| This task requires you to answer some direct questions which begin with question words such as What, Which or Where. You will be told the maximum number of words to write. The questions have to be answered with words taken from the text and are in the same order as the information appears in the text. As with similar tasks, it is useful to underline the key words in the questions and predict what kind of information is missing. |
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09. Write the question word and key words in these questions. Then decide what kind of word you are looking for. The first one has been done for you.
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1. In the past, what role would a member of the public who saw a newsworthy event be expected to play?
question word:
role:
2. What was the subject of the story given as an example of an amateur journalist scoop before it was reported by a major news agency?
question word:
subject :
3. From which group of people have the media establishment begun to hire staff?
question word:
group of people:
4. What had mainstream media traditionally seen their role in news reporting as being?
question word:
role:
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10. Now answer the questions in exercise 9. Choose NO MORE THAN THREE words from the text for each answer.
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11. Look at the second part of the task and the possible answers. For each, decide what the correct answer is and say why the other options are incorrect (leaves blank if correct).
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7. What has amateur journalism been accused of increasing the risk of?
A. fake news :
B. critical thinking :
C. untrue stories :
8. What did citizen journalists help police to do during the London riots?
A. play a positive role :
B. identify offenders :
C. alert the authorities :
9. According to the text what is the 'new model' of broadcasting?
A. filter then publish :
B. publish then filter :
C. We media :
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12. Answer these short-answer questions. Choose NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS from the text for each answer.
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1. Which well-known open publishing site is mentioned in the text?
2. According to the text, what process of change is the media currently undergoing that challenges the establishment's traditional role?
3. What positive effect on society as a whole might citizen journalism produce? |
