BBC topic based 125 quizzes 2005 2009 (70)
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Information
1. I like to watch the __________ so that I know what's going on in the world.
a) information
b) informations
c) news
d) notices
2. There was a __________ on the shop door saying the shopkeeper would be back in
five minutes.
a) notice
b) poster
c) petition
d) advertisement
3. __________ news is a news story that is being broadcast just as the details are
becoming known for the first time.
a) Local
b) Sensational
c) Breaking
d) Headline
4. We have received unconfirmed __________ of fighting between rebels and
government forces.
a) notices
b) reports
c) data
d) bulletins
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5. Since you can't be there, I'll call you after the meeting to __________ you in on any
decisions we make.
a) tell
b) bring
c) let
d) fill
6. Police have __________ the victim's family.
a) notified
b) briefed
c) told off
d) confided in
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ANSWERS:
1. I like to watch the __________ so that I know what's going on in the world.
a) information
b) informations
c) news
d) notices
a) This is incorrect. Information means knowledge or facts about something. Try again!
b) This is incorrect. Information is an uncountable noun and therefore does not have a
plural form. Try again!
c) Well done! This is the correct answer.
d) This is incorrect. A notice is a written sign giving people information about something.
You could read a notice but not watch a notice. Try again!
2. There was a __________ on the shop door saying the shopkeeper would be back in
five minutes.
a) notice
b) poster
c) petition
d) advertisement
a) Well done! This is correct.
b) Try again! This is not correct. A poster is a large printed picture or advertisement.
c) Try again! A petition is a document signed by people who want something to be done.
d) Try again! An advertisement is information written to promote a product.
3. __________ news is a news story that is being broadcast just as the details are
becoming known for the first time.
a) Local
b) Sensational
c) Breaking
d) Headline
a) This is incorrect. Local news is news about a particular area. Try again!
b) This is incorrect. Sensational means very exciting or shocking in a way that makes
people interested. Try again!
c) Well done! This is the correct answer.
d) This is incorrect. Headline news means news that is interesting enough to be
mentioned first on a news programme or to be on the front page of a newspaper. Try
again!
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4. We have received unconfirmed __________ of fighting between rebels and
government forces.
a) notices
b) reports
c) data
d) bulletins
a) This is incorrect. A notice is a written sign giving people information about something.
Try again!
b) This is the correct answer. Well done.
c) This is incorrect. Data is information used for analysing something. Try again!
d) This is incorrect. A bulletin is a short news programme. Try again!
5. Since you can't be there, I'll call you after the meeting to __________ you in on any
decisions we make.
a) tell
b) bring
c) let
d) fill
a) This verb does not work here. Try again!
b) This is incorrect. To bring someone in on something means to involve someone in
something. Try again!
c) This is incorrect. To let someone in on something means to allow someone to know
something secret. Try again!
d) Well done! This is the correct answer.
6. Police have __________ the victim's family.
a) notified
b) briefed
c) told off
d) confided in
a) Well done! This is the correct answer.
b) This is incorrect. To brief someone means to give someone information to prepare
them for doing something. Try again!
c) This is incorrect. To tell someone off means to reprimand them for doing something
wrong. Try again!
d) This is incorrect. To confide in someone means to trust someone enough to tell them
something private. Try again!
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