Noticias e información en línea

by Vocafy Verificado

Inglés (Estados Unidos) B1 15 preguntas Noticias y blogs

Detecta señales de alerta en las noticias en línea, desde fotos antiguas hasta afirmaciones que van más allá de la evidencia.

1. 1. Elige la respuesta correcta.

   ¿Qué fuente proporcionaría la evidencia más sólida de que la escuela estará cerrada mañana?

   A social media post says, "No school tomorrow! A friend told me."

   • Another post repeating the same message.
   • A current notice on the school's official website.
   • A comment saying, "I hope this is true!"

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   • A current notice on the school's official website.

   En el caso de cierres escolares, busca un anuncio reciente de la propia escuela.

2. 2. Elige la respuesta correcta.

   Which statement could be checked using the park's official records?

   "The park opened on Monday. It is the most beautiful place in town. Everyone should visit it."

   • The park opened on Monday.
   • It is the most beautiful place in town.
   • Everyone should visit it.

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   • The park opened on Monday.

   "Most beautiful" expresses an opinion, while "should visit" gives advice. Neither can be proved using official records.

3. 3. Elige la respuesta correcta.

   ¿Qué señal de alerta revela la búsqueda?

   A post shows a flood photo with the caption, "Our town this morning!" An image search finds the same photo in a report published two years earlier.

   • The photo proves that there is no flooding today.
   • The earlier report proves that the photo was taken today.
   • An old photo is being presented as a new one.

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   • An old photo is being presented as a new one.

   Una foto real puede engañar a las personas si el texto que la acompaña indica una fecha diferente.

4. 4. Elige la respuesta correcta.

   ¿Cómo cambia el titular el significado de la oferta?

   Headline: "Free bus rides for everyone!" Article: "Children under 12 ride free on Saturdays. All other passengers pay the usual fare."

   • It makes a limited offer sound available to everyone.
   • It gives the same limits as the article.
   • It makes the offer sound more limited than it is.

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   • It makes a limited offer sound available to everyone.

   Los titulares pueden omitir restricciones importantes. El artículo completo explica quiénes realmente cumplen con los requisitos.

5. 5. Elige la respuesta correcta.

   What kind of story is this?

   A page reports, "Town elects a talking cat as mayor." The page is clearly labeled, "Humor: All stories on this page are made up."

   • A real report about an unusual event.
   • A made-up story meant to amuse readers.
   • An unconfirmed report waiting for official election results.

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   • A made-up story meant to amuse readers.

   Humor pages can copy the format of news. Their labels help explain the purpose of the stories.

6. 6. Elige la respuesta correcta.

   ¿Qué les indica la etiqueta a los lectores?

   An article praises a company's running shoes. At the top, it says, "Sponsored content: This company paid for the article."

   • The article is an independent test with no company support.
   • The payment proves that every claim about the shoes is false.
   • The article has a financial link to the shoe company.

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   • The article has a financial link to the shoe company.

   El contenido pagado puede incluir datos precisos, pero su propósito puede incluir la promoción de un producto.

7. 7. Elige la respuesta correcta.

   ¿Qué aporta la exigencia de compartir a la afirmación?

   "This drink cures every cold! SHARE NOW before they delete this!" The post gives no sources or test results.

   • It pressures readers but provides no evidence for the cure.
   • It shows that experts have tested the drink.
   • It proves that someone is hiding a real cure.

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   • It pressures readers but provides no evidence for the cure.

   El lenguaje que transmite urgencia puede hacer que los lectores reaccionen antes de comprobar si una afirmación tiene respaldo.

8. 8. Elige la respuesta correcta.

   ¿Qué resulta engañoso en la foto publicada?

   A post says, "Every seat was taken!" Its photo shows only a crowded front row. The full photo shows many empty seats behind that row.

   • The full photo confirms that every seat was taken.
   • The photo was cropped to hide empty seats.
   • Cropping the photo proves that the whole event was invented.

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   • The photo was cropped to hide empty seats.

   No es necesario que el recorte cambie los objetos de una foto para cambiar la impresión que esta transmite.

9. 9. Elige la respuesta correcta.

   ¿Cuál fue el aumento real en las ventas de paraguas?

   A shop sold 20 umbrellas on Monday and 30 on Tuesday. A post claims, "Umbrella sales doubled!"

   • 100%
   • 10%
   • 50%

   Compara el aumento con la cantidad inicial.

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   • 50%

   El aumento fue de 10, que es la mitad de 20. Las ventas tendrían que llegar a 40 para duplicarse.

10. 10. Elige la respuesta correcta.

    ¿Por qué la encuesta no respalda el titular?

    A running club asks its own members whether they enjoy running. Most say yes. A website reports, "Most people in our city love running."

    • The survey asked a group already likely to enjoy running.
    • The members' answers show how every city resident feels.
    • The results prove that nobody outside the club enjoys running.

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    • The survey asked a group already likely to enjoy running.

    Una encuesta sobre toda una ciudad necesita personas con diferentes intereses, no solo miembros de un club.

11. 11. Elige la respuesta correcta.

    ¿Qué otra explicación podría dar cuenta de ambos aumentos?

    On hot days, a beach shop sells more ice cream and more people go swimming. A post claims, "Buying ice cream makes people swim."

    • The increase in swimming proves that every swimmer bought ice cream.
    • Hot weather may increase both ice cream sales and swimming.
    • The two increases prove that buying ice cream causes swimming.

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    • Hot weather may increase both ice cream sales and swimming.

    Dos cosas pueden ocurrir al mismo tiempo debido a una causa común, en lugar de que una cause la otra.

12. 12. Elige la respuesta correcta.

    What do these five stories actually provide?

    Five websites say that the local museum is closing. All five quote the same unnamed online post. None of them have contacted the museum.

    • Five separate checks with the museum.
    • An official announcement from the museum.
    • Several copies of one unconfirmed claim.

    Consider where each website got its information.

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    • Several copies of one unconfirmed claim.

    Repeated claims can look well supported even when they all lead back to one source.

13. 13. Elige la respuesta correcta.

    What can readers now say about the cause of the fire?

    An early report blamed a fire on an electrical fault. An update says, "Firefighters have not yet found the cause. The earlier statement was a guess."

    • An electrical fault has been confirmed.
    • The cause is still unknown.
    • An electrical fault has been ruled out.

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    • The cause is still unknown.

    Taking back an unsupported explanation does not prove the opposite. For now, the cause is still unknown.

14. 14. Elige la respuesta correcta.

    What would help test whether the course caused the improvement?

    A class takes a test, completes a memory course, and then scores higher on the same test. An ad says the course caused the improvement. No other class was tested.

    • Comparing the class with a similar class that repeats the test without taking the course.
    • Comparing only the class's scores before and after the course.
    • Asking only the students whose scores improved whether the course worked.

    Repeating a test might itself help students score higher.

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    • Comparing the class with a similar class that repeats the test without taking the course.

    A comparison class helps separate the course's effect from the effect of practicing the test.

15. 15. Elige la respuesta correcta.

    ¿Qué podemos concluir a partir de la información proporcionada?

    A post says, "The town is secretly selling its park. Nobody has proved me wrong, so this must be true." It provides no documents or named sources.

    • The claim is definitely true because nobody has disproved it.
    • The claim is definitely false because the post gives no evidence.
    • The post has not shown that the claim is true.

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    • The post has not shown that the claim is true.

    Una afirmación sin respaldo puede ser verdadera o falsa. La falta de pruebas en su contra no constituye una prueba a su favor.