Levels of Cognition

Understanding
Remembering
% No.

Evaluating
Analysing
No.

Applying

Creating
Learning Competencies of of
Hours
Time Items

30% 30% 15% 15% 5% 5%

Basic concept of disaster
and disaster risk
Competencies:
DRR11/12-Ia-b-1
1 DRR11/12-Ia-b-2 7 18 3 3 2 2 9
DRR11/12-Ia-b-3
DRR11/12-Ia-b-4
DRR11/12-Ia-b-5
DRR11/12-Ia-b-6
Exposure and Vulnerability
Competencies:
2 DRR11/12-Ic-7
DRR11/12-Ic-8 6 16 3 3 1 1 8
DRR11/12-Ic-9
DRR11/12-Ic-10
Basic concept of hazard
Competencies:
3 DRR11/12-Ie-14 4 11 2 2 1 1 6
DRR11/12-Ie-15
DRR11/12-Ie-16
Earthquake Hazards
Competencies:
DRR11/12-If-g-17
4 DRR11/12-If-g-18 8 21 3 3 1 1 1 1 10
DRR11/12-If-g-19
DRR11/12-If-g-20
DRR11/12-If-g-21
Volcano Hazards
Competencies:
DRR11/12-Ih-i-22
5 DRR11/12-Ih-i-23 6 16 2 2 1 1 1 1 8
DRR11/12-Ih-i-24
DRR11/12-Ih-i-25
DRR11/12-Ih-i-26
Fire hazard
Competencies:
DRR11/12-IIe-f-37
6 DRR11/12-IIe-f-38 7 18 2 2 2 1 1 1 9
DRR11/12-IIe-f-39
DRR11/12-IIe-f-40
DRR11/12-IIe-f-41

TOTAL 38 100 15 15 8 7 3 2 50
 Department of Education
Region VII, Central Visayas
Cebu Province
CAGAY NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Cagay, Barili, Cebu

MIDTERM EXAM IN DRRM

Name: Date: Score:

I. 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. Encircle the correct answer.

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. hazard c. risk d. exposure
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. Vulnerability b. Risk c. Exposure d. Capacity
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. Hazard b. Risk c. Vulnerability d. Disaster
4. 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
5. 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
6. 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
7. 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
8. Natural resources depletion and degradation is an example of which vulnerability?
a. physical b. environmental c. social d. economic
9. __________ 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
10. Which of the following is an example of hydrometeoroligical hazard?
a. El Niño b. earthquake c. water pollution d. volcanic eruption
11. Tsunami is an example of which hazard?
a. geologic b. hydrometeorological c. technological d. biological
12. Which of the following is not a common long term impact of hazards
a. psychological b. economic c. environmental d. technological
13. Which can't be prevented but can be anticipated generally?
a. Human-made hazards b. Disasters
b. Socio-natural Hazards c. Natural Hazards
14. Earthquake may be caused by which of the following?
a. Tectonic b. volcanic eruption c. tsunami d. landslide
15. ________ is a disruptive up-down and sideways movement or motion experienced during an
earthquake.
a. Ground shaking b. ground rupture c. liquefaction d. faulting
16. __________ is a displacement on the ground due to movement of fault
a. Ground shaking b. ground rupture c. liquefaction d. grounding
17. ______________ are failures in steep or hilly slopes triggered by an earthquake
a. ground shaking b. earthquake induced landslide c. liquefaction d. erosion
18. 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
19. 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
 20. 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
21. 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
22. Which among the following would be the last to do in an earthquake incident?
a. do the “duck, cover and hold” c. secure all your family members are safe
b. retrofit your buildings/ house from earthquake d. remove all possible falling objects
23. Which of the following brings an immediate hazard / damage to mankind?
a. lava b. tephra c. lahar d. magma
24. 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
25. 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
26. 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
27. 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
28. 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
29. 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
30. Which of the following is/ are part of the tetrahedron of fire?
a. oxygen b. fuel c. heat d. water
31. ________________ is an active principle of burning, characterized by the heat and light of combustion
a. Tetrahedron of fire b. fuel c. fire d. extinguishment theory
32. It is a stage of fire wherein the fire starts and there is plenty of oxygen, little heat and smoke
a. Ignition stage b. growth stage c. flash over d. decay
33. It is a fire extinguishment theory that is done by oxygen dilution
a. cooling b. smothering c. fuel removal d. inhibition
34. Why do we have to target the base of the fire during fire extinguishing?
a. to cool down the temperature
b. to stop the fuel from burning
c. to remove oxygen from the tetrahedron of fire
d. all of the above
35. Which of the following should be done when the source of fire is electrical appliances / electricity?
a. extinguish it with water
b. use fire extinguisher
c. switch off the main fuse
d. cover the appliance with wet cloth

II. Give the meaning of each of the following acronyms.

1. MDRRM -
2. NDRRM -
3. PDRRM -
4. CBDRRM -
5. PHIVOLCS -
6. PFZ -
7. PAR -
8. MSWDO -
9. EP -
10. PDCC -

Prepared by:

RYAN G. VILLAFLORES
Subject Teacher
Checked by:
SUSAN F. ROXAS
School Head

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