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WorksheetsMedia Genre and Bias Quiz 2
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is a 'genre' in media?
The language of a news article
A type or category of media content
A tool for media measurement
The platform where media appears
Which of these is an example of a news genre?
Facebook meme
Advertisement
Editorial article in a newspaper
YouTube comment
Why is genre recognition important?
It makes media colorful
It helps audiences interpret meaning and expectations
It shows media production costs
It tells you the author’s salary
Which of the following best describes media bias?
Reporting from multiple sources
Covering only one side of a story
Publishing international news
Using high-quality visuals
Framing in media means:
Putting borders on a photo
Choosing how a story is presented to influence perception
Making memes
Organizing playlists
Which of the following is a persuasive genre?
Weather report
News bulletin
TV commercial
Instruction manual
What type of bias is shown when a story includes only sources from one political party?
Selection bias
Visual bias
Tone bias
Placement bias
Which technique can be used to identify framing?
Looking at font size
Analyzing image resolution
Observing headline choices and word connotation
Checking spelling errors
Which is NOT a typical purpose of framing in media?
To simplify a complex issue
To manipulate audience perception
To present a balanced argument
To promote a specific viewpoint
Media framing is often connected to:
Random reporting
Objective journalism
Media agenda and ideology
User-generated content
How does media bias impact society?
Media bias promotes unity and harmony in society
Media bias can shape public opinion, influence political decisions
Media bias has no impact on society
Media bias leads to more informed and unbiased public opinion
The greatest effect on audience expectations is usually genre and the familiar set of codes and conventions that shape a genre story.
TRUE
FALSE
Which of the following phrases is an example of loaded (emotional or biased) language?
"The senator spoke at the conference yesterday."
"The senator shamelessly pandered to his base at the conference."
"The conference was held at 10 a.m. in the city center."
"Many people attended the senator's speech at the conference."
The definition of 'convergence' is:
The merging of films with the internet
Anything invented after the year 1980
Analogue and digital technology
The merging of media forms or texts.
A logical fallacy is:
A valid argument with sound reasoning
A mistaken belief based on unsound reasoning
An emotional appeal used in arguments
A narrative technique used in storytelling
