Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region X – Northern Mindanao
Schools Division of Cagayan de Oro City

Kauswagan National High School

Eagle St., Kauswagan, Cagayan de Oro City

DISASTER READINESS AND RISK REDUCTION

3rd Quarter Examination

Directions: Read and understand the questions carefully and shade the correct answer in the answer
sheet provided.

TEST I. MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the best and most appropriate answer.

1. Which of the following is a sudden, calamitous event, that brings great damage, loss, destruction,
and devastation to life and property?
a. Disaster
b. Hazard
c. Phenomenon
d. Risk
2. The point of the earth’s surface directly above the point where an earthquake occurs is called?
a. Focus
b. Epicenter
c. Fracture
d. Fault
3. Which of the following is a man-made disaster?
a. Terrorism
b. Major Fire
c. Pollution
d. All of the above
4. What is this inherently unexpected and happening that comes quickly without any warning?
a. Disaster
b. Hazard
c. Phenomenon
d. Risk
5. COVID-19 has caused millions of diseased people and thousands of deaths all over the world. How
are you going to name the damaging event?
a. Disaster
b. Hazard
c. Politicking
d. Terrorism
6. What is Ring of Fire?
a. Belt of volcanoes in the Circum Pacific region.
b. Belt of volcanoes in the mid-continental region.
c. Belt of volcanoes in the mid-atlantic region
d. None of the above.
7. A natural disaster is a(n) ________ event.
a. expected
b. planned
c. scheduled
d. unexpected
8. Who is known as the father of modern seismology?
a. Charles Richter
b. R.D Oldham
c. W.M. Davis
d. None of the above.
9. Elements located in coastal areas are likely to be exposed to
a. Volcanic eruption
b. Drought
c. Storm surge
d. Hailstorm
10. Volcanoes are generally found where?
a. Intraplates pull apart or come together
b. Tectonic plates pull apart or come together
c. Earth’s crust pulls apart or comes together
d. None of these pull apart or come together
11. Volcanic erupted material when inside the hill/earth/mountain it is called?
a. Lava
b. Magma

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Region X – Northern Mindanao
Schools Division of Cagayan de Oro City

Kauswagan National High School

Eagle St., Kauswagan, Cagayan de Oro City

c. Lahar
d. None of these
12. This type of hazard is caused by human activities and can often be prevented.
a. Human-made hazard
b. Natural Hazard
c. Hazardous chemical
d. None of the above
13. The International Tsunami Information center is located in?
a. Honolulu, Hawaii
b. Philippines
c. Jakarta, Indonesia
d. Puducherry
14. Which of the following is not a man-made hazard?
a. Leakage of Toxic Waste
b. Wars and Civil Strife
c. Drought
d. Environmental Pollution
15. Cyclones occurring in North Atlantic ocean are called?
a. Typhoon
b. Tornado
c. Supertyphoon
d. Hurricane
16. High intensity and long duration of rainfall causes?
a. Earthquakes
b. Floods
c. Landslides
d. Cyclone
17. Disaster Management includes;
a. Mitigation
b. Reconstruction
c. Rehabilitation
d. All of the above
18. Tsunamis can occur only during
a. Evening
b. Morning
c. Any time of the day and night
d. Afternoon
19. Effective hazard management largely relies on
a. Government agencies
b. Emergency responses
c. Pre-disaster planning
d. Volcanoes
20. Which of the following is a seasonally related hazard?
a. Earthquake
b. Volcanic eruption
c. Terrorist attack
d. None of the above
21. The Richter scale expresses an earthquake’s?
a. Magnitude
b. Location
c. Duration
d. Depth
22. The disturbance of biodiversity and loss of forests and natural rivers are;
a. Physical impact
b. Biological impact
c. Socio-cultural impact
d. Environmental impact
23. The level of harm by a hazard is governed by
a. The magnitude of the hazard
b. Frequency of the hazard
c. Intensity at the impact point
d. All of the above
24. The level of risk of a disaster depends on

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Eagle St., Kauswagan, Cagayan de Oro City

a. Nature of the hazard

b. Vulnerability of the elements that are affected
c. Economic value of the elements which are affected
d. All of the above
25. High vulnerability and high hazard are associated with?
a. Low disaster risk
b. Medium disaster risk
c. High disaster risk
d. None of the above
26. During a volcanic eruption, we need to do the following except;
a. Stay inside the house or evacuation area
b. Check that your pets or live stocks have enough food
c. Protect yourself from ash fall.
d. Clean the house roof first to prevent damage to gutters and down-pipes
27. Which of the following groups of people is more vulnerable in the event of disaster?
a. Men, boys, old people
b. Men, women, boys
c. Men, Women, children, old people
d. None of the above
28. Which of the following is the meaning of the acronym “PDZ”?
a. Philippine Disaster Zone
b. Philippine Danger Zone
c. Philippine Disaster and Hazard
d. None of these
29. What instrument is used to record the earthquake waves?
a. Climograph
b. Seismograph
c. Thermometer
d. Hythergraph
30. Which term is known as a seismic wave?
a. Tsunami
b. Hurricane
c. El Niño
d. Typhoon
31. Which of the following scenarios demonstrate exposure?
a. It has a strong community organization
b. A house near the beach is more exposed to tsunami and storm surge than a house in a city
c. An unsafe housing design and construction of a building
d. A community with trained first aid provider
32. Disaster frequently results in all of the following, except one.
a. Displacement of the population
b. Adequate supply of goods and services
c. Damage to the ecological environment
d. Destruction of the population’s homeland
33. The common factors of wildfire hazards are:
a. Lightning
b. Volcanic eruption
c. El Niño
d. All of the above
34. This refers to the potential (not actual and realized) disaster losses in lives, health, status,
livelihood, assets, and services that could occur in a community.
a. Risk
b. Vulnerability
c. Disaster Risk
d. Hazard
35. What sector in the Philippines is highly dependent on constant water supply and upredictable
growing season?
a. Agriculture and Food
b. Coastal and Marine Resources
c. Human Health
d. Watersheds
36. The following are signs of a volcanic eruption, except one.
a. Steam-blast eruption

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Schools Division of Cagayan de Oro City

Kauswagan National High School

Eagle St., Kauswagan, Cagayan de Oro City

b. Changes in heat flow at a volcano

c. Magmatic eruptions
d. Volcanic dormancy
37. Which of the following refers to the stream-like flows of incandescent molten rock erupting from
a crater or fissure?
a. Ash flow
b. Lahar
c. Lava flow
d. Pyroclastic Flow
38. Which of the following scenarios does NOT make the Philippines more vulnerable to disasters?
a. The Philippines is an archipelago
b. The Philippines is politically divided
c. The country is found near the Pacific Ring of Fire
d. Filipinos are known for their resilience during disasters.
39. Which among the following would be the LAST thing to do during the earthquake incident?
a. Secure all your belongings
b. Do the “Duck, Cover, Hold”
c. Stay calm.
d. Run immediately to a safe area.
40. It is an opening in the Earth’s crust that allows molten rock, gasses, and debris to escape to the
surface.
a. Mountain
b. Hills
c. Volcano
d. Lake
41. Which of the following concepts does not fall under vulnerability?
a. Absence of adaptive capacities
b. Lack of coping capacities
c. Exposure
d. Susceptibility
42. Which of the following is true about risk assessment?
a. It is done to know which risk should be addressed first.
b. It tells which risk is the most serious.
c. Risk assessment is done by taking into consideration both probability and impact.
d. All of the above.
43. Which impact of a hazard is an economic impact of hazard?
a. Viral disease
b. Anxiety and mental trauma
c. Destruction of houses and buildings
d. Retrenchment of employees in manufacturing companies
44. Which of the following is not a factor of vulnerability?
a. Poverty
b. Religion
c. Physical Disability
d. Mental State
45. Which of the following scenarios demonstrates hazard?
a. A trained SHS student to provide first aid.
b. A room with furniture well-arranged for disaster
c. A house near the beach
d. A slippery pathway in the school
46. Which of the following cannot be prevented but can be anticipated generally?
a. Human-made hazard
b. Natural Hazard
c. Disasters
d. Socio-cultural Hazard
47. What do you call the earthquake hazard map that has the expected number of occurrences of
damaging earthquakes?
a. Frequency of Damaging Earthquake Map
b. Earthquake Potential Map
c. Seismic Hazard Map
d. Earthquake Hazard Distribution Map

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Department of Education
Region X – Northern Mindanao
Schools Division of Cagayan de Oro City

Kauswagan National High School

Eagle St., Kauswagan, Cagayan de Oro City

48. What sector in the Philippines is highly dependent on constant water supply and unpredictable
growing season?
a. Coastal and Marine Resources
b. Agriculture and food
c. Human Health
d. Watersheds
49. How would you explain lava flow?
a. Lava flow is the voluminous of loose, unconsolidated tephra which become deposited on
landscape.
b. Lava flows are most damaging to property, as they can destroy anything in their path.
c. It happens when a volcanoes emit gases that are often poisonous to living organisms.
d. It consists of fragments of pulverized rock, minerals and volcanic glass, created during
volcanic eruption.
50. Which is NOT a direct effect of disasters on human life?
a. Food scarcity
b. Illnesses and diseases
c. Displaced population
d. Disturbance of biodiversity