Identifying bias in Media non-fiction texts

Question 1 of 5

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The term bias means that an argument is presented in a fair an balanced way, giving equal consideration to all points of view concerned.

Select one of the following:

True
False

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Question 2 of 5

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Click on each orange point and write the correct answer.

In the newspaper article Explorers or boys messing about? Either way taxpayer gets rescue bill there is a very strong bias against the two men. Having examined the way this is created in the first part of the article during the video lesson, see if you can find the right quotes to match each explanation of how bias is developed in the latter part of the article in the table below.

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Question 3 of 5

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Read the short extract below which comes from an article written in 2009 by Aylet Waldman entitled Why it can be good to be a bad mother in a world where modern parenting has become hideously competitive. Drag and drop the annotations to the highlighted parts of the text to show how bias is being created.

Drag an answer into the correct orange point.

noun phrase makes us feel bad

adverbial phrase makes us feel good

phrase emphasises desperation of writer

phrase emphasises excitement of writer

phrase indicates physical drain

phrase indicates physical pain

phrase indicates extreme boredom

phrase indicates extreme joy

verb indicates extent of social faux-pas

noun indicates extent of social faux-pas

rhetorical question makes us think

direct question makes us switch off

colloquial phrase reader can relate to

colloquial phrase distances reader

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Question 4 of 5

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Select from the dropdown lists to complete the text.

Choose from the drop-down menu to complete this sentence which comments on the bias shown in the 'Why it can be good to be a bad mother in a world where modern parenting has become hideously competitive' article you have just annotated.

By using language in this way Aylet Waldman reinforces her opinion that ( all mothers feel this way, she is a bad mother, she has a right to her own opinion ) but ( are afraid to say so., pretend to be great, feel ashamed )

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Question 5 of 5

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Which of the following language features can be used to create bias? Choose all that apply.

Select one or more of the following:

Emotive language
Rhetorical questions
Facts and opinions
Hyperbole
Anecdotes
Personification
Onomatopoeia
Assonance

	Created by Sarah Holmes almost 11 years ago

A quiz to help learners develop an understanding of how to identify and comment on bias in media non-fiction texts.

Identifying bias in Media non-fiction texts

Question 1 of 5

The term bias means that an argument is presented in a fair an balanced way, giving equal consideration to all points of view concerned.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 2 of 5

Click on each orange point and write the correct answer.

Explanation

Question 3 of 5

Drag an answer into the correct orange point.

Explanation

Question 4 of 5

Select from the dropdown lists to complete the text.

Explanation

Question 5 of 5

Which of the following language features can be used to create bias? Choose all that apply.

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation