Republic of the Philippines

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Caraga Administrative Region Questionnaire No: ________
Division of Bayugan City
BAYUGAN CITY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Fili, Bayugan City

Media Information Literacy

MIDTERM EXAMINATION

Direction: Read each questions carefully, and select the answer of your choice. Write the letter of your answer.

1. Which of the following communication model shows communication barriers or noises affects the
quality of communication?
a. Laswell’s Model c. Shannon and Weaver’s Model
b. Ritual or Expressive Model d. SMR Model
2. The ability to gather, organize, evaluate reliability, and to synthesize new information from a previous
one refers to ______________.
a. Digital Literacy c. Media Literacy
b. Information Literacy d. Technology Literacy
3. Which of the following is the ability to evaluate the kind of information one assesses and share?
a. Automaticity b. Critical Thinking c. Dissatisfaction d. Negativity
4. Jid uses the very first part of the search results for every of her assignment. She just copy-paste all what
is given in the first results, and print them for submission. Is she an information literate individual?
a. No, she did not evaluate her information.
b. No, she still has to rephrase her information.
c. Yes, her ability to use search makes her information literacy.
d. Yes, if she is dealing with information, then she is automatically information literate.
5. What invention transitioned the tribal age to literacy age?
a. Alphabet b. Cellphone c. Printing Press d. Telegraph
6. What theory of media proposes that the society changes as technology advances?
a. Cultural Determinism c. Technological Determinism
b. Social Determinism d. Traditional Determinism
7. Which of the following political view of the government is free from any government authority
according to the Normative Theory of the Press?
a. Authoritarian c. Social Responsibility
b. Libertarian d. Soviet Media
8. Which of the following is an effective and efficient information seeker?
a. One who randomly disregards the information
b. One who thinks he alone can do the searching very well
c. One who organizes information, but doesn’t use the scheme to arrive at a new knowledge
d. One who understands how to utilize a variety of information sources and agencies in order to gain
useful information
9. Which of the following is a violation by accidentally of intentionally claiming the information from other
sources?
a. Cyberbullying b. Flaming c. Plagiarism d. Trolling
10. Which of the following refers to as the “household” media?
a. Broadcast b. Film c. Print d. e-Games
11. EBooks are print media that can be access online. It is a media convergence. With this, media
convergence means _______________.
a. A media of only one form
b. A media formed by internet users
c. A media intended only for online users
d. A combination of different forms of media
12. Media often reports the sectors of the community that the government have overlooked. In such
scenario, media acts as a ________.
a. Guard b. Lapdog c. Lookout d. Watchdog
13. Which of the following sites will allow you to obtain the most reliable information?
a. www.ask.com c. www.wikipedia.org
b. www.youtube.com d. www.scholar.google.com
14. Which among the following refers to the information that is unique to a specific community?
a. Indigenous Information b. Limitation c. Mindset d. Religion

15. Which of the following codes will add impact to explosions, running motions, and unrealistic powers of
characters in films?
a. Social Codes b. Symbolic Codes c. Technical Codes d. Written Codes
16. Which of the following is defined by the World Intellectual Property Organization as “Creation of mind,
such as inventions, literary and artistic works, designs and symbols, names, and images used in
commerce”?
a. Intellectual Property b. Patent c. Plagiarism d. Trademark
17. Athena wanted to use a quote from a famous philosopher for her assignment. However, she did NOT
include the name of the philosopher in her assignment. Which of the following violations did she
exhibit?
a. Infringement b. Libel c. Piracy d. Plagiarism
18. Which of the following is protected by copyright?
a. Invention Rights b. Music c. Published books d. Sculptures
19. Which of the following is copyright infringement?
a. Copying of information without citing and revisions
b. Reproduction of books through photocopying
c. Sharing of government-issued posts
d. Claiming of unprotected works
20. Which of the following are actions of media to educate people about media and information literacy?
a. Advertising “Bantay Bata 163” Hotline
b. “Kapuso Foundation” documentary
c. “Think Before You Click” campaign
d. “Boto Mo Ipatrol Mo” campaign
21. Which of the following allows you to connect to most people?
a. Facebook b. Mobile Legends c. WordPress d. Wikipedia
22. Among the following, which general term refers to “a crime committed with or through the use of
information and communication technologies”?
a. Cybercrime b. Flaming c. Libel d. Plagiarism
23. Ayesha noticed that many people were affected with the closure of investment frauds in Bayugan City.
Her family has also invested money from it, but she noticed the effects more on the others, and not on
her. What Ayesha is experiencing?
a. Third-person Effect B. Bystander Effect c. Observer Effect d. Barnum Effect
24. Which of the following are characteristics of a Massive Open On-line Course (MOOCs)?
I. All courses free with the issuance of Diploma.
II. The school is open to students not coming into universities
III. Attendance is not limited, and is based on the pacing of the users.
IV. Materials can be shared, remixed or reused without plagiarism charges.
a. I only b. I & II c. I, II & III d. I, II, III, IV
25. Which of the following will be the technology of the future generations?
a. Keypad Phones B. Google Drive c. Virtual Reality d. Android Phones
26. Samara wanted to know whether there are available boarding houses near her school. However, she is
only new to that place, and knows no one. How should she be able to obtain answers with the use of
social media?
a. She should ask a random stranger.
b. She should look for posters outside.
c. She should crowd source on social networks.
d. She should look for boarding houses in the Classified Ads.
27. Avery wants to search for a pair of original shoes in Lazada. How should she do it that she will not be
buying an imitation?
a. She should buy second hand shoes.
b. She should just search using the search bar.
c. She should look in authorized concept store.
d. She should buy shoes that looks similar to what she wants.
28. Spencer have seen a misleading information virally shared by his friends online. As a media and
information literate individual, how should he act on such information?
a. Report the post. B. Share the post. c. Argue with his friends d. Ignore the post.
29. Axyll is making a video for her class presentation. However, a footage where two people are talking
were shot with poor blocking. How should Axyll fix this issue?
a. He should apply effects to the footage.
b. He should retake the footage with Over-the-shoulder angle.
c. He should increase the brightness and contrast to show faces.
d. He should add sound effects to make the conversation clearer.
30. How should an internet user post videos that are not coming from himself/herself?
a. He or she should cite the source.
b. He or she should just post them anyway.
c. He or she should edit the video to make it look original.
d. He or she should put his or her own name on the video.
31. Mille found out that she became bullied because her boyfriend posted her private videos online. Later
on, netizens are already messaging her asking for some more photos. How should she react on the
Netizens’ bullying?
a. She should just go to her room, and cry about it.
b. She should deactivate account to prevent further bullying.
c. She should fight back by posting arguments in her FB account.
d. She should just let them have what they want. Anyway, her reputation is tainted.
32. How should you explain to someone online about proper citation?
a. Explain to them that some information has copyright, and their source has to be cited to avoid
stealing.
b. Explain to them that they should not be reposting such information because such are not their
property.
c. Explain to them that they should always attach their name because they were the one who
reposted such information.
d. Explain to them that the information posted online is already a property of everybody because
it is already a property of the Net.
33. Sam posted a PAGASA infographics about the typhoon alert. However, he was not able to give credits
to PAGASA. Was he right in posting the infographics?
a. No, he should cite to PAGASA.
b. Yes, but he still has to give credits to PAGASA.
c. No, he should not be posting posts that are not his.
d. Yes, government works need not to be given citation.
34. Leigh has been engaging in social media so much that he is unable to accomplish the tasks that your
teacher has given him. As group leader of Leigh, how are you going to help accomplish his tasks?
a. You do his task yourself because he is busy.
b. Tell him to put down his phone for a moment, and finish his tasks.
c. Confiscate his cell phone to force him to act.
d. Tell him control his internet addiction, and help him cope with his tasks.
35. How would people simulate an artificial visual environment in the future?
a. Though the use of ubiquitous learning
b. Though the use of virtual reality
c. Through engaging in MOOCs
d. Though the use of Wikis
36. How can indigenous knowledge (IK) or media help balance the influx of foreign ideas and ideologies?
a. IK divides people by racism and other forms of discrimination.
b. IK becomes obsolete so the foreign ideas will replace it.
c. IK helps spread and maintain the culture of a society.
d. IK combines foreign and local ideologies and culture.
37. Why do people has to understand the culture of a particular locality to understand better a message?
a. Culture is uniform to all societies so people should understand them for better communication.
b. Some information is only available to certain cultures, and thus has to be understood to avoid
communication barriers.
c. People of other culture do not use their voice as their media.
d. Culture is a basis for someone’s use of technology.
38. Why is there a necessity to become a media and information literate?
a. Being media and information literate allows us to be aware of the factual information online
b. Being media and information literate engages us to many people in a peaceful manner.
c. Being media and information literate allows us to communicate better.
d. All of the above.
39. Who among the following uses media and information responsibly?
a. Someone who copy-pastes assignments.
b. Someone who evaluates information.
c. Someone who overuses technology.
d. Someone who engages in flaming.
40. Why do we need to go over objective information than subjective information?
a. Objective information is based on a reader’s analysis, which may be subject to biases, while
subjective information is based on factual data.
b. Objective information is based on factual data, while subjective information is based on a
reader’s analysis, which may be subject to biases.
c. Objective information is easier to understand than subjective information.
d. Objective information is more explained than subjective information.
41. Why is there a need to understand the culture of a younger generation before decoding a message?
a. Younger generation has their own codes, genres and conventions.
b. Younger generation speaks similarly to older generations.
c. Younger generations relates to the codes, genres and conventions used by earlier generations.
d. Younger generation uses fewer technologies than older generations.
42. Why do in Philippine telenovelas, when someone is chopping in the kitchen, they are always chopping
vegetables and rarely meat?
a. That is a technique. There are different methods cutting vegetables to show.
b. That is a convention. That is just the way they do it.
c. That is a code. It is easier to cut vegetables.
d. That is a genre. The show is a cooking show.
43. Why do we need to cite sources of information?
a. Use of information without citing is legally claiming the right to own Intellectual Property.
b. Use of information without citing is optional.
c. Use of information without citing is stealing.
d. Use of information without citing is libel.
44. Margaux is showing a downloaded video to her classmates during her report. However, she did not ask
permission to the owner of the video before downloading, but she did placed courtesy. Is she right
a. Yes, under the Fair Use Policy, there is no need to ask permission when an information is used
in education, however, courtesy is still given.
b. Yes, no one will report her to the owner anyway.
c. No, not asking permission is still plagiarism even though she placed courtesy.
d. No, piracy is different from plagiarism.
45. Why do most people engage so much in social media?
a. People are always looking for a sense of belonging.
b. There are a lot to learn in social media.
c. Social media keeps one updated.
d. All of the above.
46. Why do wearable technologies are invented?
a. There is a need to people to be productive.
b. There is a money in inventing.
c. There is a trend to cope.
d. All of the above.
47. Why most television shows do indicates hashtags (#) in every episode?
a. Most people would like to watch online rather than on TV.
b. Most people uses hashtags for emphasis.
c. Many people are talking about the shows online.
d. Many people uses hashtags for fun.
48. Why is there a need to evolve media technologies over time?
a. There is a fast changing pace of communication needs.
b. Many people cannot adopt to older technologies.
c. There are many new inventions.
d. Many people are becoming lazy.

49. As media literate individual, how can you possibly ensure that the information you are acquiring is
credible?
a. Always do searches in Wikipedia.
b. Make sure that the references are reliable.
c. Just search for repeating information. Coherence is a symbol for truth.
d. See to it that the websites are equipped with pictures of easy understanding.
50. Who among the group is a media literate individual?
a. Maryca sells eyeglasses to blind people online.
b. Angelrie likes to comment non-related things to different posts.
c. Almariel joined bashing a celebrity linked to one of a famous on-screen couple.
d. John Exequiel sees to it first that the website that he is getting the information is credible.