Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region VII, Central Visayas
Mandaue City Division
MANDAUE CITY SPED CENTER HIGH SCHOOL-SHS
Semi-Final Exam in Disaster Risk Reduction

Name_______________________________________ Date ____________________ Score _______________

I. Multiple Choice
Direction: Choose the correct answer. Write only the letter on the blank provided.

_____1. A feeble shaking to violent trembling of the ground produced by the sudden displacement of
rock.
a. Tsunami b. Flood c. Earthquake
_____2. Prolonged period of excessive heat, often combined with excessive humidity.
a. Heat Wave b. Heat Cramps c. Heat Stroke
_____3. Approximately the opposite condition to the El Nino.
a. Monsoon b. Flood c. La Nina
_____4. Is an offshore rise of water associated with a low pressure weather system?
a. High Tide b. Tsunami c. Storm Surge
_____5. An instant at which the eye of a tropical cyclone approaches the land mass portion of a coastal
area.
a. Magnitude b. Land fall c. Intensity
_____6. Giant sea waves generated by under-the-sea earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.
a. Tsunami b. Inundation c. Fissuring
_____7. Is the expected loss of lives, injury or damage to property and disruption of economic activity?
due to a natural phenomenon,
a. Emergency b. Risk c. Runoff
_____8. The body temperatures rises so high that brain damage and death may result.
a. Heat Cramps b. Heat Wave c. Heat Stroke
_____9. An act of helping or alleviating the conditions of persons who are suffering from the effects of
disaster.
a. Relief b. Response c. Risk
____10. Steps or actions undertaken in advance to avoid hazards.
a. Pyroclastic Flow b. Structural Measures c. Precautionary Measures

II. IDENTIFICATION
Direction: Identify the statements below. Choose the answer inside the box and write them
on the space before the number.
Flood Mudslide Tsunami Tornado
Hurricane Blizzard Heat wave Drought
Sinkhole Wildfire Cyclone

11. ______________ is an overflow of water that submerges land which is usually dry. In other
words, it is a covering by water of land not normally covered by water.
12. ______________is a violently rotating column of air that is in contact with both the surface of
the earth and a cumulonimbus cloud.
13. ______________ is a severe snowstorm characterized by strong sustained winds of at
least 35 mph (56km/h) and lasting for a prolonged period of time-typically three
hours or more.
14. ______________is a rapid surging flow of debris often including clay.
15. ______________is a rapidly rotating storm system characterized by a low-pressure center, strong
winds, and a spiral arrangement of thunderstorms that produce heavy rain.
16. ______________ is a prolonged period of excessively hot weather.
17. ______________ is a series of waves in a water body caused by the displacement of a large volume
of water, generally in an ocean or a large lake.
18. ______________ is a period of below average precipitation in a given region resulting in prolonged
shortages in its water supply.
19. ______________ is a depression or hole in the ground caused by some form of collapse of the
surface layer.
20. ______________ is an uncontrolled fire in an area of combustible vegetation that occurs in the
countryside.
III. Matching Type (10 points)
Direction: Match the following picture to the corresponding word.
IV. Matching Type (10 points)
Direction: Identify on what type of natural disaster the picture is shown.
V. Enumeration
A. What are the four types of disasters?
1.
2.
3.
4.
B. Which natural disaster causes the most damage?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
VI. Explanation
1. Can natural disaster be prevented? If so, How?

2. What kinds of assistance do people need after natural disaster?

3. How can other people help?

4. What kind of global disaster alerts and communication infrastructure can help mitigate the effects of
natural disasters?

5. What is flooding? What causes it?

6. What is Landslide/Mudslide? What causes it?

7. What is a typhoon or cyclone? What damage can be done by it?

8. What is a Wildfire? What damage can be done by it?

9. What is a sinkhole? What damage can be done by it?

10. What is a drought? What damage can be done by it?