Saint Paul’s School of Ormoc Foundation, Inc.
Apitong St., Brgy. Punta, Ormoc City
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SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT | S.Y. 2022-2023
NATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT TEST (NAT) FOR GRADE 12
GENERAL DIRECTIONS: Read each of the following selections carefully. Then answer the questions asked and/or
complete the statements under each selection by choosing one of the four possible options A, B, C, and D. Blacken the
circle that corresponds to your answer in your Answer Sheet.
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
1. What term refers to the tendency to form whole which is greater than the sum of the parts through
creative evolution?
A. emotions B. feelings C. holism D. values
2. Who said, “No two persons are born exactly alike; but each differs from the other in natural
endowments, one being suited for one occupation and the other for another.”?
A. Herodotus B. Plato C. Socrates D. Aristotle
3. Which activity does not belong in the group?
A. Doing yoga
B. Filming a time-lapsed video
C. Walking at least 7000 steps a day
D. Attending swimming lessons every week
4. Which of the following is not a component of self-concept?
A. motivation C. social identity
B. physical characteristics D. personality traits
5. What is the term used to refer to ideas that are not based on truth?
A. dualism C. association
B. irrational beliefs D. self-evaluation
6. This refers to the changes in intellectual abilities and thought processes.
A. Social Development C. Physical Development
B. Cognitive Development D. Emotional Development
7. What do you call the kind of comparison that happens when a person compares himself against someone
worse than him?
A. Social Comparison C. Downward Comparison
B. Upward Comparison D. Healthy Comparison
8. What does being responsible mean?
A. being able to account for one’s actions and behavior
B. being able to take care of the environment
C. being able to budget money well
D. being able to clean up after one’s mess
9. Which scenario refers to an implication of responsibility?
A. Societies are able to function peacefully and efficiently if its people are responsible.
B. Students get higher grades because they are responsible.
C. Responsibility is a personal choice made by an individual
D. A responsible individual is also a mature individual.
10. What is defined as the study of how humans change as they go from one stage of life to another?
A. Human Development C. Cognitive Development
B. Quantitative Change D. Emotional Development
11. What do you call the type of person that is most likely to suffer from episodic acute stress?
A. worry wart B. an introvert C. a doctor D. a criminal
12. What coping strategy release the hormone endorphin?
A. resting B. laughing C. singing D. talking
13. Which sentence is true regarding the two sides of the brain?
A. The two hemispheres control each other in a vertical way.
B. The two hemispheres are divided in such a way that one part is slightly bigger than the other.
C. The two hemispheres are connected by the spinal cord.
D. The two hemispheres are identical but functions differently.
14. What psychological well-being dimension refers to one’s sense of direction and ability to establish
goals?
A. Personal Growth B. Purpose in Life C. Hedonic D. Life Satisfaction
15. This is a distinct pattern of deliberately causing harm and humiliation towards others. It is called
______________.
A. Bullying B. Mental health C. Emotional changes D. Risky behavior
16. What cognitive distortion pertains to thinking that if we feel a certain way about something or someone
that is factually true?
A. Blaming B. Shoulds C. Personalization D. Emotional reasoning
17. What term refers to the sum total of the words used by and understood by the speaker?
A. enunciation B. pitch C. inflection D. vocabulary
18. A student sorted mineral samples into two groups: dull and shiny. Which of the following properties did
the student use to sort the mineral samples into groups?
A. behavioral B. cognitive C. moral D. physical
19. Which among the following is not a positive emotion?
A. anticipation B. surprise C. disappointment D. submission
20. There are two important factors in relationships among adolescents which are intimacy and similarity.
Which of the following best describes the difference between the two?
A. Intimacy is feeling close to another person, while similarity has the same likes.
B. Intimacy is sharing stories and secrets with another person, while similarity is sharing the same
interests.
C. Intimacy is self-disclosure, or sharing of private thoughts and feelings to another person, while
similarity is having the same interests, abilities, background, organization, etc.
D. Intimacy is disclosing other people’s secrets to a friend, while similarity is being part of the same
clubs, classes, organization, and city.
21. What is the term that refers to the set of qualities that a person wishes to be?
A. actual self B. self-esteem C. ideal self D. self-concept
22. Who experiences abuse in the family most of the time according to studies?
A. women and children C. brothers and cousins
B. fathers D. pets
23. Which among the following goals can be easily achieved?
A. I will write four 500-word essays within an hour.
B. I will do my best to achieve my goals.
C. Despite the fact that I am so busy with my varsity team, I plan to graduate with a total average of at
least 95%.
D. I need to have extra money before I enroll for the first semester next year, so I will start looking for a
summer job.
24. Which is the first stage of choosing a career?
A. Self-awareness C. Taking action
B. Decision making D. Opportunity awareness
