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TIDE

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the rule of thirds?

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2.

Which techniques have been used in the advert's composition? pick two

a)

Z formation

b)

Golden Ratio

c)

Rule of thirds

d)

Fibonacci spiral

3.

What type of font is used in the headings?

a)

Sans Serif

b)

Serif

c)

Times New Roman

d)

Calibri

4.

Why did the Tide advert deliberately have connotations of the Land Army adverts from the war? pick two

a)

Because they represent women in the same way.

b)

To continue the stereotype of women being housewives.

c)

To represent women's role as useful and essential.

d)

To represent women as taking control.

5.

Whose theory is this statement discussing?

a)

Gauntlett

b)

Hall

c)

Barthes

d)

Van Zoonen

6.

Which theory does the preferred, negotiated and oppositional readings of a text belong to?

a)

Steve Neale's 'Genre Theory'

b)

Stuart Hall's 'Reception Theory'

c)

David Gauntlett's 'Identity Theory'

d)

Tzvetan Todorov's 'Narrative Theory'

7.

Which company launched Tide in 1946?

a)

Atomic London

b)

News Corps

c)

Procter & Gamble

d)

D'Arcy, Masius, Benton & Bowles

8.

Who was the face of the women's land army?

a)

Susie the Sewer

b)

Frankie the Farmer

c)

Bea the Builder

d)

Rosie the Riveter

9.

Lighter skinned women were considered more attractive so were chosen to model in 1950s adverts. Which theorist?

a)

Gilroy

b)

Van Zoonen

c)

hooks

d)

Alvarado

10.

Blumler and Katz argued that audiences use the media for...

a)

their own personal gratifications and needs

b)

escapism

c)

information

d)

they don't. The media feeds information to the audience

11.

What is a dominant ideology?

a)

The beliefs of some people

b)

ideas created by the news

c)

The beliefs and perspectives of the majority

d)

The beliefs of teenagers and students

12.

Draw the Tide woman best you can!

13.

Give one example of binary opposition in Tide!

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14.

Which of these is an example of a cultural code within the text?

a)

The character's hairstyle and outfit

b)

"Tide's got what women want!"

c)

"Only TIDE does all three"

d)

The heart drawings

15.

What is the target audience of this text?

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