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Fake News Vocabulary

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

. A ……………………………… is something that is designed to look real but isn’t.

a)

phenomenon

b)

fake

c)

subtle

d)

source

2.

If you ……………………………… someone with messages or information, you give them so much that it is difficult to deal with at all.

a)

phenomenon

b)

subtle

c)

fool

d)

bombard

3.

A ……………………………… is a rare or important fact or event.

a)

unrelated

b)

source

c)

phenomenon

d)

viral

4.

If something is ……………………………… , it is not obvious and it is difficult to notice.

a)

subtle

b)

fake

c)

unrelated

d)

satire

5.

__________________ news is meant to be funny and grab readers attention, but often people mistake şt for real news.

a)

Satirical

b)

Fake

c)

Unrelated

d)

Satire

6.

My teacher usually contacts me ______________ email.

a)

sure

b)

source

c)

vital

d)

via

7.

If you are ……………………………… , you are tricked into believing something that is not true.

a)

fool

b)

fooling

c)

fooled

d)

have fooled

8.

If you are ……………………………… about something, you are confident that it is true or correct.

a)

subtle

b)

unsure

c)

vital

d)

sure

9.

My teacher was filmed dancing in the classroom and the video went ______________, it got 1 million hits.

a)

via

b)

phenomenon

c)

viral

d)

virus

10.

If something is ……………………………… to something else, the two things have nothing to do with each other.

(a)  

11.

A ……………………………… is a thing, person or place that provides information.

(a)  

12.

It's not clear that the letter is ___________________; it may be a fake.

a)

legtimise

b)

legitimate

c)

legit

d)

legitimately

13.

When a Turkish scientist won the Nobel Prize it was ___________________ news. Everyone wanted to read about it.

a)

fake

b)

satirical

c)

headline

d)

unrelated

14.

It is good to talk to people with _________________ views, you do not have to agree but you can learn about new perspectives.

a)

fake

b)

opposing

c)

the same

d)

legitimate

15.

I feel like have been _______________ with vocabulary! Let's take a break.

a)

bombard

b)

bombarding

c)

bombarded

d)

bombardment