FREE Subtitles and Caption Question and Answers

Question 1

What are subtitles and captions?

Accepted Answer

Text lines that are displayed at the bottom of a movie or TV screen, providing information for hearing-impaired viewers.

Answer

A type of film

Answer

The credits at the end of a movie

Answer

A scene in a movie

Question 2

Subtitles are generally located in which part of the screen?

Accepted Answer

Lower center

Answer

Bottom of the screen

Answer

Left side of the screen

Answer

Top of the screen

Question 3

What can be used to show the audience unfamiliar words in a documentary or film?

Accepted Answer

Captions

Answer

Subtitles

Answer

Voice-over

Answer

Glossary

Question 4

How long should the captions be limited to?

Accepted Answer

32 characters

Answer

64 characters

Answer

15 characters

Answer

45 characters

Question 5

Which of the following is true about captions?

Accepted Answer

The caption is a very important part of a movie or video, and it should be included whenever possible.

Answer

Captions are not important and can be omitted.

Answer

Only the BBC provides captions.

Answer

Captions are only for deaf viewers.

Question 6

Which of the following is not one of the BBC's main television channels?

Accepted Answer

MTV

Answer

BBC Three

Answer

BBC Two

Answer

BBC One

Question 7

When writing photo captions, you should remember to stick to what?

Accepted Answer

Professional standards

Answer

Informal standards

Answer

industry standards

Answer

personal standards