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Exercise

Instructions:

You are given a piece of text with eight spaces.

You are also given a set of words for each space which you need to change to create the correct word for each space.

Type the correct word in the space given, and you can only type one word per space.

 

Once all the questions have been answered, click on the check button.

Correct answers will appear in green, incorrect answers in red.

Your mark will be given as a percentage.

 

The pass mark for this exercise is 60% or over, and you need to be able to do this exercise in the exam in about 10 minutes.
(A timer is given here to help.)

 

Example:
His family is not very ....HAPPY..........          HAPPINESS

 

10:00 min.

Misinformation

There is an (1) amount of crazy-sounding news right now. If (2) are looking to be shocked, terrified, or incensed, they have plenty of options. Yet in the past two weeks, many have turned to a different avenue. They have shared 'fake news,' online stories that look like real journalism but are full of fables and (3) . The (4) seemed to confirm theorists' worst fears about the internet. Given the choice, democratic citizens will not seek out news that challenges their (5) . They, Instead, will opt for content that confirms their (6) . A BuzzFeed News investigation found that more people shared these (7) stories than shared real news in the three months before the election. A follow-up survey suggested that most Americans believed fake news after seeing it on Facebook. When held to the laissez faire (8) standards of Facebook, the market of ideas fails.


The Atlantic

  • (1) ENORMITY
  • (2) PROGRESS
  • (3) FALSE
  • (4) PHENOMINAL
  • (5) BELIEVE
  • (6) SUSPECT
  • (7) TRUTH
  • (8) EDITOR