1st QUARTER

WRITTEN WORK 1
DISASTER READINESS AND RISK REDUCTION 11
VULNERABILITY
PART I. Direction: Read the story below and answer the questions that follow.
Nick and Gary who were neighbors are both students of Looc National High School. Due to
the forecasted typhoon the night before, some waited for the announcement of classes suspension.
Unfortunately, there was no announcement. Nick decided to go to school bringing his books,
notebooks, and laboratory materials. On the other hand, Gary also decided to go to school bringing
not only his books, notebooks, and laboratory materials but also flashlight, whistle, and some supplies
of food and water. Due to bad weather, the school janitor blocked off the entrances and exits because
the grounds were flooded. So, Nick and Gary were stranded in a covered court near the school. Both
were trying to call their family, but the signal’s down.

1. Who do you think is more vulnerable? Nick or Gary? Why do you think so?
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2. In the story presented about Nick and Gary, what were the actions taken by one student that
made him less vulnerable to flood? What were the reasons why the other student became
more vulnerable?
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PART II. Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letter before the number of each
item.

1. A community with high level of vulnerability and high hazard has ___.
a. high disaster risk
b. low disaster risk
c. medium disaster risk
d. none of the above

2. Which of the following groups of people is more vulnerable to disasters?

a. men, boys, old people
b. men, women, boys
c. women, children, old people
d. none of the above
3. Which of the following factors does not help lessen the vulnerability of a
community?
a. preparedness of the community
b. presence of Disaster Risk Reduction Management Team
c. availability of health services and facilities in times of calamity
d. provisions of housing on areas that have fault lines in the vicinity

4. Which statement best describes vulnerability?

a. Vulnerability can cause the loss of life or injury, property damage.
b. Vulnerability is potentially damaging physical event, phenomenon, or
human activity.
c. Vulnerability can generate social and economic disruption or environmental
degradation.
d. Vulnerability is the susceptibility of an individual or a group of people on
the impact of natural hazard.

5. What is the main reason why there has been an overall increase in the
number of deaths related to natural hazards?
a. Less people lived in less vulnerable areas
b. Events are better documented today than in the past
c. The magnitudes of natural hazard events are increasing
d. Human population are increasing in areas that are vulnerable

6. Which group belongs to the most vulnerable?

a. professionals
b. indigenous people
c. government officials
d. small entrepreneurs

7. It refers to the community’s ability to reduce vulnerability through

prevention, mitigation, response, and recovery.
a. hazard
b. disaster
c. resiliency
d. risk

8. It is a set of existing conditions, which badly affect the community’s ability

to prevent, mitigate, prepare for, and respond to hazardous events.

a. disaster
b. disaster risk
c. hazard
d. vulnerability

9. What does the statement “Vulnerability is situation specific” means?

a. vulnerability cannot be determined easily
b. not all communities are vulnerable to earthquake
c. it means that vulnerability depends in every individual
d. vulnerability of a certain community depends on the level of preparedness

10. The following are characteristics of a resilient community

except___________.
a. ability to identify the hazards
 b. ability to escape a specific event
c. ability to respond immediately after the disaster
d. ability to prepare all the time for the possible outcome

11. What are the three phases of disaster management planning for vulnerable
community to make it less susceptible?
a. planning, evacuating, and recovery
b. preparation, response, and recovery
c. evacuating, rebuilding, and recovery
d. preparation, planning, and perception

12. Risk is a situation where in a community is being exposed to danger. What

are the two factors that affect the risk level of a community?
a. alert and alarm
b. hazard and threat
c. hazard and vulnerability
d. vulnerability and susceptibility

13. The following are involved in National Disaster Risk Reduction

Management planning EXCEPT___________.
a. media
b. Catholic church
c. national government
d. local Government Units

14. Which is NOT a tool provided by the government to protect vulnerable

communities?
a. utilizing computer systems to determine risk levels
b. using research and studies to predict storms and floods
c. relocating natural disaster victims to more stable areas
d. congress funding Army corps of Engineers projects to build bridges
15. Which can frequently be prevented and anticipated?
a. disasters
b. natural hazards
c. socio-economical
d. human-made hazard
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WRITTEN WORK 2
DISASTER READINESS AND RISK REDUCTION 11
VULNERABILITY IN DISASTER
PART I. DIRECTION: Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letter before the
number of each item.

1. Increased human population can sometimes result to ____.

a. lowered Risk
b. less exposure
c. decreased hazard
d. increased vulnerability

2. During the initial stage of a typhoon that causes a disaster, almost all surface means
of transportation within the community are disrupted by broken bridges, roads, and
streets that are rendered impassable by landslides or floods. The restricted mobility
of vehicles makes rescue and other emergency operations doubly difficult. What is
this impact/ effect of disaster?
a. economic impact
b. social and political impact
c. damage to critical facilities
d. disruption of transportation

3. What could be the possible reason why urban region is more vulnerable to Covid-19
than the rural region?
a. Urban region has more population than rural region.
b. Rural region has more population than urban region.
c. Urban region has higher population density than rural region.
d. Rural region has higher population density than urban region.

4. Why is it that Japan is less vulnerable to COVID-19 pandemic than other Asian
countries?
a. they have more population
b. they have less population density
c. they have the capacity to do mass testing
d. they can provide sufficient numbers of PPE

5. NCR has very high population density making it more vulnerable to any hazard like
what happened during the lockdown where all members of the family have no choice
but to stay in a very small living space. To lessen the population density of NCR, the
government proposed the __________.
 a. Libreng Hatid Probinsya
b. Gulayan sa Bakuran Program
c. Balik Probinsya, Bagong Pag-asa Program
d. Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act
6. Which of the following concepts DOES NOT fall under vulnerability?
a. absence of adaptive capacities
b. exposure
c. lack of coping capacities s
d. susceptibility

7. All of the following can increase the level of vulnerability EXCEPT____.

a. very populated areas/community
b. insufficient fund for relief operations
c. inadequate facilities for immediate disaster response
d. community provides accessible services and facilities for response

8. Philippines is now less vulnerable to typhoon because _________.

a. our country is not heavily populated.
b. local government units cannot provide adequate evacuation centers.
c. our country has sufficient budget to augment the loses in livelihood.
d. our government already acquired technology that can predict super typhoon.

9. Population density means________.

a. number of households in an area in relation to the size of an area
b. number of individuals living in an area in relation to the size of an area
c. number of individuals inhabiting in a particular space at the same time
d. number of households inhabiting in a particular space at the same time

10. The following factors can affect the level of vulnerability EXCEPT___.
a. human population
b. human population density
c. level of awareness of the community
d. capability and efficiency of the authorities

11. It refers to a serious disruption of the functioning community and losses in human
life, material, economic and environmental.
a. disaster
b. disaster risk
c. hazard
d. vulnerability

12. What situation has the CAPACITY to bring damages to lives, properties, and the
environment?
a. element at risk
b. hazard
c. risk
d. vulnerability
13. You currently live in a condominium. There is a super typhoon and the power went
off due to damaged electric posts, but they have a generator so the power supply is
 immediately restored. All of the following are the reasons why you are less
vulnerable than other people living in city EXCEPT__________.
a. human activities affect the intensity of the typhoon
b. availability of services during times of natural disaster
c. ability to anticipate, respond, and adapt to current situation
d. presence of facilities that can be used to respond immediately when needed

14. Factors affecting vulnerability are the following EXCEPT ____________.

a. population density
b. location of the community
c. building codes and policies
d. occurrence of natural hazards

15. On what situation will you consider a major earthquake as a nondisastrous one?
a. when it happens in a far away country
b. when it happens to less than 1,000 people
c. when it happens to less than 10,000 people
d. when it happens in an area without any people

PART II. Direction: Identify what factor affects the vulnerability to disaster with the
following situations given. Write P if it is due to population density and write C if it is due
to sector’s capacity and efficiency to reduce disaster risk. Write your answer on a separate
sheet of paper.

1. Tondo community during the total lockdown due to COVID-19 pandemic

wherein the families are forced to stay inside their houses that are too small for
the number of family members.
2. Use of drones to disinfect the community in Pasig City to prevent the spread of
the COVIDD-19 virus.
3. Insufficient number of rubber boats during super typhoon Yolanda in Malabon
City wherein large number of residents were stranded on the top of their roof.
4. Too many casualties during super typhoon Milenyo in Los Baños due to
excessive kaingin practices and illegal settlers in Mt. Makiling.
5. The Philippines and Japan are both prone to earthquakes but the latter one is less
vulnerable.
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WRITTEN WORK 3
DISASTER READINESS AND RISK REDUCTION 11
VULNERABILITIES OF DIFFERENT ELEMENTS EXPOSED TO HAZARDS
PART I . Direction: Classify the following phrases and sentences whether it is PHYSICAL,
SOCIOECONOMICAL OR ENVIRONMENTAL VULNERABILITY.
1. shutdown of telecommunication tower
2. houses built near fault lines
3. denudation of forests
4. rest houses near Boracay shoreline
5. Twenty-story building constructed on soil mainly made up of clay.
6. bridges with cracks and crevices
7. overfertilization of agricultural soil
8. Lost of job due to COVID-19 pandemic.
9. possible retrenchment of ABS CBN employees due to its shutdown
10.Destruction of coral reefs that serves as barriers against storm surge.

PART II. Direction: Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letter before the number
of each item.

1. Which among the following is classified as social vulnerability?

a. fatalism
b. soil quality
c. health facilities
d. leadership qualities

2. What is the degree to which a population, system, service or geographic area is likely to be
affected or disrupted by the impact of a particular hazard?
a. capacity
b. hazard
c. risk
d. vulnerability

3. What element is exposed to hazard during typhoon when the houses are destroyed?
a. economical
 b. environmental
c. physical
d. social

4. What element is exposed when flood occurred due to deforestation?

a. economical
b. environmental
c. physical
d. social

5. COVID 19 pandemic affected the economy resulting to closure of many businesses during
the enhanced community quarantine. What element is mostly affected?
a. economical
b. environmental
c. physical
d. social

6. Increased human population can sometimes result to ____.

a. lowered risk
b. less exposure
c. decreased hazard
d. increased vulnerability

7. Some areas in Cavite is situated within the fault lines stated at risk by PHILVOLCS. What
element has least possibility of being exposed to hazard?
a. economical
b. environmental
c. physical
d. social

8. COVID 19 pandemic affected the operations of establishments such as malls and other
leisure establishments which were prohibited from operating to prevent further community
transmission. Which element is mostly exposed? a. economical
b. environmental
c. physical
e. social

9. What factors determine the level of disaster risk?

I. nature of the hazard
II. exposure of the community at risk
III. vulnerability of the elements which are affected
IV. economic value of the elements which are affected
a. I and II
b. II and III
c. III and IV
d. II and IV

10. All of the following choices can least likely cause physical vulnerability EXCEPT
_____________.
 a. pandemic
b. storm surge
c. tsunami
d. wild fire

11. Which among the following is considered as socio-economical hazard?

a. volcanic eruption
b. flooding and drought
c. chemical contamination
d. environmental degradation

12. Why is it important to quantify vulnerability?

a. to identify the community that are at risk
b. to determine the incoming hazardous events
c. to estimate how much mitigation and preparedness is applicable
d. to know the local government units to approach during hazardous event

13. How will you quantify the vulnerability of the people?

a. get the ratio of the number of people died to the total population
b. get the ratio of the number of people survived to the total population
c. get the ratio of the total population to the number of people survived
d. get the ratio of the number of casualties or injured to the total population

14. The vulnerability status of a structure or building depends on the following EXCEPT
________.
a. cost of repair
b. economic losses
c. extent of damage
d. degree of injury to the people

15. Kaingin is a human practice where in a forest is converted to farmland. In this case, what
element is most likely exposed to hazard?
a. economical
b. environmental
c. physical
d. social
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WRITTEN WORK 4
DISASTER READINESS AND RISK REDUCTION 11
HAZARD AND ITS TYPES
PART I. DIRECTION: Give words associated with the word HAZARD. (10 points)

HAZARD
PART II. DIRECTION: Choose the right example of types of hazards below and write it on
the corresponding table.

Natural Hazards Quasi-Natural Hazards Technological Or

Manmade Hazards

avalanche volcanic eruptions hurricanes

oil spill biological attacks landslides
mining explosions polluting ground water droughts
wild fires or bush fires dam failures fires
transportation accidents storm surge earthquake
train accident plane crashes tornadoes
falling objects typhoon floods
air pollution water pollution acid rain
global warming desertification smog
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PERFORMANCE TASK 1
DISASTER READINESS AND RISK REDUCTION 11

Direction: Below are some illustrations depicting expressions about COVID 19 pandemic.

What troubling situations reminded you of the scenarios? Share the feelings and opinions
that you had related to the situations as shown in the illustrations. You can express your
thoughts in essay/paragraph form, poems, song/jingle etc.
(Write your thoughts and ideas at the back of this paper)
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PERFORMANCE TASK 2
DISASTER READINESS AND RISK REDUCTION

Suppose you have watched a true-to-life story featured on a television. On your journal,
compose a letter addressed to Ate Charing (a TV program host). Your letter should narrate
how the main character/s in the story inspired you with everything that he/she went through
and the process on how he/she survived over the challenges of the disaster that he/she had
experienced. Make sure that emphasis will be given on the disaster effects to the life of the
main character.

Your output will be graded according to this rubric.

4 3 2 1

The story is on
The story adheres The story is on The story is neither
Story/ topic but the
to the topic and the on topic nor has
Content substance is
theme/topic substance is fair. substance.
satisfactory.

Chain of The story is very Some Ideas and scenes

events well organized, Clear transitions transitions are seem to be
and are not clear randomly
scenes follow a used in most and hard to arranged and
logical sequence. scenes. follow. improvement is
needed.

Most readers
Readers could The reader
would have It is difficult to tell
describe the knows a little
Characters clear idea on the actual role of the
characters about the
the role of the characters.
accurately. characters.
characters.
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1st QUARTER
PERFORMANCE TASK 3
DISASTER READINESS AND RISK REDUCTION
Direction: Draw the floor plan of your house and make an emergency escape plan. How will you
plan for the escape of all your family members with limited exit points? Make sure that your escape
plan is feasible and will prevent stampede. (Draw your plan at the back of this paper)

Example 1
Examples of emergency escape plan.

Example 2

Example 3
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PERFORMANCE TASK 4
DISASTER READINESS AND RISK REDUCTION

Sketch your family evacuation map going to the evacuation area. Indicate
in your map the exact location of potential hazards at home and on your
way to evacuation site. The map should be easy to follow. Color the
different potential hazard based from the Seismic Design Categories.

Rubrics
Work will be graded based on the rubrics.
Category 4 3 2 1
Comprehensiv The map The map The map The map
eness of the shows 8- shows 5- shows 1- doesn’t
map 10 potential 7 potential 4 potential show 8-
hazards hazards hazards only 10 potential
correctly correctly hazards
and and
potential potential
disasters were disasters were
described described
The map The map shows The map Does not show
shows all safe most shows 1-2 safe safe space
spaces and the safe spaces spaces
path going out
of the house

Example: