Filipino Inherited Traits

Filipino Traits – Inherited Traits

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Choose the best answer that describes the statements.

1.

a. Filipino ancestors come from all over the world.

b. Filipinos have different physical traits because of the many ancestors we have.

c. Filipinos are brown skinned because there are more Malay ancestors.

2.

a. It is from the Americans, Malays and Chinese that we learned our good values.

b. We still use the values we learned from our ancestors and the foreigners.

c. We inherited our values from our ancestors and the foreigners.

3.

a. The foreigners are more systematic and advanced than our ancestors.

b. We inherited ways to put order in things through our ancestors and the foreigners.

c. The ancestors and foreigners think the same.

Filipino Ancestor Physical Trait Malays brown skinned Negritos black skinned Chinese yellow skinned

Ancestors and Foreigners Value Americans love for democracy Malays happy and peace loving Chinese value work and hard earned money

Ancestors has own system of writing and reading

Foreigners established schools Ancestors formed a government called the

baranggay Foreigners introduced us to the democratic form

of government



4.

a. Not all qualities we inherited from our ancestors and foreign invaders are good.

b. The Spaniards and Americans are bad influence to us.

c. We should only follow the good traits and disregard bad traits of foreigners.

Circle the correct answer.

1. A system of cooperation that aims to help one another without expecting anything in return.

a. delicadeza b. utang ng loob c. bayanihan

2. A proof that our ancestors possess a passion for systematic and innovative ways.

a. Banaue Rice Terraces b. Baguio’s Kennon Road c. University of Sto. Tomas

3. True or False? The foreigners were more systematic and smarter than our ancestors. _____

Which among all the good Filipino traits, do you think you have the most? What made you say so?

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What bad Filipino trait do you think you have? How will you correct this?

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Foreigner Characteristic Inherited

Spaniards taught us love for God Spaniards taught us to gamble and like

camaraderie too much Americans taught us right to liberty, life and

happiness

Americans taught us to be too individualistic



Find the Filipino trait that is described in the following situations. Write the letter only.

a. Patriotic b. Resourceful/Creative c. God-fearing d. Humane e. Good-Natured f. Being envious of others life g. Colonial mentality h. “Bahala na” i. Manana habit j. Ningas cogon k. Too much friendship and camaraderie l. Total dependence on family m. gambling

________ 1. Mang Jose is mad at Mang Tomas because he got a good paying job.

________ 2. Mang Berto goes home late every night, partying and having fun with his friends.

________ 3. A Filipino worker in the US, is proud to tell the Americans of his beautiful country.

________ 4. The Ramos family always host a get together for visiting relatives.

________ 5. There were a lot of army jeeps the Americans left in the Philippines after the war.

The Filipinos, converted it into what is now the Philippine Jeepney.

________ 6. Mang Boy often goes to bet on a winning horse. He believes winning on a horse

bet is his ticket to instant richness.

________ 7. After typhoon Ondoy, a lot of Filipinos came out to help the flood victims.

________ 8. Matt keeps on putting off studying until the night before the exam.

________ 9. Andrea only wants to buy products that are made in the US.

________ 10. At the start of the quarter Bea studies well and gets good grades. Towards

the end of the quarter she got a little bit lazy, her grade dipped and she missed

her honor award.

________ 11. Carlos forgot to study for his test. Hesaid “Never mind, God will help me out.”

________ 12. The Santos family goes to mass every Sunday and on special days.

________ 13. We show respect with the use of “po” and “opo.”

________ 14. Mario finished college but still didn’t find work since his parents are rich anyway.

________ 15. Diane shows more respect to her British boss more than her Filipino boss.

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