Values Ed Enhancement Drills: Set 1

Values Ed Drills Set 1: VE Majorship Enhancement Drills

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Direction: Analyze each item carefully and choose the letter that represents the best answer in each item.

NOTE: The bullets represent options A, B, C, D.

  1. The rationality of the human person does NOT help in actualizing his/her being human if he/she
    • constantly seeks opportunities for learning 
    • build his/her power of reason to justify his/her mistakes
    • seeks the truth to rectify his/her past errors and ignorance
    • contributes his/her peace of mind for others’ goal
  1. The multi-dimensional nature of the human person provides the rationale of the core values in the program. The human person is described as a/an:
    • total human person
    • rational animal
    • embodied spirit
    • spiritual being
  1. In the information of the intellect and will, man as a rational being must address the need to develop his spiritual faculties. This is governed by the guiding rule, a synergy expressed succinctly by one of the following:
    • Values education is taught for higher spiritual good.
    • Man is his pursuit for higher good, achieve Happiness.
    • Education is the search for knowledge and truth.
    • The object of the intellect is truth, of the will, goodness.
  2. What level of mentality has been reinforced by series of advertisement of consumer products that subscribe to subjective human satisfaction and gratification at the expense of moral values and attitudes of the youth?
    • Subliminal perception
    • Hedonistic
    • Collectivism
    • Liberalism
  3. What is meant by person is a social being?
    • A person should always be happy in the company of other people.
    • A person has the capacity to adapt to the ways of the people.
    • A person necessarily relates with other human beings.
    • A person chooses to relate with others.
  4. The emotion as appetitive faculty of the human person may help him/her to become more fully human as in these situations EXCEPT one. Which is an exception?
    • Marta denounces immorality by revealing an illicit affair between two married co-teachers publicly.
    • Cess secretly nurtures her love for a married man and decides later to overcome her feelings for him.
    • Jun expressed his passion for fairness in labor practice by leading a union strike.
    • Mr. Dela Cruz, a school principal overjoyed over the result of the national competition that his school participated that he gave a party celebration to the whole school.
  5. Which faculty of the person is used when one allows his/her friend to cheat out of pity?
    • Will
    • Senses
    • Emotions
    • Intellect
  6. What do you call the human being’s capacity to direct himself/herself to a goal?
    • self-introspection
    • self-determination
    • self-motivation
    • self-discipline
  7. What could be the basis for moral action to resolve the argument wherein the one believes that cheating is moral while another believes otherwise?
    • The end does not justify the means.
    • Majority of the students are doing anyway.
    • It is better to cheat than to repeal.
    • It is unfair to study very hard while others are cheating.
  8. Which one of the following BEST describes a moral person?
    • Comes up with well-planned and well-analyzed decisions.
    • Personal decisions and actions for values are genuinely internalized.
    • The universal and absolute guiding principles are followed in acting and in making decisions.
    • The desired moral and ethical values are genuinely internalized.
  9. The intangible force and determinant factor that enables one to work and study hard, to control his emotion, to cheat or to respect property of others pertains to:
    • Power
    • The Will
    • Intellect
    • Conscience
  10. Which value is inculcated when one obeys rules with unquestioned deference to power? One must obey rules:
    • because of its ultimate goodness.
    • In order to avoid punishment.
    • Because of one’s dictate of conscience.
    • Because of respect for moral order.
  11. Which is NOT a characteristic of human acts?
    • It must be performed by an agent who is acting freely, that is by his/her own volition and powers.
    • It must be performed by an agent who decides willfully to perform the act.
    • It must be performed by an agent who follows the rules of conduct.
    • It must be performed by a conscious agent who is aware of what s/he is doing.
  12. The historicity of the human person proved that his/her existence in the world is an existence of time. Which of the following concepts BEST describes this philosophy?
    • Human historicity manifests development and continuity.
    • Human existency is an existence of time.
    • Human historicity is prior to history and time.
    • Human historicity is an expression of human nature.
  13. Which of the following circumstances regarding the accountability of an act is applicable for an administrator?
    • Person in authority have the same liability as their subordinates.
    • Persona vested with authority have higher accountability than those who merely follow orders.
    • Persons with higher educational attainment are presumed to have higher liability than those with lower education.
    • Persons with higher educational attainment share almost the same liability with those who have lower education.
  1. What is the key to personal growth and success?
    • Begin with assessing oneself.
    • Begin with an end in mind.
    • Enhance one’s intelligence.
    • Assert one’s feelings and opinion.
  2. Which of the following term refers to the behavior of helping others when there is no expectation of reward for oneself?
    • Aggressive
    • Cognitive
    • Pessimistic
    • Altruistic
  3. Which of the following is NOT considered a transpersonal strategy?
    • Visioning and imaging.
    • Critical analysis of situation/events.
    • Meditation and focusing.
    • Dream and fantasy analysis.
  4. What is the stage on Kohlberg’s theory wherein adherence and obedience to rules and regulations is considered a moral behavior?
    • Universal-Ethical Stage
    • Social-Contract Legalistic Stage
    • Punishment-Obedience Stage
    • Law and Order Orientation
  5. Which BEST illustrates the instrumental relationship as one of the stages in the moral development approach?
    • I will do what I think is right no matter what.
    • You scratch my back and I will scratch yours.
    • Nice boy and nice girl behavior.
    • Good work is rewarded and bad work is punished.
  6. Which BEST describes a person who understands his/her feelings, thoughts and reactions and can identify their causes and possible reactions?
    • morally upright
    • self-aware
    • intelligent
    • self-requested
  7. Interacting with other people is an important source of personal change and growth. Which of the following do we want least from these interactions?
    • Having learned from their experiences.
    • Being inspired from their encouragement.
    • Being influenced without a choice.
    • Being helped by their guidance and instruction.
  8. What does introspection as a tool for self-development leads to?
    • Comparing one’s strengths with other strengths.
    • Improving external conditions.
    • Discovering one’s inadequacies.
    • Knowledge of one’s strengths and limitations.
  9. Which is the BEST feedback one can give to someone who wants to become a better person?
    • Give information on how you struggle to change.
    • Give information on how to start him/her plan to change.
    • Give information on how to difficult is to change.
    • Give information to help him/herself become aware of him/herself.
  10. Which is the MOST acceptable psychological reason why some people are hesitant to go through self-reflection or introspection?
    • They think they are too old for change.
    • They contend that this is not necessary since they know themselves very well.
    • They simply do not have time for this.
    • They are afraid to face their “gray areas”.
  11. Which situation below demonstrates a good strategy for self-development?
    • Rommel compares himself with others and resolves to imitate their ways of doing things.
    • At the end of each day, Susan examines the good points and the bad points her interaction with her teachers and friends.
    • Richie highlights her talents in Values and resents her teacher’s feedback about her reading comprehension.
    • Bernard believes that he knows himself better than his friends do, so he does not really mind whatever they say about him.
  12. Enhancing a positive self-concept is one big step for self development. Which of the following is a healthy self-concept?
    • Picturing oneself a bit above one’s peers.
    • Regarding oneself as the best person.
    • Seeing oneself as having very good potentials for growth.
    • Being humble enough to put oneself below some one’s friends.
  13. People with negative self-esteem are likely to:
    • Expect to be accepted by others.
    • Feel threatened by people they views as superior.
    • Able to defend themselves against negative comments.
    • Think well of others. 
  14. What could BEST help school age children develop their sense of competency and industry?
    • Reinforcement from their parents for every accomplishment.
    • Strict rules to follow for better accomplishment.
    • Personal satisfaction and pride of their accomplishment.
    • More opportunities for work so they accomplish more.
  15. Which of the following statements is the MOST effective means of acquiring moral values?
    • By listening to significant others for their moral values.
    • By reading literature on moral development.
    • By following the advices given by the significant other.
    • By examining what he/she caught and by reflecting on what he/she learned.
  16. What is implied by this “Values Education is expected to be integrated in all learning areas?
    • Only trained teachers should integrate values in their lessons.
    • Values integrated should be incidental.
    • Every teacher is a Values Education teacher.
    • Teachers should teach values everyday and in every lesson.
  17. Which of the following illustrates the connectivity of intrapersonal and interpersonal nature of the person?
    • Effective relationship skills with others lead one to achieve peace with the world.
    • International understanding demands deep sense of solidarity and subsidiarity among poor and rich countries.
    • Personal integrity and self-discipline are important virtues in responding to the demands of social justice.
    • Psychosynthesis or personal conflict management is essential for self-change.
  18. In which of the following classroom conditions can justice be highly operational?
    • Ensuring that all homeworks are truly done by the students and not by their parents.
    • Avoiding favoritism and giving special concessions.
    • Implementing honesty during examinations.
    • Giving equal opportunities to all students to get involved in any activity based on one’s capabilities.
  19. How does one acquire and continuously develop his/her moral values?
    • By imitating the moral behavior of adults.
    • By listening to people with high moral standards.
    • By reading books and literature on building a strong moral character.
    • By interacting with various sources of values
  20. John is 15, has severe learning difficulties and has been in trouble with the law for disorderly conduct and truancy from school. John is:
    • Trying to fit in with a particular peer group.
    • Trying to be a leader for his peers.
    • Taking on a negative identity role.
    • Having difficulty adjusting to late adolescence expectations.
  21. Which of the following describes parents who elicit compliance from their youngsters and deflect defiance from them:
    • Assertive of their power on forms of threats / criticisms.
    • Permissive parents.
    • Approachable and democratic in guiding their children’s behavior.
    • Authoritarian parents
  22. How are service in the home and relationship to authority explained?
    • Parents deserve to be obeyed and served.
    • Obedience is inherent, thus is service for the parents.
    • Obedience is free and is a responsibility for the parents.
    • Authority equates with obedience of children.
  23. Mrs. San Juan, a grade school teacher, is in dire need of money to pay for the operation of her child. She has exhausted all possible means to get the money that she needs. A parent, whose child is in the honor roll offers help. What is the BEST thing for a teacher who is in due need of money for his/her child’s operation to do when offered?
    • Accept the offer and try to be objective enough in rating of the child.
    • Refuse the offer and explain to the parent nicely that you are not supposed to receive favors from parents.
    • Refuse the offer, and tell the parent that you deeply appreciate his concern.
    • Accept the offer and keep it highly confidential.
  24. What is implied by this: “The family is the seedbed for values development”?
    • The members of the family act together to shape the values of the children.
    • It is the parents who project the kind of character their children will become.
    • The state empowers the parents to educate their children.
    • All values are learned first in the family.
  25. As the most vital agent for the transmission of cultural values, which of the following issues could be discussed in a parenting seminar
    • understanding the developmental needs of children
    • promoting responsible parenthood
    • communicating effectively with children
    • identifying the impact of parenting styles
  26. Which of the following strategies BEST exemplifies the clarification approach in values development?
    • individual / group action projects.
    • games and simulations
    • in-depth self-analysis
    • moral dilemma
  27. What teaching approach could BEST be used in the lesson on caring for the environment?
    • Moral development
    • Value inculcation
    • Action learning
    • Value analysis
  28. What can a teacher do to insure that the pupil/student continues to manifest his good attitude toward his studies?
    • Employ alternative approach to see what one works.
    • Request the other teachers to observe his behavior at all times.
    • Design a reprimand to discipline negative behavior.
    • Recognize or praise for consistently demonstrating.
  29. What could be the best strategy to maintain your intellectual integrity in situation when a teacher cannot answer a student’s question?
    • reprimand the student for not studying his/her lesson.
    • acknowledge the question and admit you do not know the answer and promise you will answer the question next meeting.
    • pretend not to understand the question and shift to another topic.
    • Manipulate the answer in order to maintain your credibility.
  30. Which of the following human acts is considered moral in the Social Contract Legalistic Orientation of Kohlberg’s Moral Development?
    • Mr. Tan doing the right thing of not stealing because he would not like others to do the same thing to him.
    • Mr. Tan doing the right thing of not stealing in obedience to the moral law.
    • Mr. Tan is doing the right thing of not stealing in accordance to his own conviction because it is the rule of the society.
    • Mr. Tan is doing the right thing of not stealing because he would not like to go to jail.
  31. Which of the following roles of teacher is using the ACES approach of learning?
    • value clarifications                             
    • facilitator of values leaning
    • co-planner of student experiences
    • value director
  32. Giving punishment to students who do not submit requirements on time uses what approach in teaching the value of discipline and obedience?
    • Value integration
    • Moral development
    • Action learning
    • Value inculcation
  33. What can a person who has reached the highest level of morality through the moral development approach do?
    • Do the right thing out of expectations for some rewards.
    • Do the right thing in accordance to the dictates of hi/her conscience.
    • Do the right thing to avoid punishment.
    • Do the right thing in conformity to the rules or laws.
  1. What is the basic assumption of Values Clarification Approach in the teaching of values?
    • Values are best learned when applied in the normal way of life in the community.
    • Values can only be caught by learners through imitating the model teachers.
    • Learners have their own value system and the teacher is only needed to help them discover their inherent values.
    • Learners can make sound value choices if provided with discussions using more complex moral reasoning.
  2. A student who is in the choosing level of being truthful:
    • manifest truthfulness in his/her behavior.
    • feels proud of responding to situations concerning truth.
    • accepts the intrinsic value of truthfulness.
    • chooses to be truthful if given no other choice.
  1. Which of the following schemes of values integration is used when a school administrator instruct all teachers to integrate values in their subject matter?
    • total horizontal integration
    • partial vertical integration
    • total vertical integration
    • partial horizontal integration
  1. Teachers of today should be able to manifest a personality who can act with greater autonomy, judgment, and social responsibility. These qualities can be enhanced by:
    • reflective thinking, and courageous expression of thoughts and feelings.
    • reading and accessing information more quickly and frequently.
    • frequent interaction with people, readiness to help.
    • independence of mind, critical thinking and sense of common good.
  1. What tool of measurement is used when we assign quantities or weights in describing the degrees of possession or manifestation of a trait, value or behavior?
    • Checklist
    • Questionnaire
    • Scale
    • Ranking test
  1. Mr. Buenaventura plans to obtain detailed information about his students’ study habits. What is the BEST way for him to do this?
    • Interview them about their study habits.
    • Give them a standardized test on study habits.
    • Observe the students’ performance in his class.
    • Give them a regular check up test or quiz.
  2. Which technique best applies when using uniform, consistent procedure in testing?
    • Confounding                        
    • Reliability
    • Standardization
    • Validity
  3. Based on the integral nature of the human person, there are two faculties rooted in every human being. These are the knowing and appetitive faculties. Which of the following senses BEST exemplify the knowing faculties of the human being?
    • External and internal senses, will
    • External senses, intellect and will
    • External and internal senses, intellect
    • External senses, will and emotions
  4. Which is the MOST important requirement for a good testing procedure?
    • Test instructions
    • Advance test preparation of the examiner
    • Testing condition
    • Test instrument
  5. A moral dilemma item asked about what students would do if they found a wallet in the classroom. Regina responded that she would look for the owner because she wants others to do the same for her. Mark would do the same because it is the right thing to do. Which is the BEST way to score their responses?
    • Give Mark and Regina the same score because they chose the same decision.
    • Give Mark and Regina the same score because they gave the correct answer.
    • Score the responses based on the reason for their decisions.
    • Mark the higher score because his decision is consistent with his observed behavior.
  1. How is the “I-Thou” relationship explained as embodied in the Moral Law?
    • Two persons may be soul mates.
    • Human being as a person is capable of loving.
    • A human person relates with a lifetime partner.
    • One person idolizes another as his model.
  1. Ms. Asuncion needs information regarding her students’ application of the values they have learned. To do this, she plans to observe her students and note how they behave during the observation period. What is the BEST evaluation tool that a teacher can use to write down the details of his/her observation on the students’ application of values learned?
    • anecdotal records
    • checklist
    • attitude scale
    • rating scale
  1. What should her Values Education teacher take note of to validate Nena’s claim that she fully internalized the value of integrity?
    • the extent of Nena’s appreciation of the value of integrity.
    • Nena’s manifestation of the value if integrity.
    • the amount of knowledge Nena has about the value of integrity.
    • the consistency of Nena’s thought, feelings and actions relevant to integrity.
  1. Mrs. Garcia needs to complete a record of the permanent account of her students behavior as bases for remedial help later. Which of the evaluation tools serves useful in improving efficiency and in keeping accurate information about her students?
    • Questionnaire
    • observation techniques
    • Rating scale
    • Interview schedule
  2. Mrs. Liban listed the following indicators of respect for others as items in this checklist. Which of these items is not a good indicator of the value of respect for others?
    • Understands the opinions of others.
    • Shows tact in disagreeing with others.
    • Listens while others are talking.
    • Uses “po” and “opo” when talking to the elderly.
  3. Mr. Quizon gave his students a 10-item attitude scale to determine how they stand on the issue of abortion. After scoring the students’ responses to the 5-point scale, he determined that Manuel does not hold a position on the issue. What made him arrive at this conclusion?
    • Manuel’s responses in all the items are in the positive end of the scale.
    • Manuel got an average rating of zero.
    • Manuel’s score fall within the middle category of the scale.
    • Manuel strongly disagreed to all items in the scale.
  4. Based on Krathwohl’s taxonomy of educational objectives who among the following is in the highest level of acquisition of the value of love for others?
    • Elsa encourages others to serve the poor.
    • Edgar helps others especially when requested to do so.
    • Joan shares the ways a person can show concern for others.
    • Marco always gives to others whenever he finds the chance.
  5. Which change is brought about by discovery or modernization to increase production?
    • Social change
    • Technological change
    • societal change
    • Cultural change
  6. What is meant by this statement in the coming of technology, “the computer has replaced to approximate the human thinking process”?
    • Fluid Intelligence
    • Artificial Intelligence
    • Computer of flowchart
    • Insight
  7. What could be the best reason for referring to media as today.
    • Most of the citizens in the country read the newspaper.
    • Media are multi-sensorial and could stimulate good and bad learning more interestingly and easily.
    • The young have more time for the television and other technology than for their family schooling.
    • The television needless to say is a better teacher than the school and the home.
  8. To balance universal and individual orientation, it is important to:
    • stay safe between globalization and indigenization
    • appreciate contemporary developments that transform our indigenous ways.
    • put aside globalization as just a strategy of the super-powers
    • have an open mind to globalization while preserving one’s cultural heritage
  9. All of the following describes how technology is affecting us except one.  Which is the exception
    • knowledge explosion
    • culture preservation
    • information overload
    • techno stress
  10. Learning is the heartbeat of society in the 21st century.  “This statement is best illustrated in which of the following?
    • With advanced technology, a society that doest not encourage its people to use the computers will consequently die.
    • The life of a society is the educated people.
    • The growth of a nation depends on how much its people are equipped with learning how to grow.
    • Leaders of a society should be intelligent enough to make the nation grow.
  11. Which of the strategies should be directly observed to foster accountability?
    • Award of government employees who display integrity
    • School curricula should be oriented to self-reliance first
    • Asking for official receipts in business transaction
    • Encourage growth of self-esteem
  12. The human person is an embodied spirit.  This means
    • The person’s body and soul can never separate
    • The human person is body and soul
    • The body of a person is also his/her spirit
    • The spirit of the person is also his/her body.
  13. Pakikipagkapwa-tao is one of the strengths of the Filipino character.  This is manifested in all the following items except in one.  Which is the exception?
    • moral strength or fortitude
    • solicitous concern for others
    • sensitivity to people’s feeling
    • sense of gratitude
  14. The scope of values education in the secondary level includes 4 areas of focus.  Which one contains all the 4 areas?
    • God, community, family, self
    • God, self, others, community and world
    • Self, countrymen, nation, world
    • Self, family, others community
  15. Values Education’s goal is the development of a fully functioning individual.  Which of the following is least committed to this goal?
    • Contribute to the promotion and preservation of cultural heritage.
    • Aspire for the attainment of personal progress and ambitions.
    • Set up structures for sustainable development
    • Build a just and humane society
  16. Nationalism and globalism is least demonstrated by
    • principle of laissez faire
    • sense of common history and national pride
    • global solidarity and peace
    • collective commitment to national renewal
  17. Values Education is premised on the philosophy that the human person is of incalculable value.  This means that
    • Every person has limitless potentials andthat he/she is born to actualize him/herself.
    • The human person has a spirit that never dies
    • The human person’s mind can infinitely think of anything beyond imagination.
    • There is no price that commensurates a person’s life and dignity
  18. The human person demonstrates his/her being social by
    • living in isolation to attain inner peace
    • moving from one place to another until s/he finds peace and happiness
    • interacting physically, intellectually, morally and spiritually with others
    • relating with others through effective communication
  19. Which of the strategy below does not lead to development of honesty?
    • showing the value of work and wise use of resources
    • asking for official receipts in business transactions
    • fighting for truth e.g. against social injustice
    • joining  a rally on salary increase
  20. The Filipino lack of reflective attitude or self-analysis is reinforced by
    • being active in advocacy activities
    • understanding the rationale behind a school activity
    • taking a neutral stance in a social issue
    • knowing one’s goals in life
  21. Pamathalaan, a native Filipino philosophy of good governance is coined from the words meaning
    • pamagat ng halalan
    • pamana ng lahi mula kay Bathala
    • Pamamahala kasama si Bathala
    • Pamagat ng pamahalaan
  22. Bayanihan and Balikatan are twin spirits of the Filipino character that demonstrate
    • Pakikipagkapwa-tao
    • Kanya-kanya syndrome
    • Ability to survive
    • Hardwork and industry
  23. What level of value development is a person manifesting if he/she appreciates the role of Values in daily life?
    • organizing
    • receiving
    • responding
    • valuing
  24. The level of value development shown when an individual is aware of the importance of learning and attends closely to classroom activities.
    • characterization by value
    • valuing
    • responding
    • receiving
  25. Professor Tilton measured the variable “feelings toward drafting women” with the categories strongly agree, agree, indifferent, disagree, and strongly disagree. Professor Tilton was using which level of measurement?
    • nominal
    • interval
    • ration
    • ordinal
  26. Professor Reyes administered a questionnaire containing the following items: Please tell me how you feel about your adviser’s teaching style on the following three items:
    boring —:—:—:—:— motivating
    easy —:—:—:—:— demanding
    critical —:—:—:—:— uncritical

    Professor Reyes was using a:
    • Semantic differential scale
    • Thurstone scale
    • Guttman scale
    • Likert scale
  27. The Cognitive Information Processing model of career development stresses that career problem solving is primarily a cognitive process that can be improved through the utilization of a sequential process known as what?
    • TWA
    • life-rainbow
    • CASVE
    • SSCT
  28. He proposed that values are the single most important element in the career decision- making process.
    • Holland
    • Brown
    • Ginzberg
    •  Lent
  29. Gottfredson theorized that people develop cognitive maps of occupations based on three dimensions. Which of the following is not included in these dimensions?
    • masculinity/femininity of the occupation
    • fields of work
    •  prestige of the occupation
    • interest on the occupation
  30. The Social Cognitive Career Theory is based on the socio-cognitive theory of
    • Bernardo
    •  Bandura   
    • Brown
    • Morris
  31. The theories of career developed that were first developed.
    • developmental
    • trait-and-factor
    • psychodynamic
    • social learning
  32. Which of the following factors best explains the development of maladaptive behavior in the behavioral orientation?
    • Trauma in  childhood experiences
    • Reinforcement of maladaptive responses
    • Anxiety developed early in life
    • Distortions in the self-concept
  33. The theory that emphasizes the role of unfinished business in the development of maladaptive behavior.
    • Psychoanalytic
    • Gestalt
    • Adlerian
    • Existential
  34. Which of the following occupation could be appropriate for Conventional people?
    • high school teacher
    • office secretary
    • field researcher
    • sculptor
  35. A student asked for your advice on the most suitable course for him to take in college. Which of the following factors should be considered primarily?
    • Financial Capability
    • Abilities and Interests
    • Employability of Occupations
    • Parental Support
  36. Which of the following is not an example of a genetic factor in career choice?
    • body type
    • height
    • attitude
    • skin color
  37. His theory states that work satisfactions and life satisfactions depend on the extent to which the individual finds adequate outlets for abilities, needs, values, interests, personality traits and self concepts.
    • Ginzberg
    • Holland
    • Super
    • Krumboltz
  38. Which of the following is the basis of Maria’s pronouncement “I believe in Jesus Christ’s resurrection because the Bible says so”?
    • Sense of experience
    • Intuition
    • Emotion
    • Authority
  39. Which of the following statements is true about non-verbal communication?
    • It exists whether a person is unaware or aware of it.
    • It is more meaningful than verbal communication.
    • It is accurate and precise.
    • It transmits thoughts and feelings.
  40. Values formation begins with reality entering through the external senses. These images of reality are processed through
    • Education of the child through his/her environment
    • The knowing faculties of internal senses and intellect of the child
    • Careful planning for the training of the child
    • Recognition of the weaknesses and strengths of the child
  41. One of the fundamental characteristics of cultural values is that it is subjective. This means that:
  • Cultural values are ideals which transcend time and space
  • Cultural values set the idea patterns of behavior
  • Cultural values are true and valid to all humankind
  • Cultural values are always changing and the changes depend on the perception of many persons interacting.

103. For an integrated individual to have a meaningful existence, it is necessary that

  • The body and soul work together to do good.
  • The spiritual faculties of the human person be further developed.
  • The material faculties of the human person be given attention.
  • The soul or the spirit gives in to the desires of the body.

104. Moral values are understood and practiced through the formation of the intellect and will. The following statements refer to the formation of the intellect except:

  • Guiding the learner to make judgments based on an objective standard norms of morality
  • Allowing the learner to solve problems rationally
  • Educating the learner to seek the purpose and ultimate end of life
  • Motivating the learner to practice virtues or good moral habits

105. The human person is endowed with faculties for optimum development. Which of the following is the proper consequence of this statement?

  • A person’s responsibility is paramount to freely seek ways to develop his/her potentials.
  • The school and the home “make or break” the development of the person.
  • There is not much one can do if he/she is not gifted with intelligence.
  • Different people have different faculties hence; optimum development cannot be achieved by everyone.

106. “People are born good” was a philosophy advanced by Jean Jacques Rousseau. Which of the following statements is most closely related to this philosophy?

  • The individual as she/he grows older would never depart from what is humanly good.
  • Babies are born good but once people can think on their own, they think of evil ways.
  • Evils arise from the society or environment that makes the individual become good.
  • The human potential for goodness is not strong enough to defy the bad influences from outside.

107. Which of the following concepts refers to the somatic level of human nature?

  • The mental reaction of the human person to a given situation
  • The realities in the flesh of the human body
  • The bodily structure and color of the skin
  • The stand of the person towards his/her opinion and feelings

108. What could the moral basis for resolving the argument between one who believes that cheating is moral and another who believes otherwise?

  • The end does not justify the means
  • Majority of the students are doing it anyway
  • It is better to cheat than to repeat
  • It is unfair to study very hard while others are cheating

109. Which is NOT a characteristic of human acts?

  • It must be performed by an agent who is acting freely, that is by his/her own volition and powers
  • It must be performed by an agent who decides willfully to perform the act.
  • It must be performed by an agent who follows the rule of law
  • It must be performed by a conscious agent who is aware of what he/she is doing

110. Which of the following statements does not show the subjectivity of values?

  • Different girls wear different shirt lengths.
  • The Muslims and the Christians believe in God or Allah.
  • The father of Boni wants to play basketball but his son wants to play bowling.
  • Teaching is the noblest profession for Cristy while mothering is for Vicky.

111. The material and spiritual nature of the human person makes him/her capable of doing the following except one. Which is the exception?

  • Relate with other people effectively.
  • Think rationally and intellectually.
  • Act freely on everything absolutely.
  • Continue to grow maturely through life.

112. Which of the following is NOT a correct description of the relationship of freedom and responsibility?

  • One’s freedom stops where other people’s freedom begins.
  • Exercise of true freedom is never without respect for others.
  • The person’s free will is actually deciding to choose the will of God.
  • Freedom is a gift from God therefore, it has limitless basis.

113. Which of the following BEST characterizes the nature of the human person according to Confucius?

  • All men are born good.
  • Heart and mind are directly related to their concern about human fate.
  • Human nature is not about life in the world but about the life fulfilled in this world.
  • The emotions and passions of the person are of greater influence than that of his/her reasons.

114. The theory which states that human behavior can be explained with reference to the two primary motives of pleasure and pain.

  • Empiricism
  • Utilitarianism
  • Hedonism
  • Existentialism

115. The historicity of the human person proved that his/her existence in the world is an existence of time. Which of the following concepts best describes this philosophy?

  • Human historicity is an existence in time.
  • Human historicity manifests development and continuity.
  • Human historicity is prior to history and time.
  • Human historicity is an expression of human nature.

116. Which of the following statements explicates the theory of Bentham’s understanding of the human nature?

  • Nature of the human person can be adequately described without mention of social relationships.
  • Human nature has placed mankind under the governance of the sovereign masters, pain and pleasure.
  • Human nature reveals a psychological, ontological, and also moral individualism where, “the individual human being is conceived as the source of values and as himself/herself the supreme value.
  • Human nature refers to the composition of material and spiritual faculties given by the Creator.

117. Which of the following should be the ultimate basis for the guiding principles of Values development?

  • DepEd Values Education Program      
  • Kohlberg’s Moral Development
  • Moral Law or Natural Law
  • Scheler’s Values Hierarchy

118. What is the BEST interpretation of the statement “One of the fundamental characteristics of cultural and behavioral values is that it is subjective”,

  • Cultural values are ideals which transcend time and space
  • Cultural values are normative patterns of behavior
  • Cultural values are always changing depending on one’s perception
  • Cultural values are guiding principles of the members of the society

119. Which of the following statements concurs with the objectivity of values?

  • Religions promote values based on their own doctrine.
  • Cultural values are based on the people’s concept of good and right.
  • Respect as a value has not changed through the years even with the young generation.
  • People may have different perceptions of what is good depending on their own experiences.

120. Which of these statements describes the theory of Hobbes about human nature?

  • Human beings are physical objects.
  • Human beings are composed of body and soul.
  • Human beings are moral agents
  • Human beings are vegetative

121. The theory in moral philosophy which states that actions are judged to be right or wrong according to their consequences.

  • Naturalistic
  • Existentialism
  • Utilitarianism
  • Humanism

122. The human person is an embodied spirit. This statement means that:

  • The human person is body and soul.
  • The body of the person is also his/her spirit.
  • The spirit of the person is also his/her body.
  • The person’s body and soul can never be separated.

123. The statement which does not describe the non-material faculties of the human person is

  • It is eternal and has endless potential
  • It is the breath of life
  • It is the biological mechanism of the human person
  • It is a gift from God for the perfection of the human person

124. The axiom “The end does not justify the means” simply explains that

  • The worthiness of purpose does not make an evil act good.
  • An evil act when done in good faith is acceptable.
  • An evil act when done with good intention is debatable.
  • The utility of means is best evaluated by its motive.

125. The following concepts describe the personhood of human beings. Which of the following is the best description?

  • Personhood should not be contacted to man’s humanity and individuality.
  • Personhood of man is the seat of man’s uniqueness.
  • Personhood of man makes an individual a person.
  • Personhood of man is based on his/her nature.

126. The development of the human person should be guided by the framework that:

  • There is a Supreme Being more powerful than oneself.
  • The human person’s potentials are meant to unfold by themselves.
  • The development of the human is limitless.
  • The human person is endowed with faculties for optimum development

127. The immutability of values compels the person to:

  • Follow the laws of the society as his/her primordial goal.
  • Decide whether to become just and become human or become unjust and destroy oneself.
  • Act on his own free will according to his/her own concept of good.
  • Stand by his/her own cultural beliefs and undermines traditions of other cultures.

128. Which is a correct concept of the human person’s freedom?

  • The person’s free will as a gift from God is a license to act freely and infinitely.
  • Freedom is exercised depending on one’s ability to respond justly.
  • The human person’s potential to free himself/herself from ignorance depends on the opportunities that come his/her way.
  • Free will as a spiritual gift actually means that a child of God has the option to disobey his/her Creator.

129. The rationality of the human person does not help in actualizing his/her being human if he/she

  • Constantly seeks opportunities for learning
  • Builds his/her power of reason to justify his/her mistakes
  • Seeks the truth to rectify his/her past errors and ignorance
  • Contributes his/her piece of mind for other’s good

130. Educating the intellect is one major goal of values education whether done formally or informally. Which of the following is NOT an acceptable way of educating the intellect?

  • A parent explains to the child the reason why she must not take others’ property.
  • Teachers are able to let their students recognize the adverse effects of pornographic materials on their social behavior.
  • TV advertisers have exerted efforts on integrating moral values in their materials.
  • Induced abortion was justified in a debate by a group of bright students; hence others now have a basis for favoring induced abortion.

131. Values Education helps in the person’s strengthening the will through:

  • Allowing the individual to learn from his/her whims
  • Giving the student full responsibility for his/her immature decisions.
  • Strengthening the person’s appetitive will to follow what is good and resist evil
  • Giving the person absolute freedom to follow his/her will.

132. The formation of intellect and will is dependent on many factors. Which of the following should be of the least consideration?

  • Role models
  • Knowledge of moral principles
  • Inner strength of the person
  • Failures made in the past

133. The ultimate essence of being and becoming a human is:

  • To search for the ultimate reason of things.
  • To do good things while still living.
  • To achieve the highest level of self-actualization.
  • To strive for human perfection leading his/her to the highest good and absolute good.

134. Which of the following conditions BEST exemplifies the position of a good action done on account of an evil motive?

  • When a teacher gives a high grade to a student in order to seduce her later.
  • When a teacher gives an exemption in examination in favor of high performing students.
  • When a colleague offers professional assistance for peer approval.
  • When a student gives an excellent response or answer to prove his capacity to the teacher.

135. Which of the following statements regarding the effect of the motive of an action is NOT acceptable?

  • A good act with a bad motive makes the moral action evil.
  • A good act done on account of a good purpose acquires an additional merit
  • The goodness or badness of an indifferent act is highly dependent on the motive of the doer.
  • A bad action done on account of a good intention or purpose is permissible.

136. The universality of human nature allows the person to:

  • Act in accordance to his nature.
  • Become a truly human person.
  • Attain his/her perfection.
  • Realize that all human beings are the same.

137. “Knowing-what-is-right-means-doing-what-is-right” is the recurring dictum of Socrates. Which of the following statements is most closely related to this philosophy?

  • Knowledge of what is right makes the person good.
  • Knowledge of what the good life is means living a good life.
  • Knowledge of what is right allows the person to love the good.
  • Knowledge of what is right means knowing what is good.

138. Which of the following is the tool for knowing and understanding the nature of the human person?

  • Truth as the ultimate criterion.
  • Reason and freedom.
  • Inner strength of the person
  • Substantial union of body and soul.

139. The Constitution is the basic law of the land. What is the fundamental purpose of the Constitution?

  • It limits the power of the President
  • It protects the rights of the people
  • It provides the framework for the government
  • It encourages the people to participate

140. The Legislative Body is tasked to integrate two cultural systems in order to protect the human rights of the people.  Which of the following describes the two cultural systems? 

  • Values based on the Indigenous language
  • Values based on the Western languages
  • Values based on the Indigenous and Western languages
  • Makatao, Makabayan, Maka-kalikasan and Maka-Diyos

141. Which of these statements does not concur with the characteristics of values?

  • The differences in cultural values lie in the differences in the people’s concept of what is good and bad.
  • Two persons may differ in their behavioral values and may still be both judged as moral persons.
  • The young should not be blamed for being disrespectful because respect as a value has changed through the years.
  • It is all right for people to differ in perceptions of things for as long as they are all directed to the truth.

142. The human person as an embodied spirit fulfills his/her being human by:

  • becoming a religious person.
  • elevating his/her material self to a spiritual self.
  • becoming spiritual, as she/he grows older.
  • satisfying his/her material needs ahead of spiritual needs.

143. Which statement is true about conscience?

  • It is the moral judge of the mind that makes the person see what is good and what is bad.
  • It is the attitude of the person whether favorable or not favorable towards something.
  • It is the choice of the person to follow what he thinks is right and good.
  • It is the person’s remorseful feelings about something he/she has done wrong.

144. To be a moral person is to:

  • be integrated in speech, feelings, thinking and action.
  • live with others peacefully.
  • be acceptable to the society beyond reproach.
  • know and act upon the “ought to be” and the “ought to do”.

145. Which of the following statements is not true as regards the philosophy of St. Augustine?

  • God created human in a mortal body with an immortal soul.
  • God created human good but the good in human ceases when he turns himself/herself away from God.
  • Human can attain perfection if he/she stays with God.
  • Human is substantially a united body and soul.

146. Which of the following statements is not justifiable based on the effects of an action?

  • The bad effects comes first before the good effects.
  • The good effect must outweigh the bad effect.
  • The action which produces double effects is good in itself.
  • The good effect must not come from the evil effect.

147. Which of the following refers to the behavioral level of human nature?

  • The realities in the flesh of the human body.
  • The mode of reaction to a situation.
  • The bodily structure and color of the skin.
  • The mental reaction to a given stimulus.

148. Which of the following statements justifies the concept that human is the only being in action?

  • Human being possesses intellect that enables him/her to know the nature of his/her action.
  • Human beings know that he/she is free to perform or not to perform an action.
  • Human being possesses spiritual faculties that enables him/her to know and decide to act or not to act.
  • Human being possesses a will that enables him/her to choose.

149. Which of the following does not characterize the nature of a human person?

  • The person is endowed with a thinking mind to enable him to accumulate knowledge for himself/herself more than anything else.
  • The person relates with his/her social environment to deepen his/her sense of common good.
  • It is natural for the human person to fall short of maturity because of a weakness of his/her will to do good.
  • The human person’s historicity is a significant part of what he/she is at present and what he/she can be in the future.

150. Which of the following should be done in order to effectively maximize the formation of intellect among children?

  • Parents should teach their children at a very early age in order for them to learn more.
  • Leave the children alone in their rooms with their computers so they will have more freedom to browse the internet.
  • Expose the children to adult materials to encourage them to grow maturely ahead of time.
  • Allow the children more time for studying than playing so they will get used to more serious work than pleasure.

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