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Media Literacy

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which one of the following is an example of PRINT media?

a)

Commercials

b)

Newspaper

c)

Website

d)

Pop-Up Ads

2.

What is this logo?

a)

Yellow Box

b)

Red Box

c)

YouTube

d)

Yankee Candle

3.

What can we look at to see if something is considered fake news?

a)

Spelling of the site/organization

b)

Photographs

c)

Headlines

d)

All of the above

4.

What does the word "bias" mean?

a)

to be in favor or against one thing

b)

to not care about others

c)

to not see clearly

d)

To stay neutral

5.

True or False? I can trust everything a professional journalist writes.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

What is the definition of target audience?

a)

A group of people that an advertisement is aimed at.

b)

A group of people that might be interested in joining a certain club.

c)

A group of people who shop at Target.

d)

The message companies try to give

7.

Techniques used in commercials usually include the following EXCEPT:

a)

music/jingle

b)

celebrities

c)

bright colorful logos

d)

confusing message

8.

To convince someone to do or think something means to ____________.

a)

persuade

b)

trick

c)

personification

d)

trap

9.

When the media only shows/publishes one side of an issue, the media is

a)

displaying bias

b)

offering a forum

c)

evaluating sources

d)

lying because they are always wrong

10.

The purpose of advertising is to ...

a)

sell products and make money

b)

to entertain you

c)

to improve your quality of life

d)

make you frustrated when you're trying to watch videos

11.

We have watched commercials for all of these products EXCEPT:

a)

Doritos

b)

Pepsi

c)

Extra gum

d)

Whataburger

12.

What is the message of this ad?

a)

Heinz ketchup is the worst.

b)

Heinz has weird shaped bottles.

c)

Heinz is the best because of their tomatoes.

d)

It's better when you cut it into portions