WIGAN INTEGRATED SCHOOL

Senior High School Department

DISASTER READINESS AND RISK REDUCTION

3rd Quarter Examination

Name:________________________________________Score:_________________________________
Grade and Section: ____________________________ Parent’s Signature:_______________________

MULTIPLE CHOICE. Read and understand the statement. Select and blacken the circle that corresponds to the
letter of your answer.
A B C D
Օ Օ Օ Օ1. __________ is a dangerous phenomenon, substance, human activity or condition that may cause loss of life,
injury or other health impacts, property damage, loss of livelihood & services, social & economic disruption
or environmental damage

A. Disaster B. Hazard C. Risk D. Exposure

Օ Օ Օ Օ2. __________ is the combination of all strengths and resources available within the community, society or
organization that can reduce the level of risk or effects of a disaster.
A. Vulnerability B. Risk C. Exposure D. Capacity
Օ Օ Օ Օ3. __________ is a dangerous phenomenon, substance, human activity or condition that may cause loss of life,
injury or other health impacts, property damage, loss of livelihood & services, social & economic disruption or
environmental damage
A. Hazard B. Risk C. Vulnerability D. Disaster
Օ Օ Օ Օ4. Which of the following is NOT a variable/ factor that aggravates or mitigates the effects of hazards, affecting the
degree or scope of a disaster?
A. Physical B. Socio – cultural C. Economic D. None of choices
Օ Օ Օ Օ5. Which of the following statement is / are TRUE about disaster risk?
A. Disaster risk is a product of exposure to hazard and vulnerability over the capacity of the community.
B. Disaster risk could be aggravated by lack of knowledge and preparedness
C. Disaster risk can be lessen by capacitating the individuals and community on the possible hazards
D. None of the above
Օ Օ Օ Օ6. Which of the following impact of disaster that disturb social wealth and cohesion, wellbeing and sometimes
identity which may also result to psychological distress, conflicts and other social ills escalate?
A. Structural B. Environmental C. Socio-Economic D. Physical
Օ Օ Օ Օ7. Which of the following is a combination of Probability of an event to happen and its negative consequences?
A. Vulnerability B. Risk C. Exposure D. Capacity
Օ Օ Օ Օ8. Which of the following are the characteristics and circumstances of a community, system or asset that
make it susceptible to the damaging effects of a hazard.
A. Vulnerability B. Risk C. Exposure D. Disaster
Օ Օ Օ Օ9. Disasters frequently result in all of the following EXCEPT___.
A. Damage to the ecological environment C. Destruction of a population’s homeland
B. Displacement of populations D. Sustained public attention during the recovery phase
Օ Օ Օ Օ10. All of the following are TRUE about disasters EXCEPT
A. A disaster may be domestic or international
B. A disaster may be caused by nature or have human origins
C. A disaster always receives widespread media coverage.
D. A disaster may have a known and gradual onset
Օ Օ Օ Օ11. Which of the following is defined as “the propensity to incur loss”?
A. Exposure B. Risk C. Vulnerability D. Resilience
Օ Օ Օ Օ12. Which of the following is NOT a factor of vulnerability?
A. Poverty B. Religion C. Physical disability D. Mental state

Օ Օ Օ Օ13. Which of the following describes the inability of the people, organization and society to withstand the adverse
impact to hazards due to characteristics inherent to social interactions, institutions and system of cultural
values?

A. Physical B. Environmental C. Social D. Economic

Օ Օ Օ Օ14. Natural resources depletion and degradation is an example of which vulnerability?
A. Physical B. Environmental C. Social D. Economic

Օ Օ Օ Օ15. Which of the following instances makes the Philippines more vulnerable to disaster?
 A. The Philippines is comprised of islands
B. Philippines is politically divided
C. The country is near the pacific ring of fire
D. Filipinos are resilient from disasters

Օ Օ Օ Օ16. __________ is the potential disaster losses, in lives, health status, livelihoods, assets and services, which could
occur to a particular community or a society over some specified future time period
A. Disaster Risk B. Disaster C. Hazard D. Disaster Management
Օ Օ Օ Օ17. Which of the following is an example of hydrometeoroligical hazard?
A. El Niño B. Earthquake C. Water pollution D. Volcanic eruption
Օ Օ Օ Օ18. Tsunami is an example of which hazard?
A. Geologic B. Hydrometeorological C. Technological D. Biological
Օ Օ Օ Օ19. Which of the following is / are example/s of technological hazards?

A. Cyber terrorism B. nuclear accidents C. epidemic diseases D. AIDS

Օ Օ Օ Օ20.Which of the following is not a common long term impact of hazards
A. Psychological B. Economic C. Environmental D. Technological
Օ Օ Օ Օ21. Disaster is frequently described as a result of various condition except ________.
A. exposure to hazard
B. conditions of vulnerability at present
C. having enough physical, social, and attitudinal capabilities
D. insufficient capacity or measures to cope with disasters.
Օ Օ Օ Օ22. Which can't be prevented but can be anticipated generally?
A. Human-made hazards C. Disasters
B. Socio-natural Hazards D. Natural Hazards
Օ Օ Օ Օ 23. Which of the following is / are the hazards from an earthquake?
A. Liquefaction B. Ground shaking C.Fire D. Storm surge
Օ Օ Օ Օ 24. Earthquake may be caused by which of the following?
A. Tectonic B. Volcanic eruption C. Tsunami D. Landslide
Օ Օ Օ Օ25. ________ is a disruptive up-down and sideways movement or motion experienced during an earthquake.
A. Ground shaking B. Ground rupture C. Liquefaction D. Faulting
Օ Օ Օ Օ26. __________ is a displacement on the ground due to movement of fault
A. Ground shaking B. Ground rupture C. Liquefaction D. Grounding
Օ Օ Օ Օ27. ______________ are failures in steep or hilly slopes triggered by an earthquake
A. Ground shaking B. Earthquake induced landslide C. Liquefaction D. Erosion
Օ Օ Օ Օ28. It is a process that transforms the behavior of a body of sediments from that of a solid to that of a liquid when
subjected to extremely intense shaking.
A. Ground shaking B. Earthquake induced landslide C. Liquefaction D. Erosion
Օ Օ Օ Օ29. This is a series of giant sea waves commonly generated by under-the-sea earthquakes and whose heights could
be greater than 5 meters
a. tsunami b. storm surge c. tide d. thunderstorm
B. During an earthquake, which among the following is / are the safe thing/s to do?
a. Do the “duck, cover and hold” c. Stay calm
b. Secure all your belongings d. Run immediately to a safe area
C. Which of the following might be probably the cause of an earthquake?
a. An asteroid reaching the ground c. volcanic activity
b. Tectonic activity d. tsunami
D. Which among the following would be the last to do in an earthquake incident?
a. do the “duck, cover and hold” b. secure all your family members are safe
b. retrofit your buildings/ house from earthquake d. remove all possible falling objects
E. Which of the following brings an immediate hazard / damage to mankind?
a. lava b. tephra c. lahar d. magma
F. These are showers of airborne fine- to coarse-grained volcanic particles that fallout from the
plumes of a volcanic eruption
a. tephra fall b. lahar c. pyroclastic flows d. ballistic projectiles
G. these are turbulent mass of ejected volcanic materials (ash and rocks),mixed with hot gases
that flow downslope at very high speeds
a. tephra fall b. lahar c. pyroclastic flows d. ballistic projectiles
H. These are Volcanic materials directly ejected from the volcano’s vent with force and trajectory
a. tephra fall b. lahar c. pyroclastic flows d. ballistic projectiles
I. Which of the following could be possible means to mitigate the impact of lava flow?
 a. cooling down lava by water c. bomb explosion
b. evacuation d. stay in your houses
J. Which of the following is the best way to mitigate from all volcanic hazards?
a. cooling down lava by water c. bomb explosion
b. evacuation d. stay in your houses
K. Which among the following is the most dangerous area /place from lava flows?
a. low-lying area b. mountains c. away from 5 km danger zone d. evacuation area
L. Which of the following hazards has the widest or has a global impact?
lava flows b. ballistic projectiles c. gases emission d. lahar
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