WorksheetsFall Semester Unit Test
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Which of the following is NOT protected by the First Amendment?
Political opinions
Newspaper articles
Obscenity
Peaceful protests
What is libel?
Publishing false information that harms someone’s reputation
Using copyrighted music without permission
Taking photos in public
An opinion that someone dislikes
“Fair Use” allows you to use copyrighted material only if:
You credit the creator
It is used for education, news, commentary, or criticism
You profit from it
You edit it heavily
Which situation is an invasion of privacy?
Photographing a pep rally
Taking photos inside a locker room
Interviewing someone for a story
Taking landscape photos outside
What did Sullivan vs. New York Times establish?
Public officials can never be criticized
Journalists need permission to print facts
Public officials must prove “actual malice” to sue for libel
Newspapers cannot report on government actions
Aperture controls:
Motion blur
Light sensitivity
Depth of field
Pixel size
A fast shutter speed is best for:
Portraits
Low-light scenes
Blurry artistic photos
Freezing action
ISO determines:
Color temperature
Light sensitivity of the sensor
Lens zoom
File size
Which composition technique leads the viewer’s eye to the subject?
Rule of Thirds
Leading Lines
Symmetry
Framing
Which photo is most “journalistic”?
A heavily edited portrait
A staged photo of students posing
A real moment showing action or emotion
A selfie
Copyright begins:
Only after registration
As soon as the work is created
When it’s uploaded online
When the creator signs paperwork
Purpose in media refers to:
The target audience
Why the message is being created
How long the project is
Where the message will be shared
If you are designing for young children, you should focus on:
Small text and dark colors
Complex language
Bright colors and simple words
Legal terminology
What is “audience needs”?
What the creator wants
What the viewers expect or require
How expensive the project is
How many people will see it
Using a trademarked logo in your school project without permission is allowed only if:
You change it slightly
It’s for personal use
It meets Fair Use guidelines
You give credit
Which file type keeps transparency?
JPG
PNG
GIF
The best file type for high-quality printing is:
JPG
PSD
TIFF
MP4
In Photoshop, the Layers Panel is used to:
Adjust your camera settings
Organize and stack elements
Save files
Change the brush color
The Move Tool allows you to:
Change brightness
Blur the background
Reposition objects in the canvas
Add gradients
When setting up a new project for print, you should set the resolution to:
72 DPI
150 DPI
300 DPI
600 DPI
What does the Brush Tool do?
Draws soft or hard strokes
Selects a color to remove
Deletes a layer
Moves the canvas
To control brush hardness, you adjust:
Opacity
Flow
Edge softness
Color balance
What should you always do before editing?
Flatten all layers
Duplicate the original layer
Save as JPG
Change the color mode
For web-based graphics, the correct color mode is:
CMYK
RGB
LAB
TIFF
A non-destructive editing workflow means:
You edit directly on the background layer
You merge layers often
You use adjustment layers and masks
You delete unused layers permanently
