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Movie Review Terms- Week 3 Vocab

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a "blurb"?

a)

When a quote from a review is used in a commercial/advertisement

b)

A professional who publishes his opinion on a particular movie/play/book

2.

What is a "spoiler"?

a)

When the critic cannot review the film fairly due to a personal problem with something in the film

b)

When a critic reveals secrets and plot points that could ruin the surprise for the audience and lessen their enjoyment of the movie.

3.

What is a "rating system"?

a)

When the critic uses a scale to show the degree of how much they recommend the movie

b)

When the critic recommends that only a certain group of people should see, or not see, the film

4.

What is "audience demographic"?

a)

When the critic recommends that only a certain group of people should see, or not see, the film

b)

When the critic cannot review the film fairly due to a personal problem with something in the film

5.

What is "Critic Bias"?

a)

When the critic cannot review the film fairly due to a personal problem with something in the film

b)

A professional who publishes his opinion on a particular movie/play/book

6.

A "critic" is someone who.....

a)

A professional who publishes his opinion on a particular movie/play/book

b)

When handing over a review to a publication, the editor has the power to create a title and cut things out of the review

7.

What are "Editorial Rights"?

a)

When handing over a review to a publication, the editor has the power to create a title and cut things out of the review

b)

Competent but not especially outstanding

8.

When something is "mediocre", that means it is....

a)

Competent but not especially outstanding

b)

Something that’s been used so many times that it no longer surprises or interests the audience; overexposure

9.

When someone says "cliché", they are speaking of...

a)

Something that’s been used so many times that it no longer surprises or interests the audience; overexposure

b)

When the characters in a fictional work develop over the course of the story into people you care about

10.

What does it mean when something is "out of context"?

a)

When the idea behind the story is interesting enough to get people to see the movie without knowing anything else about it

b)

When quotes are mixed up and changed around to give the words a different meaning

11.

What does "Character Driven" mean?

a)

When the characters in a fictional work develop over the course of the story into people you care about

b)

When a quote from a review is used in a commercial/advertisement

12.

The "plot" is...

a)

what the story is about

b)

When the characters in a fictional work develop over the course of the story into people you care about