Growing Up with Media — Hard

Q1. Statement A: 'Traditional media' such as television, radio and newspapers is distinguished from 'new media' such as the internet, mobile phones and social-networking sites. Statement B: New media is treated as merely a faster version of traditional media that does not change the child's role from receiver to participant. Which of the following is correct?

• A. Only Statement A is correct
• B. Only Statement B is correct
• C. Both A and B are correct
• D. Neither A nor B is correct

Q2. Assertion (A): The internet and the cellphone can become a platform for risky behaviour in children and adolescents. Reason (R): Most risky behaviour shown in media is fictitious, so children correctly understand that imitating it in real life will have no real-world consequences. Choose the correct option

• A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
• B. Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
• C. A is true but R is false
• D. A is false but R is true

Q3. Aditi, a Class 3 student in rural Bihar, learns about flood relief by watching a news bulletin with her mother, who explains why people help strangers in distress. Aditi is BEST said to be

• A. Forming a stimulus-response association through reinforcement
• B. Constructing her understanding of social events through scaffolded media-mediated interaction
• C. Showing operant extinction of pro-social behaviour
• D. Imitating the behaviour through unconditional classical conditioning

Q4. It is argued that media not only mediates an individual child's interactions but also shapes the larger cultural landscape. Which of the following is NOT consistent with this argument?

• A. Media decides what is considered fashionable, desirable and 'normal' for children to want
• B. Media is responsible for the rise of stereotypes about who is a competent authority figure
• C. Media is a private channel between one child and one device, with no influence on the wider culture
• D. Media exposes children to lifestyles, products and ideologies far beyond their immediate family

Q5. Vandana, a Class 4 teacher, wants to use the school's tablets to foster 'creative thinking' in her students. Which activity BEST fits the recommendation?

• A. Drilling spellings through a typing-speed app
• B. Watching pre-recorded TV cartoons in silence for an hour
• C. Engaging with design apps such as those for clay modelling, drawing and creating animated characters
• D. Filling in the same multiple-choice quiz twice for higher scores

Q6. Adolescents today are not merely consumers but also producers of media content. Which is NOT a correct implication of this idea for a teacher?

• A. Online etiquettes should be deliberately taught the way classroom etiquettes are
• B. Adolescents should be guided to use blogs, vlogs and social posts for self-expression and learning
• C. Adolescents must be barred from making any digital content until they pass Class 12
• D. The teacher must take adolescents' posts seriously as social acts, not just time-pass

Q7. Statement A: In Indian TV serials, the daughter-in-law is often shown as good only when she is silent and subservient, and the mother-in-law as the source of family conflict. Statement B: Repeated viewing of such serials can normalise gender stereotypes in primary-age children and influence how they view women in their own homes. Which is correct?

• A. Only A is correct
• B. Only B is correct
• C. Both A and B are correct
• D. Neither A nor B is correct

Q8. Aditya, a Class 7 boy, tells his teacher he no longer sees any point in studying because he saw on TV that models and reality-show contestants earn far more than studious children. This case BEST illustrates

• A. A normal stage of identity confusion that resolves without intervention
• B. A media-induced distortion of life goals that requires the teacher to step in with critical media discussion
• C. A genuine cognitive insight that the teacher should validate by reducing study expectations
• D. Evidence that the child needs medical treatment for a learning disorder

Q9. Advertisements that show children whining, throwing tantrums or refusing food until their parents buy them a particular product are critiqued. Which is the MAIN objection to such ads?

• A. They use language that is too difficult for primary-age viewers
• B. They portray child manipulation of parents as normal and desirable behaviour, distorting parent-child relations
• C. They make the product look more expensive than it really is
• D. They are not subtitled in regional languages

Q10. A primary school in Bihar finds that the eight children with the highest daily TV-and-mobile time also have the lowest reading and arithmetic scores. The teacher's BEST inference is that

• A. Television and mobiles always cause low intelligence in children
• B. Overexposure to media is associated with poorer reading and academic skills in children
• C. These children are biologically different from their classmates
• D. The school's syllabus is too easy for low-screen-time children

Q11. The Hannah Smith / Ask.fm episode is an example of cyber bullying that ended in suicide. The MAIN takeaway from this case for a Class 5 teacher in India is

• A. Cyber bullying is a foreign problem that does not affect Indian children
• B. Cyber bullying can drive children to extreme self-harm and must be discussed with them early, in age-appropriate language
• C. Teachers must confiscate every student's phone permanently
• D. Cyber bullying disappears once the child changes schools

Q12. Sonia, a Class 8 girl, maintains a glamorous online persona that is very different from her shy real-life self. She begins to feel anxious whenever the two 'Sonias' do not match. This PRIMARILY illustrates

• A. Healthy creative self-expression that needs no concern
• B. Confusion between online and real-time identities, which the unit calls a precursor to digiphrenia
• C. A normal stage of Erikson's industry-vs-inferiority crisis
• D. Reaction-formation, a Freudian defence mechanism

Q13. Swati, who has begun starving herself and daydreaming about looking like a TV heroine. Statement A: This is best classified is described as a media-driven body-image disorder. Statement B: The unit recommends that the teacher and parents simply wait for the phase to pass on its own without any conversation or counselling. Which is correct?

• A. Only Statement A is correct
• B. Only Statement B is correct
• C. Both A and B are correct
• D. Neither A nor B is correct

Q14. Anitta, a Class V student, suddenly turns silent, stops eating lunch and refuses to use her mother's phone. The FIRST appropriate step for her teacher is to

• A. Announce in front of the whole class that something is wrong with Anitta
• B. Use the 'third eye' to notice the behaviour change and, with parental involvement, seek the school counsellor's support, treating cyber bullying as a real possibility
• C. Take away Anitta's notebooks and check her handwriting for clues
• D. Wait for Anitta's marks to drop before responding

Q15. 'Teaching media literacy' is listed as a key role of the teacher. Which of the following is NOT what is meant by media literacy for primary children?

• A. Helping children decode the subtle manipulation behind ads and serials
• B. Discussing who made a piece of content and what the maker may gain
• C. Building the habit of asking 'is this real or scripted?' before believing or imitating
• D. Memorising the names of every channel and app in the market