WorksheetsPED10-New Literacies & the Curriculum and Curriculum Development
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 15mins
1. What is curriculum development?
A. A planned, purposeful, progressive, and systematic process to improve education
B. A random process for improving education
C. A method for creating entertainment materials
D. An unstructured approach to teaching
1. What role does technology play in curriculum development?
A. It replaces traditional teaching methods
B. It helps create functional and productive learners
C. It only serves as a tool for entertainment
D. It makes learning more difficult
3. What are new literacies?
A. The ability to memorize facts
B. Traditional reading and writing skills
C. Ways of thinking, processing information, and demonstrating ideas in a digital world
D. Strategies for avoiding technology
4. Why are new literacies important in modern education?
A. To prepare students for traditional work environments
B. To focus only on rote memorization
C. To avoid using technology in education
D. To help students thrive in a digital and global world
5. What is digital literacy?
A. Navigating, evaluating, and creating information using digital tools
B. Teaching students to memorize digital terms
C. Ignoring digital platforms in learning
D. Using technology without supervision
6. What is the best way to assess new literacies?
A. Using only written exams
B. Creating digital portfolios and project-based learning assessments
C. Memorizing definitions
D. Avoiding multimedia tools
7. Which activity promotes environmental literacy with technology?
A. Ignoring environmental issues
B.Teaching only theoretical aspects of environmental studies
C. Designing digital campaigns for sustainability awareness
D. Avoiding technology for environmental learning
8. How can new literacies prepare students for the future?
A. By promoting lifelong learning and adaptability
B. By eliminating modern skills
C. By focusing only on past knowledge
D. By avoiding technology in education
9. What is the role of social-emotional literacy in a digital age?
A. Ignoring emotions in online interactions
B. Promoting isolation in digital environments
C. Teaching students to avoid collaboration
D. Navigating emotions and relationships in a connected world
10. How can students develop collaborative literacy?
A. By completing all tasks individually
B. By working on group projects using digital platforms
C. By avoiding teamwork
D. By focusing on competition
11. Which best defines new literacies?
A. The ability to read printed textbooks only
B. Traditional reading and writing skills
C. The memorization of facts using technology
D. Literacy skills that include digital, media, information, and critical competencies
12. New literacies are essential in modern education primarily because they help students to:
A. Avoid using printed materials
B. Engage critically with digital content and solve real-world problems
C. Focus only on academic writing
D. Reduce collaboration in learning
13. Why is integrating new literacies across the curriculum important?
A It ensures all subjects help develop digitally proficient learners
B. It limits technology use to ICT classes
C. It replaces subject content
D. It reduces teacher workload
14. Which component of new literacies focuses on the effective use of digital tools and technologies?
A. Media literacy
B. Information literacy
C. Digital literacy
D. Critical literacy
15. The ability to locate, evaluate, and use information efficiently refers to:
A. Visual literacy
B. Media literacy
C. Digital citizenship
D. Information literacy
16. Understanding how media messages are constructed and their influence on society is called:
A. Digital literacy
B. Media literacy
C. Critical literacy
D. Information literacy
17. Which literacy encourages students to question power, bias, and social norms?
A. Digital literacy
B. Media literacy
C. Critical literacy
D. Visual literacy
18. The primary purpose of a needs assessment in developing literacy programs is to:
A. Evaluate teacher performance
B. Select textbooks only
C. Replace existing curricula
D. Identify gaps in students’ literacy skills
19. Which activity best exemplifies program design that integrates new literacies?
A. Using blogs in English and simulations in Science
B. Writing essays without digital tools
C. Memorizing definitions from a textbook
D. Giving paper-based examinations only
20. Literacy program objectives should primarily aim to enhance:
A. Rote memorization skills
B. Critical thinking, collaboration, and communication
C. Test-taking speed
D. Handwriting skills
21. Project-Based Learning supports new literacies by:
A. Limiting student interaction
B. Emphasizing passive learning
C. Engaging students in real-world, technology-based tasks
D. Eliminating assessment activities
22. Which instructional strategy provides digital content outside the classroom and uses class time for application?
A. Blended learning
B. Flipped classroom
C. Collaborative learning
D. Direct instruction
23. Peer-to-peer interaction and teamwork in digital spaces are best promoted through:
A. Independent learning
B. Collaborative learning
C. Lecture-based teaching
D. Drill-and-practice methods
24. Digital portfolios and multimedia presentations are examples of:
A. Formative assessment
B. Diagnostic assessment
C. Summative assessment
D. Standardized testing assessment
25. Which future trend highlights the use of immersive technology to enhance literacy learning?
A. Sustainability literacy
B. Media convergence
C. Print-based instruction
D. Virtual Reality (VR) in education
