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Unit: Breaking News

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English

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8th Grade

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Hard

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Understanding, Vocabulary, skills

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does ‘breaking news’ mean?

News about an event that just happened.

News that is very shocking

Something that happened at a Rail company

the news channel doesn't work

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Vocabulary

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What word is used for very shocking/surprising news?

Breaking news

A bombshell

A source

A report

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Vocabulary

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What do you call the host of a news program?

a newscaster

a (news) anchor

a broadcaster

all of the answers are correct

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What type of text is this?

A newspaper

a blog post

a newspaper article

an advertisement

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Vocabulary

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why does someone write a newspaper article?

to give an opinion

to inform the reader

to entertain the reader

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Understanding

6.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is a notable or important piece of news called?
TIP the title of a newsarticle is called a ...

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Vocabulary

7.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What type of news do you see in the image?

local news

national news

International news

Political news

sports news

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Understanding

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