U0 S4 - Command Term Review

Open Ended

Identify your mood at the current moment.

Open Ended

Describe your classmates.

Open Ended

Compare your expectations in high school with your actual experiences by far.

Open Ended

Contrast the high school building/area with the grade school building/area.

Open Ended

Explain why there is a need to adjust from Grade School to High School.

Multiple Select

What were the command terms used in the questions?

• Explain

• Identify

• Compare

• Contrast

• Describe

Multiple Choice

IDENTIFY a nation/country that is part of Maritime Southeast Asia.

• A nation that is part of Maritime Southeast Asia is Singapore.

• Singapore

• A nation that is part of Maritime Southeast Asia is India.

• India

Multiple Choice

DESCRIBE the condition of the Filipinos during the Spanish colonial era.

• Ancient China had a major influence on the language and religion of Korea and Japan, effects that are still visible today.

• Ancient China had a big influence on Korea and Japan. China shared ideas like Confucianism and Buddhism, which became important in both Korean and Japanese cultures. China also influenced their writing systems—Korea and Japan started by using Chinese characters. These ideas helped shape how Korean and Japanese nations developed over time.

Multiple Choice

COMPARE the cultural values of Chinese and Filipino in terms of emphasis on family

• Both Chinese and Filipino cultures share a strong emphasis on family loyalty and togetherness. For example, in Chinese culture, filial piety is a core value, which means children are expected to show deep respect, obedience, and care for their parents and elders throughout their lives. Similarly, Filipino culture also values very close family ties, extending beyond the immediate family to include grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins, where respect for elders is shown through traditions like pagmamano and the use of “po” and “opo.”

• While both Chinese and Filipino cultures value family, they express this in distinct ways. In Chinese culture, filial piety is a deeply rooted Confucian principle that emphasizes lifelong obedience, duty, and care toward one’s parents and ancestors. Meanwhile, Filipino culture emphasizes extended family closeness and daily interpersonal respect, shown through gestures like pagmamano (a respectful greeting for elders) and the use of polite words like “po” and “opo."

Multiple Choice

CONTRAST the cultural values of Chinese and Filipinos in terms of food/cuisine.

• Chinese cuisine often uses cooking methods like stir-frying, deep-frying, and steaming, with common seasonings such as soy sauce, ginger, and garlic. On the other hand, Filipino cuisine typically involves stewing, grilling, and braising, and is known for its unique blend of sour, salty, and sometimes sweet flavors, using ingredients like vinegar, calamansi, and fish sauce in dishes such as adobo and sinigang.

• While there are a lot of similarities due to influences in Chinese and Filipino cuisines, they often differ in their primary cooking methods and overall flavor . For instance, traditional Chinese cuisine commonly features cooking methods such as stir-frying, deep-frying, and steaming, with dishes typically seasoned with soy sauce, ginger, and garlic. In contrast, Filipino cuisine frequently employs stewing, grilling, and braising, and its distinct flavors often come from a unique balance of sourness, saltiness, and sometimes sweetness, as seen in signature dishes such as adobo and sinigang.

Multiple Choice

EXPLAIN why filial piety is important in Confucianism.

• Filial piety is a central idea in Confucianism that means showing great respect, devotion, and obedience towards one's parents and elders. This concept teaches children have a lifelong duty to care for, honor, and even bring prestige to their parents. Filial piety is considered very important because Confucian philosophy believes that if everyone upholds this strong family respect and harmony within their homes, it will create peaceful and stable families, which then form the basic foundation for a moral society and a good government.

• Filial piety in Confucianism means showing love, respect, and obedience to one's parents and elders. It includes listening to them, caring for them, and honoring their wishes.

Multiple Select

WHAT EVIDENCE?

IDENTIFY where the evidence or examples can be found to answer command terms: describe, compare, contrast, and explain.

• Classroom discussion

• Source (in source analysis)

• Additional research

• Textbook

Citing of evidence

​ALWAYS cite your source for evidence and examples.

Examples:

• Based on classroom discussion....

• Based on the source...

• Based on the name of the website/book/any other source (for additional research)....

• Based on the textbook...

Open Ended

SYNTHESIS QUESTION

EXPLAIN how specific command terms help clarify what is expected in a Social Science answer, compared to more general questions.

Open Ended

THINK

What are the most important things you now understand about command terms?

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PUZZLE

What are the most important things you now understand about command terms?

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EXPLORE

What is one thing you want to explore or practice more to get better at using command terms in Social Science?