Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Caraga Administrative Region
Division of Siargao
GENERAL LUNA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
General Luna, Surigao del Norte

Second Quarter Examination in Disaster Readiness and Risk Reduction

Name: _____________________________________________________ Grade & Section: ________________________________ Score: ____________

General Guidelines:
Write your answer legibly. Don’t let your answer be like your ex’s feelings that you can’t understand.
Avoid erasure. Think twice before writing your answer. Not all mistakes can be corrected.
Don’t cheat. You know how it feels when your ex cheated on you. It’s painful.
Finish the exam in 50 minutes. If it feels like not working anymore, learn to let go.

Multiple Choices. Read and analyze each of the following statements and questions carefully. Write your answer on the space provided before
each number.
____1. What do you call of the mass movement of rock, soil, and debris down a slope due to gravity?
a. creep b. landslide c. slump d. debris slide
____2. All of the following are types of landslide EXCEPT for one…
a. soil ripples b. creep c. slump d. debris slide
____3. How can you protect yourself from landslide??
a. Learn your surrounding c. Know your hazards
b. Heighten your observation d. All of the above
____4. These are depressions or openings in the ground surface as the result of a collapse in the ceiling of an underground cavity or cavern.
a. burrows b. landslide c. sinkholes d. tunnels
____5. As a student of DRRR, in what way/s can you help your community from the threat of sinkholes?
a. Conduct sinkhole awareness campaign c. Don’t mind the changes on the ground
b. Ask assistance from the LGU d. Let them learn on their own
____6. What happens when the groundwater levels lower?
a. It can cause loose materials to flush quicker from the voids.
b. It can cause a loss of support of the soft materials in the rock spaces.
c. It can cause the surface to collapse in response.
d. It can actually cause nothing.
____7. Landslides can cause risk on both living and non-living things. These effects can be narrowed down into the following impacts EXCEPT
a. Destruction of landscape and topography c. Property damage
b. Injury and death d. Allows economy to grow
____8. Typhoon Auring has caused too much rain in parts of Caraga Region. If your area is prone to landslides, what will you do to protect
yourself and your family from an impending disaster after learning its causes and effects in school?
a. Prepare and observe your surroundings b. Stay at home and play Mobile Legends
b. Go outside and play in the rain d. Go to the forest and search for wild plants
____9. What act requires all local, country, tribal and state governments to develop a multi-hazard mitigation plan for their respective
jurisdiction?
a. Disaster Mitigation Act of 2010 c. Disaster Mitigation Act of 2009
b. Disaster Mitigation Act of 2006 d. Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000
____10. What branch of science studies the transfer of water and energy between the land surface and the lower atmosphere?
a. Geology b. Meteorology c. Hydrology d. Hydrometeorology
____11. Which of the following is a factor that influences the build-up of water level during a storm surge?
a. storm intensity b. volcanic eruptions c. forest fires d. tidal wave
____12. This refers to the violent, transient type of weather disturbance associated with thousands of meters tall cumulonimbus clouds and
which usually involves lightning and thunder, strong winds, intense rainfall, and occasionally tornadoes and hail.
a. typhoon b. thunderstorm c. storm surge d. flooding
____13. El Niño is the ______ of sea surface temperature in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean and La Niña is the ________ of sea surface in
the Pacific Ocean.
a. unusual cooling, unusual warming c. unnatural warming, natural cooling
b. natural warming, unusual cooling d. abnormal warming, unusual cooling
____14. The following factors are what made tsunami different from a storm surge, except for one.
a. A tsunami is a succession of water waves formed in the sea or ocean due to an earthquake.
b. A tsunami has way longer wavelengths compared to storm surges.
c. A tsunami’s arrival range from minutes to hours.
d. A tsunami is wind-driven and has a storm intensity that influences the amount of surge produced.
____15. Which of the following is NOT a sign of an impending flashflood/flood?
a. continuous storm b. rapidly rising water c. distant thunder d. rising of seawater
____16. Which of the following is not true about thunderstorms?
a. Violent, transient type of weather disturbance c. Intense rainfall
b. Strong winds d. Occurs in non-equatorial regions
____17. It is a tool that measures the degree of hotness or coldness of a given substance.
a. Thermometer b. Thermograph c. Hygrometer d. Barograph
____18. What can you conclude on the effects of La Niña?
a. There is a decrease in the number of tropical cyclones that enter the PAR
b. There is an increase of rainfall in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao
c. Some areas will experience dry spell
d. Storm surges are impossible to happen during La Niña
____19. What would the result be if people continue to do outdoor activities during El Niño?
a. People may become slimmer and tanner
b. Health problems may occur like heat exhaustion, heat cramps, and heat strokes
c. It is the best time for outdoor exercises as perspiration coming out from the body is unlimited
d. Nothing, no health problems were recorded during ENSO events
____20. Given the lessons you learned in this quarter, compose a slogan about preparedness to natural hazard. Write your slogan in the box.

“The purpose of learning is not to give exams in class and forget about it, but to increase the knowledge
until they possess an area of the earth for God Almighty.” ~Sunday Adelaja

Checked by: Noted by:

______________________________________________ JEFFREY G. ORALIZA
Signature over printed name of Parent/Guardian Subject Teacher