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Social Media

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is social media?

a)

A news platform to share information with the public

b)

A platform to meet new people

c)

Websites or applications for social interactions

d)

An entertainment series on tv

2.

Which age group makes up the biggest proportion of Tik Tok users?

a)

10-19

b)

20-29

c)

30-39

d)

40+

3.

How do social media companies make a profit?

a)

By charging users a subscription fee

b)

By selling ads to advertising companies

c)

By selling ad space and user data to advertising companies

d)

By engaging their audience

4.

What age group are the main users of Facebook?

a)

10-19

b)

20-34

c)

35-44

d)

45+

5.

A ........... is somebody who comments negatively on your posts to prompt a reaction.

(a)  

Choose from the below words
A troll
An enemy
An influencer
A fan
6.

What should be created and enforced in a company with a social media presence?

a)

Rules

b)

Regulations

c)

A Social media policy

d)

A staff code of conduct

7.

This image represents .....

a)

Twitter

b)

Facebook

c)

Instagram

d)

Discord

8.

A key feature of this social media platform is to post short messages of no more than 280 characters.

a)

Twitter

b)

Tik Tok

c)

Instagram

d)

Pinterest

9.

This is used to allow people to search for content on a product or topic they have a great interest in .....

a)

%

b)

" "

c)

!

d)

#

10.

This is a quick way of gauging views and interacting with an audience.

a)

A poll

b)

A quiz

c)

A video

d)

An animation

11.

Social media is now used as a primary form of advertising because:

a)

It requires less labour

b)

It is much cheaper

c)

It doesn't require any particular expertise

d)

It can reach a wider geographical audience than traditional methods

12.

A social media account requires no security.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Which of the following is likely to gain the most interaction?

a)

A 20 minute video

b)

A poll

c)

A 20 question quiz

d)

An image

14.

What social media platform does this image represent?

a)

Pinterest

b)

Facebook

c)

Instagram

d)

LinkedIn

15.

Online quizzes are often designed to gain personal information that is often used in passwords and security questions, such as:

a)

Street name

b)

Your date of birth

c)

Your shoe size

d)

The name of your first pet

16.

What is the minimum age for you to be able to use Facebook?

a)

99

b)

99

c)

99

d)

13

17.

What is the minimum age for you to be able to use Instagram?

a)

99

b)

99

c)

99

d)

13

18.

What is the minimum age for you to be able to use Twitter?

a)

99

b)

99

c)

99

d)

13

19.

What is the minimum age for you to be able to use Pinterest?

a)

99

b)

99

c)

99

d)

13

20.

What is the minimum age for you to be able to use TikTok?

a)

99

b)

99

c)

99

d)

13

21.

What is the minimum age for you to be able to use Snapchat?

a)

99

b)

99

c)

99

d)

13

22.

What is the minimum age for you to be able to use You Tube?

a)

99

b)

99

c)

99

d)

13

23.

What is the minimum age for you to be able to play Call of Duty?

a)

99

b)

99

c)

99

d)

18

24.

What is the minimum age for you to be able to play Fortnite?

a)

99

b)

99

c)

99

d)

12

25.

Should ANY primary school child be using these apps or playing these games?

a)

No

b)

Yes

26.

Which of the following is not an example of social media?

a)

Facebook

b)

TikTok

c)

Snapchat

d)

Google Chrome

27.

Select the disadvantages of using social media

a)

Privacy settings are automatically set quite low / unsafe

b)

Online games and quizzes may be trying to get your personal information

c)

It is more difficult to tell who you are talking to or adding as a friend

d)

Everyone on social media is a threat

28.

Which of the following examples is safe to post on a social media account?

a)

A picture of you on a beach on holiday

b)

The exact date you are leaving to go on holiday

c)

A party you are planning on having at your house

d)

Your review of a new video game

29.

Kristina is on TikTok and receives a friend request from a person she doesn’t know.

What should she do?

a)

Accept the friend request. It’s rude to ignore them.

b)

Deny the friend request

c)

Send them a message and ask them how they know her.

30.

Which of the following is private information?

a)

I like swimming

b)

Dogs are my favorite animal

c)

My address is 2524 Sycamore Lane

d)

Purple is the best color

31.

Anything you say, type or post online becomes public knowledge and stays online forever. Even after you've deleted it

a)

True

b)

False

32.

What should you do if you feel uncomfortable online?

a)

Tell a trusted adult (teacher, parent etc.)

b)

Ignore it and hope it goes away

c)

Tell the other person to leave you alone

d)

Use social media to make them stop

33.

You should always ensure you have logged out of your social media when using a shared computer or device

a)

True

b)

False

34.

What is the best thing to do if you only want your close friends to be able to see your posts?

a)

Avoid posting details about your life

b)

Check your privacy settings

c)

Choose your posts carefully

d)

Only post photos instead of comments

35.

Why should you avoid posting an inappropriate picture of yourself on social media?

a)

It will be online forever, even after you have deleted it

b)

Your boss will be able to see it in the future

c)

You have no control over who else it is shared with

d)

No reason - it's perfectly safe

36.

When choosing who to share your posts/information with, which option is best?

a)

Friends Only

b)

Everyone

c)

Only Me

37.

Location settings are automatically turned off when you sign up to most social media accounts

a)

True

b)

False

38.
When you post something on the Internet how long does it stay there for?
a)
6 months
b)
Forever
c)
30 years
d)
5 years
39.
Olive is a 12-year-old girl living in Orlando, Florida. Which of the following screen names is the safest for her? 
a)
OliveBet55
b)
Florida_Gurl 
c)
AstroCat
d)
TweenChick98 
40.
It is okay to post whatever you are thinking online -even if it is unkind and/or inappropriate.
a)
True
b)
False
41.

Online quizzes and games are often designed to get personal information that is often used in passwords and security questions

Such as...

a)

Your birthday

b)

Street name of your address

c)

Name of your pet

d)

Size of your feet

42.

How many hours in a day do you spend using your social media?

a)

Less than an hour a day

b)

1-2 hours a day

c)

3-4 hours

d)

More than 4 hours

43.
What is the most important thing to ask yourself before posting on social media?
a)

Will this make me more popular?

b)

Will this go viral?

c)

Am I ok with everybody I know seeing this?

d)

Did I check my spelling?

44.

What percentage of employers check a potential employees social media presence before employing them?

a)

46%

b)

25%

c)

70%

d)

50%

45.

What is your digital footprint?

a)

A record of everywhere you have been online

b)

A record of all the devices you have

c)

Government tracking your online data

46.

What is some of the data about your social media usage that is being collected?

(Check all that apply)

a)

What you "Like", follow and unfollow.

b)

How long you look at something

c)

What posts you look at / don't look at

d)

Nothing

e)

Your location

47.

What's the definition of grooming?

a)

Spending time with children

b)

trying to form a relationship with a child online in an attempt to harm them

c)

Using technology to monitor children

d)

Parents blocking harmful sites on kids computers

48.

This is the LOGO of

a)

Facebook

b)

TikTok

c)

Instagram

d)

Twitter

49.

This is the LOGO of

a)

Youtube

b)

Twitter

c)

Instagram

d)

TikTok

50.

This is the LOGO of

a)

Instagram

b)

LinkedIn

c)

SnapChat

d)

Twitter

51.

FACEBOOK is owned by company called.....

a)

Facebook

b)

Meta

c)

Beta

d)

Alpha

52.

TIKTOK is owned by company called.....

a)

BreakDance

b)

BigDance

c)

ByteDance

d)

BobDance

53.

LINKEDIN is..........

a)

the employment-focused social media platform

b)

the entertainment-focused social media platform

c)

Both of them

d)

None of them

54.

The YouTube.com domain was bought on Valentine's Day

a)

True

b)

False

55.
What percentage of employers have rejected a candidate because of their online presence? 
a)
70
b)
38
c)
50
d)
19