English For Media Literacy

 Media refers to the different ways of spreading information. For example, newspapers, television shows, and YouTube videos are all types of media.

  

True

 

  

False

 

 

Question 2

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Newspapers are an example of;

  

Traditional Media

 

  

Social Media

 

 

Question 3

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Twitter is an example of :

  

Social media

 

  

Traditional Media

 

 

Question 4

2 / 2 pts

Yuri has been studying English for three years. He can read, understand, analyze, and write in English. Yuri is _______________ in English.

  

literate

 

  

literacy

 

  

media

 

  

previewing

 

 

IncorrectQuestion 5

0 / 2 pts

Every day, Miranda reads the news, listens to the radio, watches television, and looks at photos and videos on Instagram. Miranda __________________ a lot of media in her day!

  

consumes

 

  

eats

 

  

literacy

 

  

analysis

 

 

 

 

 

Organize the correct sequence for previewing

1.

 

             

2

 

             

3

 

             

4

 

             

 

Question 2

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A _________________ is the words or sentences right below a picture that give more information about the picture.

Good work!

 

IncorrectQuestion 3

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Together with a title,  pictures and their captions can help us ____________________ or make a guess about the overall idea of the text.

Hint: this word includes the following letters:

R-T-P-C-I-E-D

Unscramble the letters to spell your word.

 

 

Question 4

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Previewing can help us get the ____________ idea or the overall, general message of the text.

Well done!

 

Question 5

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Scanning is reading quickly to find specific information such as names or dates.

  

True

 

  

False

 

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Match the word on the left with the definition on the right.

Create

 

             

Technique

 

             

Interpret

 

             

Point of view

 

             

Value

 

             

Omit

 

             

 

Question 2

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When the media creates a message, they use certain _______________ to capture the attention of their audience.

 

Question 3

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All media messages are  made or ________________by people. Those people make choices about what to include in the message and what not to include.

Correct!

 

Question 4

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Even if two people see exactly the same message, they may understand or ________________ the message differently

 

Question 5

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People who create media messages decide which information they will include or not include in their message. Another way to say "not include" is ______________.

Great job!

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1.      Radio

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Traditional Media

 

  

Social Media

 

 

Question 2

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Al Jazeera TV News Studio

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Social Media

 

  

Traditional Media

 

 

Question 3

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NASA Tweet

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"NASA Tweet" by FHI 360 is a derivative of "untitled image" which is a U.S. Government Work under the Public Domain. NASA Tweet is licensed CC BY 4.0 by FHI 360 for the Online Professional English Network (OPEN) sponsored by the U.S. Department of State and administered by FHI 360.

  

Social Media

 

  

Traditional Media

 

 

Question 4

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4. Billboards and outdoor advertising in Times Square, New York City

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Social Media

 

  

Traditional Media

 

 

Question 5

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Website and application (app) icons

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Social Media

 

  

Traditional Media

 

 

Question 6

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6. Norwegian magazine BUNAD

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Traditional Media

 

  

Social Media

 

 

Question 7

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7. International newspaper stand

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Social Media

 

  

Traditional Media

 

 

Question 8

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8. Instagram app on smartphone

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Social Media

 

  

Traditional Media

 

 

PartialQuestion 9

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Match the vocabulary word on the left to its definition on the right.

audience

 

             

advertising

 

             

content

 

             

user-created content

 

             

two-way communication

 

             

online social network

 

             

 

IncorrectQuestion 10

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Identify three characteristics that are unique to social media. 

  

user-created content

 

  

the speed at which information can be shared.

 

  

online social networks

 

  

it is expensive to produce

 

  

two-way communication

 

  

video as a way to share a message

 

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China is a ____________ [big] country than Mexico.

 

Question 2

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Jamaica has a ____________ [good] climate for growing coffee than the United Kingdom.

 

  

better

 

 

Question 3

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Why is this new tablet _____ than a used one?

  

less expensive

 

  

least expensve

 

  

less expensiver

 

 

Question 4

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Sarah believes that sunrises are _________ than sunsets.

  

more beautiful

 

  

beautifuler

 

  

most beautiful

 

 

IncorrectQuestion 5

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Mount Waialeale, Hawaii gets an average of 460 inches of rain per year.

 

Calexico, California gets an average of 1.7 inches per year.

 

Mount Waialeale is _________________ [rainy] than Calexico.

When an adjective ends in -Y,  change the Y to an I to make a comparative adjective

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Quiz Score: 8 out of 10

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Bias (noun)

  

I have never seen this word before.

 

You Answered

  

I have seen this word before but I don't know what it means.

 

  

I have seen this word before and I think I know what it means.

 

  

I know what this word means.

 

  

I know this word and I can use it in a sentence.

 

 

Question 2

Point of view (noun phrase)

  

I have never seen this phrase before

 

  

I have seen this phrase before but I don't know what it means.

 

  

I have seen this phrase before and I think I know what it means.

 

  

I know what this phrase means.

 

You Answered

  

I know what this phrase means and I can use it in a sentence.

 

 

Question 3

a cause (noun)

  

I have never seen this word before

 

  

I have seen this word before but I don't know what it means

 

You Answered

  

I have seen this word before and I think I know what it means.

 

  

I know what this word means.

 

  

I know this word and can use this word in a sentence.

 

 

Question 4

to raise awareness (verb phrase)

You Answered

  

I have never seen this phrase before

 

  

I have seen this phrase before but I don't know what it means.

 

  

I have seen this phrase before and I think I know what it means.

 

  

I know what this word means.

 

  

I know what this word means and I can use it in a sentence.

 

 

Question 5

a donation (noun)

  

I have never seen this word before

 

  

I have seen this word before but I don't know what it means.

 

  

I have seen this word before and I think I know what it means.

 

You Answered

  

I know what this word means.

 

  

I know this word and I can use it in a sentence.

 

 

Question 6

convenient (adjective)

  

I have never seen this word before.

 

  

I have seen this word before but I don't know what it means.

 

  

I have seen this word before and I think I know what it means.

 

  

I know what this word means.

 

You Answered

  

I know what this word means and I can use it in a sentence.

 

 

Question 7

viral (adjective)

  

I have never seen this word before.

 

  

I have seen this word before but I don't know what it means

 

  

I have seen this word before and I think I know what it means.

 

  

I know what this word means.

 

You Answered

  

I know this word and I can use it in a sentence.

 

 

Question 8

reliable (adjective)

  

I have never seen this word before

 

You Answered

  

I have seen this word before but I don't know what it means.

 

  

I have seen this word before and I think I know what it means.

 

  

I know what this word means.

 

  

I know what this word means and I can use it in a sentence.

 

 

Question 9

credible (adjective)

You Answered

  

I have never seen this word before

 

  

I have seen this word before but I don't know what it means.

 

  

I have seen this word before and I think I know what it means.

 

  

I know what this word means.

 

  

I know what this word means and I can use it in a sentence.

 

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Match the word on the left to its definition on the right

bias

 

             

a cause

 

             

to raise awareness

 

             

donation

 

             

convenient

 

             

reliable

 

             

credibility

 

             

 

Question 2

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Powerful companies and governments have a strong motivation to support certain points of view. There is likely to be bias in the news they publish.

  

True

 

  

False

 

 

Question 3

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Through social media, it's possible for the public to learn about events from a point of view that's different from traditional media.

  

True

 

  

False

 

 

Question 4

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Public discussion about issues can help you discover bias and find your own point of view.

  

True

 

  

False

 

 

Question 5

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Identify ways that social media can be used to support causes.

  

raising awareness

 

  

collecting donations

 

  

organizing groups

 

  

being credible

 

  

analyzing the reliability of information

 

 

Question 6

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What are three ways that you can use media literacy to analyze the reliability of information?

  

Ask yourself where the information is coming from.

 

  

Try to find evidence from credible sources.

 

  

Look at a variety of sources to see what they say about a certain topic.

 

  

Trust information that comes from big companies.

 

  

Trust information that comes from the government.

 

  

Trust information that comes from a single source.

 

 

Question 7

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Which of the following is a positive aspect of social media?

  

Anyone with Internet access can make a media message,

 

  

Big businesses or the government decide what information to publish.

 

  

Communication is usually one-way, from a media business or the government to the consumer

 

 

IncorrectQuestion 8

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Which of the following is a positive aspect of social media?

  

Information must be printed and delivered before users can see it.

 

  

This media has been used since before the Internet and mobile phone technology were developed.

 

  

Information can be posted instantly

 

 

Question 9

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Which of the following is NOT a positive aspect of social media?

  

Media messages can be seen and created with mobile devices.

 

  

Some sources of information might not be credible.

 

  

Users can communicate easily with their whole social network.

 

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An ________________________ is a message that is created to convince people to buy a product or service.

 

Question 2

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Match the word on the left to the correct definition on the right.

advertisers

 

             

consumers

 

             

 

Question 3

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When you provide information that is truthful, accurate, and based only on facts, you are making an exaggeration.

  

True

 

  

False

 

 

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In advertising, to _____________ means to aim or direct something towards a certain group of people.

 

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An _________________ is the group of people that are going to buy the product or service being sold. 

  

audience

 

  

advertiser

 

  

exaggeration

 

  

target

 

 

Question 6

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The word culture means the beliefs and customs of a specific group of people, often from the same country.

  

True

 

  

False

 

 

Question 7

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To appeal means to be very attractive and interesting. 

  

True

 

  

False

 

 

Question 8

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Identifying the target audience of an advertisement will help you understand the choices that the advertisers made. 

  

True

 

  

False

 

 

Question 9

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Which product might be targeted at older people who have health problems?

  

A bicycle helmet that has large pink ears attached to the sides

 

  

Medicine that can help with pain in the bones

 

  

A bank account that can be used to borrow money for university tuition

 

  

An action game that can be played on a smartphone

 

 

Question 10

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Which of the following might be the target audience for breakfast food that is brightly colored and very sweet?

  

People who work in an office

 

  

Older women

 

  

Older men

 

  

Children between the ages of 6 and 12

 

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When we talk about the features of advertisements, we are talking about the different _______ of the ad

 

Question 2

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The features of print advertisements that we see most often are:

  

colors

 

  

images

 

  

logos

 

  

slogans

 

  

sound effects

 

  

jingles

 

 

Question 3

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A ____________________ is a symbol that a company uses to show that a product was created by them.

 

IncorrectQuestion 4

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A __________________ is a phrase that companies use to help people remember their product. For example, Nike uses the phrase "Just do it"

 

Question 5

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Advertisements played on the radio or television are called ____________________.

 

Question 6

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A __________________ is a short song used in advertising to discuss a product or company.

 

Question 7

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When advertisers create online ads they can use people's online search histories  and customer feedback.

  

True

 

  

False

 

Quiz Score: 9 out of 10

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1. I cannot wear my favorite shoes anymore. My feet have grown and the shoes are not big ______________.

  

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