Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region V (Bicol)
Schools Division Office of Sorsogon
GUBAT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Gubat, Sorsogon
Disaster Readiness and Risk Reduction
Summative Test
Directions: Select the letter of the best answer.
1. Which of the following statements about natural hazards is NOT TRUE?
A. Hazards become disasters when they harm many people.
B. Some hazards can be predicted, but usually can’t be stopped.
C. Hazards are natural processes that harm people on a regular basis.
D. Hazards are natural processes that can be dangerous, but have not yet caused damage.
2. A natural disaster occurs when a natural hazard ….
A. impacts everyday life for humans.
B. poses a danger to any part of the earth.
C. changes the physical features of the earth.
D. causes major damage and harms humans.
3. Which of the following is NOT a type of natural hazard?
A. tornado B. hurricane C. car accident D. earthquakes
4. An event that produces greater loss than a community can handle, including casualties, property damage, and
significant environmental damage is called?
A. facility C. disaster B. mitigation D. resource
5. An inherent weakness in a system or its operating environment that may be exploited to cause harm to the system is
called?
A. risk C. hazard B. vulnerability D. response
6. A risk that happens when populations severely overextend the carrying capacity of their environment?
A. resource growth B. catastrophic collapse C. demographic transition D. increased population growth
7. What contributes to the steady increased in the number of deaths and monetary losses related to natural disasters?
A. There are records of past events.
B. The magnitudes of hazard events are increasing.
C. More hazardous events are occurring every year.
D. Human populations are increasing in areas identified to be at risk.
8. Which of the following may be done to reduce disaster risk?
A. response B. recovery C. mitigation D. preparedness
9. What is the impact of the steady and rapid increase of human population on natural resources?
A. It is good for the environment. B. It is of little interest to science.
C. It is a boon to the commodities market D. It results in overexploitation of some resources
10. During Taal Volcano’s 2020 eruption hotels and tourist sights were closed to people. Which perspective is seen?
A. Biological B. psychological C. physical D. economic
11. Which of the following Filipino attitude and values can lessen the effect of a disaster?
A. “Manyana”habit B. Ningas-Kugon C. Resiliency D. Use of “po” and “opo”
12. The “new normal” that we are experiencing today changes how people act, relate to other people and how social
gatherings are done. Which perspective is seen here?
A. Biological B. Psychological C. Political D. Socio- cultural
13. Corona virus disease has threatened the life of people all around the globe. Several hospital workers as our frontline
heroes were even advised to undergo counselling. What perspective is used here?
A. Biological B. Economic C. Psychological D. Political
14. Which of the following statement best shows positive political perspective in the occurrence of the Corona-virus
disease 19?
A. People let their leaders find ways on how they will survive the pandemic.
B. People mark strong and weak leaders based on how they react and respond to COVID-19 0
C. Political leaders act well when people recognize their efforts in media and social media platforms.
D. Political leaders follow strictly what the central government mandates.
15. The extent to which a community, structure, services, or geographic area is likely to be damaged or disrupted by the
impact of hazard is termed as___________.
A. capacity B. hazard C. risk D. vulnerability
16. Poor people who often live on marginal lands, do not have any savings or insurance, who suffer from poor health,
and have miserable physical and material resources suffer from__________________ vulnerability.
A. attitudinal B. motivational C. physical D. social
17. Community members whose capacities are low and not sufficient to withstand and overcome the damaging and
adverse effects of disasters belong to the __________________ sectors.
A. less vulnerable B. most vulnerable C. not vulnerable D. poverty
18. Community members whose capacity are higher than in the vulnerable sector to overcome the adverse effects of
disasters belong to the __________________ sectors.
A. less vulnerable B. most vulnerable C. not vulnerable D. poverty
19. In what category of vulnerability do fatalism, discouragement, and despondency fall?
A. attitudinal B. motivational C. physical D. social
20. 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
II. Matching type: Match the statement in column A to the appropriate perspective in column B.
A
1. People participate in online masses and religious gatherings.
2. Transport services follow strict health procedures.
3. Armed conflicts between ISIS groups and the government.
4. Jobless Filipinos call for help and financial assistance .
5. “Tiktok” mobile app users increase to divert fear from spreading disease to fun activities.
B
Psyhological
Biological
Economic
SocioCultural
Political
Physical
