"The Camera Does Lie" Flashcard

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The author chose the title of this selection to highlight the idea that -

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videos shared online might include fake content

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Which statement best states the author's message in this selection?

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You can't always believe what you see.

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Which definition most closely matches the way the word analysis is used in paragraph 12?

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the mathematical processes involving a series of deductions in order to prove something

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Both the photos or the video are fake. Which change should be made to show the correct use of correlative conjunctions?

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Change or to and.

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The word animation comes from the Latin word animatus, meaning "give breath to." This information helps the reader to understand that animation in paragraph 17 is referring to -

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a digital image that has been edited to appear alive

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Either Bigfoot or UFOs appears as the subject of many fake photos. Which change, if any, should be made to show the correct subject-verb agreement?

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Change appears to appear.

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The author wrote this selection most likely to -

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explain how to spot fake videos on the internet

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Which of these ideas is reinforced throughout the selection? Options: Most viral videos are fakes because they show people doing risky things. Viewers are upset by fake videos because the information is false. It is usually possible to tell whether a video is fake. Fake videos usually take a long time to create.

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It is usually possible to tell whether a video is fake.

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Based on where the Loch Ness monster and Bigfoot are discussed in the text, what conclusions can you draw about how the author views those subjects?

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The author thinks they are not real.

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Why did the author include the “Faux Flight” section at the end of the selection?

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The author included “Faux Flight” at the end to show that sometimes research rather than science helps uncover the truth about videos.