Civics Trimester 1 Exam

A boy named Joe really likes the guitar because playing music makes him feel creative and passionate. As a result, he makes a plan to join a band. This realization is an awareness of what for Joe?

• Motivation

• Skill

• Training

• Work

What is a principle?

• A fundamental truth or foundational belief that guides us how to live well.

• A person in charge of the rules

• A decision about how to accomplish a goal.

• A rule calculated by the government for how people can live right.

Which of the following is not a principle of life we discussed in class?

• To analyze if you really have what it takes to be successful or not.

• To figure out what is really meaningful and motivates you in life

• To reflect on what you are avoiding in life so that you can start to face it and accomplish the goals you need to take care of.

• Instead of comparing yourself to others, compare yourself only to how you used to be.

Tyson thinks that his grandfather is an amazing person who demonstrates a lot of patience, wisdom, and humor with other people. Because of this Tyson really looks up to his grandfather and wants to be more like him. Tyson's thoughts and feelings are an example of:

• Admiration

• Personal development

• Personal interest

• Principles

For every work in your Civics notebook, your teacher has asked you to do all of the following except for what?

• Answer questions completely

• Write the date

• Write the work title

• Write the name of your tutor

In class we talked about a video on motivation that was narrated by Will Smith. His message was:

• Self-discipline is a way of loving yourself because you are showing yourself that your goals and dreams are important.

• That dreams should be selected carefully so that we don't pursue goals down the right path.

• That motivation will be only found when you understand society better.

• That we should motivate ourselves to make money so that we can obtain the things we desire in life.

When we reflect about the past, why is it important to stay in the present?

• Because we don't want to relive the past but instead be in the present to make good decisions.

• Because the past doesn't or shouldn't matter to us right now.

• Because the present is more determined by only future goals.

• Because the past has too much drama and problems to be thought about.

Choose the word that is defined as follows: "To be caring and understanding with a felt sense of gentleness, lovingness, and understanding for yourself and others."

• Compassion

• Humility

• Purpose

• Proactive

Which is an example of being pro-active?

• Mark sends the teacher a message to see if all of his work evidence has been received.

• Mark is told by the teacher that he is missing work and needs to show his good evidence.

• Mark receives his class grade and asks the teacher why he didn't do better.

• Mark apologizes to the teacher for not paying a lot of attention and doing his work on time.

Who said that "reason is and ought to be the slave of passion?"

• David Hume

• Immanuel Kant

• William Blake

• Maya Angelou