Virginia SOL 12.C.4

What SOL 12.C.4 means

Analyze media messages and their impact on beliefs and public opinion.

Practice Grade 12 English SOL questions

Free Grade 12 English questions from official Virginia Department of Education released SOL tests — good practice while you work on 12.C.4 and the rest of the course. Pick an answer to check it instantly, or open “Show answer” to review.

1. 1. Paragraph 4 suggests that Osamu Tezuka —

   Aspent most of his career writing comic strips for a children’s newspaperBnearly decided upon a career in medicine rather than as a manga artistCdecided to publish his works in installments instead of booksDdeeply regretted taking his mother’s advice
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   Answer: B — nearly decided upon a career in medicine rather than as a manga artist

2. 2. The purpose of the analogy comparing Tezuka’s manga to Shakespeare’s plays is to —

   Aillustrate the popular themes of American comic booksBpoint out that manga story lines are similar to soap operasCemphasize the literary merit of Osamu Tezuka’s mangaDargue that comic book superheroes are based on Shakespeare’s plays
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   Answer: C — emphasize the literary merit of Osamu Tezuka’s manga

3. 3. The author mainly develops the topic of this selection by —

   Asummarizing an artist’s career and contributions to modern mangaBproviding instructions for creating and publishing mangaCcomparing manga with American comic books onlyDstating an opinion and supporting it with quotations
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   Answer: A — summarizing an artist’s career and contributions to modern manga

4. 4. Which information from the selection supports the thesis that manga has become increasingly popular over time?

   AEarly manga contained a dozen sketches per story.BOsamu Tezuka’s father owned a large manga collection.CTezuka borrowed plots from literary classics.DManga now has its own section in many Japanese newspapers.
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   Answer: D — Manga now has its own section in many Japanese newspapers.

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Skills you’ll practice for 12.C.4

• Defend hypotheses about an author's underlying values, viewpoints, and purposes.
• Analyze and critique the effectiveness of media messages for specific purposes and audiences.
• Analyze how media's use of symbolism, imagery, metaphor, and bias impacts the message.
• Explain how values and viewpoints are included or excluded in media and their influence on beliefs.
• Analyze cause-and-effect relationships between media coverage and public opinion trends.

Key concepts covered by 12.C.4

• author's values
• viewpoints
• purpose
• hypothesis defense
• media message critique
• effectiveness
• audience
• media analysis
• symbolism
• imagery
• metaphor
• bias
• media influence
• values
• beliefs
• media coverage
• public opinion
• cause-and-effect analysis

How to study and practice SOL 12.C.4

Start with a quick diagnostic to see whether 12.C.4 is already solid, then work each skill above with guided notes, flashcards, and SOL-style practice questions. For official released items, see our Virginia SOL practice tests guide and how to study for the SOL test.

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Related Grade 12 English standards in Communication and Multimodal Literacies

• 12.C.1 — Facilitate and contribute to collaborative discussions and evaluate presentations.
• 12.C.2 — Report orally on topics or texts and present opinions with rhetorical devices.
• 12.C.3 — Create and deliver multimodal presentations and evaluate media messages.

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