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Types of Media

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the term media mean?

a)

Personal Conversations

b)

Computer Hardware

c)

Forms of Mass Communication

d)

Social Media Only

2.

True or False:

Media originally came from the advertising industry

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Which of the following is NOT one of the three main types of media?

a)

Traditional

b)

Social

c)

Digital

d)

Print-Only

4.

Which example best fits traditional media?

a)

b)

c)

d)

5.

Traditional media communication is mostly:

a)

Two-way

b)

One-way

c)

AI- generated

d)

Anonymous

6.

Which Social Media platform do YOU use the most? (No right answer)

a)

b)

c)

d)

7.

Which feature best defines social media?

a)

One-way communication

b)

Print distribution

c)

User interaction and content creation

8.

True or False:

Social media allows individuals to become content creators and influencers.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

What are TWO of the earliest forms of social media?

a)

Snapchat

b)

Instagram

c)

Bulletin Board Systems (BBS)

d)

TikTok

e)

AOL Instant Messenger (AIM)

10.

Digital media is best described as:

a)

Only social media platforms

b)

Content made only for TV

c)

Content created and consumed using digital technology

d)

Paper-based communication

11.

Which of the following is an example of digital media?

a)

b)

c)

d)

12.

True or False:

Digital media can include text, images, audio, video, and interactive content.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Which example best shows how media consumption has changed?

a)

TV Guide Channel → Netflix

b)

Newspapers → more newspapers

c)

Radio → silence

d)

Film → no movies

14.

Which technology is expected to shape the future of media?

a)

Typewriters

b)

Fax machines

c)

VR/AR and AI

d)

Printing presses

15.

BONUS QUESTION

Posting a YouTube video that you edited on a computer is an example of (CHOOSE TWO):

a)

Traditional media

b)

Social media

c)

Digital media