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Media Literacy Final Exam Study Guide

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is NOT an example of mass media?

a)

A private text message

b)

A television broadcast

c)

A professionally-published novel

d)

A TikTok video

2.

Which of the Four Lenses involves examining the devices and platforms that we use to create and engage with media?

a)

Emotional Triggers

b)

Access

c)

Forensics

d)

Motives

3.

Which of the Four Lenses involves investigating the reliability and accuracy of information in media?

a)

Emotional Triggers

b)

Access

c)

Forensics

d)

Motives

4.

Which of the Four Lenses involves determining why specific choices were made by the people who create and share media?

a)

Emotional Triggers

b)

Access

c)

Forensics

d)

Motives

5.

Match the following InfoZones to their primary goals:

a)

News

1.

To inform

b)

Raw Information

2.

To document

c)

Opinion

3.

To persuade

d)

Propaganda

4.

To provoke, inspire, or motivate

e)

Entertainment

5.

To cause an emotional response

6.

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:

a)

Native advertising

b)

Sponsored content

c)

Search engine optimization

d)

Product placement

7.

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:

a)

Native advertising

b)

Sponsored content

c)

Search engine optimization

d)

Product placement

8.

Match the following terms to their descriptions:

a)

Misinformation

1.

False, but not intended to mislead

b)

Disinformation

2.

False & intended to harm/mislead

c)

Malinformation

3.

Intended to harm/mislead but true

9.

Which of these is a top-level domain?

a)

http://

b)

.com

c)

wikipedia

d)

.golf

e)

.org

10.

You​ ​ (a)   trust .org websites more than .com websites because ​ (b)   regulates what goes on those pages.

Choose from the below words
can't
no one
can
ICANN
should
the government
the non-profit commission
11.

Put these steps in the correct order:

a)

Stop

b)

Investigate the Source

c)

Find Better Coverage

d)

Trace to the Original Context

1)
2)
3)
4)
12.

Lateral reading is:

a)

The normal kind of reading, going from left to right across a page

b)

Opening new tabs and searching for independent information to quickly evaluate a source

c)

When you check out a source's about page, profile picture, and social media accounts

d)

When you carefully analyze a source's argument and evidence, looking for inconsistencies

13.

You should vertically read a source:

a)

As soon as you find it

b)

If it is on social media

c)

Never

d)

After you've used lateral reading to determine its reliability

14.

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:

a)

Conflict of interest

b)

False expertise

c)

Cognitive dissonance

d)

Click restraint

15.

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:

a)

Confirmation bias

b)

Narrative bias

c)

Lateral reading

d)

Conflict of interest

16.

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:

a)

Lateral reading

b)

Vertical reading

c)

Click restraint

17.

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:

a)

Lateral reading

b)

Vertical reading

c)

Click restraint

18.

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:

a)

Lateral reading

b)

Vertical reading

c)

Click restraint

19.

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:

a)

Reliable, but not relevant

b)

Relevant, but not reliable

c)

Both reliable and relevant

d)

Neither reliable nor relevant

20.

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:

a)

Misinformation

b)

Disinformation

c)

Malinformation