Southern Christian College

United Church of Christ in the Philippines

Midsayap, Cotabato
School of Basic Education (SBE)
Senior High School
Media and Information Literacy
Pre-test
Summer 2020-2021

Name: _________________________________________________________ Date: ________________

Section: ___________________________________ Score: _______________

I. Multiple Choice (10 points)

Instructions: Choose the correct answer among the choices. Write the letter of your choice on the space provided before the
number.

_____1. Which of the following examples can be identified as media convergence?

a.) Radio b.) Television c.) Telephone d.) Smartphone
_____2. The two basic types of communication.
a.) Oral and Written b.) Colors and Lines c.) Signs and d.) Verbal and Non-verbal
Symbols
_____3. Sam expresses his love to Ben through a love letter. What type of communication is used in this situation?
a.) Gestures b.) Oral c.) Colors d.) Written
_____4. A social media influencer posts pieces of information online revealing the anomalies and corruption in the
government. What theory is described in this situation?
a.) Social b.) Authoritarian c.) Libertarian d.) Soviet Media
Responsibility
_____5. What theory states that media is under control of the governing elite, authorities or influential bureaucrats?
a.) Soviet Media b.) Authoritarian c.) Libertarian d.) Social Responsibility
_____6. “The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do IT” film was released on the platform Netflix because of pandemic.
What type of media is used in this situation?
a.) Broadcast b.) Print c.) Video game d.) New Media
_____7. On an average scale, what media do people spend most of their time?
a.) Internet b.) Listening to music c.) Watching television d.) Using game consoles
stream
_____8. Content is grammatically correct, verifiable, and cited when necessary. What component in evaluating
information does the statement describe?
a.) Currency b.) Accuracy c.) Relevance d.) Author
_____9. Which of the following statements do not follow the steps in identifying fake news?
a.) Reading beyond an b.) Check the publishedc.) Disregard the d.) Check who is the author
article. date. picture or video of the news article.
attached on the
article.
____10. Which of the following is not an indigenous knowledge?
a.) Storytelling of b.) Indigenous wedding c.) There are different d.) Learning someone’s
one’s past thru rites are observed superstitious beliefs culture thru a
 oral face to face until this among indigenous documentary film.
communication. day. groups.
____11. Which of the following shows an example of being a media and information literate?
a.) Creates social b.) Share news articles c.) Use resources d.) Post contents on social
advocacies online without reading and online without media without
to increase the checking the source. proper considering the effect on
number of acknowledgement. the people who are
participants. reading it.
____12. N in the acronym THINK means?
a.) New b.) Necessary c.) Non-biased d.) Nothing
____13. 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.) Information Literacy c.) Technology Literacy d.) Communication Literacy
____14. Which of the following shows responsible use of social media?
a.) Keeping personal b.) Set your nickname as c.) Use caps lock or all d.) Post daily whereabouts
information such password to all of capital letters when on social media.
as birthdate, age, your social media posting online.
school address and accounts.
others private.
____15. Which of the following situation shows “interpretative” reporting?
a.) News article b.) A case featured on c.) News headline d.) A news reporter tells the
posted on a Raffy Tulfo in Action features on a details of a car accident.
Facebook page. (RTIA). newspaper.
____16. Which of the following intellectual property right could be applied to a comic book?
a.) Trademark b.) Copyright c.) Patent d.) Industrial design
____17. What design element will you use if you want to emphasize a specific word in a poster?
a.) Scale b.) Repetition c.) Contrast d.) Composition
____18. Suppose you are taking a picture of a model wearing a dress. You want to emphasize the whole dress as well
as the model wearing it. What basic camera shot is applicable in this situation?
a.) Wide shot b.) Medium close-up c.) Extreme close-up d.) Close-up shot
shot shot
____19. Watching foreign films specifically those from countries who don’t use English as the language for
conversations usually have included subtitles. What type of code is described in this situation?
a.) Symbolic b.) Technical c.) Written d.) Camera movement
____20. What theory states that it allows free press without any censorship?
a.) Authoritarian b.) Social Responsibility c.) Soviet media d.) Libertarian
____21. Which of the following can be applied with a trademark?
a.) The business b.) Touch-screen c.) Song lyrics d.) Painting
name Novotel technology
____22. What intellectual property right is used on goods that have a specific geographical origin and possess
qualities, a reputation or characteristics that are essentially attributable to that place of origin?
a.) Trademark b.) Industrial Design c.) Geographical d.) Patent
Indications and
Appellations of
 Origin
____23. What design element channels emotions and each shade has certain specific connotations associated with
it?
a.) Line b.) Typography c.) Repetition d.) Color
____24. An e-book is what type of media?
a.) print b.) new c.) video game d.) broadcast
___25. Which of the following is not under creative commons?
a.) Attribution b.) No derivative works c.) Patent d.) Share Alike
___26. Picking light and dark colors and big and small text sizes as themes for your design is an example of what
design element?
a.) Line b.) Symmetry c.) Contrast d.) Framing
___27. These are generally accepted ways of doing something.
a.) Codes b.) Conventions c.) Camera movement d.) Camera angle
___28. Which of the following situation constitutes to fair use?

a.) Only few of the b.) It is acceptable to c.) It is acceptable to d.) Use of online resources
content you create make money off of not give credit to for reporting or group
must be your own. the copyrighted the copyright presentation.
work. holder.
___29. Which of the following can be an example of a repetition design element?
a.) Calligraphy b.) Polka dots c.) Resin art d.) Sculpture
___30. A character wearing dark or black clothing usually implies an antagonist in a film. What type of code is
described in this situation?
a.) Technical b.) Convention c.) Written d.) Symbolic

Item Breakdown:
Lessons Items Total No. of correct responses
(Average)
Lesson 3 The Evolution of Traditional to 4(1/10), 4 3/10
New Media 5(7/10),
15 (2/10),
20(3/10),
Lesson 5 Media and Information 8(1/10), 3 3/10
Sources 9(7/10),
10(1/10)
Lesson 6 Intellectual Property, Fair Use 16(2/10), 5 4/10
and Creative Commons 21(5/10),
22(7/10),
25(2/10),
28(3/10)
Lesson 7 Design Elements and 17(1/10), 4 5/10
Principles 23(7/10),
26(8/10),
29(2/10)

Lesson 8 Media and information 18(4/10), 4 5/10

Languages 19(2/10),
27(7/10),
30(6/10)
Lesson 4 Types of Media 1 (8/10), 4 7/10
6(6/10),
7(9/10),
24(3/10),
Lesson 1 Introduction to Media and 2 (8/10), 4 8/10
Information Literacy 3(9/10),
11(6/10),
13(8/10)
Lesson 2 Media habits, lifestyle and 12(8/10), 2 9/10
preferences 14(9/10)