Media Literacy Quiz

You are listening to a news report on the AM radio while driving. What type of media are you using?

• Print Media

• Digital Media

• Broadcast Media

• Visual Media

A student submits an assignment using facts found on the internet, emails it to her teacher, and posts her reflections on a blog. What media age is she operating in?

• Industrial Age

• Electronic Age

• Information Age

• Pre-Industrial Age

A student copies and pastes text from an online article without quoting or citing it. What unethical act did the student commit?

• Citation

• Rephrasing

• Plagiarism

• Summarization

A teacher uses tablets in the classroom and teaches students how to use them responsibly. What type of literacy is this?

• Media Literacy

• Visual Literacy

• Technology Literacy

• Print Literacy

You email your teacher, comment on a class Facebook group, and upload homework on a school website. What kind of communication are you using?

• Oral Communication

• Print Communication

• Digital Communication

• Face-to-face Communication

A student evaluates websites, checks sources, and creates her own blog to inform her classmates. What literacy skill is she demonstrating?

• Print Literacy

• Media and Information Literacy

• Broadcast Literacy

• Visual Literacy

A librarian shows you how to use a machine that prints multiple copies of a book for library use. What media process is this?

• Handwriting

• Broadcasting

• Printing

• Digital Scanning

You write “The Earth orbits the sun” in your science paper. You don’t need to cite it because it is:

• A personal opinion

• Common knowledge

• Plagiarized

• An expert opinion

A student creates a colorful chart to explain a history timeline. What type of media tool is she using?

• Text Media

• Audio Media

• Visual Media

• Print Media

You are watching the evening news on television. What type of media are you engaging with?

• Print Media

• New Media

• Digital Media

• Broadcast Media