Nutrients - Test 1

What is a claim in advertising?

• False statements in an advertisement

• Partially true statements in advertisements

• Statements in advertisements that are supposed to be true

• Statements in advertisements which need not be true

What is the claim made by this advertisement?

• You need more protein in your diet

• You need more vitamins and minerals in your diet

• It provides you with most of the protein that you need for a day

• It provides you with most of the vitamins and minerals that you need for a day

Why do adverts contain claims?

• To convince people to buy a product

• To fool people into buying products

• To make adverts appear more attractive

• To compete against other adverts

Who passed a law which said that all health claims in adverts must be supported by scientific evidence?

• United Nations

• World Health Organization

• European Council

• European Union

Which food types cause an increase in body weight?

• Vitamins and proteins

• Fat and sugar

• Carbohydrates

• Minerals

Regularly eating this type of pizza would cause a person to increase their body weight. Which statement below is the correct reason why?

• It is high in fat

• It is high in sodium

• It is high in carbohydrate

• It is high in protein

Why is bias used in advertising?

• To shift away from the correct meaning

• To force customers to purchase products

• To make advertisements appear more attractive

• To emphasize the truth of a claim

Companies use very attractive pictures to display their products in commercial advertisements. But in reality their products rarely look similar. Which statement below is the reason for this?

• Over time, the product has changed but the advertisement has not.

• It is difficult to make the real product look like the advertisement.

• The company is using the commercial advertisement picture to create bias in the mind of the customer

• The company is unable to maintain the quality of the real product to be similar to the advertisement

Which words in this advert create strong bias in the mind of a customer?

• Delicious, refreshing

• Glass, bottle

• Coca-cola, fatigue

• Sold, wherever

The main source of energy for the body is:

• Fats

• Proteins

• Minerals

• Carbohydrates