Personal Development

1. PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
Name: ________________________________________ Section: __________
DIRECTION: Choose the letter of the best answer. Write your answer before each
number. SUPERIMPOSITIONS or ERASURES from any of the items are
considered INCORRECT.
1. Kathy imagines herself in the mirror that she’s like her favorite star. Which of
the following explains the ideal self?
A. The ideal self is who we actually are.
B. The ideal self is the self that you aspire to be.
C. The ideal self has characteristics that you were nurtured.
D. The ideal self has characteristics that you were born to have.
2. John sees himself as tall and handsome but many times discouraged about his
pimples which caused him to be a shy person. What did John see?
A. Ideal self
B. Self-image
C. Actual self
D. Self-knowledge
3. Which among the following claims shows that one has yet to discover his/her
strength?
A. I am lovable and easy to love
B. I have special skills and abilities
C. I tend to get emotional over petty things
D. I can express my ideas without difficulties
4. Dixbie focuses on achieving his specific goal without being distracted by less
important things or spontaneous desire. What characteristic did he possess?
A. Persistence
B. Determination
C. Self Confidence
D. Managing stress
5. If adolescents find extraordinary ways to carry out the specific action that no
one has tried to use, this manifests their?
A. Creativity
B. Persistence
C. Managing stress
D. Problem-solving skills
6. Which of the following characteristics makes you keep moving forward
regardless of emerging obstacles such as problems, laziness, and bad
emotional taste?
A. Determination
B. Persistence
C. Self-confidence
D. Problem-solving skills
7. The following are practical reasons to maintain a journal EXCEPT
A. It is reactive.
B. It is personal and private.
C. It is cost-efficient and available way of dealing with emotional stress.
D. It is creative and productive because writing expounds your imagination
and be able to see different points of view and better solutions.
8. Juan always watches other peoples’ lives, admires some parts and criticizes
others. This kind of person is
A. Actor
B. Moviegoer
C. Scriptwriter
D. Problem solver
9. This person does not only watch, and does not only act, but actually creates
the entire movie from her mind.
A. Actor
B. Movie goer
C. Scriptwriter
D. Problem solver
10. Which of the following aspect of yourself that describes your height, weight,
facial appearance, quality of the skin, hair, waist, legs and other body areas?
A. Sensual Self
B. Nutritional Self
C. Physical Self
D. Interactional Self
11. If you were put in a situation where you experience poverty and your parents
cannot afford to send you to college, what will you do in order to reach your
ambition in life?
A. I will escape from home and search for a better job in the city to support my
studies.
B. I will just sell illegal drugs because some people get rich from doing this.
C. I will seriously force my parents to do something in order to support my
studies because it is their responsibility to provide for my needs.
D. I will persevere to hone my knowledge, skills and talents so that I can use
them to have source of income to support my studies and be determined to
achieve my ambition.
12. Inside each of us are “two wolves. Which of the following is an example of the
good wolf inside of you?
A. Envy
B. Pride

2. C. Empathy
D. Inferiority
13. The following thought, feeling or action can be the source of much distress
EXCEPT
A. “I will practice doing yoga after school hours.”
B. “I cannot stop hating my parents for not giving me big allowance.”
C. “I cannot control my craving for food such as cakes and chocolates.”
D. “My girlfriend/boyfriend left me and I cannot stop feeling sad, lonely and
unloved.”
14. The story of the two wolves implies the battle going on between evil and good
nature inside of us daily. Is there a connection between our thoughts, feelings
and actions in actual life situations?
A. Yes, because what we think depends on our emotion and decision.
B. Yes, because our thoughts and feelings are dependent from our actions.
C. No because thoughts, feelings and actions are not connected from each
other.
D. Yes, because what we feel and what are actions will be depends on what
we think.
15. “I am a boy but I think I am in love with James Jirayu.” Classify this statement
according to developmental stage.
A. Adolescence
B. Early childhood
C. Late childhood
D. Late adulthood
16. Which of the following statements is under early adulthood stage?
A. “Will you marry me?”
B. “That’s my toy! I don’t want to share it with you!”
C. “Always remember that I have been there and I have done that.”
D. “My boss keeps asking for things unnecessary for work! He makes me so
mad!”
17. Which of the following developmental tasks is experience during adolescence?
A. Selecting a mate
B. Learning to take solid foods
C. Learning to live with a partner
D. Achieving emotional independence of adults
18. Which of the following statements is classified under developmental stage of
adolescence?
A. “I look so pretty/good looking today.”
B. “Teacher, I have finished coloring it!”
C. “When I die, make sure to follow the advices I gave you?
D. “I enjoy working for my family because they are very important to me.”
19. The following are ways to become a responsible adolescent prepared for adult
life EXCEPT
A. Practice ingratitude
B. Practice compassion
C. Listen deeply and listen with intention
D. Think before you speak and have mindful speech
20. Which of the following ingredients may be considered an effective recipe for
success?
A. Pessimism, aloof, clingy
B. Hard work, obedience, imagination
C. Confidence, bossy, cynical.
D. Indecisive, grumpy, patient
21. All of the following identify a real winner in life EXCEPT
A. Turns difficulties in life into a learning experience
B. Lives in peace with difficult people and situations
C. Gets what he wants but not to the extent of others
D. Find meaning only in the pleasant events of life
22. Which of the following experiences is a challenge of late adolescence under
emotional development?
A. Friends become more important
B. Is more and more aware of social behaviors of friends
C. Seeks friends that share the same beliefs, values, and interests
D. May complain that parents prevent him or her from doing things
independently
23. One of the many challenges experiences by adolescents is being involved with
the opposite sex and engaging in an intimate relationship. How would this
development be classified?
A. Social
B. Mental
C. Physical
D. Emotional
24. Ariana has been standing in line for over one hour to buy a concert ticket. Out
of nowhere, two girls from school walk up, make a big deal about meeting up
with their friend who just happens to be standing in front of Ariana, and take
places in line in front of her. If Ariana acted passively about the incident, what
could she have done?
A. She lets the girls take her place in line and not say anything but she would
feel angry with the girls and herself.
B. She calls the girls names and threatens them that if they didn’t go in line
properly, she would ask the guards to talk to them.
C. She attacks the girls and the girls attacked Ariana back leading to the riot
in the line.
D. She would ask them to fall in line because people have been in the line longer
than they have.

3. 25. However, if Ariana acted assertively, what could she have done?
A. She lets the girls take her place in line and not say anything but she would
feel angry with the girls and herself.
B. She calls the girls names and threatens them that if they didn’t go in line
properly, she would ask the guards to talk to them.
C. She attacks the girls and the girls attacked Ariana back leading to the riot
in the line.
D. She would ask them to fall in line because people have been in the line longer
than they have.
26. All of the following are declarations that help one become more lovable and
capable as an adolescent EXCEPT
A. I declare that I am a loving individual with the capacity to give love.
B. I declare that I will speak words of encouragement to others.
C. I declare that I will succumb to the negative influences of others.
D. I declare that I will be a good example for others to follow.
27. If you are put into a situation wherein someone says “you will not amount to
anything just like your mother or father,” how will you react?
A. I will keep on thinking of that statement
B. I will report them to the barangay captain
C. I will speak words against that person and defend my parents
D. I will just ignore what others’ say and I will commit to being the best I can
be.
28. The society and age where we live in nowadays is already evil. What will you do
to preserve yourself to become proper adolescent?
A. Be totally free of all addictions
B. Not succumb to the negative influences of others
C. Be an ambassador of goodwill to all I meet on the journey
D. All of the above
29. Which of the following refers to the body’s response to anything that makes us
feel threatened or pressured?
A. Stress
B. anxiety
C. misery
D. strain
30. Which of the following symptoms are behavioral stress signals?
A. Sleeping, dizziness, back pain
B. Panic attacks, crying, irritability
C. Smoking, nail biting, use of alcohol
D. Headaches, skin problems, inability to sleep