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STOP THE PRESSES

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

which one is not the antonym of controversy?

a)

agreement

b)

accord

c)

polemic

d)

disagreement

2.

select the opinion phrases

a)

for us

b)

All of the above

c)

I believe

d)

In my opinion

3.

What is the reduced form of has to

a)

hasta

b)

pasta

c)

spaghetti

d)

basta

4.

since 2000, daily newspaper circulation has decreased from 55 million to 50 million

a)

fact

b)

opinion

5.

social media steal stories from newspapers, and it is really terrible

a)

fact

b)

opinion

6.

reduced form of wants to

a)

wansta

b)

hafta

c)

wannste

d)

wasta

7.

match the example sentence with the definition of the word scope

She scoped out the place before entering because it was dark inside

a)

the range things that a subject or activity deals with

b)

to look or examine

c)

an instrument for looking through or watching something with

8.

when someone uses adjectives or adverbs, most of the time they are talking about an opinion

a)

true

b)

false

9.

staying alive

a)

drama

b)

survive

c)

investigate

d)

nemo

10.

the reporter found a ______ person who knew the facts of the situation

a)

your mom

b)

brief

c)

ignorant

d)

reliable

11.

to be persuasive you have to...

a)

state a point against your opinion

b)

be Nemo

c)

explain why you disagree with the point

d)

be informal and unprofessional

12.

should we ALWAYS trust social media

a)

no

b)

yes

13.

Last night, I watched a _______ on television. It was about a journalist

a)

form

b)

topic

c)

drama

d)

investigation

14.

I believe this is our best chance

a)

fact

b)

opinion

15.

adverb form of dramatic

(a)  

16.

noun form of survive

(a)  

17.

play is to sport, as search is for

a)

ignore

b)

investigation

c)

drama

d)

TV show

18.

intelligent is to stupid as naive is to...

a)

merlin

b)

student

c)

ignorant

d)

wrong