Progress check “The Mass Media”
1) a collective name for newspapers and magazines, television and the Internet;
a) tabloid b) the mass media c) means of communication d) freelance
2) a title printed in large type at the top of a newspaper or magazine story;
a) the mass media b) editor c) article d) headline
3) a specific printing of a periodical or a book;
a) newspaper b) issue c) magazine d) edition
4) a particular copy of a magazine or a newspaper;
a) newspaper b) issue c) magazine d) edition
5) an article about the good and bad points of an artistic work;
a) features b) reviews c) comments d) cartoons
6) a longer article about specific subjects;
a) strip cartoons b) editorials c) features d) obituaries
7) a piece of writing about character and achievements of someone who has just died;
a) obituaries b) article c) advertisements d) editorials
8) an article in a newspaper which comments on an item of news and which explains the opinion of the editor or publisher;
a) crosswords b) editorials c) comments d) features
9) a newspaper that is published every day of the week except Sunday;
a) morning b) evening c) daily d) weekly
10) a small-sized newspaper in which the news stories and articles are short, usually with a lot of photographs;
a) magazine b) tabloid c) broadsheet d) quality
11) a newspaper that is printed on one large sheet of paper;
a) magazine b) tabloid c) broadsheet d) quality
12) a specific wavelength which is used to receive the television or radio programmes that are broadcast by a particular company;
a) satellite TV b) cable TV c) the Internet d) system
13) a system of controlling a television from a distance;
a) broadcasting b) remote control c) TV set d) the Internet
14) a popular television drama serial about the daily lives and problems of the same group of people;
a) soap opera b) violence c) interview d) feature film
15) a person who reads the news on a television or radio broadcast.
a) journalist b) newsreader c) newscaster d) commentator
16) Mass media
do not play any part in the society
are only the source of entertainment
can't change people's views on the events
play a very important part in our life
17) TV
a) doesn't play any role in our life
b) doesn't enrich people's knowledge
c) dominates the life of the family most of the time
d) programmes always tell lies
18) Very often the firms and joint ventures sponsor shows
а) to collect money for charity
because they have large sums of money
just for fun
to give the common people a chance to make a fortune
19) Advertising
always tells the true facts
is a 100% misleading
annoys the general public
on TV is cheap
20) It would be fair to say the mass media
are of minor importance in this country
can't educate people
try to raise the cultural level of people
don't keep people aware of what is happening in the world around us
21) Recently the public has grown quite concerned about:
a) broadcasts its programmes all over the country
b) has various channels to satisfy any taste
c) people’s addiction to television
d) subscribe to their favourite editions
22) Newspapers and magazines are published in a great number of copies. A good edition is:
a) accurate, impartial, comprehensive
b) impartial, brave, informative
c) accurate, comprehensive, informative
d) informative, independent, important
23) A good edition:
a) has various channels to satisfy any taste
b) go to the library and read there
c) should be current
d) should be in recording
24) Newspapers readers:
a) should be current
b) can't educate people
c) try to raise the cultural level of people
d) buy them from newsagent’s, newspaper stands and street-sellers
25) Probably the most popular of the mass media nowadays is television. Modern television:
a) are of minor importance in this country
b) people’s addiction to television
c) broadcasts its programmes all over the country
d) is a 100% misleading
26) Give English equivalents to these:
a) объявления
b) комиксы
c) транслировать по телевидению
d) художественный фильм
e) реклама
f) подписываться на газету
g) кабельное телевидение
