The Role of Media: SQA Higher Media Question Paper 2 quiz quiz

10 marks

20 marks

30 marks

40 marks

It is an extended discussion of the media's role, not a close analysis of one text

It is a multiple-choice paper

It analyses one studied text in detail

It is an internally assessed unit

That you should write as little as possible

That you should analyse a single text closely

That you must weigh more than one view and reach a considered judgement

That only one answer is acceptable

A long quotation from a textbook

The candidate's personal opinion alone

A diagram of the media industry

A specific example and a connection to relevant contexts

Institutional, social and audience contexts

Only the historical context

Only the technical codes of one text

The weather and the time of day

A meeting held before a broadcast

The idea that the media influences what audiences think about

A type of camera movement

A regulation banning certain adverts

It proves the media has no effect whatsoever

It shows audiences only watch what they are told to

It recognises audiences interpret texts through their own context and may resist intended meanings

It removes the need for any examples

It always reduces influence to nothing

It has no effect on influence

It guarantees balanced coverage

It can narrow the range of views and amplify particular agendas, increasing influence

It can limit harmful or misleading content and require balance, constraining influence

It increases influence without limit

It only applies to print media

It has been abolished entirely

Narrative and categories only

Representation, audience, institution and society

Only language

None of the key aspects apply

Using too many examples

Writing in full paragraphs

Referring to contexts too often

Unsupported assertion and one-sided answers

About one hour

About 15 minutes

About three hours

About 25 minutes

You will run out of paper

You will close-read one text instead of discussing the media's role across examples

You will use too many key aspects

There is no danger; they are the same

Reach a considered, evidence-based judgement

Leave the question unanswered

Repeat the question word for word

List every media text studied

Because society funds all media directly

Because society is unrelated to the media

Because it is only relevant to Question Paper 1

Because texts both reflect their society and can shape it, which is central to discussing media's role