Alex's Literacy: Text types & purpose
Laura's Music: Facts & fun
Nick's Numeracy: Fact & fun
100
What is the main purpose of a written recipe?
A) To entertain
B) To persuade
C) To inform
D) To confuse
✅ Correct Answer:
C) To inform
100
What is the instrument being played in the photo?
A) Recorder
B) Harmonica
C) Kazoo
D) Flute
✅ Correct Answer:
C) Kazoo
100
What is the result of any number multiplied by zero?
A) One
B) It stays the same
C) Zero
D) Undefined
✅ Correct Answer:
C) Zero
200
Which of the following could be considered visual texts?
A) A novel
B) A comic strip
C) A photograph
D) A newspaper article
✅ Correct Answer:
B) A comic strip
C) A photograph
200
Which of these is not a type of microphone?
A) Whipper
B) Beater
C) Ribbon
D) Condenser
✅ Correct Answer:
A) Whipper
200
Finish the sentence: Any number multiplied by one...
A) Becomes zero
B) Stays the same
C) Doubles
D) Is always even
✅ Correct Answer:
B) Stays the same
300
What is the main purpose of this advertisement:
A) To inform
B) To persuade
C) To entertain
D) To describe
✅ Correct Answer:
B) To persuade
300
Who was the most streamed artist in Spotify’s first 10 years of operation (2008–2018)?
A) Taylor Swift
B) Drake
C) Beyoncé
D) Justin Bieber
✅ Correct Answer:
B) Drake
300
In a room of 23 people, what is the chance that two people share the same birthday?
A) 1%
B) 25%
C) 50%
D) 100%
✅ Correct Answer:
C) 50%
400
Which text is multimodal because it combines images, sound, and audio?
A) A textbook
B) A movie
C) A blog post
D) A printed flyer
✅ Correct Answer:
B) A movie
400
Which country’s national anthem has no words?
A) Egypt
B) Japan
C) Iceland
D) Spain
✅ Correct Answer:
D) Spain
400
Which type of number can be divided by two into a whole number?
A) Odd (1,3,5...)
B) Prime (2, 3, 5...)
C) Composite (4, 6, 8...)
D) Even (2, 4, 6...)
✅ Correct Answer:
D) Even (2, 4, 6...)
500
Which of the following best explains WHY a news website might include both videos and written articles?
A) To entertain young children
B) To persuade people to stop reading written information
C) To provide information in multiple formats for different audiences
D) To make the website load slower on purpose
✅ Correct Answer:
C) To provide information in multiple formats for different audiences
BONUS POINTS DISCUSSION
Why is it important for a content creator or author to consider a text's audience?
500
From highest to lowest, order these 4 streaming platforms based on how much they pay artists per stream:
A) Spotify
B) Tidal
C) Apple Music
D) YouTube Music
✅ Correct answer:
B) Tidal ($0.0123/play)
C) Apple Music ($0.0079/play)
A) Spotify ($0.0032/play)
D) YouTube Music ($0.0007/play)
500
Which number in the English language is spelled with the same number of letters as the number itself?
A) Three
B) Four
C) Seven
D) Eight
✅ Correct Answer:
B) Four