Vocabulary Test About NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES Choose The Right Answer MCQ Exercise 165

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Question 1

Jimmy is the _____ critic of the local newspaper.

A	lettered
B	literal
C	literary
D	literate

Question 1 Explanation:

Literary means connected with literature, so a literary critic writes reviews of books and other writing. Not literate, which means able to read and write, and not literal, which means following the exact, basic meaning of words.

Question 2

There are five _____ mistakes in this picture. Can you find them?

A	deliberate
B	instrumental
C	intensive
D	presumptuous

Question 2 Explanation:

Deliberate means done on purpose. The mistakes were put into the picture intentionally, as a puzzle for readers: deliberate mistakes. The other words do not collocate with mistakes in this sense.

Question 3

What was the _____ of that article on Romania? I haven't had time to read it.

A	digest
B	draft
C	gist
D	synopsis

Question 3 Explanation:

The gist is the main idea or general meaning of something, without the details: What's the gist of the article? The speaker hasn't read it, so they want the main point. Not synopsis, which is a formal written summary, usually of a book or film plot, not something you ask a friend for.

Question 4

The information was _____ to the press before it was officially announced.

A	dripped
B	dropped
C	leaked
D	seeped

Question 4 Explanation:

If secret information is leaked to the press, someone gives it to journalists without permission. Liquids can drip or seep, but only leak has this meaning for information.

Question 5

Many of the new newspapers have a pronounced right-wing _____.

A	balance
B	bearing
C	bias
D	setting

Question 5 Explanation:

Bias is an unfair preference for one side or opinion. A newspaper with a right-wing bias favours right-wing politics in its reporting. Pronounced bias (a strong, clear bias) is a common collocation.

Question 6

An advertising _____ should be short, striking and easily remembered.

A	caption
B	epigram
C	motto
D	slogan

Question 6 Explanation:

A slogan is a short, memorable phrase used in advertising or politics, e.g. Just do it. Not motto, which is a phrase that expresses the beliefs of a person, school or organisation, not an advert.

Question 7

He _____ the newspaper in the hope of finding news of his daughter.

A	glanced
B	glimpsed
C	observed
D	scanned

Question 7 Explanation:

To scan a newspaper is to look through it quickly to find a particular piece of information, here news of his daughter. Not glanced, which needs at (glanced at the newspaper) and means just a quick look, not a search.

Question 8

He was angry because of the many _____ of his privacy by journalists.

A	infiltrations
B	interferences
C	interruptions
D	invasions

Question 8 Explanation:

The fixed collocation is invasion of privacy: entering someone's private life without permission. Not interferences or interruptions, which are not used with privacy.

Question 9

She used her weekly column in the local newspaper as a _____ for her political views.

A	means
B	passage
C	vehicle
D	vessel

Question 9 Explanation:

A vehicle for something is a way of expressing or spreading ideas: The column was a vehicle for her views. Not means, which is usually followed by of + -ing (a means of expressing her views), not for her political views.

Question 10

This paper intends to _____ fearlessly all forms of corruption in public life.

A	expose
B	present
C	unfold
D	unveil

Question 10 Explanation:

To expose something bad is to make it known to the public: The paper exposed corruption in the government. A newspaper's job here is to tell the public about corruption. Not unveil, which is used for showing something new for the first time, such as a plan or a statue.

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