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Q1 - Media and Information Literacy 2025-2026

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the act or process of using words, sounds, signs, or behaviors to express or exchange information or to express your ideas, thoughts, feelings, etc., to someone else?

a)

Communication

b)

Information

c)

Media Literacy

d)

Information Literacy

2.

Which of the following pertains to the exchange of information and the expression of feeling that can result in understanding?

a)

Communication

b)

Information

c)

Media Literacy

d)

Information Literacy

3.

What do you call a data or knowledge derived from study, experience, or instruction, signals or symbols?

a)

Communication

b)

Information

c)

Media Literacy

d)

Information Literacy

4.

Which of the following is the ability to read, analyze, evaluate and produce communication in a variety of media forms?

a)

Media Literacy

b)

Technology Literacy

c)

Information Literacy

d)

Media and Information Literacy

5.

Which of the following is the ability to recognize when information is needed and to locate, evaluate, effectively use and communicate information in its various formats?

a)

Media Literacy

b)

Technology Literacy

c)

Information Literacy

d)

Media and Information Literacy

6.

Which of the following is the ability to use digital technology, communication tools or networks to locate, evaluate, use, and create information?

a)

Media Literacy

b)

Technology Literacy

c)

Information Literacy

d)

Media and Information Literacy

7.

Which of the following pertains to the selecting of someone or something over another or others?

a)

Choice

b)

Habit

c)

Lifestyle

d)

Preference

8.

Which of the following pertains to the recurrent, often unconscious pattern of behavior that is acquired through frequent repetition?

a)

Choice

b)

Habit

c)

Lifestyle

d)

Preference

9.

What type of thinker does a media and information literate individual possessed?

a)

Analytical

b)

Critical

c)

Emotional

d)

Positive

10.

Which of the following pertains to the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities?

a)

Communism

b)

Federalism

c)

Liberalism

d)

Symbolism

11.

Which of the following theory of the Press describes an ideal way for a media system to be controlled and operated by the government, authority, leader and public?

a)

Accumulative

b)

Formative

c)

Normative

d)

Summative

12.

Which of the following theory describes that all forms of communications are under the control of the governing elite or authorities or influential bureaucrats?

a)

Authoritarian

b)

Libertarian

c)

Soviet Media

d)

Social Responsibility

13.

On which theory, wherein the government undertake or controls the total media and communication to serve working classes and their interest?

a)

Authoritarian

b)

Libertarian

c)

Soviet Media

d)

Social Responsibility

14.

Which of the following theory allows free press without any censorship but at the same time the content of the press should be discussed in public panel and media should accept any obligation from public interference or professional self regulations or both?

a)

Authoritarian

b)

Libertarian

c)

Soviet Media

d)

Social Responsibility

15.

Which of the following theory shows that the government media provide positive thoughts to create a strong socialized society as well as providing information, education, entertainment, motivation and mobilization?

a)

Authoritarian

b)

Libertarian

c)

Soviet Media

d)

Social Responsibility

16.

Which of the following theory lies between both authoritarian theory and libertarian theory because it gives total media freedom in one hand but the external controls in other hand?

a)

Authoritarian

b)

Libertarian

c)

Soviet Media

d)

Social Responsibility

17.

Which theory states that people are more capable enough to find and judge good ideas from bad?

a)

Authoritarian

b)

Libertarian

c)

Soviet Media

d)

Social Responsibility

18.

Which of the following states that Information is knowledge and Knowledge is Power?

a)

Authoritarianism

b)

Communism

c)

Federalism

d)

Liberalism

19.

Censorship is one example of what Normative Theory?

a)

Authoritarianism

b)

Communism

c)

Federalism

d)

Liberalism

20.

The tabloid Pilipino Star Ngayon is categorized as which type of media?

a)

Modern Media

b)

New Media

c)

Old Media

d)

Traditional Media

21.

A Harry Potter paperback novel is categorized as which type of media?

a)

Modern Media

b)

New Media

c)

Old Media

d)

Traditional Media

22.

A 103.7 Radio natin FM Station is categorized as which type of media?

a)

Modern Media

b)

New Media

c)

Old Media

d)

Traditional Media

23.

The online game Mobile Legends is categorized as which type of media?

a)

Modern Media

b)

New Media

c)

Old Media

d)

Traditional Media

24.

The broadsheet The Philippine Daily Inquirer is categorized as which type of media?

a)

Modern Media

b)

New Media

c)

Old Media

d)

Traditional Media

25.

A Candy Magazine is categorized as which type of media?

a)

Modern Media

b)

New Media

c)

Old Media

d)

Traditional Media

26.

An online telephony like Skype and Messenger are categorized as which type of media?

a)

Modern Media

b)

New Media

c)

Old Media

d)

Traditional Media

27.

A Manila Times newspaper is categorized as which type of media?

a)

Modern Media

b)

New Media

c)

Old Media

d)

Traditional Media

28.

An online meeting using Zoom is categorized as which type of media?

a)

Modern Media

b)

New Media

c)

Old Media

d)

Traditional Media

29.

In its morning bulletin, the PAGASA said that the southwest monsoon (habagat) will bring cloudy skies with scattered rain and thunderstorms over Metro Manila, Central Luzon, Calabarzon, Palawan and the Mindoro Provinces. What function of media does this statement show?

a)

Watchdog

b)

Educate the Audience

c)

Inform citizens of what is happening

d)

Provide platform for Public Discourse

30.

According to the study, cheap lipstick with a cost ranging from 15 pesos to 35 pesos can cause cancer and the consumer must refrain from buying it. What function of media does this statement show?

a)

Watchdog

b)

Educate the Audience

c)

Inform citizens of what is happening

d)

Provide platform for Public Discourse

31.

Inquirer.net posted that Napoles and five of her family members were recently indicted by the Department of Justice of the US for reportedly conspiring to channel some $20 million of government funds from the Philippines to the U.S. What function of media does this statement show?

a)

Watchdog

b)

Educate the Audience

c)

Inform citizens of what is happening

d)

Provide platform for Public Discourse

32.

www.cdc.gov posted that leptospirosis is a disease that is spread through animal urine and people get infected when they come in contact with body fluids of infected animals or with water, soil, or food contaminated with infected urine. What function of media does this statement show?

a)

Watchdog

b)

Educate the Audience

c)

Inform citizens of what is happening

d)

Provide platform for Public Discourse

33.

GMAnewstv reported that more than 1,600 individuals were evacuated over the weekend in three towns in Antique and a town in Ilo-Ilo due to flooding and landslide triggered by heavy and continuous rainfall. What function of media does this statement show?

a)

Watchdog

b)

Educate the Audience

c)

Inform citizens of what is happening

d)

Provide platform for Public Discourse

34.

Inquirer states that the five main Philippine candidates faced-off for the first time in a national televised debate, vowing to fight corruption and crime if they succeed President Benigno Aquino. What function of media does this statement show?

a)

Watchdog

b)

Educate the Audience

c)

Inform citizens of what is happening

d)

Provide platform for Public Discourse

35.

Media keep an eye on the government intended to keep them from taking too much power from the people and overstepping their bounds What function of media does this statement show?

a)

Watchdog

b)

Educate the Audience

c)

Inform citizens of what is happening

d)

Channel for Advocacy for Political Viewpoints

36.

Rappler.com posted that charter change (Cha-Cha) refers to the amendments or revisions in 1987 Philippine constitution. What function of media does this statement show?

a)

Watchdog

b)

Educate the Audience

c)

Inform citizens of what is happening

d)

Channel for Advocacy for Political Viewpoints

37.

Inquirer.net posted that atleast 153 people have died nationwide due to leptospirosis from January to June this year, Department of Health (DOH) revealed on July 20. What function of media does this statement show?

a)

Watchdog

b)

Educate the Audience

c)

Inform citizens of what is happening

d)

Channel for Advocacy for Political Viewpoints

38.

The media keep the government accountable in the fight against corruption. The media scrutinized both the government conduct and policy on a regular basis. What function of media does this statement show?

a)

Watchdog

b)

Educate the Audience

c)

Inform citizens of what is happening

d)

Channel for Advocacy for Political Viewpoints

39.

What are the channels of communication that involve transmitting information in some way, shape or form to large numbers of people?

a)

Media

b)

Mass Media

c)

Transmission Media

d)

Communication Media

40.

What are the intended or unintended consequences of what the mass media does?

a)

Mass Media Effects

b)

Mass Media Impacts

c)

Mass Media Influences

d)

Mass Media Products

41.

When a person or event gets media attention, it influences the way the person acts or the way the event functions. What type of media effect does the statement shows?

a)

Reciprocal Effect

b)

Boomerang effect

c)

Third-party Theory

d)

Cultivation Theory

42.

Which theory is the media-induced change that is counter to the desired change?

a)

Reciprocal Effect

b)

Boomerang effect

c)

Third-party Theory

d)

Cultivation Theory

43.

Which theory states that media exposure, specifically to television, shapes our social reality by giving us a distorted view on the amount of violence and risk in the world?

a)

Reciprocal Effect

b)

Boomerang effect

c)

Third-party Theory

d)

Cultivation Theory

44.

Media coverage often increases self-consciousness, which affects our actions. This statement applies on what Media Effect?

a)

Reciprocal Effect

b)

Third-party Theory

c)

Cultivation Theory

d)

Agenda Setting Theory

45.

Recently Vogue launched a video called "My choice" which aims of the video was to convey the message of women empowerment in India (VogueIndia, 2015). However, the video received a major criticism for misunderstanding the meaning of empowerment. The video went viral on social media and received criticism from many. This report applies to what Media Effect?

a)

Reciprocal Effect

b)

Boomerang effect

c)

Third-party Theory

d)

Cultivation Theory

46.

The theory whereby the mass media determine what we think and worry about is called __________.

a)

Reciprocal Effect

b)

Third-party Theory

c)

Cultivation Theory

d)

Agenda Setting Theory

47.

The viral "Upuan Girl" applies on what Media Effect?

a)

Reciprocal Effect

b)

Boomerang effect

c)

Third-party Theory

d)

Cultivation Theory

48.

An individual who watches a great deal of television may come to view the world as more violent and dangerous than it actually is. This statement applies on what Media Effect?

a)

Reciprocal Effect

b)

Boomerang effect

c)

Third-party Theory

d)

Cultivation Theory

49.

16. Which of the following theory is in conflict or against the ideals of the Authoritarian Theory?

a)

Authoritarian

b)

Libertarian

c)

Soviet Media

d)

Social Resonsibility

50.

. A mobile game PubG is categorized as which type of media?

a)

Modern Media

b)

New Media

c)

Old Media

d)

Traditional Media

51.

Which of the following is an example of traditional media?

a)

Facebook

b)

Radio

c)

Twitter

d)

YouTube

52.

Which of the following is NOT a feature of new media?

a)

One-way communication

b)

Real-time interaction

c)

Digital format

d)

Social media integration

53.

Which platform is an example of new media?

a)

Billboard

b)

FM Radio

c)

Podcast

d)

Tabloid

54.

What is a main characteristic of traditional media?

a)

User-generated content

b)

Allows live streaming

c)

Printed or broadcast form

d)

Internet-based interaction

55.

Which of the following pairs shows a traditional media and its modern counterpart?

a)

Magazine – Poster

b)

Poster – Billboard

c)

Radio – Newspaper

d)

TV – YouTube

56.

What makes new media more interactive than traditional media?

a)

It is one-directional

b)

It uses mass communication

c)

It allows feedback and engagement

d)

It’s available in print

57.

Which of the following is a benefit of new media?

a)

Limited accessibility

b)

Delayed publication

c)

Global reach in real time

d)

High printing costs

58.

Which is the best example of how traditional and new media work together?

a)

A podcast shared through email

b)

A printed book used in a classroom

c)

A radio station streaming live on Facebook

d)

A billboard on EDSA

59.

. What does “two-way communication” in new media mean?

a)

Only professionals can use it

b)

The content is one-directional

c)

The audience can respond or comment

d)

Content is printed and mailed

60.

What is the biggest limitation of traditional media?

a)

Uses multimedia

b)

Fast distribution

c)

Limited interaction with audience

d)

Affordable content creation