Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region V (Bicol)
Division of Catanduanes
GIGMOTO RURAL DEVELOPMENT HIGH SCHOOL
Gigmoto, Catanduanes

DISASTER READINESS AND RISK REDUCTION

SUMMATIVE TEST 1 │ QUARTER 1 │ 1st SEMESTER

Name: ____________________________________ Date: September _____, 2022

Grade and Section: 11 STEM │ GAS ______________________

I. MULTIPLE CHOICE. Direction: Read each question carefully and encircle the
letter of the correct answer.

1. What is this inherently unexpected and happening that comes quickly without any
warning?
a. disaster b. hazard c. phenomenon d. risk
2. It is also called as the Circum-Pacific belt, the zone of earthquakes surrounding the
Pacific Ocean where about 99% of the world’s earthquake occurs.
a. locust b. drought c. ring of fire d. subsidence
3. All of the following show effect of disasters EXCEPT__________.
a. displacement of populations
b. damage to the ecological environment
c. destruction of a population’s homeland
d. sustained public attention during the recovery phase
4. Which of the following is an example of man-caused disaster?
a. storm surges
b. flooded coastal areas
c. landslide on mining sites
d. oil spills from shipping boat
5. Which of the following is an example of natural hazards?
a. factories b. fault lines c. mining sites d. chemical plants
6. Which of the following is NOT a type of natural hazard that causes disaster?
a. tornado b. typhoon c. earthquake d. car accident
7. It is defined as the source of danger and something that may cause injury or harm.
a. disaster b. hazard c. phenomenon d. risk
8. Which of the following category is NOT part of man-made hazard?
a. terrorism/violence
b. technological/industrial
c. complex humanitarian emergencies
d. preventive and precautionary measures
9. It involves the identification and mapping of the elements at risk and the assessment of
people, animals and plants that may be affected?
a. exposure b. vulnerability c. disaster risk d. risk assessment
10. The potential disaster losses in lives, health statuses, livelihoods, assets, and services,
which could occur in a particular community or a society over some specified future time
period is called _______________.
a. disaster risk b. disaster mitigation c. disaster preparedness d. disaster
prevention
11. Disaster risk can be determined by the presence of the following elements of Disaster
EXCEPT _______________.
a. phenomenon c. vulnerability to a hazard
b. coping capacity d. hazard (natural or man-made)
12. It is defined as the source of danger and something that may cause injury or harm. It is
also the uncertain course of events in a country.
a. disaster b. hazard c. risk d. phenomenon
13. The potential disaster losses in lives, health statuses, livelihoods, assets, and services,
which could occur in a particular community or a society over some specified future time
period is called _______________.
a. disaster risk c. disaster prevention
b. disaster mitigation d. disaster preparedness
14. Which of the following BEST describes hazard?
a. loss of life or injury naturally d. reduction of vulnerability and
b. a phenomenon or human activity exposure
c. potentially damaging physical event
15. Which of the following is NOT an element which causes disaster?
a. exposure b. hazard c. risk d. vulnerability

II. ENUMERATION. Enumerate what is being asked in each item.

1. FOUR types of hazards

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2. THREE elements of disaster risk
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“Self-learning in a sense of learning by yourself without anybody teaching you

anything has an enormous value.”.
Good Luck

Prepared by:

MA. HAZEL T. TEOLOGO

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