POST TEST IN MEDIA AND INFORMATION LITERACY

GENERAL DIRECTIONS: Read and analyze each item carefully. Follow the directions indicated in each test type. Any
alteration/s or erasure/s in your answer will be considered incorrect.

I. MULTIPLE CHOICE: Read and analyze each statement/question carefully. On your answer sheet, write the letter of the
best answer.

_______1. It is the act or process of using words, sounds, signs, or behaviors to express or exchange information or
to express your ideas, thoughts, feelings, etc., to someone else.
a. media convergence b. plagiarism c. convention d. communication
________2. It is the ability to recognize when information is needed and to locate, evaluate, effectively use and
communicate information in its various formats.
a. information literacy b. media literacy c. technology literacy d. internet literacy
________3. It refers to the ability to read, analyze, evaluate and produce communication in a variety of media forms.
a. information literacy b. media literacy c. technology literacy d. internet literacy
________4. It is the ability to use digital technology, communication tools or networks to locate, evaluate, use, and
create information.
a. information literacy b. media literacy c. technology literacy d. internet literacy
________5.In this age, people harnessed the power of electricity that led to electrical telegraphy, electrical circuits
and the early large scale computers (through vacuum tubes, transistors and integrated circuits).
a. pre-historic b. industrial c. electronic d. digital
________6. In this age, people used the power of steam, developed machine tools, established iron production and
manufacturing of various products (including books through the printing press).
a. pre-historic b. industrial c. electronic d. digital
________7.In this age, people discovered fire, developed paper from plants and forged equipment or weapon
through stone, bronze, copper and iron.
a. pre-historic b. industrial c. electronic d. digital
________8. In this age, people advanced the use the microelectronics in the invention of personal computers, mobile
devices and wearable technology.
a. pre-historic b. industrial c. electronic d. digital
________9. Which of the following is NOT an example of media invented during industrial age?
a. typewriter b. telephone c. transistor Radio d. telegraph
________10. Which of the following is an example of media invented during digital age?
a. LCD projectors b. portable computers c. personal computers d. Mainframe computers
________11. It is a type of media where in media experience is limited and one direction.
a. new media b. social media c. traditional media d. people media
________12. It is a type of media where in media experience is more interactive and audiences are more involved
and can send feedbacks simultaneously.
a. new media b. social media c. traditional media d. people media
________13. It is an exclusive right granted for an invention.
a. Copyright c. Plagiarism
b. Intellectual Property d. Piracy
________14. It refers to any form of media that is created and controlled by a community, either a geographic
community or a community of identity or interest.
a. indigenous media b. media literacy c. traditional media d. print media
________15. It is the ability to transform different kind of media into digital code, which is then accessible by a range
of devices, from the personal computer to the mobile phone, thus creating a digital communication
environment.
a. media convergence b. media literacy c. media education d. media information
________16. It is known as forms of electronic communication (such as web sites) through which people create
online communities to share information, ideas, personal messages, etc.
a. Social web b. social media c. internet d. new media
________17. It refers to the closeness of the report to the actual data.
a. reliability of the information c. authority of the source
b. accuracy of the information d. value of the information
________18. It is one of the characteristics of information which aids the user in making or improving decisions.
a. reliability of the information c. authority of the source
b. accuracy of the information d. value of the information
________19. It is one of the characteristics of information which can be verified and evaluated
a. reliability of the information c. authority of the source
b. accuracy of the information d. value of the information
________20. It is known as electronic communications network that connects computer networks and organizational
computer facilities around the world.
a. social web b. social media c. internet d. new media
________21.It is the practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own.
a. media convergence b. plagiarism c. convention d. communication
________22. It comes from a French word meaning “type” or “class”.
a. code b. genre c. convention d. convergence
________23. It is a type of code that uses language style and textual layout.
a. written code b. technical code c. symbolic code d. digital code
________24. It is a type of code which shows what is beneath the surface of what we see.
a. written code b. technical code c. symbolic code d. digital code
________25. It is a type of code in which equipment is used to tell the story.
a. written code b. technical code c. symbolic code d. digital code
________26. It refers to system of signs, which create meanings.
a. convergence b. conventions c. codes d. genre
________27. It refers to the generally accepted ways of doing something.
a. convergence b. conventions c. codes d. genre
________28. It refers to the physical objects used to communicate with, or the mass communication through physical
objects such as radio, television, computers, film, etc.
a. media b. information c. internet d. literacy
________29. It is the ability to identify, understand, interpret, create, communicate and compute, using printed and
written materials associated with varying contexts.
a. media b. information c. internet d. literacy
________30. It is a broad term that covers processed data, knowledge derived from study, experience, instruction,
signals or symbols.
a. media b. information c. internet d. literacy
________31. It is the unauthorized reproduction or use of a copyrighted book, recording, television program,
patented invention, trademarked product.
a. Piracy c. Plagiarism
b. Intellectual Property d. Geographical Origin
________32. It refers to creations of the mind, such as inventions; literary and artistic works; designs; and symbols,
names and images used in commerce.
a. Piracy c. Plagiarism
b. Intellectual Property d. Geographical Origin
________33. It is a legal term used to describe the rights that creators have over their literary and artistic works.
a. Copyright c. Plagiarism
b. Intellectual Property d. Piracy
________34. It refers to media consisting of paper and ink, reproduced in a printing process that is traditionally
mechanical.
a. print b. broadcast c. film/cinema d. new/digital
________35. It refers to media such as radio and television that reach target audiences using airwaves as the
transmission medium.
a. print b. broadcast c. film/cinema d. new/digital

II. Fact or Fraud. Write Fact if the statement is correct and Fraud if not.

_________________36. Communication is the exchange of information that can result in understanding.
_________________37 Information must not be free of bias towards one point-of–view .
_________________38. Ask a Librarian or consult a fact-checking site.
_________________39. A media and information literate individual knows how to protect himself/herself solely.
_________________40. Media Literate individuals have the abilities to decode, analyze, evaluate and produce.
_________________41. Patent is a sign capable of distinguishing the goods or services of one enterprise from those
of other enterprises.
_________________42. Horror, comedy, action comedy, scifi are examples of genre in films.
_________________43. Media convergence is a trend that cannot be done away.
_________________44. Information or details must be updated rarely.
_________________45. The birth of the World Wide Web change the face of how we communicate
_________________46. Plagiarism occurs when an information source is not properly cited or sometimes when
information source is cited.
_________________47. Netiquette is the norms of appropriate, responsible technology use.
_________________48. Using an image, video or piece of music in a work you have produced without receiving
proper permission or providing appropriate citation is plagiarism.
_________________49. Media and Information Literacy is the ability to use internet, communication tools or
networks to freely express ones feelings.
_________________50. Communication is a two way process where both sender and receiver take turns to send and
receive a message.

Bonus-Trivia Questions:

1. How many bits are there in a byte? (2pts)

2. What does HTTPS stand for? (2pts)
3. What does USB stand for? (2pts)

Prepared by:

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JESSA S. GUERRA MARITES T. MONTALBO GLADWYN A. SILVA
MIL Teacher MIL Teacher MIL Teacher

Checked by:

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MYRNA R. DE CASTRO
Master Teacher II

Approved by:

THELMA A. PASCUA, Ed.D.

Principal IV