Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region V
Division of City Schools
MASBATE NATIONAL COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Masbate City

DISASTER READINESS AND RISK REDUCTION

G12 GENERAL ACADEMIC STRAND
2st QUARTER EXAMINATION
2ND SEMESTER S.Y. 2022-2023

Name: _______________________________ Date: _________ Score: _______

Year and Section: _____________________ Teacher: _____________________

Direction: Read the questions carefully. Choose the letter of the correct answer and
encircle the best answer.

1. What does it mean the act or process of supporting a cause or proposal?

A. Advocacy
B. Vulnerability
C. Hazard
D. Response

2 Which of the following may be done to reduce disaster risk?

A Response
B. Recovery
C. Mitigation
D. Preparedness

3. Which of the following is NOT a type of natural hazard?

A. Tornado
B. Hurricane
C. Car accident
D. Earthquake

4 An event that produces greater loss than a community can handle, including
casualties, property damage, and significant environmental damage is called ....
A. Facility
B. Mitigation
C. Disaster
D. Resource

5. How would you categorize the so-called Less Vulnerable Sectors?

A. They are the community members whose capacities start from their own ability
to acquire material resources; skills and trainings; and position in society.
B. Their capacities are higher than those in the most vulnerable sector to
overcome the adverse effects of disasters.
C. They are composed of professionals, small entrepreneurs, and others similar
to those who belong to the higher levels of society.
D. All of the above.

6. What statement is relevant the so-called Not Vulnerable Sectors?

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 A. They are the community members whose capacities start from their own ability
to acquire material resources; skills and trainings; and position in society.
B. Their capacities are higher than those in the most vulnerable sector to
overcome the adverse effects of disasters.
C. They are composed of professionals, small entrepreneurs, and others similar
to those who belong to the higher levels of society.
D. They do advocacy or charity for the benefit of the most vulnerable and less
vulnerable sectors during and after disasters.

7. What change would you make to solve VULNERABILITY in a community?

A. The community members must share their own ideas to start from their own
ability to acquire material resources; skills and trainings; and position in society
B. The government must do some mitigation to prevent vulnerability in the
community.
C. Give the community an alternative livelihood project so that the community
can withstand vulnerability.
D. All of the above.

8. What would happen if Vulnerability is present in the Community?

A. Some people living in the community are MORE vulnerable to disasters.
B. Some people living in the community are LESS vulnerable to disasters.
C. Some people living in a high position in the community are vulnerable to
disasters.
D. Some people living in a marginal land in the community are vulnerable to
disasters.

9. What strength, that attribute all the resources available within a community,
organization or society that can be used to achieve an agreed goal?
A. Capacity
B. Exposed elements
C. Vulnerability
D. Exposure

10. It is the number of people or structures within the expose area.

A. Expose elements
B. Capacity
C. Exposure
D. Vulnerability

11. The degree to which the elements at risk are likely to experience hazard event of
different magnitudes.
A. Capacity
B. Exposure
C. Expose elements
D. Vulnerability

12. It is a rapid oxidation process which is a chemical reaction resulting in the evolution
of light and heat in varying intensities.
A. Capacity
B. Exposure
C. Vulnerability
D. Fire

13. In what category of Vulnerability do fatalism, discouragement, and despondency

fall?
A. Attitudinal

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B. Motivational
C. Physical
D. Social

14. What are the parts of these three areas of Vulnerability?

A. Physical/Material Vulnerability, Attitudinal/Motivational Vulnerability
Social/Organizational Vulnerability.
B. Physical element, Socio-economic elements, Environmental elements.
C. Emotional effect, Cognitive effects, Interpersonal effects.
D. All of the above

15. Which of the following statement about natural hazard NOT TRUE?
A. Hazard become disaster when thy harm many people.
B. Some hazard can be predicted, but usually can’t be stopped.
C. Hazard are natural process that harm people on a regular basis.
D. Hazard are natural processes that can be dangerous, but have not yet cause.

16. This refers to factors, such as physical, social, economic, and environmental, that
increase the susceptibility to the impact of a hazard.
A. Disaster
B. Exposure
C. Hazard
D. Vulnerability

17. The potential disaster losses in lives, health status, livelihood, assets, and services,
which could occur in a community or a society over some specified future time period; is
a function of hazard, exposure and vulnerability.
A. Disaster risk
B. Hazard
C. Proximity
D. Disaster

18. The probability that negative consequences may arise when hazards interact with
vulnerable areas, people, and environment.
A. Disaster risk
B. Hazard
C. Risk
D. Disaster

19. A structural and no- structural measures undertaken to limit the adviser impact of
natural hazard, environmental degradation, and minimize the impact of disaster.
A. Disaster risk
B. Mitigation
C. Hazard
D. Exposure

20. The degree to which the elements at risk are likely to experience hazard events of
different magnitudes; this also refers to people and property.
A. Exposure
B. Mitigation
C. Hazard
D. Risk

21. A dangerous phenomenon , substances, human activity or condition that my cause

loss of life, injury or other health impacts, property damage, loss of livelihood and
services, social and economic disruption, or environmental damage.?
A. Disaster

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 B. Exposure
C. Hazard
D. Vulnerability

22. A serious disruption of the functional of a community or a society causing

widespread human, material, economic, or environmental losses, which exceed the
ability of the affected community or society to cope using its own resources is called?
A. Disaster
B. Exposure
C. Hazard
D. Vulnerability

23. Explain how hazard, exposure, and vulnerability are related to disaster risk?
A. Hazard, exposure and vulnerability are related to disaster risk in a sense that
each of them plays a role and determining the extent of disaster happening.
B. Hazard, exposure and vulnerability are NOT related to disaster risk on sense
that none of them did not plays a role determining the extent of disaster happening.
C. Hazard, exposure and vulnerability are all disaster.
D. All of the above

24. Predict would be happen if disaster hit your community?

A. It can cause loss of lives
B. total loss of power supply
C. damage to agriculture land resulting to hunger
D. All of the above

25. In what extreme event that can cause extended damage which originated from
natural causes and is now man-made or human induce?
A. Meteorological Hazard
B. Hazard
C. Natural hazard
D. Meteorological hazards

26. Explain why MOST Vulnerability sectors cannot withstand the damaging and the
adverse effect of disaster?
A. They are in the community whose capacities are low and not sufficient.
B. They are in the community whose capacities start from their own ability to
acquire material resources; skills and trainings; and position in society.
C. They are in the community whose capacities are in high position in the
community.
D. All of the above

27. Choose the best statement that present the Less Vulnerability sector?
A. They are compose if professionals, small entrepreneurs, and others similar to
those who belong to the higher levels of the society.
B. They are the so-called abused sector and the lowest level of society.
C. They do advocacy or charity for the benefit of the most vulnerable and less
vulnerable sectors during and after disasters.
D. All of the above

28. Explain how economy is one elements that is also exposed to hazard which is an
effect to the economy of a hazardous event?
A.
B.
C.

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 D.

29. Which of the following is NOT an emotional effect of disaster?

A. Shock
B. Terror
C. Blame
D. Confusion

30. Choose the best statement that support the Word Hazard.
A. an extreme event that can cause extended damage which originated from
natural causes and is nit man-made or human induced.
B. is a dangerous phenomenon.
C. the probability that negative consequences may arise when hazard interact
with vulnerable areas, people, property, and environment.
D. None of the above

31. Which is more important to prevent to cause damage to human life?

A. Excessive Hunting
C. Dynamite Fishing
B. Logging
D. All of the above

32. What is the difference between a Tornado and a Cyclone?

A. cyclone is a large mass of air while a tornado has a rotating column of air.
B. cyclone rotate clockwise while tornado rotates counterclockwise
C. cyclone contains cold mass of air while tornado contains hot mass of air
D. None of the above

33. Which is more important to reduce Vulnerable in a community?

A. Make an action plan to identify the elements which contribute the overall
objectives of reducing disaster risk.
B. A plan that comprising a range of different activities.
C. A plan that analyses disaster risk and stablishes arrangement in advance to
enable timely, effective and appropriate responses.
D. Emphasising economic diversity and resilient livelihood.

34. Do you agree that HAZARD is the only elements which we cannot control?
A. I agree, because the impact of the disaster happening will mostly rely on the
other elements; exposure and vulnerability.
B. I agree, because the greater exposed elements and vulnerabilities are present
the larger impact will be.
C. I agree, because if there are less exposed and vulnerabilities the impact will
be also.
D. All of the above

35. Identify which statement is true about technological hazard?

A. Hazard that can caused by human activities, such as equipment of human
origin or the like.
B. Hazard originating from bodies of water.
C. An extreme event that can cause extended damage which originated from
natural causes and is not man-made or human induced.
D. Is a dangerous phenomenon, substance, human activity or condition that
cause loss of life, injury or other health impact, property damage, loss of livelihood and
services, social and economic disruption, or environmental damage.

36. Select which elements of society are considered at risk when they are exposed to
hazard. One of these includes physical elements EXCEPT;

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 A. facilities
B. livelihood
C. community structures
D. houses

37 – 40. ESSAY. Create a preventive measure on how to reduce the impact of

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WRITE YOUR ANSWER HERE:

Prepared by:
HERVIE A. CAPELLAN
DRR TEACHER

Checked and Evaluated:

HANNIE LISA B. AGUILAR
MT II/ GAS COORDINATOR

Approved by:
EDWIN G. RETURAN
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL II

SECTIONS NO. OF STUDENTS SECTIONS NO. OF STUDENTS

MALVAR - 40 PONCE - 46
J. LUNA - 36 BROCKA - 43
A. LUNA - 41 FELIPE - 42
BALTAZAR - 40 GOMBURZA - 41
MABINI - 38 DEL PILAR - 43
URDUJA - 42 DELOS SANTOS - 42
LAKANDULA - 73
ABAD SANTOS - 47

TOTAL = 615

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