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Write your own impressions about the news items given in (a), (b), (c), and (d) in the table below.
| News item | Good news Bad news | Reliable Unreliable | Interesting Uninteresting Boring | Others |
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Solution
| News item | Good news Bad news | Reliable Unreliable | Interesting Uninteresting Boring | Others |
| (a) | good | reliable | interesting | Lists down DO's and DON'TS for the candidate. |
| (b) | bad | unreliable | boring | No authenticity Might be based on rumors. |
| (c) | bad | reliable | interesting | Creates an awareness about environmental problems. |
| (d) | bad | unreliable | boring | Highlights the need to adopt a more scientific attitude. |
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