You should say:
-What was the information?
-How did you find out the information was incorrect?
-How did you feel about it?
-and explain how you managed the situation.
Model Answer
Introduction
- Miscommunication is a bad thing.
- Passing on the wrong information can derail plans that have been set and ready for execution.
What was the information?
- One day in school my courseware was passing around an information.
- That we will be having a Saturday class for revision before our exams.
- I already made plans to go out which I had to cancel.
How did you find out the information was incorrect?
- On getting to class, I met few people .
- and they said the class wasn’t holding that Saturday but the next one.
- The class rep made a mistake.
- He assumed the Saturday was the present one.
How did you feel about it?
- I was very angry and disappointed.
- because I had to turn down an opportunity to a certificate course.
- Something that will be useful to me in the future.
and explain how you managed the situation.
- I couldn’t go for the program I planned for .
- So I went back to the hostel.
- I met some friends revising and I joined them.
- In the end, I still gained something.
- Even though it was not what I planned for.
Conclusion
Incorrection information can have a terrible outcome. Ensuring the right information is shared is important.
Part-3 : Follow up Questions
1: Are wrong information shared in India?
Yes wrong information is shared, I don’t think there is any country where there is no misleading information. How that information is handled is what matters.
2: What are the negative effects of wrong information?
Exposure to inaccurate information steers confusion about what is true, doubt about valid knowledge, and successive dependence on falsehoods. Interventions and technologies constructed to address these effects by enabling critical evaluation can benefit effective awareness and learning.
3: Should children share wrong information?
No, they shouldn’t. It can lead to different negative development for the child.