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Practice showing who is claiming what, spotting claims printed as settled fact, and catching attributions too vague to check.
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40 questions
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Which sentence makes clear who is claiming what?
Which attribution is too vague for a reader to check?
A reporter interviewed one shop owner, who said prices had risen. The article printed: "Prices in the market have risen sharply." What is wrong with the printed sentence?
Which sentence shows the finishing date is the mayor's statement, not the paper's own finding?
Which sentence names a source a reader could contact?
A report reads: "Health officials said the water is safe. The water is safe, so classes will continue." Which revision of the second sentence keeps the claim attributed?
The contractor says the wall is finished. Residents say it is not. Which sentence reports both claims clearly?
Which attribution gives the reader no way to weigh the source?
Which sentence presents a claim as an established fact?
Which phrase is a vague attribution?
A resort's press release says the project will create 500 jobs. The newspaper prints: "The resort will create 500 jobs." What is the problem?
Which sentence makes the owner of the claim clear?
Which sentence attributes the claim precisely enough to check?
Writing "sources say" instead of naming the office leaves readers with no way to check the claim.
A report reads: "Coach Bernal said the new drills doubled the team's speed. The doubled speed won them the finals." What is wrong with the second sentence?
Which lead makes clear where the account came from?
Which attribution is too vague to check?
Which sentence hides that the claim came from the app's maker?
Which sentence keeps the judgment with the person who made it?
A mall paid for a survey about its new opening hours. Which sentence reports the result most responsibly?
An article that says "it has been said" names a source the reader can check.
Which sentence shows which body produced the figure?
Which headline states a claim as though it were fact?
Which attribution would let a reader find the original numbers?
A witness saw smoke and thinks a stove caused it. Which sentence keeps what she saw separate from what she concluded?
A report quotes the mayor: "Our water is the cleanest in the province." The report's next sentence reads: "The province's cleanest water flows from the town's new plant." What does that next sentence do wrong?
Which sentence makes clear the recycling figure is the company's own?
Which sentence carries an attribution a reader cannot trace?
Which sentence presents a forecast as a settled fact?
Which reporting verb attributes a statement without judging the speaker?
Which attribution is too vague to check?
A juice label claims the drink has no sugar. The reporter wrote: "The sugar-free juice sells for PHP 45 a bottle." What is wrong with that sentence?
Which sentence shows whose calculation produced the estimate?
The color of a traffic light is disputed after a crash. Which sentence keeps the disputed part attributed?
Which attribution names a source specific enough to question?
Which sentence gives a contested cause with no source at all?
Which sentence shows the paper is reporting a claim, not vouching for it?
Which phrase is precise enough to work as an attribution?
Which sentence presents an opinion as an established fact?
Which sentence makes clear who is claiming what?
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