(3) APEX Test Review 1.5.2

What can you do to improve your reading skills?

• Take notes as you read.

• Move your lips as you read.

• Skim through all of your assignments.

Why does everyone need to develop good test-taking skills?

• Media-literate people are all good test takers.

• You can only achieve your long-term goals by scoring well on tests.

• It often takes more than knowing the material to get the correct answer on a test.

How can you tell when you need to improve your note-taking skills?

• You don't know what to write down in class.

• No one else can understand the notes you take.

• Your notes are messy because you write too quickly.

Why is it important to improve your reading skills?

• You'll be able to put off your reading until the night before a test.

• You'll know how to balance your reading time with your study and social time.

• You'll have an easier time picking out the important parts of a reading assignment.

What are media?

• Avenues for sending out images

• Tools for manipulating an audience

• Methods of conveying information

The various forms of media are all intended to do what?

• Entertain people

• Convey information

• Teach media literacy

What does media literacy enable you to do?

• Figure out what products to buy

• Use the tools of media production

• Analyze and evaluate media messages

What can you do to improve your media literacy?

• Look for unfamiliar signals and symbols around you

• Ignore the information you get through the mass media

• Engage in a conversation with the media that surround you

What happens when you evaluate the information you receive through the media?

• You figure out how to avoid the mass media.

• You prevent hidden messages from getting through.

• You gain control over your experience and opinions.

Which of these is a form of mass media?

• Writing an e-mail

• Sending an instant message

• Making a documentary movie