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Media

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The media plays an important role in setting the public agenda in all of the following ways EXCEPT

a)

focusing public attention on selected issues

b)

holding government officials accountable to the public

c)

makes contributions to political candidates

d)

offering a forum in which opposing viewpoints are communicated

2.

Which role of the media is portrayed when ABC News, NBC News, CBS News, Fox News, and CNN News aired the presidential debates?

a)

creating political cartoons

b)

broadcasting different points of view

c)

holding government officials accountable

d)

publishing an op-ed

3.

Which role of the media is portrayed in the image?

a)

publish op-ed pieces

b)

create political cartoons

c)

identify candidates

d)

writing editorials

4.

Which of the following is a type of print media?

a)

Newspaper

b)

Facebook

c)

Radio

d)

Movies

5.

Which of the following is a type of electronic media?

a)

Television

b)

Magazine

c)

Whatsapp

d)

Music

6.

Which of the following is a type of broadcasting media?

a)

Facebook

b)

Television

c)

The Times

d)

Newsweek

7.

Which of the following is a type of broadcasting media?

a)

Facebook

b)

Television

c)

The Times

d)

Newsweek

8.

A tag used to categorise posts in Twitter is called...

a)

Docs

b)

Web

c)

Drive

d)

Hashtag

9.

Facebook was launched in...

a)

2007

b)

2004

c)

2006

d)

2001

10.

What feature defines a tabloid?

a)

Long articles

b)

Big headlines

c)

Few images

d)

Focus on content

11.

When did the BBC start a regular public television broadcasting service in the UK?

a)

1936

b)

1925

c)

1930

d)

1932

12.

Youtube was founded by ...

a)

Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates

b)

Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, Jawed Karim

c)

Ray Tomlinson,Tim Berners, Vannevar Bush

d)

Robert Kahn, Vint Cerf, Paul Baran

13.

What does an anchor do?

a)

Reads the news on TV

b)

Researches and reports on events

c)

Coordinates material for publication

d)

Examines financial records

14.

Cyberbullying is a form of harassment using...

a)

The telephone

b)

Broadcasting media

c)

Printed media

d)

Electronic means

15.

What is a podcast?

a)

A video game file

b)

An image file extension

c)

An encrypted file

d)

A digital audio file

16.

Which invention has brought the world closure?

a)

Typewriter

b)

Television

c)

Telex

d)

None of these

17.

What do you mean by mass media?

a)

Televison

b)

Radio

c)

Both a and b

d)

None of these

18.

how many estimated social media accounts are there?

a)

4.7 billion

b)

2.5 billion

c)

3.57 billion

d)

50 billion

19.

what is the most commonly used social media?

a)
b)
c)
d)
20.

which age group has the most social media?

a)

35-44

b)

-18

c)

18-24

d)

25-34

21.

what social media app has the most cyberbullying?

a)

facebook

b)

instagram

c)

youtube

d)

snapchat

22.

what social media is the safest?

a)

snapchat

b)

pinterest

c)

whatsapp

d)

youtube

23.

how much is google worth?

a)

27.8 billion dollars

b)

50 billion dollars

c)

275 billion dollars

d)

400 billion dollars

24.

match the logo

a)

twitter

b)

tinder

c)

tumblr

25.

how many answers were you certain of in this quiz?

a)

0

b)

1-3

c)

4-6

d)

7+

26.

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

a)

True

b)

False

27.

Which is NOT a digital media?

a)

ESPN TV

b)

Twitter

c)

TIME Magazine

d)

Google

28.

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.

29.
What is the purpose of Media Literacy?
a)
To read more books.
b)
To persuade, inform and entertain your target audience with different media.
c)
To watch more videos on the internet.
d)
Watch TV interviews.
30.

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

a)

persuade

b)

tricky

c)

personification

d)

sneaky

31.
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 advertisements aimed toward a certain group of students.
d)
People that shop at Target.
32.
Advertisements trying to make people connect with their ads by using sadness, fear, humor, worry, and the need to belong/fit in.
a)
Glittering Generalities
b)
Bandwagon
c)
Appeal to Emotion
d)
Name Calling
33.
A technique in advertising when an average, everyday person says they use or enjoy a product or service.
a)
Appeal to Plain Folk
b)
Bandwagon
c)
Testimonial
d)
Glittering Generalities
34.
What is most likely the message of this advertisement?
a)
If you drink Coke Zero you will become a man.
b)
Coke Zero helps you be elegant, brave and charming.
c)
Coke Zero is for secret agents like 007
35.
Who is the target audience for this ad?
a)
Parents
b)
Kids
c)
Anyone
d)
Business Owners
36.
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)
Beyonce loves Heinz.
37.
Who is the target audience for this ad?
a)
Kids
b)
Men
c)
Women
d)
Elderly