FAKE NEWS

In an age of flowing information through every channel,

we are bombarded with news of every kind. News of real 2. The phrase agendas in the paragraph is closest
in meaning to ------.
events, political aspirations, advertisements and even
unimportant posts make their way into our life. Being A) hoaxes

overwhelmed by such news is inevitable no matter what B) references

we do because we need information to survive in this C) motives
modern world. Ironically, an average human in the past
D) publications
could survive in a society with the basic needs such as
E) privileges
food, shelter, and security. But today we just take these
for granted as they are insufficient for our very survival in
our society. As trends are changing more rapidly than 3. We can understand from the passage that ------.
ever, you must have access to roaming news in order to A) we have to refrain from the news if we
stay updated. Therefore, to do this you need the doors are to lead a decent life
wide open for news to flow into your mind. Here B) technology is to be blamed for the
emerges another problem: what to believe and what not creation of hoaxes and fake news
to. As contradictory information flows about any event, it C) no one is actually prone to be
is no surprise that we get confused. So, we should be deceived by fake news
sure about the source of the coming information. There D) avoiding news of any sort is hardly an
could be hidden agendas like political, commercial or easy task
others such as receiving likes and subscriptions. E) with efficient and proper precautions,
we can avoid being bombarded with
fake news
1. It is emphasized in the passage that ------.

A) to adapt to the modern world, we need 4. Which of the following is not true according to
more than the basic needs of life the passage?
B) the society has become more corrupt
than ever due to fake news
A) However disturbing news could be, we
C) the internet is the sole breeding still have to have access to them.
ground for fake news
B) Fake news could be created
D) most of the information we come intentionally for specific purposes.
across on the web is misleading
C) One could come across inconsistent
E) we still need even fake news to information about a given event in the
conduct business news.

D) The source of a news can be an

indication of its credibility.

E) Political purposes are deemed to be

the main source of fake news.

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 FAKE NEWS

CEVAP ANAHTARI:

1. A

2. C

3. D

4. E

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