Growing Up with Media — Quiz

Q1. Vygotsky held that 'dominant activities' are pervasive among children within a particular culture. In the digital age, the dominant activity for children is identified as

• A. engagement with media and interactive technology
• B. outdoor group games in the neighbourhood
• C. rote memorisation of textbook lessons
• D. silent reading of printed newspapers

Q2. Today's children and teens, who are drawn online from infancy to engage in an ever-changing digital ecosystem enhanced by mobile media, are described as

• A. digital migrants
• B. digital natives
• C. digital refugees
• D. digital outsiders

Q3. Ms. Kavita, a Class 7 teacher in Rampur, observes her students using a science animation app to discuss ideas. This interactive technology functions as

• A. a barrier to social interaction
• B. a replacement for the teacher's authority
• C. a cultural tool for mediating social interactions
• D. a purely individual activity with no social value

Q4. When an upper-primary student uses media as a means of social interaction, the child learns by

• A. passively copying whatever appears on the screen
• B. memorising the content word by word
• C. waiting until an adult dictates the meaning
• D. constructing his or her own understanding through social events in the world

Q5. Younger children enjoy getting familiarised with various shapes, sizes, counting, addition and subtraction through computer games — thereby learning

• A. numeracy skills
• B. language skills only
• C. moral values
• D. swimming skills

Q6. A class 7 teacher introduces age-appropriate puzzle apps to her students. Older children develop which skills through such apps and games meant for their age?

• A. rote memorisation and copying
• B. critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• C. obedience and silence in class
• D. physical strength and stamina

Q7. Among the benefits for adolescents using media, dealing with people and organisations leads them to learn social skills and

• A. gross motor skills
• B. phonological awareness
• C. online etiquettes
• D. fine handwriting

Q8. Aarti, a class 8 girl in a Bihar school, wants to prepare for various competitive examinations. The most appropriate way her teacher can use media to help her is to

• A. ask her to stop using the internet completely
• B. tell her to memorise textbook answers without going online
• C. warn her that competitive exams have nothing to do with media
• D. direct her to websites that give access to career information and exam preparation

Q9. Television in the 1990s repeatedly broadcast which kind of scenes that left an indelible mark on young minds?

• A. eve-teasing and domestic violence scenes
• B. live cricket commentary
• C. classical music concerts
• D. interviews with NCERT authors

Q10. After class 7 students bring up scenes from a TV serial that humiliates the new daughter-in-law, how can the teacher act as an 'agent of social change'?

• A. scolding the students and forbidding the topic
• B. holding discussions in class about social evils pervading Indian society
• C. asking the principal to ban the serial in the locality
• D. telling the students to switch off the TV at home

Q11. Reviewing advertisements, it is noted that females are generally shown as

• A. the central voice of scientific authority
• B. competent technical experts at work
• C. product users rather than as competent authority
• D. decision-makers in family financial planning

Q12. The way media depicts children in relation to their parents — which 'may not always be the case in real life' — is that children are shown as

• A. happily saving pocket money for their families
• B. indifferent to consumer goods
• C. obedient consumers of whatever parents choose
• D. manipulating their parents to buy for them what they like

Q13. Swati, a class VIII student, was earlier focused on becoming a doctor but is now dreamy, crying when reprimanded and uninterested in homework. Probing reveals she thinks she is obese and is sinking into depression after watching slim heroines on screen. This best illustrates

• A. media's positive influence on social skills
• B. media generating a poor body image and learning about the social world
• C. improvement in academic motivation through television
• D. the benefits of family co-viewing of films

Q14. Peer influence on a child is very strong especially during

• A. infancy
• B. adolescence
• C. old age
• D. early childhood

Q15. To help children understand how media try to manipulate their thinking in subtle ways, it is important for teachers to

• A. ban all use of media at home and school
• B. increase weekly screen time so children get bored of it
• C. teach media literacy to children
• D. let the children figure it out alone without adult input