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WaterAid

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When was WaterAid founded?

a)

1981

b)

1985

c)

1990

d)

2016

2.

Which charity advert conventions are reinforced in this advert? Pick TWO

a)

It gives key information about the issue

b)

It has a sad story

c)

It has a non-diegetic voiceover

d)

It directly appeals to the audience for money

3.

The audience would be familiar with the codes and conventions of a typical charity advert

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Which of these groups would the advert appeal to? PICK TWO

a)

People who drink water

b)

People thinking of holidaying in Zambia

c)

30-40 year old nostalgic audience

d)

Western audience who are desensitized to charity adverts

5.

Draw the container Claudia is using to carry water!

6.

Draw the missing word: "_____ on a Rainy Day"

7.

Name one example of binary opposition in the advert!

4 lines
8.

Complete the statement

"WaterAid acts as an ______ ______ for the target audience, who will assume the statistics in the advert are true and reliable"

(a)  

9.

Which company made the Water Aid ad?

a)

Prince's Trust

b)

Band Aid

c)

Atomic London

d)

Procter & Gamble

10.

What is the actual name of the advert?

a)

Rain For Good

b)

Claudia Sings

c)

Sunshine On Rainy Day

d)

It doesn't have a name

11.

Which 2 charitable fundraising events connected with Africa would a British audience be familiar with?

a)

Comic Relief

b)

Band Aid

c)

Extinction Rebellion

d)

Stand Up To Cancer

12.

Name two of Barthes' five codes

a)

Semantic

b)

Visual

c)

Cultural

d)

Technical

13.

“Text SUNNY to 70555” is an example of what kind of written code?

a)

Superlative

b)

Imperative

c)

Personal pronoun

d)

Lexis

14.

What is a dominant ideology

a)

A set of beliefs that women adhere to

b)

A set of beliefs that men adhere to

c)

A set of beliefs that most people adhere to

d)

A set of beliefs that underepresented people adhere to

15.

Which artist sang the original version of Sunshine On A Rainy Day in 1990?

a)

Madonna

b)

Natalie Imbruglia

c)

Kylie

d)

Zoë

16.

What is the advert's unique selling point?

4 lines
17.

What is a preferred reading of this advert?

a)

The advert is unrealistic and misrepresents the issues

b)

Claudia is a real person and the audience should invest in her narrative

c)

GIVE US ALL YOUR MONEY!!

d)

I have no clue what a Preferred Reading is

18.

Which two elements tell us that the audience is likely good with technology?

a)

#ShareSunshine

b)

Text 'SUNNY' to 70555

c)

650 million people still don't have access to clean drinking water

d)

Popular song

19.

Young women are included in the Target Audience because they might identify with Claudia.

Which theory of identity does this link to?

a)

Stuart Hall's

b)

Liesbet Van Zoonen

c)

David Gauntlett

d)

David Hesmondhalgh