WorksheetsTruth or lie
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 11mins
The police have ___ to give the sports club permission to hold a disco on Friday nights.
advised
refused
warned
admired
The school has ___ that students should bring their own sandwiches.
criticised
recommended
discouraged
encouraged
I’d like to ___ for being too critical of your earlier findings.
a confess b apologise c admit
confess
apologise
admit
consider
We ___ you to reconsider our proposal.
beg
admit
offer
demand
Although Mrs Jones tried to ___ the fact that she had been in the shop at the time of the robbery, the police soon realised that she was the thief.
cheat
disguise
distort
mislead
Tell me ___ , doctor. How serious is this illness?
truth
truthful
straight
open
I think you’re ___ lies. Nothing you’ve said is true.
saying
telling
speaking
talking
Henry managed to ___ the lawyers into thinking that he was the son of Lord Frobisher, and that he should inherit the fortune. In truth, he was just a servant.
deceive
fabricate
exaggerate
distort
The way the newspapers reported the story was ___ . They clearly wanted to support the prime minister’s view
of events.
biased
original
disguised
owned up
It is ___ of you to criticise governments for using too many fossil fuels when you own and drive three cars.
fake
hypocritical
manipulative
biased
None of the accused ___ to the crimes. They all pleaded not guilty.
owned up
owned down
distorted
passed off
Let me read your diary. I promise not to ___ any of your secrets.
pass
reveal
fib
lie
I always try to be ___ when I can. I hate to be dishonest.
original
unethical
truthful
manipulative
Although not exactly a lie, the way he described his actions was ___ . It sounded as if he hadn’t known what was going on when, in fact, he did.
misleading
disguised
distorting
convincing
Before long, they realised that the painting was a ___ . It wasn’t by Picasso, at all.
lie
fake
false
cheat
Sam was told to leave the exam because he was using his mobile phone and _________________.
misleading
cheating
fooling
The children were________when they said that the dog ate the cake.
fooling
fibbing
swearing
you have to _____________to tell the truth in a court of law.
fabricate
swear
misled
jack___________his parents about what he had really been doing on Friday evening.
misled
cheated
fooled
The thief claims that the police _______ the evidence against him.
fabricated
mislead
swear
Which idiom means telling an obvious lie without feeling ashamed?
(a)
Which of the words means a lie about smth unimportant?
a fib
a web of lies
a whopper
a bluff
A __________ ___________ is defined as someone who lies out of habit. Lying is their normal and covert yet reflexive way of responding to questions.
(a)
Britt: Did you hear that Jenn and Stew are still dating?
Stosh: That's a p____ p____, he stoped talking to her in July!
(a)
The newly discovered papers ____ ____ (phr.v.) the rumors about the president's personal life .
(a)
