Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region I
Schools Division of Ilocos Norte
San Nicolas National High School

FIRST PERIODICAL TEST

MEDIA AND INFORMATION LITERACY (MIL)
Name: Date:
Grade Level and Section: Score:

Instructions. Select the best answer from the given choices for each of the following items.

1. Which of the following is considered the role of media in the communication process?
a. a barrier b. a failure c. a vehicle d. an end
2. Which means “to share” or “to make common” in Latin?
a. Communican b. Communista c. Communicante d. Communicare
3. What communication component is a response from the receiver sent back to the source?
a. Context b. Feedback c. Interference d. Transmitters
4. What do you call the ability to use digital technology, communication tools or networks to locate,
evaluate, use, and create information?
a. Media Literacy c. Technology Literacy
b. Information Literacy d. None of these
5. What is defined as the ability to access, analyze, evaluate, and create media in a variety of forms?
a. Information Literacy c. Technology Literacy
b. Media Literacy d. None of these
6. What categories of information disorder refer to content that contains false information with the deliberate
intention to mislead or deceive the audience?
a. Information Disorder c. Misinformation
b. Disinformation d. Mal-information
7. What categories of information disorder refer to information that is based on reality but is used to inflict
harm?
a. Information Disorder c. Misinformation
b. Disinformation d. Mal-information
8. What changes have occurred during the industrial revolution?
a. societal and physical changes c. economical and societal changes
b. political and economic changes d. physical and behavioral changes
9. What is the other term for information age?
a. Bronze Age c. Old Stone Age
b. Digital Age d. New Stone Age
10. Which media such as radio and television could reach target audiences using airwaves as the
transmission media.
a. Broadcast media c. Print media
b. New media d. Traditional media
11. What is the major source of information for a large number of readers?
a. magazines c. radio
b. newspapers d. television
12. What do you call the knowledge that is unique to a given culture or society?
a. Indigenous c. Indigenous communication
b. Indigenous channel d. Indigenous knowledge
13. What do you call the place in which literary, musical, artistic, or reference materials such as books,
manuscripts, recordings, or films are kept for use but not for sale?
a. Indigenous knowledge c. Internet
b. Indigenous d. Library
14. What is Fair use?
a. Fireware that you obtain from the Internet.
b. Paying the creator, a fair price for the work.
c. using paid-for commercial products once and not sharing them.
d. Limited copying or distribution of published works without the author’s permission
15. What happens to the work after the copyright time has passed?
a. It can be bought.
b. The work must be destroyed.
c. It goes into the public domain.
d. There is no time limit on copyright.
16. Which of the following is NOT a media?
a. Traffic signs b. Billboards c. Letters d. None of them
17. What is defined as the ability to identify, understand, interpret, create, communicate and compute using
printed and written materials associated with varying contexts.
a. Information b. Literacy c. Media d. Technology
18. All of the following are examples of the key concepts of media except one. Which is NOT an example?
a. All media messages are constructed
b. Audiences do not negotiate to mean
c. Media messages have commercial implications
d. Media messages have social and political implications
19. Which is NOT a media and information literacy benefit?
a. It encourages audiences to think critically.
b. It makes you better appreciate media products.
c. It provokes responsible information sharing and dissemination.
d. It encourages you to participate in public affairs as a citizen actively.
20. When is genuine content re-circulated out of its original context?
a. False context c. Imposter content
b. Fabricated content d. Manipulated content
21. Which statement is TRUE about the industrial age?
a. People developed paper from plants.
b. Books were published through the printing press.
 c. People used electronic devices as means of communication.
d. People used portable computer laptops to gather information.

22. Which refers to a library that serves students from Kindergarten to Grade 12?
a. Academic Library c. School Library
b. Public Library d. Special Library
23. Which is NOT a form of Internet addiction?
a. Drug addiction
b. Video game addiction
c. Social media addiction
d. Cybersex or online sex addiction
24. Which NOT an appropriate action to refrain from and denounce cyberbullying?
a. Promote proper netiquette to your peers.
b. Foster mutual respect and courtesy by avoiding flame wars.
c. Be vigilant against people’s intention to harm other citizens.
d. Chose to be silent on whatever attack done by any individual as long as it will not harm you
25. What is meant by digital native?
a. People born in the Internet and digital technology age
b. People born before Internet and digital technology age.
c. People are born even after the Internet and digital technology age.
d. People born before the widespread adoption of computers and the Internet and had to adopt
digital technology later in life.
26. . In the scenario “the teacher conducted an online class and utilizes different apps for the learner pass
their output”. What literacy is demonstrated?
a. Media Literacy c. Technology Literacy
b. Information Literacy d. None of these
27. Which of the categories of information disorder refers to information that is false, but the person sharing
or disseminating it unknowingly perceives it as something true?
a. Information Disorder c. Misinformation
b. Disinformation d. Mal-information
28. Which of the following is NOT a responsibility of a Media Producer?
a. Always be respectful. c. Share raw and unverified information.
b. Give credit where the credit is due. d. Think about who can see what you have shared.
29. When did people discover fire and develop paper from plants?
a. Electronic Age c. New/Information Age
b. Industrial Age d. Pre-industrial Age
30. Which format or equipment will you use store information if you are in the Information Age?
a. radio
b. television
c. printing press or books
d. digital books, personal computers, mobile phones, smartphones, wearable technology
31. From the given choices, which is an example of new media?
a. smartphone c. radio
b. broadcast d. telegraph
32. What type of media does magazine belongs to?
a. Broadcast media c. Information media
b. Digital media d. Print media
33. Martha uses her facebook account to post pictures about the passing of her grandmother so that her
relatives will know about their situation. What type of media did she use?
a. Broadcast media c. Print media
b. New media d. Information media

34. Which refers to the global computer network providing a variety of information and communication
facilities, consisting of interconnected networks using standardized communication protocols?
a. Indigenous knowledge c. Indigenous
b. Internet d. Library
35. What is the definition of News?
a. These are stories that have critical importance to society and basic life.
b. These are stories that have critical importance to government and state life.
c. These are stories that have critical importance to community and scientific life
d. These are stories that have critical importance to community and national life.
36. What blocks or changes the source’s intended meaning of the message?
a. Context b. Feedback c. Interference d. Transmitters
37. Which refers to the many ways information environment as polluted content is fake, used out of context,
or weaponized to attack certain individuals or groups of people?
a. Information Disorder c. Misinformation
b. Disinformation d. Mal-information
38. What should you keep in mind when searching the Internet?
a. That not all online sources provide reliable or authoritative information.
b. That you can find any information online if you just search long enough.
c. That banner ads and chat rooms will often lead you to the best quality information.
d. That because of copyright laws, nothing worthwhile is ever published on the Internet.
39. Which is the guideline for Fair use?
a. Give credit to the copyright holder
b. Don’t make money of the copyrighted work
c. A Majority of the content you create must be your own
d. All of the above
40. Carmina notices a factual error in her Facebook friend’s post. Instead of shaming or mocking her, she
privately messaged her friend and politely told her that her post has an error and that she should correct
it. Does Carmina manifest good or bad netiquette?
a. Good b. Fair c. Bad d. She should remain silent
41. Vlogs or video blogs are considered as media. What type of media do they belong?
a. Broadcast media b. Film/Cinema c. New Media d. Print media
42. In the scenario “the teacher told the students to go to the library for their research activity”. What
literacy is demonstrated?
a. Media Literacy c. Technology Literacy
b. Information Literacy d. None of these
43. Which platform does not belong to the information age?
a. blogs c. youtube
b. television d. wearable technology
44. What do you call the information that is said to be of value if it aids the user in making or improving
decisions?
a. Accuracy of information c. Authority of the source
b. Reliability of information d. Value of information
45. When does someone get copyright protection?
 a. When the author gets paid.
b. As soon as the work is created.
c. When it registered for copyright.
d. When it is published with a copyright symbol.

46. You created video blogs for your MIL class. Which type of media will be your output?
a. Broadcast media b. Film/Cinema c. New Media d. Print media
47. Where does it fall when genuine content is manipulated to deceive?
a. False context c. Imposter content
b. Fabricated content d. Manipulated content
48. You are task to show your output in your MIL in your class, which medium is used during assuming that
you are in the electronic age?
a. clay tablets b. cloud and big data c. virtual reality d. LCD projectors
49. Imagine you work as consultant in print media, how do you publish the news or social issues?
a. Public information or social issues are sometimes posted outdoors through the use of tarpaulin and
woods.
b. News or brief information or social issues are published or digitally posted on any of the online
platforms or websites.
c. News or social issues are published professionally wherein the language used is based on
academic rules and journalism standards.
d. News or social issues are televised wherein the language used is based on academic and journalism
rules and standards by the host and field reporters.
50. When are considering all the aspects that may affect fair technology involvement. What are you
exercising in digital divide?
a. Free access to technology or ICT is given to all interested.
b. Regardless of the demographic groups, are all at the same ICT level.
c. It is the access to, use of, or knowledge of ICT that is equally enjoyed by everybody.
d. It is the inequality or disparity between demographic groups in terms of access to, use of, or
knowledge of ICT.

“Just believe in yourself. Even if you don’t, pretend that you do, and at
some point, you will do”.
- Venus Williams
Good luck! 😊

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Prepared: Checked: Approved:
JONATHAN BATANGAN
Subject Teacher JENNETTE LEA A. SACRO FLORANTE R. RIEGO
Head Teacher III, TLE Department School Principal IV

Address: Brgy 24, Sta. Monica,

San Nicolas, 2901, Ilocos Norte
Telephone Number: 600-5054
Email: snnhs.highschool@gmail.com