WorksheetsTypes of Lies
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 6mins
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Class
Date
1.
The author thinks it is easy to avoid lying.
a)
True
b)
False
2.
What is NOT part of the definition of lying?
a)
a false statement
b)
deserving of punishment
c)
meant to give a false impression
d)
made with the intent to deceive
3.
Complete the statement: "When someone lies, someone...."
a)
neglects
b)
fails
c)
loses
d)
is punished
4.
What DOES lying do, according to the author?
a)
"sickens us as a voting populace"
b)
"turns us against our peers"
c)
"makes us crave the truth"
d)
"lubricates the machinery of living"
5.
What analogy does the author use in her simile? "Eventually lies become as invisible us as _______ is to a _____."
a)
dirt, worm
b)
water, fish
c)
snow, penguin
d)
air, bird
6.
In a white lie, the liar decides what is best for the person being lied to.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
What is the type of lying where you simply leave out the truth?
a)
Omission
b)
Groupthink
c)
Stereotypes
d)
White lies
8.
Putting on a facade is a type of lying because it
a)
hurts the other person's feelings
b)
makes you look smarter than you really are
c)
makes people pay you compliments
d)
seduces others into an illusion
9.
"Ignoring the plain facts" is the same thing as
a)
turning a blind eye
b)
eye-for-an-eye justice
c)
looking through another person's eyes
d)
noticing the speck of wood in your brother's eye while ignoring the plank in your own
10.
Deflecting is popular among passive-aggressive people because
a)
it doesn't physically harm people
b)
it makes the other person look out of control, so the attention is off the liar
c)
it is crueler than the other methods of lying
d)
it takes less pre-planning
11.
What is the type of lying where you simply leave out the truth?
a)
Omission
b)
Groupthink
c)
Stereotypes
d)
White lies
12.
According to the author, stereotypes destroy what?
a)
curiosity
b)
intelligence
c)
lives
d)
freedom
13.
What wartime act was used as an example of groupthink?
a)
Boston Tea Party
b)
September 11
c)
Pearl Harbor
d)
D-Day
14.
Which kind of lying is "the slipperiest" because it relies on a person's perception of reality?
a)
stereotypes and cliches
b)
dismissal
c)
groupthink
d)
delusion
15.
What is a bold-faced lie?
a)
out-and-out lie
b)
omission
c)
groupthink
d)
delusion
16.
Types of liars who are who are delusional are harmed by their lies because
a)
they cannot believe themselves
b)
they cannot believe anyone else
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