The National Teachers College

Quiapo, Manila
TEST QUESTIONS IN CONTEMPORARY ISSUES 10
 
Name:  _________________________________           Date:______________    
Year  and  Section:  _____________________           Teacher:___________  
 
I. TRUE  OF  FALSE  
Directions:  Write  the  word  TRUE  if  the  statement  is  correct.  If  it  is  FALSE  write  
the  correct  word  to  make  the  statement  correct  on  the  space  provided.  
 

_______________________1.  Corruption  is  often  defined  as  the  use  of  a  public  office  or            
position  in  government  for  personal  material  gain  through  
illegal  means.  
_______________________2.    Grand  corruption  disrupts  economy,  negates  the  rule  of  
law,  and  erodes  the  confidence  of  citizens  in  their  
governments.  
_______________________3.    Extortion  is  the  act  of  giving  or  accepting  something  
valuable.  
_______________________4.    Influence  peddling  refers  to  receiving  payments  in  
exchange  for  support  regarding  critical  pieces  of  
legislation  that  will  unjustly  favor  a  group  of  individuals.    
_______________________5.    Nepotism  is  the  use  of  malicious  and  false  information  or  
dishonest  

_______________________6.    Corruption  perception  index  ranks  countries  and  

territories  based  on  how  corrupt  their  public  sector  is  
perceived.  
_______________________7.    A  watchdog  is  a  person,  a  group  of  persons,  or  an  
organization  that  monitors  and  guards  against  illegal  
practices  and  corruption.  
_______________________8.    Pork  barrel  refers  to  funds  allocated  to  a  representative’s  
district  for  use  in  priority  projects.  

_______________________9.    Petty  corruption  involves  acquisition  of  small  favors  and  

some  small  financial  gain  from  the  use  of  public  office.    

_______________________10.    Systematic  corruption  is  ingrained  and  widespread  in  a      

system.  

 
 
 
 
  
 
II. Enumeration  
 
______________1. The practice of giving unfair preferential treatment to one
person or group at the expense of another.  

______________2. The practice among those with power or influence of

favoring relatives or friends, especially by giving them jobs.

______________3. It is the act of giving or accepting something valuable in

exchange of favor is a common form of corruption.

______________4. A social order that depends upon relations of

patronage; in particular, a political approach that
emphasizes or exploits such relations.

______________5. Misappropriation of funds placed in one's trust or

belonging to one's employer

 
 
III.  Essay  (5  points)    
 
1.    In  what  ways  graft  and  corruption  affect  our  country?  

 
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IV. PRODUCT  (10  points)  
 
1.    In  not  less  than  2  stanza,  make  a  Poem  how  graft  and  corruption  affects  the  
Philippines.    Make  sure  write  literary