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The means of mass media can be summarized into: A. Radio, Television and Newspaper B. Newspaper,books and journals C. Print and Electronic D. Print, Electronic and Advertisement Detailed SolutionMass media means technology that is intended to reach a mass audience. It is the primary means of communication used to reach the vast majority of the general public. The most common platforms for mass media according to the passage are newspapers, magazines, radio, television. These can be summarized into print (Newspaper, magazines) and electronic (Radio and Television)There is an explanation video available below. |
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One of the following is NOT true in the passage A. Mass communication don't talk B. Mass communication don't personalize discourse C. Mass media determine what the public gets to know D. All of the above Detailed SolutionMass communication in the passage was directly likened to having a physical interaction with a person. This makes Option A contradictory with the passage, hence the answer.There is an explanation video available below. |
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One major source of worry about the mass media is from? A. Broadcasting B. Advertisement C. Political rallies D. News casting Detailed SolutionFrom the last paragraph, the ruling class may influence popular thinking and create certain impression and even direct the course of social discussions by simply buying and/or controlling the media.There is an explanation video available below. |
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All the following are roles of the media but? A. Entertainment B. Sensitization C. Information D. Moralization Detailed Solutionmoralization - means indulgence in moral pronouncements; or the exposition of a particular moral code.This is not a role of mass media according to the passage There is an explanation video available below. |
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Choose the most appropriate option for each group for questions |
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Alice, a small fragile-looking Ugandan mother, is dying of AIDS. She lives with her son and daughter in a tin-roofed shack on the .....1... of Kampala. A. Outskirts B. Suburbs C. Interior D. Outside Detailed SolutionOutskirts is often used to refer to the outer parts of a town or city.There is an explanation video available below. |
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When her husband died of AIDS in 1987, Alice discovered she was HIV positive. Frequent ...2..... of sickness forced her to give up her embroidery job. A. sufferings B. Happenings C. Rounds D. Bouts Detailed SolutionBouts indicate short periods of intense activity of a specified kind.There is an explanation video available below. |
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She was so depressed that she just wanted to eat. ....3.... by a neighbour, the mobile care unit from Nsambya hospital went to her home. A. Attracted B. Visited C. Noticed D. Alerted Detailed SolutionA neighbor who saw and observed Alice decided to come to her aid by alerting the mobile care unitThere is an explanation video available below. |
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They convinced her to start taking proper ..4....... A. Cure B. Medication C. Measures D. Precautions Detailed SolutionMedication refers to treatment using drugs or other form medicine to improve a particular condition or illness.There is an explanation video available below. |
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After three months of ....5.... treatment, she regained her will to live. A. Intensive B. Healthy C. Safe D. Heavy Detailed SolutionIntensive means thorough and is usually used to describe a situation involving a lot of effort or activity.There is an explanation video available below. |
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The AIDS time bomb .....6... on relentlessly. A. Strikes B. Burns C. Ticks D. Drops Detailed SolutionStrikes as in this context means to occur suddenly and have harmful or damaging effects.There is an explanation video available below. |
Read the Passage carefully and answer the questions that follow. |
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The means of mass media can be summarized into: A. Radio, Television and Newspaper B. Newspaper,books and journals C. Print and Electronic D. Print, Electronic and Advertisement Detailed SolutionMass media means technology that is intended to reach a mass audience. It is the primary means of communication used to reach the vast majority of the general public. The most common platforms for mass media according to the passage are newspapers, magazines, radio, television. These can be summarized into print (Newspaper, magazines) and electronic (Radio and Television)There is an explanation video available below. |
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One of the following is NOT true in the passage A. Mass communication don't talk B. Mass communication don't personalize discourse C. Mass media determine what the public gets to know D. All of the above Detailed SolutionMass communication in the passage was directly likened to having a physical interaction with a person. This makes Option A contradictory with the passage, hence the answer.There is an explanation video available below. |
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One major source of worry about the mass media is from? A. Broadcasting B. Advertisement C. Political rallies D. News casting Detailed SolutionFrom the last paragraph, the ruling class may influence popular thinking and create certain impression and even direct the course of social discussions by simply buying and/or controlling the media.There is an explanation video available below. |
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All the following are roles of the media but? A. Entertainment B. Sensitization C. Information D. Moralization Detailed Solutionmoralization - means indulgence in moral pronouncements; or the exposition of a particular moral code.This is not a role of mass media according to the passage There is an explanation video available below. |
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Choose the most appropriate option for each group for questions |
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Alice, a small fragile-looking Ugandan mother, is dying of AIDS. She lives with her son and daughter in a tin-roofed shack on the .....1... of Kampala. A. Outskirts B. Suburbs C. Interior D. Outside Detailed SolutionOutskirts is often used to refer to the outer parts of a town or city.There is an explanation video available below. |
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When her husband died of AIDS in 1987, Alice discovered she was HIV positive. Frequent ...2..... of sickness forced her to give up her embroidery job. A. sufferings B. Happenings C. Rounds D. Bouts Detailed SolutionBouts indicate short periods of intense activity of a specified kind.There is an explanation video available below. |
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She was so depressed that she just wanted to eat. ....3.... by a neighbour, the mobile care unit from Nsambya hospital went to her home. A. Attracted B. Visited C. Noticed D. Alerted Detailed SolutionA neighbor who saw and observed Alice decided to come to her aid by alerting the mobile care unitThere is an explanation video available below. |
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They convinced her to start taking proper ..4....... A. Cure B. Medication C. Measures D. Precautions Detailed SolutionMedication refers to treatment using drugs or other form medicine to improve a particular condition or illness.There is an explanation video available below. |
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After three months of ....5.... treatment, she regained her will to live. A. Intensive B. Healthy C. Safe D. Heavy Detailed SolutionIntensive means thorough and is usually used to describe a situation involving a lot of effort or activity.There is an explanation video available below. |
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The AIDS time bomb .....6... on relentlessly. A. Strikes B. Burns C. Ticks D. Drops Detailed SolutionStrikes as in this context means to occur suddenly and have harmful or damaging effects.There is an explanation video available below. |