Construction Jeopardy
Social Media Analysis
Vocab review
100
Pick the question that matches the statement!
A building that remained the tallest structure in the world for approximately 3,800 years.
A) What is the Great Pyramid of Giza (Egypt)?
B) What is the Sagrada Família (Barcelona, Spain)?
C) What is Angkor Wat (Cambodia)?
D) What is Jetavanaramaya Stupa (Sri Lanka)?
✅ Answer:
A) What is the Great Pyramid of Giza?
100
Look at the news post from @thedailyaus.
Provide the perspectives of these 2 audiences:
1. Reader who admires Trump.
2. Architect of the current tallest building in Australia.
Answers could include...
1. Reader who admires Trump: Loves the idea. "Wow Trumpism in Australia!" "I want to go visit!"
2. Architect of the current tallest building in Australia: Hates the idea. "I am being overtaken" "My building won't be as popular"
100
In this sentence, what does 'socio-cultural' mean?
“The socio-cultural context of the music genre Memphis Rap.”
A) Something related to society and culture
B) Something related to sports and exercise
C) Something related to science and technology
D) Something related to math and numbers
✅ Correct Answer:
A) Something related to society and culture!
Socio = society
Cultural = culture
200
Pick the question that matches the statement!
The tallest building in the world.
A) What is the Burj Khalifa (Dubai, UAE)?
B) What is the Merdeka 118 (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)?
C) What is the Shanghai Tower (Shanghai, China)?
D) What is the One World Trade Center (New York City, USA)?
✅ Answer:
A) What is the Burj Khalifa (Dubai, UAE)?
200
Look at the news post from @thedailyaus.
Provide the perspectives of these 2 audiences:
1. 16-year-old, who uses e-bikes to get to school.
2. An emergency responder who has noticed increased road accidents because of e-bikes.
Answers could include...
1. 16-year-old, who uses e-bikes to get to school: I don't like this idea. It restricts my freedom and independence.
2. An emergency responder who has noticed increased road accidents because of e-bikes: It's a good thing. It will help protect the safety of the community.
200
In this sentence, what does 'code' mean?
“A man got to have a code”
A) A set of rules about how to behave
B) A secret password
C) A computer program
D) A type of clothing
✅ Correct Answer:
A) A set of rules about how to behave.
BONUS POINTS: Provide a synonym (word with a similar meaning)
300
Pick the question that matches the statement!
The tallest building in Australia.
A) What is the Q1 (Gold Coast)?
B) What is the Australia 108 (Melbourne)?
C) What is the Eureka Tower (Melbourne)?
D) What is The One (Brisbane)?
✅ Answer:
B) What is the Australia 108 (Melbourne)?
300
Look at the news post from @whatstrending.
How is the visual used to influence people, so they stop and read the post? What is it appealing to?
A) Ethos (Credibility): It makes people trust the source.
B) Pathos (Emotion): It makes people feel fear.
C) Logos (Logic): It makes people consider facts.
✅ Answer:
B) Pathos (Emotion): It makes people feel fear.
300
In these words, what does the suffix (ending) '-cide' mean?
'genocide' 'homicide' 'suicide'
A) The act of killing
B) A type of music
C) A type of holiday
D) A law or rule
✅ Correct Answer:
A) The act of killing
BONUS POINTS: If -cide is 'the act of killing', what does 'pesticide' mean?
400
Pick the question that matches the statement!
This building has 163 floors.
A) What is the Burj Khalifa (Dubai, UAE)?
B) What is the Australia 108 (Melbourne, Australia)?
C) What is the Shanghai Tower (Shanghai, China)?
D) What is the One World Trade Center (New York City, USA)?
✅ Answer:
A) What is the Burj Khalifa (Dubai, UAE)?
400
Look at the news post from @thedailyaus.
How does the author show us that the speaker, the Shadow Minister, has bias towards banning group assignments?
A) They share his personal opinion.
B) They give a fact that everyone agrees with.
C) They ask a question to the public.
✅ Answer:
A) They share his personal opinion.
BONUS POINTS: Give an example of the language used in the post that shows this.
400
In this sentence, what does 'air-raiding' mean?
“The Mandela Effect, where people have the same false memories, can happen when people go air-raiding online”
A) Talking mis- and disinformation
B) Flying planes to attack cities
C) Playing a video game
D) Cleaning the air with machines
✅ Correct Answer:
A) Talking mis- and disinformation
BONUS POINTS: Can you guess where the slang 'air-raiding' came from?
500
Pick the question that matches the statement!
The largest building in the world by total volume, measured in cubic metres (m3).
A) What is the Boeing Everett Airplane Factory (Washington, USA)?
B) What is the NASA Vehicle Assembly Building (Florida, USA)?
C) What is the Gigafactory Texas (Austin, USA)?
D) What is the Louvre Palace Museum (Paris, France)?
✅ Answer:
A) What is the Boeing Everett Factory (Washington, USA)?
The Boeing Everett campus is home to more than 30,000 employees and is large enough to encompass Disneyland in California, with an additional 12 acres remaining for car parking. The most prominent building has an interior volume of 13.3 million cubic meters and functions almost like a small community.
500
Look at the news post from @thedailyaus.
What language device is used to influence people, so they stop and read the post?
A) Emotive language
B) Inclusive language
C) Rhetorical Question
✅ Answer:
A) Emotive language.
BONUS POINTS: Give an example of the language used in the post that shows this.
500
In these words, what does the suffix (ending) '-ty' do?
'Responsibility' 'Loyalty' 'Safety'
A) Changes an adjective into a noun
B) Makes the word mean the opposite
C) Changes the word into a verb
D) Makes the word plural
✅ Correct Answer:
A) Changes an adjective into a noun
He is loyal -> He has loyal-ty.
They are responsible -> They have responsibili-ty.
BONUS POINTS: Can you think of other adjectives that change into a noun with the -ty ending?