SQ-MIL-Q2

What is literacy?

• The ability to read and write only

• The ability to identify, understand, interpret, create, communicate, and compute using printed and written materials

• The ability to memorize information

• The ability to use a computer

When you read a recipe, understand it, and use it to cook a meal, you are demonstrating:

• Media literacy

• Information literacy

• Literacy

• Technology literacy

Media refers to:

• The ability to use the internet

• The physical objects used to communicate messages

• A method of decoding information

• A type of technology used in schools

Listening to the radio for weather updates is an example of:

• Information literacy

• Media

• Decoding

• Communication noise

Media literacy involves the ability to:

• Analyze, evaluate, and create media in a variety of forms

• Read and write messages

• Memorize television programs

• Avoid using social media

A person who checks whether a news article is real or fake before sharing it is practicing:

• Information literacy

• Digital literacy

• Media literacy

• None of the above

Information is defined as:

• Processed data or knowledge derived from study, experience, or instruction

• Anything posted on social media

• Messages used in television shows

• A simple combination of words

A class schedule is an example of information because:

• It contains unorganized raw details

• It is randomly written data

• It organizes data like time, subjects, and teachers into useful knowledge

• It is written in a book

Information literacy is the ability to:

• Recognize when information is needed, and locate, evaluate, and effectively communicate information

• Create and publish fake news

• Watch and analyze movies

• Avoid reading books

When a student researches for a report, verifies credible sources, and summarizes the content, they are demonstrating:

• Digital literacy

• Media literacy

• Information literacy

• Communication literacy