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Introduction to Media and Information Literacy Prt. 2

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the definition for media?

a)

The newspaper and books.

b)

Facebook, twitter, instagram.

c)

Means of communication or ways that people communicate.

d)

something that is in the middle.

2.

Which is NOT a digital media?

a)

ESPN TV

b)

Goolge

c)

TIME Magazine

d)

Twitter

3.

True or false: Media can persuade you to do something?

a)

True

b)

False

4.

It is the ability to access, analyze, evaluate, create and act using all forms of communication.

a)

Media and Information Literacy

b)

Media, Information Literacy

c)

Media Literacy

d)

Literacy

5.

It is the act of absorbing content and the process of getting it.

a)

Evaluate

b)

Analyze

c)

Access

d)

Create

6.

It is the ability to responsibly use appropriate technology to communicate.

a)

Media Literacy

b)

Information Literacy

c)

Technology Literacy

d)

Literacy

7.

It is the primary means of communication used to reach the vast majority of the general public.

a)

Media

b)

New media

c)

Mass Technology

d)

Mass media

8.

It involves recognizing when information is needed and being able to efficiently locate, accurately evaluate, effectively use, and clearly communicate information in various media formats.

a)

Media Literacy

b)

Information Literacy

c)

Media Literate

d)

Information Literate

9.

When someone has the ability to access, analyse, and respond accordingly to a range of media, he or she is likely to be _______________.

a)

Information Literate

b)

Media Literate

c)

Computer Literate

d)

Information Literate

10.

It refers to the individual or group’s desire to locate and obtain information.

a)

Information needs

b)

Accesses

c)

Locates

d)

Assesses

11.

It refers to how you will evaluate the information.

a)

Information needs

b)

Accesses

c)

Assesses

d)

Locates

12.

Putting an information in a folder or archives.

a)

Information needs

b)

Organizing information

c)

Assessing Information

d)

Locating information

13.

Being aware of a particular site where the information you need can be located.

a)

Accessing information

b)

Assessing information

c)

Information needs

d)

Locating information

14.

What are the ethical use of information?

a)

Quoting, Paraphrasing, Citing

b)

Tampering, Copying, reproducing

c)

To copycat one’s product

d)

Downloading movies in YouTube

15.

This includes information and communication literacy and digital literacy.

a)

Information Literacy

b)

Media and Information Literacy

c)

Information Literacy

d)

Media Literacy

16.

"Credible" means:

a)

Nervous

b)

Believable

c)

Understandable

d)

Strange

17.

There is an email address listed on the website, so it must be a credible source.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

If a website looks professional/official, the information it offers must be true.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

If a website has lots of graphs and statistics, it's more likely to be true.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

If a website has contact information and seems up-to-date, I can trust the information on it.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

It's smart to compare the information I find on a website with at least another two sources.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

It's wise to be skeptical of media. Skeptical means:

a)

trying to deceive

b)

anxious

c)

mistrustful

d)

open-minded

23.

A story on a media source may be:

a)

informational

b)

an advertisement

c)

analysis

d)

a satire

e)

All of the above

24.

"Bias" means point of view, or slant. There is some degree of bias in all articles.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

Bias in media is:

a)

rare

b)

impossible to spot

c)

unavoidable

d)

beneficial to everyone

26.

Decoding media is similar to:

a)

writing a book

b)

performing an experiment

c)

cooking a meal

d)

solving a mystery

27.

Most media images are:

a)

Shocking

b)

Boring

c)

Hidden

d)

Edited

28.

The word "literacy" in Media Literacy refers to:

a)

Improving my vocabulary

b)

Figuring out meaning and messages

c)

Reading about technology

d)

Learning how to read more quickly

29.

Techniques used in commercials usually include the following EXCEPT:

a)

music/jingle

b)

celebrities

c)

confusing message

d)

bright colorful logos

30.

What are convincing words used in advertisement?

a)

expensive

b)

buy one get one free

c)

boring

d)

old

31.

Give the definition of MIL according to UNESCO Guidelines 2003. (5pts.)

4 lines
32.

Hard skills: teachable abilities that can be defined and measured, such as typing, writing, math, reading and the ability to use software programs.

a)

True

b)

False

33.

Soft skills: are less tangible and harder to quantify, such as etiquette, getting along with others, listening and engaging in small talk.

a)

False

b)

True

34.

The following are Inquiry-based engagement with media text, EXCEPT:

a)

Who created this message?

b)

What creative techniques were used to attract my attention?

c)

Why is this message being sent?

d)

What is the tittle of the advertisement/poster?

35.

An American academic and former priest who was a leading media scholar and critic, educator, writer and consultant. The Man Who Invented Media Literacy: 1928-1993.

a)

John Culkin

b)

John Hopkins

c)

John Travolta

d)

John McCain

36.

When someone spreads a false information and becomes malicious then one can be accused of spreading “________”.

a)

Disinformation

b)

Fake News

c)

Misinformation

d)

Malformation

37.

“False information that is deliberately created and spread in order to influence public opinion or obscure the truth” (Shevon, D., Mooney, H., & Oehrli, J.).

a)

Malformation

b)

Fake News

c)

Disinformation

d)

Misinformation

38.

§Is defined as, “a false or inaccurate information that is mistakenly or inadvertently (accidentally created or spread); the intent is not to deceive” (Shevon, D.)

a)

Disinformation

b)

Misinformation

c)

Fake News

d)

Malformation

39.

How to spot a False News

a)

Read Beyond

b)

Consider the source

c)

Check the source

d)

Check the Date

e)

All of the above

40.

Which statements are correct about data and information?

a)

Information -> processed and organized

b)

Data -> an individual unit that contains raw material

c)

Information -> group of data

d)

Data -> does not carry any specific meaning

e)

All of the above