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    AL KHOZAMAINTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, DAMMAM

    B.E.S.T. Group of Schools, K.S.A.


    Affiliated to CBSE – New Delhi, Affiliation No: 5730019

    Grade – 9 LISTENING ASSESSMENT –TERM 2


    Mohammed Sultanuddin
    Task -1Match the vocabulary with the correct definition and write a–j next to the
    numbers 1–10.

    1…….. inaccuracies a. to prove that something is true. 8


    2…….. to vaccinate b. to write or say the words of a writer, book, etc. 3
    3…….. to cite c. an African mammal with a long nose that eats ants. 5
    4…….. measles d. a plan to trick or deceive someone.6
    5…….. an aardvark e. to intentionally damage property belonging to others. 7
    6…….. a hoax f. to change something so that it doesn’t work as intended.9
    7…….. to vandalise g. statements that are not correct. 1
    8…….. to verify h. not based on facts or proof. 10
    9…….. to tamper with something ai. to give a person an injection to prevent them getting a
    disease.2
    10.…….. unfounded j. an infectious disease which covers the body in small
    red spots. 4

    Task -2 Circle the best answer to these questions.

    1. Which statement about circular reporting is true?

    a. It is the spread of true information.

    b. It is when false information is validated by one other source only.

    c. It only occurs with information on Wikipedia. d. It may involve several publications.

    2. Which statement is true about journalists?

    a. They are not permitted to copy information from Wikipedia.

    b. They refuse to copy information from Wikipedia.

    c. As soon as they include information in an article, they verify the information.

    d. Many journalists may publish inaccuracies in several articles.

    3. Which statement is correct?


    a. Another name for a coati is a Brazilian aardvark.

    b. The American student changed the information on Wikipedia to what he believed to be the
    truth.

    c. Many people believed that a Brazilian aardvark was the same as a coati.

    d. When writers wrote about the Brazilian aardvark they knew it was a joke.

    4. Which statement is true about Wikipedia?

    a. Some people add false content to a Wikipedia entry intentionally.

    b. Updating information on Wikipedia is against the law.

    c. There is hardly any true information on Wikipedia.

    d. Many true facts on Wikipedia initially appear as false information.

    5. What is true about childhood vaccines and autism?

    a. There is a clear connection between childhood vaccines and autism.

    b. Circular reporting incited many parents not to vaccinate their children.

    c. The claims that they were connected first appeared on Wikipedia.

    d. The media proved early on that the claims about vaccines and autism were false.

    Task -3Check your understanding: gap fill Complete the expressions from the audio
    with a phrase from the box.

    take things at face value by any means spread like wildfire In a nutshell
    thought nothing more of it in no way

    1. ___In a nutshell____ (using as few words as possible), it’s the confirmation of false
    information.

    2. … and ____in no way____ (not at all) is obvious as being false.

    3. … then he forgot about it and ___thought nothing more of it___ (spent no time thinking about
    it).

    4. That’s not to say that all information on Wikipedia is false ______by any means___ (not at
    all).
    5. … unsupported claims were picked up by the media and __Spread like wildfire_ (became
    known by lots of people very quickly).

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