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REVIEWER FOR
Disaster Readiness and Risk Reduction / Grade 11

Direction: Choose the correct answer. Write the letter on the separate
sheet of paper.

1. It is the sliding down of soil, rocks or mud from an elevated place like a
mountain or cliff.
A. Earthquake C. Landslide
B. Sinkhole D. Tsunami

2. The following are examples of geological hazards except________.

A. Earthquake C. Landslide
B. Tsunami D. Typhoon

3. It is said that after a storm, a sinkhole appeared in this area, which town is
it?
A. Badian, Cebu C. Barili, Cebu
B. Pangan Island, Southern Leyte D. Kabankalan,Negros Oriental

4. The following signs indicate an incoming landslide except_______.

A. Crack on the ground
B. Bulging ground appears
C. Tilting of trees, utility post
D. Unusual disappearance of water, or oncoming wall of water

5. How do you describe a “Karst Terrain?”

A. It is a rapid appearance of a hole in the ground.
B. It is a region where the bedrock can be dissolved by ground water.
C. It involves saturated soils moving at very to extremely rapid velocities
and travel great distances.
D. A dissolution of the limestone or dolomite is most intensive where the
water first contacts the rock surface.

6. It is slow, steady, downward movement of slope forming soil or rock.

A. Creep C. Rockfall
B. Slump D. Mudflow

7. It is a rock with magnesium along with the calcium normally present in the
minerals that form the rocks.
A. Bedrock C. Gypsum
B. Dolomite D. Limestone

8. A landslides caused by heavy rain due to storms and southwest

monsoon____.
A. Sinkhole landslide C. Rainfall-induced landslide
B. Storm landslide D. Tidal wave landslide

9. It is a special-purpose map made to show various geological features.

A. World map C. Landslide map
B. Geologic map D. Earthquake hazard map
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10. It is a visual explanation of the symbols used on the map.

A. Compass C. Protractor
B. Legend D. Title

11. According to Mines and Geosciences Bureau, these two colors indicate
flood prone areas.
A. Blue, Pink C. Red, Green
B. Pink, Violet D. Green, Yellow

12. The following are high risk areas where a building should not be located
except______.
A. Cliff C. Plains
B. Drainage channels D. Spring

13. When a landslide is unavoidable, this position should be done to protect

oneself.
A. Fetal position C. Duck-Cover-Hold
B. Prone position D. Cross-arms position

14. These are the three colors which indicates landslide’s level of susceptibility
of an area in a map.
A. Red-Orange-Green C. Yellow-Red-Green
B. Pink-Green-Violet D. Orange-Pink-Violet

15. Roderick wanted to know the causes of landslide, so he studied about it

and found out the following except _______.
A. Steep slopes
B. Slopes that are too heavy
C. Lack of plants and trees in mountains
D. Concentration of water flow, storm water, etc.

16. Metzi is afraid that their place is prone to landslide, so she researched
about it and found out that the following are areas prone to landslide
except_______.
A. Areas where previous landslides have occurred
B. Developed hillsides where landscapes are irrigated
C. Steep slopes where surface runoff is directed onto the slope
D. Areas where wildfires or human modification have removed vegetation
from the slopes

17. It is a tropical cyclone with maximum wind speed of 118 to 220 kph.
A. Low pressure C. Tropical Storm
B. Super Typhoon D. Typhoon

18. It is a branch of meteorology that deals with water in the atmosphere

especially as precipitation.
A. Earthquake hazard C. Hydrometeorological hazard
B. Hydrometeorology D. Volcanic Eruption Hazard

19. Which of the following is not a hydrometeorological hazard?

A. Flood C. Tropical cyclone
B. Storm surge D. Volcanic Eruption
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20. It is a project for scientific forecasting, monitoring, assessment, and

information services regarding natural hazard.
A. Climate map C. Satellite
B. Project Noah D. Weather radar

21. It is a component of Project Noah which aims to generate wave surge, wave
refraction, and coastal circulation models to understand and recommend
solutions for coastal erosion.
A. Weather Hazard Information Project (WHIP)
B. Flood Information Network (FloodNET) Project
C. Local Development of Doppler Radar Systems (LaDDeRS)
D. Coastal Hazards and Storm Surge Assessment and Mitigation
(CHASSAM)

22. What should be done if there is a flood or flashflood?

A. Stay outdoors and wait for the lightning to strike.
B. Head towards potential flow of water to escape.
C. Shout for help and panic so people would easily notice you.
D. Do not to attempt to cross flowing streams unless they are assured
that the water is below knee level.

23. Which of the following describes a La Niṅa?

A. It a storm with thunder and lightning and typically also heavy rain.
B. It is an intense low-pressure system with a minimum sustained wind
speed.
C. It is the periodic cooling of sea-surface temperatures across the east-
central equatorial Pacific.
D. It is the above-average sea-surface temperatures that periodically
develop across the east-central equatorial Pacific.

24. If El Niṅo is the delayed onset of the rainy season, what

hydrometeorological hazard is the abnormal rise in sea level causing big waves
at the coast?
A. Earthquake C. La Niṅa
B. Flood D. Storm surge

25. Which of the following describes a fire?

A. It is defined as active principle of burning.
B. It is characterized by heat and light combustion.
C. It has four elements which include chemical chain reaction.
D. All of these.

26. The following are the elements of fire except _______.

A. Fuel C. Helium
B. Heat D. Oxygen

27. Which of the following is the correct order of the stages of fire?
A. Ignition-Growth-Fully Developed-Decay
B. Growth-Ignition-Decay-Fully Developed
C. Ignition-Fully Developed-Growth-Burnout
D. Burnout-Fully Developed-Growth-Decay
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28. It is referred to as the flow of fluid or gas from hot areas to cooler areas.
A. Burnout C. Convection
B. Conduction D. Radiation

29. What is the acronym used to easily remember the usage of fire
extinguisher?
A. P-U-S-H C. P-A-S-S
B. P-U-S-S D. P-A-S-T

30. Which of the following could be a way of spreading fire?

A. Burnout C. Ignition
B. Decay D. Radiation

31. The following are ways of putting out a fire except _______.
A. Excluding oxygen
B. Cooling the burning material
C. Breaking the chemical reaction
D. Heating the combustible material

32. As a preventive measure of fire, which of the following you should not do in
the living rooms or bathrooms?
A. Smoke in the couch
B. Put out candle lights before going to bed
C. Make sure that curtains are away from electric fan blades
D. Take extra care when using a clothes iron or rice cooker

33. It seems like common knowledge, but to prevent fires one should never do
what?
A. smoke in bed C. never use a barbeque grill
B. use the stove D. never use matches in the house

34. “Stop, Drop and Roll" is a reference to dropping on the floor to ___?
A. get a Danish C. roll to get a kick out of the leg
B. put out a fire on your rug D. to put out a fire on the person

35. Why should you crawl on the floor to get out of a building that is on fire?
A. fires always start from the roof down
B. smoke is more dangerous lower to the ground
C. smoke rises, so the safest place to be is the floor
D. smoke falls, so the safest place to be is the floor

36. If your house catches fire, what is the first thing you should do when you
get to your meeting place?
A. call 911
B. get low to the ground
C. discuss the escape plan
D. go back into the house to make sure no one else is in there

37. When practicing fire escape plan at home, everyone should _____.
A. panic
B. know a good hiding place in your home if they get scared during a fire
C. identify their top 10 things to grab before exiting a home during a fire
D. know two ways to escape from each room in your home during a fire
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38. To escape a home fire safely, you have as little as?

A. 2 minutes B. 5 minutes C. 10 minutes D. 15 minutes

39. How often should you and your family practice your home fire drill?
A. every month C. just once should be fine
B. twice a year D. once every two years

40. You discover a fire, what is the first thing you must do?
A. raises the alarm C. call the fire brigade
B. gets out of the building D. telephone home
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ANSWER

1. c) Landslide
2. d) Typhoon
3. a) Badian, Cebu
4. d) Unusual disappearance of water, or oncoming wall of water
5. b) It is a region where the bedrock can be dissolved by ground water.
6. a) Creep
7. b) Dolomite
8. c) Rainfall-induced landslide
9. b) Geologic map
10. b) Legend
11. c) Red, Green
12. a) Cliff
13. c) Duck-Cover-Hold
14. d) Orange-Pink-Violet
15. c) Lack of plants and trees in mountains
16. b) Developed hillsides where landscapes are irrigated
17. d) Typhoon
18. c) Hydrometeorological hazard
19. d) Volcanic Eruption
20. b) Project Noah
21. d) Coastal Hazards and Storm Surge Assessment and Mitigation (CHASSAM)
22. d) Do not attempt to cross flowing streams unless they are assured that the water is below knee
level
23. c) It is the periodic cooling of sea-surface temperatures across the east-central equatorial Pacific.
24. d) Storm surge
25. d) All of these.
26. a) Fuel
27. a) Ignition-Growth-Fully Developed-Decay
28. c) Convection
29. c) P-A-S-S
30. d) Radiation
31. d) Heating the combustible material
32. a) Smoke in the couch
33. d) never use matches in the house
34. d) to put out a fire on the person
35. c) smoke rises, so the safest place to be is the floor
36. d) go back into the house to make sure no one else is in there
37. d) know two ways to escape from each room in your home during a fire
38. a) 2 minutes
39. a) every month
40. b) get out of the building
41. A. True
42. A. Recovery
43. B. Mitigation
44. A. Evacuation
45. C. Disaster risk reduction
46. D. Mitigation
47. B. Resilient communities
49. A. People’s safety and livelihood continuity
50. D. mitigation