Summative Test in Media and Information Literacy

SUMMATIVE TEST IN MEDIA AND INFORMATION LITERACY
NAME:_____________________________ SECTION:__________________SCORE:__________
I. True or False. Determine whether the statements are true or false. Write your answers on
the line before the number.
1. Social media goes back to some of the earliest internet technologies and even predates the
internet.
2. There has been a huge rise in creativity among the public since the advent of social media.
3. Microsoft and Apple are two examples of how open-source companies can become global
leaders in their industries.
4. E-mail is the most popular online communication technology.
5. There is growing evidence that heavy multitaskers—people who have multiple screens open at
once and who are heavy users of social media—show less ability to concentrate and remember
things than light multitaskers.
6. The tools and technologies that are available to journalists today have changed the basic
principles of journalism.
7. All news outlets need trained journalists with high standards.
8. Technology makes it more difficult to keep up with news today than in the past because it is
difficult to keep up with all the information.
9. People usually stick to only one trusted news source to get all of their news.
10. Most news topics, regardless of the source, hold similar interest levels to everyone, no matter
their age, socioeconomic status or political leanings.
11. Most Americans use four to five devices to keep up with the news.
12. Consumers turn to digital or printed newspapers more than any other news source for most
news.
13. An American Press Institute study found that tech-savvy people use traditional media far less
than anyone else.
14. Using a metered pay model, The New York Times circulation revenue has now surpassed its
advertising revenue.
15. The best storytellers are those who give audiences a unique experience.
II. Multiple Choice. Read each question carefully and write your answer in STANDARD CAPITAL.
1. When did people discover fire and develop paper from plants?
A. Pre-industrial Age C. Electronic Age
B. Industrial Age D. New/Information Age
2. Which of the following statements is TRUE about industrial age?

A. People developed paper from plants.
B. People used electronic devices as means of communication.
C. Books were published through printing press.
D. People used portable computer laptop to gather information.
3. Which of the following medium is used during the electronic age?

A. clay tablets C. virtual reality
B. cloud and big data D. LCD projectors
4. It refers to the closeness of the report to the actual data.

A. accuracy C. relevance
B. authority D. purpose
5. A type of library that is suitable to a particular grade level.
A. Academic Library C. School Library

B. Public Library D. Special Library
6. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of
indigenous media.
A. oral tradition of
communication
B. store information in memories
C. information acquired from
Google
D. information is contained
within the border of the
community
7. We need to evaluate information because
________.
A. sources vary in the levels of

authority, accuracy and
objectivity
B. not all information is suitable
for your paper
C. the information available is
relevant
D. "Fake news" is widespread
8. A journalist looking for sources should try to
use ___.
A. close friends in gathering
information
B. officials with closed
connections
C. variety of sources with
different facts and opinions
C. School Library
D. Special Library
8. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of indigenous media.
A. oral tradition of communication

B. store information in memories
C. information acquired from Google
D. information is contained within the border of the
community
9. We need to evaluate information because ________.
A. sources vary in the levels of authority, accuracy and

objectivity
B. not all information is suitable for your paper
C. the information available is relevant
D. "Fake news" is widespread
10. A journalist looking for sources should try to use ___.
A. close friends in gathering information
B. officials with closed connections
C. variety of sources with different facts and opinions
D. different opinions from the neighborhood

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SUMMATIVE TEST IN MEDIA AND INFORMATION LITERACY

2. Which of the following statements is TRUE about industrial age?

3. Which of the following medium is used during the electronic age?

4. It refers to the closeness of the report to the actual data.

A. Academic Library C. School Library

6. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of

C. information acquired from

within the border of the

A. sources vary in the levels of

A. oral tradition of communication

C. information acquired from Google

D. information is contained within the border of the

A. sources vary in the levels of authority, accuracy and

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