
C. I think a lot! I want to understand myself and why I do things. Sometimes I do things that I don’t
understand.
D. I think a lot! It helps me to learn. It helps m
Prepared by:
JAY NELSON M, ESTEBAN VIE-ANN U. SIBAYAN
SHS Teacher II SHS Teacher I
Checked by: Noted:
EVELYN C. BIAY, Ed.D. ROWENA LEA G. MORENO
SHS Assistant Principal II School Principal IV
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Telephone No: (075) 564-4052/ (075) 564-3249
E-mail: drecmnhs300308@[Link]
