Author's bias

Author's bias

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Multiple Choice

What does it mean to show bias?

• to be concieted

• to favor one side over another

• to refuse to take a side

• to show selfishness

Open Ended

What bias do you have? What do you favor? Or what are you against?

Multiple Choice

An unbiased person considers all sides of an issue.

• True
• False

Multiple Choice

True or False: Everybody is biased in some way.

• True
• False

Multiple Choice

I wonder who made gym class mandatory? He was a great guy! It is a welcome break from sitting in chairs. In a recent poll, gym class was the favorite subject of elementary students. I wish there was gym class more often!

Which statement do you think the author would agree with?

• The time for recess should be longer

• Recess should be given for shorter time periods

Multiple Choice

I wonder who made gym class mandatory? He was a great guy! It is a welcome break from sitting in chairs. In a recent poll, gym class was the favorite subject of elementary students. I wish there was gym class more often!

What’s the author's viewpoint about gym class?

• Positive

• Negative

• Neutral

Multiple Choice

Many people don’t like bees. However, without these helpful insects, we would not have many of our favorite flowers or fruits. When bees drink nectar from flowers, they carry away pollen. Bees leave the pollen on the next plant they visit. This helps create necessary new plants.

What is the author’s viewpoint about bees?

• Positive

• Negative

• Neutral

Multiple Choice

Many cities have aquariums that have adopted orphaned dolphins found in the ocean. Many of these dolphins

were wounded and would not have survived alone. Because of the kindness of humans, these animals are alive today.

What is the author’s viewpoint on people’s relationship with dolphins?

• People hurt dolphins.

• People help dolphins.

• People don't care about dolphins.

• The passage isn't about dolphins.

Multiple Choice

Every creature on Earth deserves a chance at life. Unfortunately, many animals do not have a loving, caring place to call home. Although their original owners may not want them, a new home will make all the difference in the world. A snuggly, warm kitten or a friendly, active dog could be just the touch to make your house a home. These wonderful animals make great companions and ask little in return. You should open your heart and your home to these beautiful little rays of sunshine. You will not regret it.

This description of pets currently up for adoption was written by the shelter's owner.

Which words reveal the writer's positive bias?

• "wonderful," "snuggly," and "beautiful"

• "chance," "original," and "difference"

• "home," "rays," and "Unfortunately"

• "creature," "Earth," and "companions"

Multiple Choice

Deer are beautiful creatures.

They are so graceful to watch as

they run through the forest. It's

hard to understand how anyone could do anything to harm these beautiful animals.

What is the author's perspective?

• The author favors deer hunting

• The author thinks there are too many deer

• The author does not favor deer hunting

• The author thinks deer harm the environment

Multiple Choice

I wonder who 
 invented paper plates?  He was a
 clever guy!  Imagine having to lug heavy plates to a picnic, and then have to carry them home again.
What is the author's perspective?

• The author thinks that disposable products are harming the environment. 
• The author thinks that disposable products are wonderful.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence in the passage contains the author's viewpoint?

1 Brad Foley ought to be elected class president. 2 Brad has served on the school council for the last three years. 3 He was also a member of the school club that painted the mural near the library.

• 1

• 2

• 3

Multiple Choice

Which sentence in the passage contains the author's viewpoint?

1 Our school has three bike racks. 2 These racks can fit a total of fifteen bikes. 3 However, in a recent survey, more than three dozen students said they would like to ride their bikes to school. 4 We should definitely get more bike racks.

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Multiple Choice

The dodo bird used to roam in large flocks across America. Interestingly, the dodo wasn’t startled by gun shot. Because of this, frontiersmen would kill entire flocks in one sitting. Unable to sustain these attacks, the dodo was hunted to extinction.

• Problem and Solution

• Cause and Effect

• Sequence/Chronological

• Compare and Contrast

Multiple Choice

Did you know that not all deserts are

hot? Both hot and cold deserts are very

dry, but unlike hot deserts, cold deserts have long

winters when the temperatures can reach below

freezing. Cold deserts also get a great deal of

snow, which is certainly not true for hot deserts.

• compare and contrast

• problem and solution

• description

• sequence/chronological

Multiple Choice

Scenario:

"Ms. Aden really wanted to go to a concert, but the only problem was that her car was in the shop. Ms. Aden lived 10 minutes from the metro. Because of this, she was able to go to the concert!"

What text structure is being used in this scenario?

• Compare and Contrast

• Sequence/Chronological

• Problem and Solution

• Cause and Effect