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Friday 1 October 2021

Response to text

 Response to text:

Memes


Highlight the correct answer or write down the appropriate response.


1. The word ‘meme’ comes from these two words mixed together


a) mimeme and joke                                  b) mimeme and gene

c) theme and gene                                      d) mini me and genius


2. The ancient Greek word ‘mimeme’ means


a) something irritated                                b) something amazing

c) something imitated             d) something Greek


3. Explain why people don’t always know or understand what every single meme is about

→ Because there is like heaps of memes so that would take a long time for you to look through so many memes.


4. True or False: a meme can be a funny or interesting picture that can go viral on the internet


a) True b) False


5. The word ‘meme’ was created by Richard Dawkins in 


a) 1986                                                                b) 1975

c) 2006                                                                d) 1976


6. Which one is NOT a key component (part) of what makes a meme a meme


a) You heard about it from others                 b) It’s just a photo of something

c) It goes viral                                                  d) You understood what it was about


7. This can have a huge impact on what a meme means


a) Context                                                       b) Pictures of monkeys

c)  Nothing                                                      d) Your genes


8. Explain why you like or dislike memes


→ Because they are really and i mean REALLY Funny.