FIRST SEMESTER - MIDTERM EXAMINATION

MEDIA AND INFORMATION LITERACY 12

Name: ________________________________ Date: ________________________

____1. Bias in media is:
A. Rare B. Impossible to spot C. Beneficial to everyone D. Unavoidable
____2. You should be skeptical of media because:
A. It doesn’t make sense C. It doesn’t reach many people
B. It can have hidden agendas D. It is full of lies
____3. Decoding media is most similar to:
A. Writing a book B. Performing an experiment C. Solving a mystery D. Cooking a meal
____4. Which of the following is an example of product placement?
A. A TV character using a popular cell phone brand.
B. The President giving a speech on the economy.
C. Eating a specific brand of popcorn at the movies.
D. Watching a movie on the latest table.
____5. Most media images are:
A. Boring B. Shocking C. Hidden D. Edited
____6. It is directed and purposeful exchange of information and messages between people or groups of people
by speaking, writing, gestures, and signs.
A. Messages B. Communication C. Information D. Mass Communication
____7. Refers to the communication between two persons, whether they are verbal or non-verbal.
A. Mass communication C. Interpersonal Communication
B. Personal Communication D. Organization communication
____8. The word “literacy” in Media Literacy refers to:
A. Improving my vocabulary C. Reading about technology
B. Figuring out meaning and messages D. Learning how to read more quickly
____9. It is the ability to access, analyze, response to a range of media. It
A. Media Literacy B. Technology Literacy C. Information Literacy D. Computer Literacy
____10. It refers to the ability to recognize when information is needed and to locate, evaluate, effectively use,
and communicate information in its various formats.
A. Media Literacy B. Technology Literacy C. Information Literacy D. Computer Literacy
____11. The media experience is more interactive and audiences are able to send feedback simultaneously.
A. Traditional media B. Internet media C. New media D. Printing media
____12. The time before the existence of written or recorded history, it is also known as Stone Age.
A. Electronic Age B. Industrial Age C. Prehistoric Age D. Technology Age
____13. The concept of mass production or manufacturing of goods in large quantities was introduced,
increasing the demand for bigger and better machines.
A. Electronic Age B. Industrial Age C. Prehistoric Age D. Technology Age
____14. People in ____________ use different media platforms as a means to express their opinion on social
issue and the media’s role is very crucial as it becomes a reliable source of information.
A. Democratic Society B. Communist Society C. Prehistoric Society D. Monarch Society
____15. What new media category are the telephone and e-mail where “content is private and perishable and
the relationship established and reinforced may be more important than the information conveyed”.
A. Interactive play media C. Collective participatory media
B. Interpersonal communication media D. Information search media
____16. This refers to the use of the Internet for “sharing and exchanging information, ideas, and experiences
and developing active personal relationships.
A. Interpersonal communication media C. Information search media
B. Interactive play media D. Collective participatory media
____17. The first Philippine-based public access bulletin board system, that went online on August 1986, with
an annual subscription fee of P 1,000.
A. Philippine FidoNet Exchange B. First-Fil RBBS C. PhilNet D. Philippine Online
____18. It is used to expand opportunities for self-expression especially among the youth through Web logs,
online forums and messaging applications.
A. New Media B. Information Search Media C. Traditional Media D. Print Media
____19. It is a period in human history characterized by the shift from traditional industry that the Industry
Revolution brought through industrialization, to an economy on information computerization.
A. Industrial Age B. Electronic Age C. Digital Age D. Metal Age
____20. In a global study called Digital in 2018, Filipinos spent an average of 3 hours and 57 minutes in
social media every day in 2017 and number of internet users in the country has grown rapidly. From 2011 to
2017, the Philippines has taken the global lead in time spent in social media and often tag as…
A. Facebook Capital C. Social Media Capital of the World
B. Global Social Media Hub D. Social Media Capital in Asia
____21. It is very significant in our appreciation of how literacy provides us with means to access the world of
knowledge so we can lead better lives.
A. Print media B. Empowerment C. Power D. Information literacy
____22. It is often related to our ability to make others do what we want, regardless of their own wishes or
interests (Weber, 1946). Power is not always relational.
A. Print media B. Empowerment C. Power D. Information literacy
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 ____23. It is best understood on how we navigate the complex and networked world of the internet.
A. Print media B. Empowerment C. Power D. Information literacy
____24. It is also known as the “press”, this type of media refers to materials that are written and are
physically distributed.
A. Print media B. Empowerment C. Power D. Information literacy
____25. It happens when different (two or more) media sources join together.
A. Internet B. Empowerment C. Media Convergence D. Information literacy
____26. It changes the world and connects the people also deliver the users to keep in touch with the latest
inventions and news.
A. Internet B. Empowerment C. Media Convergence D. Information literacy
____27. It is a local knowledge and unique to a given culture or society, and most often is not written down.
A. Indigenous Media B. Indigenous Knowledge C. Indigenous Sources D. Indigenous Society
____28. Forms of media expression conceptualized, produced, and circulated by indigenous peoples around
the globe as vehicles for communication.
A. Indigenous Media B. Indigenous Knowledge C. Indigenous Sources D. Indigenous Society
____29. The place in which literary, musical, artistic, or reference materials are kept for use but not for sale.
A. Internet B. Articles C. Library D. Books
____30. A global computer network providing a variety of information and communication facilities, also
known as universal library.
A. Internet B. Articles C. Library D. Books
____31. It is a book intended to be consulted for information on specific matters rather than read from beginning to end.
A. Newspapers B. Articles C. Reference Book D. Books
____32. What sources of information that produced up-to-date, national and regional information for a general audience.
A. Newspapers B. Articles C. Reference Book D. Books
____33. An article which has a broad summaries of issues for a general audience.
A. Trade Publications B. Magazines C. Scholarly Journals D. Newspapers
____34. An article which targeted towards professionals in a discipline or industry.
A. Trade Publications B. Magazines C. Scholarly Journals D. Newspapers
____35. Which of the following are not skills in determining accurate information.
A. Look for google sites C. Cross-reference with other source for consistency
B. Look for facts D. Determine the reason for writing and publishing the information
____36. What is the search engine website developed by Microsoft company as their answer to Google and it
was launched in 2009.
A. www.yahoo.com B. www.bing.com C. www.ask.com D. www.baidu.com
____37. Copying or closely imitating the work of another author, composer, etc., while no permission and with
the intention of passing the results off as original.
A. Cyber Bullying B. Plagiarism C. Laptop Addiction D. Copyright
____38. A legal device that provides the creator of a literary, artistic, musical, or different inventive work the
only real right to publish and sell that job.
A. Cyber Bullying B. Plagiarism C. Laptop Addiction D. Copyright
39. A type of bullying that takes place on-line, or victimization electronic technology like cell phones,
computers, and tablets over communication tools
A. Cyber Bullying B. Plagiarism C. Laptop Addiction D. Copyright
____40. The excessive use of computers to the extent that it interferes with standard of living, particularly in
using technological device.
A. Cyber Bullying B. Plagiarism C. Laptop Addiction D. Copyright
____41. Refers to the limitation and to the prerogative granted by copyright law to the author of an ingenious work.
A. Fair Use B. Digital Divide C. Physical Bullying D. Netiquette
____42. A term referring to the gap between demographics and regions that have access to trendy info and
technology, and people that do not or have restricted access.
A. Fair Use B. Digital Divide C. Physical Bullying D. Netiquette
____43. A type of bullying that involves hurting a person’s body or possessions.
A. Fair Use B. Digital Divide C. Physical Bullying D. Netiquette
____44. A set of rules for behaving properly on-line.
A. Fair Use B. Digital Divide C. Physical Bullying D. Netiquette
____45. A time or set of circumstances that makes it possible to do something.
A. Challenge B. Opportunity C. Power D. Empowerment
____46. It is the idea of power and idea that power change, that the ownership of power can shift from one
entity to another.
A. Challenge B. Opportunity C. Power D. Empowerment
____47. It is something new and difficult which requires great effort and determination.
A. Opportunity B. Power C. Challenge D. Empowerment
____48. It is the most common type of cybercrime committed across the world.
A. Cyber Stalking B. Hacking C. Phishing D. E-mail Spoofing
____49. It is a cybercrime in which a target or targets are contacted by email, telephone or text message by
someone posing as a legitimate institution to lure individuals into providing sensitive data such as personally
identifiable information, banking and credit card details, and passwords.
A. Cyber Stalking B. Hacking C. Phishing D. E-mail Spoofing
____50. These are the three basic principles about media effects (Potter, 2011) EXCEPT:
A. Media effects are constantly occurring because of media’s content and direct/indirect influence on you.
B. Media work with other factors… in exerting influence.
C. You can control the effects process in your life.
D. Media cannot improve our life.
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