Media Literacy: Captions, Charts & Missing Information — Drills · Grade 7 English

Chapter: Information, Media & Evidence

What these drills covers

By the end of Media Literacy: Captions, Charts & Missing Information you should be able to:

4 questions, written answer, each with a worked explanation.

Vocabulary used: caption, representation, evidence, qualification, revision.

Problem 1

Without opening a model: Explain caption in the assigned reading, distinguishing it from a related idea.
Answer and explanation

Words identifying or interpreting an image or chart. A medium presents information through choices such as captions, images, order, scale, and omitted details. Begin by identifying the exact claim communicated. A graph labeled “people who support the room” makes a different claim from one labeled “recorded visits.”

Use the model to discuss reasoning after an independent attempt. A different accurate supported response can be correct; written work needs human marking.

Problem 2

Without opening a model: Correct the caption and explain why Friday must not be shown as zero visits.
Answer and explanation

A supported caption is “Recorded visits on three observed days: 12, 20, and 16.” The entries count visits, not unique people or preferences. Friday is unknown because its record is missing; recording zero would create a measurement the packet does not provide. Wednesday’s closure is a different category from missing information.

Use the model to discuss reasoning after an independent attempt. A different accurate supported response can be correct; written work needs human marking.

Problem 3

Without opening a model: Evaluate this claim: “Missing information should be entered as zero.” Explain a correction in context.
Answer and explanation

This claim is misleading. Distinguish zero, closure, and missing information. Wednesday’s room was closed; Friday’s entry is absent. Plotting Friday as zero invents a measured result. Label an absent entry honestly and avoid presenting the three recorded days as a complete five-day total. A supported caption is “Recorded visits on three observed days: 12, 20, and 16.” The entries count visits, not unique people or preferences. Friday is unknown because its record is missing; recording zero would create a measurement the packet does not provide. Wednesday’s closure is a different category from missing information.

Use the model to discuss reasoning after an independent attempt. A different accurate supported response can be correct; written work needs human marking.

Problem 4

Without opening a model: A photograph shows a full room at one moment. Does that verify complete weekly attendance?
Answer and explanation

No. It documents a selected moment and framing. A complete record with defined categories and dates would be needed for the weekly claim.

Use the model to discuss reasoning after an independent attempt. A different accurate supported response can be correct; written work needs human marking.

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