PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT

SUMMATIVE TEST UNIT I : SELF-DEVELOPMENT

Note : Write your answers in 1 whole yellow paper. Write your name and section.

I. Read and understand each statement carefully. Choose the correct answer from the given choices
and write on your answer sheet.
1. Which characteristic of a well-developed personality means knowing & understanding oneself?
A. Self-confidence B. Self-knowledge C. Self-love D. Self-respect
2. Which one refers to the self that you aspire to be?
A. Actual self B. Ideal self C. Physical self D. Social self
3. Among these characteristics , which one you were nurtured or, in some cases, born to have?
A. Actual self B. Ideal self C. Physical self D. Social self
4. Which one means making use of all the personal resources – talents, skills, energy and time, to enable you to
achieve life goals.
A. Personal activeness B. Personal assertiveness C. Personal effectiveness D. Personal tentativeness
5. Which of the skills need to increase the personal effectiveness that allows to find extraordinary
ways to carry out a specific action ?
A. Creativity B. Determination C. Persistence D. Stress management
6. Which of the skills need to increase personal effectiveness that allows you to focus only on
achieving, a specific goal without being distracted by less important things or spontaneous desires?
A. Creativity B. Determination C. Persistence D. Stress management
7. Which term refers to your awareness of yourself?
A. Self-aspect B. Self-concept C. Self-efficiency D. Self-respect
8. Which one that refers to knowledge and skills that we acquire in the process of cognitive and
practical activities?
A. Experience B. Knowledge C. Skills D. Talents
9. Which of the skills is needed to increase personal effectiveness to make yourself aware, your actions and
their consequences?
A. Creativity B. Determination C. Persistence D. Self-confidence
10. Which one is the most feared aspect of self because it is illusive and deceptive when used to make a decision?
A. Mental Aspect B. Physical Aspect C. Emotional Aspect D. Psychological Aspect
11 . Which statement is correct about Self-concept that negotiates the two selves-ideal self and actual self ?
A. Your ideal self is the self that you aspire to be while actual self is the one that you see.
B. Your ideal self is what we want to be while actual self is what we think we are about our best interest.
C. Your ideal self is the self that has characteristics that you were nurtured while actual self is the opposite.
D. Your ideal self is an idealized image that we have developed over time while actual self includes what
we admire in others.
12. Which statement tells about human development?
A. It focuses on experiences an individual has experienced.
B. It focuses on human growth and changes across the lifespan.
C. It focuses on the knowledge and skills an individual has experienced.
D. It focuses on how an individual resolve the problems or obstacles in life.
13. Why is the study of human development is essential?
A. It is essential to understanding how others live.
B. It is essential to understanding how humans learn, mature and adapt.
C. It is essential to understanding others and make a move to win over them.
D. It is essential to understanding other people to prevent them from doing things independently.
14. Which of the following is one of the challenges of the emotional development of adolescence?
A. Seeks privacy and time alone.
B. Starts to have more intellectual interests.
C. Explores romantic and sexual behaviors with others.
D. Starts to develop moral ideals and to select role models.

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15. Which of the following is one of the challenges of the social development of adolescence?
A. Friends become more important.
B. Has a better understanding of complex problems and issues.
C. Becomes better able to set goals and think in terms of the future.
D. May complain that parents prevent him or her from doing things independently.

II. Identification : Write the correct answer that described in each sentence.
1. It allows you to find extraordinary ways to carry out a specific action that no one has tried to use.
2. He elaborated the Developmental Tasks Theory in the most systematic and extensive manner.
3. The tools that can help you live mindfully by using it as an anchor to still your mind and bring your focus
back to the present moment.
4. It is the tendency for people to unite themselves with other human beings and to accomplish their
tasks in cooperation with others.
5. This is the age in the developmental tasks that a person is achieving an emotional independence of adults.

III. Read the situations carefully and determine the Challenges ( refer Passage to Adulthood pgs. 24-25)
encountered by an adolescent. Choose your answer : Physical, Emotional, Social & Mental Development.

1. John was overwhelmed by the academic demands he experienced as a grade 12 student. He then made
a to-do list to ensure that he could accomplish everything based on its level of priority.
2. Jane excels in almost all her subjects because she feels bring supported by her classmates and friends.
3. Shane doesn’t want to go to school because she is bullied in school. She tends to isolate herself from others.
4. Kerk was forced by his friends to try smoking. Despite his parent’s reminder not to engage in vices such as
smoking and drinking alcohol, Kerk gave in to his friends’ invitation .
5. Diane becoming conscious of her face because of pimples , she tried to apply facial cleanser and cream.

IV . Read the scenario and explain your answer to the following questions .

Hannah is 17 years old and is going out with Paul , who is 18 years old. Paul asked
Hannah to attend a birthday party on Friday night at his friend’s place. John says he will pick her up
at 9:00 in the evening because he has his Mom’s car for the night. Hannah is excited about going
to the party and ask her parents’ permission if she can go. They are worried about her going in a car
and will allow the date only if they drop her off at the party themselves and pick her up at 10:30.
Hannah thinks her parents don’t trust her, so she talks back at them and they get into an argument.
Her parents ground her for being disrespectful. Hannah sneaks out of the house and goes to the
party anyway.

Guide Questions:
1. Why young people and their parents have more conflicts during adolescence?
2. What do think why Hannah’s parents are worried?
3. Do you think Hannah made a good decision or bad decision?
4. Identify strategies that Hannah and her parents could used to reach a better situation.
5. If you are in Hannah’s situation, what could be your stand or decision? ( for girls to answer)
If you are Paul in the story , would you pursue on inviting Hannah despite of her parents’
disapproval ? Why? ( for boys to answer)

Thank you for answering this test with honesty and sincerity.
Keep safe always. Prepared by:
Lenita C. Escatron
PerDev Teacher

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