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WorksheetsMedia Literacy Final Exam Study Guide
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 17mins
Which of the following is NOT an example of mass media?
A private text message
A television broadcast
A professionally-published novel
A TikTok video
Which of the Four Lenses involves examining the devices and platforms that we use to create and engage with media?
Emotional Triggers
Access
Forensics
Motives
Which of the Four Lenses involves investigating the reliability and accuracy of information in media?
Emotional Triggers
Access
Forensics
Motives
Which of the Four Lenses involves determining why specific choices were made by the people who create and share media?
Emotional Triggers
Access
Forensics
Motives
Match the following InfoZones to their primary goals:
News
To inform
Raw Information
To document
Opinion
To persuade
Propaganda
To provoke, inspire, or motivate
Entertainment
To cause an emotional response
When watching a television show, you notice that the characters are shopping at a Home Depot, and people in the background are wearing orange Home Depot aprons. This is an example of:
Native advertising
Sponsored content
Search engine optimization
Product placement
An article on a cosmetics review site ranks the top ten lip stains for 2025. The article is credited to "Sephora Beauty Products." This is an example of:
Native advertising
Sponsored content
Search engine optimization
Product placement
Match the following terms to their descriptions:
Misinformation
False, but not intended to mislead
Disinformation
False & intended to harm/mislead
Malinformation
Intended to harm/mislead but true
Which of these is a top-level domain?
http://
.com
wikipedia
.golf
.org
You (a) trust .org websites more than .com websites because (b) regulates what goes on those pages.
Put these steps in the correct order:
Stop
Investigate the Source
Find Better Coverage
Trace to the Original Context
Lateral reading is:
The normal kind of reading, going from left to right across a page
Opening new tabs and searching for independent information to quickly evaluate a source
When you check out a source's about page, profile picture, and social media accounts
When you carefully analyze a source's argument and evidence, looking for inconsistencies
You should vertically read a source:
As soon as you find it
If it is on social media
Never
After you've used lateral reading to determine its reliability
Bruce reads an article that questions something he believes to be true. His first reaction is to feel uncomfortable and want to disregard the article. This is an illustration of:
Conflict of interest
False expertise
Cognitive dissonance
Click restraint
Donna is in an argument on the Internet with someone who has opposing political views. She questions her opponent's use of a news article by an expert to support their point, but then uses a social media post by a random user as proof that her position is true. This illustrates:
Confirmation bias
Narrative bias
Lateral reading
Conflict of interest
Paul is doing research. He clicks on an unfamiliar link and decides he should determine if the site is reliable. He reads through the article, looks at the site's about page, and reads the profile for the author. Paul is engaging in:
Lateral reading
Vertical reading
Click restraint
Andrea is doing research. She clicks on an unfamiliar link and decides she should determine if the site is reliable. She opens a new tab and searches for more information about the site and the author. Andrea is engaging in:
Lateral reading
Vertical reading
Click restraint
Claire is trying to find out if an unfamiliar source is reliable. She searched for information on that source, but notices that the first link goes to that source's website, and the next few links on the search page are all to the source's social media pages. She scrolls past these to find an independent news report and a Wikipedia page on the source. She opens both of these links in new tabs. This illustrates:
Lateral reading
Vertical reading
Click restraint
A video is posted of a naval ship on fire, with a caption claiming it happened this past weekend, and was an attack by a hostile nation. While the video is real, it is from three years ago, and the fire was accidental. This evidence is best described as:
Reliable, but not relevant
Relevant, but not reliable
Both reliable and relevant
Neither reliable nor relevant
A video is posted of a naval ship on fire, with a caption claiming it happened this past weekend, and was an attack by a hostile nation. While the video is real, it is from three years ago, and the fire was accidental. The post would be best described as:
Misinformation
Disinformation
Malinformation
