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Truth and Falsehood

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

To behave in a dishonest way in order to get what you want.

-He ______ at cards?

-She ______ in the test by copying from the boy in front.

a)

exaggerated

b)

cheated

c)

fabricated

d)

fibbed

2.

To make sth seem larger, better, worse or more important than it really is.

(a)  

3.

To tell a small lie that does not cause any harm.

(a)  

4.

To make known or show something that is surprising or that was previously secret.

(a)  

5.

To pretend that something is a particular thing when it is not.

e.g. The dealer was trying ________ fakes as valuable antiques.

a)

go in for

b)

own up

c)

to show off

d)

to pass off

6.

To cause someone to believe something that is not true.

He has admitted _________ the police about his movements on the night of the murder.

a)

exaggerating

b)

misleading

c)

distorting

d)

manipulating

7.

To control something or someone to your advantage, often unfairly or dishonestly.

e.g. As a politician he knows how to (a)   public opinion.

8.

To twist or change facts, ideas, etc. so that they are no longer correct or true.

e.g. Her face was  (a)    by anger

9.

To hide sth or change it, so that it cannot be recognized.

e.g. He ______ himself by wearing a false beard.

a)

disguised

b)

cheated

c)

exaggerate

d)

own up

10.

To admit that you have done something wrong.

e.g. No one has _____ __ __ stealing the money.

(a)  

11.

To use the computer program to make changes to a digital image.

(a)  

12.

To persuade someone that something false is the truth, or to keep the truth hidden from someone for your own advantage.

e.g. The company _______ customers by selling old computers as new ones

a)

passed off

b)

owned up

c)

deceived

d)

distorted

13.

The action of supporting or opposing a particular person or thing in an unfair way.

(a)  

14.

A person who says one thing and then does something different is

(a)