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Episode 1: Introduction to Media Literacy

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many hours a day does the average U.S. adult spend consuming media?

a)

3+

b)

10+

c)

20+

d)

5+

2.

What is the artifact or substance in which something is communicated called?

a)

the origin

b)

the structure

c)

the tool

d)

the medium

3.

Which of the following are examples of media? (select all that apply)

a)

video games and board games

b)

paintings and drawings

c)

billboards and protest signs

d)

blogs and podcasts

e)

movies and tv shows

4.

What is the mass communication that is widely distributed and that we all consume called?

a)

media

b)

news

c)

rumors

d)

stories

5.

What is the ability to access, analyze, evaluate, create, and act using all forms of communication called?

a)

film literacy

b)

media literacy

c)

technological literacy

d)

visual literacy

6.

What are the values and ideas that are promoted by the media called?

a)

political reports

b)

social morals

c)

media messages

d)

shared principles

7.

What are the influences and consequences of media messages on their audiences called?

a)

social ramifications

b)

media byproducts

c)

the aftermath of communication

d)

media effects

8.

ALL media is _____________ by the producer(s) and _____________ by the consumer(s). (fill in the blanks)

a)

hidden; uncovered

b)

encoded; decoded

c)

sold; bought

d)

decoded; encoded

9.

On average, what fraction of U.S. adults get their news primarily from social media?

a)

2/3

b)

1/4

c)

1/2

d)

3/4

10.

What is the best thing that you can do as a media literate person?

a)

share your media literacy skills with others

b)

make fun of media literacy skills

c)

hide your media literacy skills from others

d)

avoid all media entirely