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Fake News Vocabulary Quiz

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does sophisticated mean?

a)

Something that is detailed or complex

b)

Something that is easily understood

c)

Something that is brash or loud

d)

Something that is a lie

2.

What does navigate mean?

a)

To join the navy

b)

To carefully move through something

c)

To pilot a ship

d)

To close the gate on a dock

3.

What is fake news? (One word answers)

(a)  

4.

When would you use the word distorted?

a)

When listening to music in headphones.

b)

For someone else's point of view.

c)

For information that is changed so it's no longer accurate.

d)

Looking into a clear mirror.

5.

What does manipulating mean when talking about information?

a)

To present your point of view clearly

b)

To persuade with a good argument

c)

To influence in an unfair way

d)

To convince someone with facts

6.

If someone is skeptical, they are...

a)

gullible

b)

untrustworthy

c)

honest

d)

not easily convinced

7.

If you verify something you are...

a)

agreeing with it

b)

checking if it is true

c)

believing it at face value

d)

advertising it

8.

A democracy is a kind of government that...

a)

has elections to choose the leaders

b)

has a dictator

c)

has a demi-god as leader

d)

never has elections

9.

If something is authentic it is

(a)  

10.

If something is transparent it...

a)

is see-through

b)

can be transferred

c)

is not hiding anything

d)

can be transported

11.

What does valid mean in the context of news?

a)

Able to be spent

b)

Reasonable

c)

Within the expiry date

d)

Not true

12.

If something is credible, it ...

a)

is not exciting

b)

is able to be spent

c)

is believable

d)

cannot be explained

13.

What motivations do fake news spreaders have?

a)

They want to gain access to your money.

b)

They want to spread lies to undermine a candidate in an election

c)

They want to deceive people to hide the truth.

d)

All of the above

14.

Have you ever been tricked by fake news?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Not sure