Q3: Quiz 1 Review

Q3: Quiz 1 Review

IGCSE Sociology

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Lesson Objectives

Study pp. 223-229 of the textbook.

• Review the scope of Quiz 1 (Thursday) through a Quizizz Review:

  • Forms of media and their content​

  • Role of Advertising

  • Ownership and control of the media

  • Freedom and censorship in the media

• Answer a writing task and practice grading papers.

Ready?

Quizizz Review: 15 Questions; top 1 = +3 points, top 2 and 3 = +2 points, and top 4 and 5 = +1 point.

Multiple Choice

True or False:

Censorship is the control or suppression of what is published in the media.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Which of the following are ways in which society regulates individual and group behaviour.

• Advertising

• Bias

• Social Control

• Lifestyle

Multiple Choice

True or False:

Broadcasting is the transmittion of radio or television signals to large audiences.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Which of the following refers to being one-sided in the selection of which events and stories are reported and how.

• Advertising

• Bias

• Social Control

• Public Service

Multiple Choice

The following are examples of traditional media, EXCEPT:

• Newspapers

• Television

• Books

• E-mail

Multiple Choice

True or False:

Advertising is the use of media to persuade the audience to buy or to do something.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

The following are examples of new media, EXCEPT:

• Newspapers

• Twitter

• websites

• blogging

Multiple Choice

The following are examples of private funders of media organisations, EXCEPT:

• CNN

• Nazi Germany

• Disney

• Vivendi Universal

Multiple Choice

The following are advantages of public service broadcasting, EXCEPT:

• They are free from commercial interests

• They can play a role in creating a sense of national unity

• They can focus on quality programming

• They can harrass minority groups

Multiple Choice

The following are criticisms about advertisements, EXCEPT:

• Advertisements encourages materialism

• Advertised goods are overpriced.

• Sometimes advertisements target children

• Advertisements are fair and unbias

Multiple Choice

This is a form of media ownership when the cost of the media are covered by payments from the government.

• Private Funding

• Public Funding

Multiple Choice

The following are ways censorship is used in modern industrial societies, EXCEPT:

• Laws protecting states secrets

• Laws preventing unfair treatment of ethnic and other minorities

• Certification systems for films and computer games

• Laws allowing children to watch everything on TV

Multiple Choice

The following are examples of advertising strategies, EXCEPT:

• Appeal to humour

• Appeal to the court

• Appeal to pity

• Appeal to emotions

Multiple Choice

This is a form of media ownership when the cost of the media are covered by individuals or companies.

• Private Funding

• Public Funding

Multiple Choice

True or false:

Advertisements does not apper on websites and other forms of new media.

• True

• False

Writing Task

Answer sample Quiz for twenty (20) minutes.

Answer Key

Exchange papers with your seatmate. Grade his/her paper based on the guidelines on the next slides.

One point each.

Max of two points.​

Question 1.

Identify two types of media. [2]

• newspapers

• magazines

• television​

• radio

• films

• books

• advertising (billboards and posters)​

• the internet

• telephones

• social media

• recorded music​

One point for definition.

One point for additional information (examples)

Question 2.

What is meant by traditional media. [2]

• print and other older media sucha s radio and film with little, if any, interactivity.

One point for a correct answer. (max of two)

One point for developed answer. (max of two)

Question 3.

Describe two ways how advertisements influence its audience. [4]

• encourages people to be dissatisfied

  encourages materialism, consumerism and wasteful lifestyle

• portrays western lifestyle and culture

• companies feel the need to advertise as a form of competition

• portrayal of women which pressures them

• targeting children​

• and other relevant answers.​

Question 4.

Explain how states censor the media. [6]

• states may:

  • present the government and its policies favourably

  • present opposition partiices and policies unfavourably

  • not report issues which would show the government unfavourably

  • remove materials/content critical to the government​

  • other related answers​

Quiz and Media Research Preparations

Quiz Questions: 4 Multiple Choice, 2 Identify two, 1 What is meant by?, 1 Describe two, and 1 Explain how.