Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region 1
Schools Division of Ilocos Sur

SOLOTSOLOT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

San Juan, Ilocos Sur 2731

MEDIA AND INFORMATION LITERACY

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Prepared by: Checked by:

KENNEDY F. VAGAY NINA MAY P. ARROCENA

Subject Teacher Master Teacher I

Approved by:
GLORIA M. VITAMOG
School Principal II

Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region 1
Schools Division of Ilocos Sur

SOLOTSOLOT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

San Juan, Ilocos Sur 2731

DISASTER READINESS & RISK REDUCTION

Middle Term Examination/ 1st Semester (2019-2020)

DIRECTIONS: This test is a combination of single response and multiple-choice test, thus there could only be
one answer for a single response items and two or more answers for a multiple-choice items. Read each item
carefully and respond by choosing the correct answer/s. Shade the letter your answers on your answer sheet.

1. __________ 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. Exposure
c. Hazard
d. Risk

2. __________ 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. Capacity
b. Exposure
c. Risk
d. Vulnerability

3. __________ 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. Vulnerability

4. A disaster could happen if there is a ________ in a vulnerable populated place.

a. Accident
b. Disaster
c. Hazard
d. Problem

5. DRRR means ____________

a. Disaster risk reduction readiness
b. Disaster readiness and risk reduction
c. Disaster risk, readiness and reduction
d. Disaster ready and reduction risk

6. Disaster recovery is more stressful when ________ are present in the home.
a. Adolescent
 b. Children
c. Middle Adults
d. Young Adults

7. 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. Economic
b. Physical
c. Socio – cultural
d. None of choices

8. Which of the following statement is / are TRUE about disaster risk?

a. Disaster risk could be aggravated by lack of knowledge and preparedness.
b. Disaster risk can be increased by capacitating the individuals and community on the possible
hazards.
c. Disaster risk is a product of exposure to hazard and vulnerability over the management of the
community.
d. None of the above

9. Which of the following impact of disaster that disturb social wealth and cohesion, well being and
sometimes identity which may also result to psychological distress, conflicts and other social ills
escalate.
a. Environmental
b. Physical
c. Socio-Economic
d. Structural

10. Which of the following is a combination of probability of an event to happen and its negative
consequences
a. Capacity
b. Exposure
c. Risk
d. Vulnerability

11. 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. Disaster
b. Exposure
c. Risk
d. Vulnerability

12. Recognize what situations constitute disaster among the choices.

a. Flooding occurs in an isolated island with zero population.
b. Flooding occurs near a community whose population is known to be vulnerable.
c. River flood occurs near high area.
d. River flood occurs near areas far from the river.

13. Disasters frequently result in all of the following EXCEPT ______________.

a. Damage to the ecological environment
b. Destruction of a population’s homeland
c. Displacement of populations
d. Sustained public attention during the recovery phase

14. 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.

15. Which of the following is defined as “the propensity to incur loss”?

a. Exposure
b. Resilience
c. Risk
d. Vulnerability
16. Which of the following is DOES NOT affect vulnerability?
a. Mental state
b. Physical disability
c. Poverty
d. Religion

17. 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. Economic
b. Environmental
c. Physical
d. Social
18. Natural resources depletion and degradation is an example of which vulnerability?
a. Economic
b. Environmental
c. Physical
d. Social

19. Which of the following instances makes the Philippines more vulnerable to disaster?
a. Filipinos are resilient from disasters.
b. Philippines is comprised of islands.
c. Philippines is politically divided.
d. Philippines is situated in the Pacific Ring of Fire.

20. __________ 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
b. Disaster Management
c. Disaster Risk
d. Hazard

21. Which of the following is an example of hydrometeoroligical hazard?

a. Earthquake
b. El Niño
c. Volcanic eruption
d. Water pollution

22. Tsunami is an example of which hazard?

a. Biologic
b. Geologic
c. Hydrometeorological
d. Technologic

23. What is the midway between natural and man-made hazards?

a. Man-made disaster
b. Natural disaster
c. Quasi-natural hazard
d. Secondary hazard

24. Which of the following is / are example/s of technologic hazards?

a. AIDS
b. Cyber terrorism
c. Epidemic diseases
d. Landslide

25. Which of the following is not a common long term impact of hazards?
a. Economic
b. Environmental
c. Psychological
d. Technological

26. Recognize what hazard constitutes DROUGHT.

a. Atmospheric
 b. Biologic
c. Geologic
d. Hydrologic

27. Disaster is frequently described as a result of various condition except ________.

a. Conditions of vulnerability at present
b. Exposure to hazard
c. Having enough physical, social, and attitudinal capabilities
d. Insufficient capacity or measures to cope with disasters.

28. Which can't be prevented but can be anticipated generally?

a. Disasters
b. Human-made hazards
c. Natural Hazards
d. Socio-natural Hazards

29. A geologic fault that occurs where two blocks of rock are pulled apart as by tension.
a. Normal fault
b. Reverse fault
c. Strike-slip fault
d. Thrust fault

30. Which of the following is / are the hazards from an earthquake?

a. Ash Fall
b. Fire
c. Liquefaction
d. Storm surge

31. Earthquake may be caused by which of the following?

a. Fire
b. Landslide
c. Tectonic
d. Tsunami

32. ________ is a disruptive up-down and sideways movement or motion experienced during an
earthquake.
a. Faulting
b. Ground rupture
c. Ground shaking
d. Liquefaction

33. __________ is a displacement on the ground due to movement of fault.

a. Faulting
b. Ground rupture
c. Ground shaking
d. Liquefaction

34. ______________ are failures in steep or hilly slopes triggered by an earthquake

a. Earthquake induced landslide
b. Erosion
c. Ground shaking
d. Liquefaction

35. 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. Earthquake induced landslide
b. Erosion
c. Ground shaking
d. Liquefaction

36. 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. Storm surge
b. Thunderstorm
 c. Tide
d. Tsunami

37. During an earthquake, which among the following is a safe thing to do?
a. Do not do the “duck, cover and hold”
b. Panic.
c. Run immediately to a danger area.
d. Stay calm.

38. Which of the following might be probably the cause of an earthquake?

a. An asteroid reaching the ground
b. Ashfall
c. Tectonic activity
d. Tsunami
39. Which among the following would be the last to do in an earthquake incident?
a. Do the “duck, cover and hold”
b. Remove all possible falling objects
c. Retrofit your buildings/ house from earthquake
d. Secure all your family members are safe

40. Which of the following brings an immediate hazard / damage to mankind when volcanic eruption
happens?
a. Lahar
b. Lava
c. Magma
d. Tephra

41. These are showers of airborne fine- to coarse-grained volcanic particles that fallout from the plumes of a
volcanic eruption
a. Ballistic projectiles
b. Lahar
c. Pyroclastic flows
d. Tephra fall

42. These are turbulent mass of ejected volcanic materials (ash and rocks),mixed with hot gases that flow
downslope at very high speeds
a. Ballistic projectiles
b. Lahar
c. Pyroclastic flows
d. Tephra fall

43. The molten rock between the crust and the mantle is ___________________.
a. Lava
b. Lahar
c. Magma
d. Pyroclastic

44. Which of the following could be possible means to mitigate the impact of lava flow?
a. Bomb explosion
b. Cooling down lava by water
c. Evacuate to safe area
d. Stay in your houses where lava will flow.

45. Which of the following is the best way to mitigate from all volcanic hazards?
a. Bomb explosion
b. Cooling down lava by water
c. Evacuate to safe area
d. Stay in your houses where lava will flow.

46. Which among the following is the most dangerous area /place from lava flows?
a. Away from 5 km danger zone
b. Evacuation area
c. Low-lying area
d. Mountains

47. Which of the following volcanic hazards has the widest or has a global impact?
a. Gases emission
b. Lahar
 c. Lava flows
d. Pyroclastic flow

48. Mayon Volcano is located in the province of Albay. It is considered as the most active volcano here in the
Philippines and people coined Mayon as the “perfect-coned volcano.” What type of volcano is Mayon?
a. Lava dome
b. Monogenetic cone
c. Shield volcano
d. Stratovolcano

49. These are formed when there is a highly explosive eruptions in between long periods of dormancy and
are tupically associated with high silica or rhyolitic magma.
a. Calderas
b. Monogenetic Cones
c. Shield Volcano
d. Stratovolcano

50. Why is there a need to use goggles when there is volcanic eruption?
a. For eye fashion.
b. For eye protection from the effects of volcanic gases and ashes.
c. For the purpose of following the advice of the authority.
d. For the purpose of having comfortable eye vision.

Prepared by:

KENNEDY F. VAGAY
Subject Teacher

Checked by:

NINA MAY P. ARROCENA

Master Teacher I

Approved by:

GLORIA M. VITAMOG
School Principal II