Start learning →

Olympiad (Class 5) Media and entertainment — practice questions

Explore 48 free Media and entertainment questions in Olympiad (Class 5) General Knowledge. Open each question or exercise to read its content, reference answers and available explanation.

Practise Media and entertainment with Quill →

Media and entertainment questions and exercises with answers

Showing questions 1–30 of 48.

Radio and television are grouped together as which kind of media?Read the answer and worked solution →The Internet and mobile phones are often called together by which name?Read the answer and worked solution →Which of these mass media is the oldest, dating from the late 15th century?Read the answer and worked solution →Which one of these mass media came into use most recently?Read the answer and worked solution →One TV show reaches millions of homes. How is this communication described?Read the answer and worked solution →When still frames of a film are shown one after another very fast, what do we see?Read the answer and worked solution →Why do we not see gaps between the frames of a film?Read the answer and worked solution →Which of these can a player use to give input to a video game?Read the answer and worked solution →In a video game, what is the main device that shows the player the result of each move?Read the answer and worked solution →Which print item is a periodical, often printed in colour on coated paper with a soft cover?Read the answer and worked solution →Newspapers are usually printed on low-cost paper known by what name?Read the answer and worked solution →Who invented the printing press around 1450, which led to the first newspapers?Read the answer and worked solution →A shop hangs a large billboard near a stadium. Which kind of media is this?Read the answer and worked solution →Blogs, microblogs and podcasts are all forms of which media?Read the answer and worked solution →Which one is the content linked by hyperlinks and URLs, reached through the Internet?Read the answer and worked solution →Mobile phones became a mass medium after downloadable ringing tones appeared in 1998 in which country?Read the answer and worked solution →Besides the Internet, which mass medium is described as interactive?Read the answer and worked solution →The word "entertain" comes partly from the French word tenir. What does tenir mean?Read the answer and worked solution →A game of marbles helps a child to develop which of these?Read the answer and worked solution →A child plays with dolls and pets. What adult task does this play help to prepare for?Read the answer and worked solution →Which artist painted Children's Games in 1560, showing games like marbles and hide-and-seek?Read the answer and worked solution →Which of these is NOT a genre of music?Read the answer and worked solution →In a Persian tale, which woman saves her own life by telling stories?Read the answer and worked solution →Which pair are Hindu epics that inspired many books, films and plays?Read the answer and worked solution →The Iliad and the Odyssey are epics by which ancient poet?Read the answer and worked solution →The Shahnameh is an epic from which culture?Read the answer and worked solution →What is the skill of managing and preparing the stage for a performance called?Read the answer and worked solution →Which two Greek thinkers wrote about the purpose and theory of theatre?Read the answer and worked solution →A film made mainly to record real events and inform viewers is called what?Read the answer and worked solution →Which brothers sent cameramen around the world to film whatever might interest the public?Read the answer and worked solution →

Worked practice questions

Radio and television are grouped together as which kind of media?

  1. Broadcast media
  2. Print media
  3. Outdoor media
  4. Digital media
Show answer and solution

Correct answer: A. Broadcast media

Both radio and TV send programmes out to many receivers at once, so they form the broadcast group.

Open this question →

The Internet and mobile phones are often called together by which name?

  1. Broadcast media
  2. Print media
  3. Outdoor media
  4. Digital media
Show answer and solution

Correct answer: D. Digital media

These two newest mass media work with digital data, which is why they share the name digital media.

Open this question →

Which of these mass media is the oldest, dating from the late 15th century?

  1. Radio
  2. Television
  3. Cinema
  4. Print
Show answer and solution

Correct answer: D. Print

Print came first in the late 15th century, long before cinema, radio and television.

Open this question →

How to practise

  1. Choose a Media and entertainment question and try to work out your answer.
  2. Open the question to check the correct answer and read its worked solution.
  3. Continue in the app for bite-sized lessons, explanations and review with Quill. You can start without creating an account.

Put it into practice

Continue with Media and entertainment practice for Olympiad (Class 5). Read explanations as you go. No signup form needed to start.

Practise Media and entertainment →

More General Knowledge topics

UniverseIndia and the worldLanguage and literatureSocial StudiesInventionLife skillsSportsNatural Environment