SPM READING PRACTICE UNIT 7 - THE MEDIA

SPM READING PRACTICE UNIT 7 - THE MEDIA

Is print media doomed?

LEARNING OBJECTIVE

• describe about various media they can use to get the latest information, news or current issues with appropriate reasons verbally and in writing

SUCCESS CRITERIA

• rank five different materials they prefer from the most favourite to the least one with appropriate reasons

• read the article, discuss main ideas and answer six questions based on the article that they have read

• find words in the article which mean the same as the definitions and use the paragraph number as clues

• correct the words in bold, rewrite them clearly and circle the correct words to complete the sentences

Poll

Which of these materials do you read the most?

• comics

• emails

• magazines

• websites

• newspapers

Poll

Do you follow the news?

• Always

• Sometimes

• Never

Poll

Which media would you prefer the most?

• Print media

• Digital media

Multiple Choice

1) Which of the following is a type of electronic media?

• Television

• Magazine

• Whatsapp

• Music

Multiple Choice

2) Which of the following is a type of print media?

• Newspaper

• Facebook

• Radio

• Movies

Multiple Choice

3) Digital media is less popular in today's times.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

4) Which of these can we see in print and digital media?

• videos

• maps

• movies

Multiple Choice

5) Which of these is an example of Digital media?

• A flyer

• An advertisement on the radio

• A billboard

Multiple Choice

6) Netflix is an example of ____.

• print media

• digital media

Multiple Choice

7) When digital media is described as interactive, what does it mean?

• Using the Internet for 2 way communication

• Acting out a play

• Internet browsing to do research

• Watching YouTube Videos

Multiple Choice

8) Traditional medium (television network has _______ with the new media (Internet) in setting up a news website to help offset audience loss.

• avoided

• collaborated

• eliminated

• refrained

Multiple Choice

9) Networkable, dense, compressible, interactive, and impartial are characteristics of _____________.

• Digital media

• Mass media

• Radio

• Newspaper

Multiple Choice

10) Mass Media has at least three important roles to play:

• to entertain, to mislead, and to inform

• to influence, to entertain, and to inform

• to inform, to educate, and to influence

• to inform, to educate, and to entertain

Multiple Choice

11) New Media has the ability to reach ____________________ with it's strong influential messages.

• lesser audience

• only few people

• limited coverage

• wider audience

Multiple Choice

12) New media or Digital Media can take many different forms including ___________ and _________________.

• Internet blogs and podcasts

• Classified ads and Print media

• Radio and Wall paintings

• Wall paintings and prayer flags

Multiple Choice

13) Traditional Media is also known as _________ .

• New Media

• Obsolete media

• Mass Media

• Internet Media

Multiple Choice

14) Any form of media that uses electronic devices for distribution.

• Print Media

• Digital Media

• Desktop Publishing

• Design Elements

Multiple Choice

15) Communication in the form of printed publications, such as flyers, newspapers and magazines.

• Desktop Publishing

• Digital Media

• Print Media

• Design Elements

Multiple Choice

16) Communication in the form of printed publications, such as flyers, newspapers and magazines.

• Desktop Publishing

• Digital Media

• Print Media

• Design Elements

Multiple Select

17) In which two ways are we all encouraged to contribute to the news?

• Send photographs and eye witness stories.

• by sending lies and non-sense stories.

• write stories with information you get on anywhere like the YouTube and Facebook.

• To become popular bloggers.

Multiple Select

18) What are the two advantages of watching news made by non-western companies?

• Give a fresh view on the big stories.

• Give more details of the story.

• Are more honest in telling the news.

• Their journalists report from places where western journalists do not work.

RECAP: LEARNING OBJECTIVE

• describe about various media they can use to get the latest information, news or current issues with appropriate reasons verbally and in writing

RECAP: SUCCESS CRITERIA

• rank five different materials they prefer from the most favourite to the least one with appropriate reasons

• read the article, discuss main ideas and answer six questions based on the article that they have read

• find words in the article which mean the same as the definitions and use the paragraph number as clues

• correct the words in bold, rewrite them clearly and circle the correct words to complete the sentences