Bahasa Inggeris questions, unit 7

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The Media

46 marks. Use Practice to check each answer as you go, or Exam to answer everything first. Section A has 12 multiple-choice questions. Ask a parent or teacher to help you mark the written answers in Section B.

Section A: objective questions

12 marks

Choose the best answer A, B, C or D.

Question 1

Picture 5 shows a thick publication about one subject, medicine. It is a

Six pictures: the Internet, a magazine, a newspaper, television, a journal and a radio — Pictures 1 to 6

magazine.
newspaper.
journal.
website.

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A journal is a serious publication about one subject, such as radiology. Picture 2 is a magazine and picture 3 is a newspaper.

For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, standard Vocabulary 1: forms of media

Textbook p. 86

Question 2

Pat writes what she thinks about fashion and style in a daily newspaper every morning. She is a

columnist.
newsreader.
correspondent.
DJ.

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A columnist writes a regular article with opinions. A newsreader reads the news aloud, a correspondent reports from a place, and a DJ plays music.

For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, standard Vocabulary 1: jobs in the media

Textbook p. 86

Question 3

The website ______ in 2009 by a teenager in Bristol.

set up
was set up
is set up
has set up

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2009 is a finished past time and the website receives the action, so the past simple passive was set up is needed.

For the teacher: Understanding, low difficulty, standard Grammar 1: the passive, past simple

Textbook p. 87

Question 4

The article had better ______ soon, or the editor will be angry.

written
being written
to be written
be written

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After had better we use a bare infinitive: be + past participle.

For the teacher: Applying, medium difficulty, standard Grammar 1: passive with had better

Textbook p. 87

Question 5

I remember ______ by the pictures on the news last night.

shocked
to be shocked
being shocked
be shocked

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Remember + gerund refers to a past memory. The passive gerund is being + past participle.

For the teacher: Applying, medium difficulty, standard Grammar 1: passive gerund

Textbook p. 87

Question 6

Which sentence uses a personal passive structure?

Teenagers are said to spend too much time online.
It is said that teenagers spend too much time online.
People say that teenagers spend too much time online.
Teenagers said to spend too much time online.

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The personal passive is noun + passive verb + to-infinitive. B is the impersonal passive and C is active. D has no form of be.

For the teacher: Understanding, medium difficulty, standard Grammar 2: personal passive

Textbook p. 89

Question 7

People believe that attitudes towards the media are changing. = Attitudes towards the media ______ changing.

believed to be
are believed to be
is believed to be
are believed being

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Attitudes is plural, so are believed, followed by to be.

For the teacher: Applying, medium difficulty, standard Grammar 2: personal passive

Textbook p. 89

Question 8

In which sentence is got used as a passive to show something unpleasant that happened unexpectedly?

The editor got a new office.
The reporter got a letter from a reader.
The journalist got a lot of information.
The war correspondent got injured.

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Got injured is the passive (be injured) with an unpleasant, unexpected event. In A, B and C got just means received or obtained.

For the teacher: Analysing, high difficulty, standard Grammar 1: get passive

Textbook p. 87

Question 9

There has been a decrease ______ the sale of newspapers.

of
for
in
over

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The noun decrease takes in: a decrease in sales.

For the teacher: Understanding, medium difficulty, standard Vocabulary 2: prepositions

Textbook p. 88

Question 10

There is no comparison ______ traditional books and e-books.

between
on
towards
about

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Comparison takes between when two things are compared.

For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, standard Vocabulary 2: prepositions

Textbook p. 88

Question 11

Our school video ______! More than a million people have watched it online.

is in the public eye
went viral
is on the big screen
made a name

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Go viral means spread quickly on the Internet. The other expressions do not fit a video watched online.

For the teacher: Applying, low difficulty, standard Vocabulary 2: collocations

Textbook p. 88

Question 12

According to the article, which is a drawback of e-books compared with print books?

They are much more expensive than paper books.
They cannot be bought online.
They are written in smaller print.
They cannot be read if the device is not charged.

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The article says you have to charge a device or you cannot read at all. E-books are only a little cheaper than paper editions, so A is wrong.

For the teacher: Analysing, medium difficulty, standard Reading: print and digital media

Textbook p. 85

Section B: structured questions

34 marks

Write your answers on the lines. Check each answer with the answer scheme.

Question 13

Write the job for each description. Choose from: blogger, correspondent, DJ, newsreader, editor.

[1 mark] (a)A person who reads the news on television.

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newsreader

newsreader1

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[1 mark] (b)A person who reports on news from a foreign country.

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correspondent

correspondent1

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[1 mark] (c)A person who writes regularly on a personal webpage.

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blogger

blogger1

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[1 mark] (d)A person who plays music on the radio.

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For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, standard Vocabulary 1: jobs in the media

Textbook p. 86

Question 14

Answer these questions about the article 'Is print media doomed?'

[1 mark] (a)Why is the newspaper industry similar to the music industry?

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Both have been hit hard by the Internet, because news and music can be found for free online.

Both have been hit hard by the Internet because their content is available free online / pirated1

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[2 marks] (b)Give two ways an online newspaper can save money.

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It does not need ink and paper, and it does not need warehouses or delivery vans.

no ink or paper needed [1 mark]1
no warehouses / no delivery vans [1 mark]1

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[1 mark] (c)Give one advantage of print books over e-books.

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A print book does not need charging.

no headaches or eye strain / no charging needed / not damaged by sand or water / pleasure of holding and collecting (any one)1

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For the teacher: Understanding, medium difficulty, standard Reading: print and digital media

Textbook p. 84

Question 15

Complete each sentence with the correct passive form of the verb in brackets.

[1 mark] (a)My article ______ (publish) in a well-known journal tomorrow.

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will be published

will be published1

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[1 mark] (b)Many books ______ (read) on e-readers these days.

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are read

are read1

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[1 mark] (c)This website ______ (set up) by a teenager last year.

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was set up

was set up1

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[1 mark] (d)A journalist must ______ (send) to France to talk to the president.

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be sent

be sent1

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[1 mark] (e)She enjoyed ______ (interview) on live television.

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being interviewed

being interviewed1

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For the teacher: Applying, medium difficulty, standard Grammar 1: the passive

Textbook p. 87

Question 16

Rewrite each sentence in the passive.

[2 marks] (a)The editor had edited the magazine before it went to print.

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The magazine had been edited by the editor before it went to print.

The magazine [1 mark]1
had been edited (by the editor) before it went to print [1 mark]1

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[2 marks] (b)This man has created many advertisements for the Chicago Tribune.

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Many advertisements have been created for the Chicago Tribune by this man.

Many advertisements [1 mark]1
have been created for the Chicago Tribune (by this man) [1 mark]1

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For the teacher: Applying, medium difficulty, standard Grammar 1: active to passive

Textbook p. 87

Question 17

People expect that the film will win an award. Complete the two passive versions.

[2 marks] (a)It ______ the film will win an award.

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is expected that

is expected [1 mark]1
that [1 mark]1

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[2 marks] (b)The film ______ an award.

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is expected to win

is expected [1 mark]1
to win [1 mark]1

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For the teacher: Applying, medium difficulty, standard Grammar 2: impersonal and personal passive

Textbook p. 89

Question 18

Complete each sentence with the noun form of the word in brackets.

[1 mark] (a)My father has a ______ (subscribe) to a newspaper, and it is delivered to our door.

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subscription

subscription1

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[1 mark] (b)The ______ (receive) on our radio is poor in the hills.

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reception

reception1

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[1 mark] (c)A degree is the main ______ (require) for this job.

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requirement

requirement1

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[1 mark] (d)This monthly ______ (publish) is the best-selling magazine in the country.

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publication

publication1

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For the teacher: Applying, medium difficulty, standard Vocabulary 2: word formation

Textbook p. 88

Question 19

A student says: 'Print newspapers are impractical, so print books will disappear too.' Use the article to say whether this is a fair conclusion.

[3 marks] (a)Is the student's conclusion supported by the article? Give two reasons.

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No. The article says the situation is less clear for books because they have definite advantages over e-books, such as no eye strain and no need to charge them. The writer thinks print books are a long way from dying.

States that the conclusion is not supported / not fair, e.g. 'No, the situation for books is less clear' [1 mark]1
Reason: print books have advantages that newspapers do not, e.g. no eye strain / no charging / not damaged by sand or water [1 mark]1
Second different reason, e.g. the writer believes print books are a long way from dying / e-books are only a little cheaper [1 mark]1

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For the teacher: Evaluating, high difficulty, standard Reading: judging an argument

Textbook p. 85

Question 20

Your school has decided to start its own radio station. You are asked to write part of a report for the principal. Write three suggestions about programmes that could be broadcast. Use the passive and give a reason for each suggestion.

[6 marks] (a)Write your three suggestions with reasons (about 60 words).

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School news could be broadcast every morning, as this would keep pupils informed. Popular music could be played during recess, which would make the break more enjoyable. Interviews with successful former pupils could also be included because they would give pupils good role models.

Suggestion 1 uses a correct passive form, e.g. 'School news could be broadcast' [1 mark]1
Suggestion 2 uses a correct passive form [1 mark]1
Suggestion 3 uses a correct passive form [1 mark]1
A clear reason for suggestion 1, e.g. 'This would keep pupils informed' [1 mark]1
A clear reason for suggestion 2 [1 mark]1
A clear reason for suggestion 3 [1 mark]1

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For the teacher: Creating, high difficulty, standard Writing: report, making suggestions in the passive

Textbook p. 92

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