Visual Literacy Quiz

What is the purpose of the front cover of a picture book?

• To attract potential readers and viewers

• To introduce the main plot of the book

• To provide a short promotional description

• To depict a minor character

Which shape is an unusual shape for a book?

• Rectangular horizontal

• Rectangular vertical

• Square

• Circular

What are motifs in picture books?

• Recurring images, symbols or text

• Borders used to frame the page

• The place between two pages where the binding meets

• The arrangement of opposite elements

What does the angle of a visual image convey?

• Point of view

• Body language and gaze

• Composition

• Colour, hue and tone

What is an example of contrast?

• A black and white image

• The main character has a big smile

• A very dark coloured character talking to a light coloured character

What does the term 'salience' refer to in visual literacy?

• The part that your eyes are first drawn to in the visual

• Symbols that represent an object, action, idea or concept

• The font, colour, size and placement used in the text

• The attitude or voice of the composer

What does the rule of thirds refer to in visual literacy?

• Dividing an image into thirds and looking at the placement of people and/or objects

• Comparing 'before' and 'after'

• The arrangement of opposite elements

• The roughness or smoothness of an image

Colour, Hue, and Tone are used to...

• Show how important a scene is

• Enhance the personalities of the characters

• Signify Feelings and Evoke a Response

The cultural background of the characters refers to the____of the book

• Context

• Background

• Authorship

• Assumptions

Visual Literacy helps audiences to...

• Interpret and understand the authors intentions

• Interpret, negotiate, and make meaning from information presented

• Recreate their own adaptation of a text

• Create a personal idea of the images