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Gap Fill - Newspapers

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Put each of the following words or phrases in the correct gap. Check the next page for answers.

cartoons, gossip columns, reviews, headlines, want ads, classified section, sections, sensational, scan, editorials, reporters, forecast, advertising, opinions

I like reading newspapers, especially on Sundays. I get a big cup of coffee, buy the New York Times and sit down for a long _____ through the various _____. Of course, I tend to head right to the _____ sometimes called the "funnies". By looking at the first page, I see what the principle stories are by looking at the _____ . One of my favorite sections is where various opinions are expressed in the _____. Some of these opinions are _____ , but they are not nearly as bad as the _____, which usually make me laugh! I would always like a better job, so I go to the _____ and take a look at the _____. The New York Times has wonderful _____, who do an excellent job getting the facts right. Unfortunately, the weather _____ is often quite wrong. One last thing, do you know why the New York Times is so large? Because of the _____, which sometimes takes up an entire page!

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