Unit 06 – Quiz: ACs 3.1–3.4 - Information, Bias, Comparison

Text A – Tabloid Excerpt

“Greedy bosses rake in millions while hardworking staff face frozen wages! It’s a disgrace. The fat cats at CityCorp gave themselves bonuses while frontline workers got nothing but stress and sleepless nights. When will this madness stop?”

Which technique is used in the phrase “fat cats at CityCorp”?

• a) Simile

• b) Alliteration

• c) Emotive language

• d) Statistic

Text A

“Greedy bosses rake in millions while hardworking staff face frozen wages! It’s a disgrace. The fat cats at CityCorp gave themselves bonuses while frontline workers got nothing but stress and sleepless nights. When will this madness stop?”

What type of text is this most likely from?

• a) Scientific journal

• b) Tabloid newspaper

• c) Personal blog

• d) Broadsheet

Text A

“Greedy bosses rake in millions while hardworking staff face frozen wages! It’s a disgrace. The fat cats at CityCorp gave themselves bonuses while frontline workers got nothing but stress and sleepless nights. When will this madness stop?”

What is the main idea of the text?

• CityCorp needs more funding

• Workers are overpaid

• Bosses get bonuses while staff suffer

• Business is booming

Text A

“Greedy bosses rake in millions while hardworking staff face frozen wages! It’s a disgrace. The fat cats at CityCorp gave themselves bonuses while frontline workers got nothing but stress and sleepless nights. When will this madness stop?”

Which of the following is an opinion?

• Staff faced frozen wages

• Bonuses were given

• “It’s a disgrace”

• Frontline workers exist

Text A

“Greedy bosses rake in millions while hardworking staff face frozen wages! It’s a disgrace. The fat cats at CityCorp gave themselves bonuses while frontline workers got nothing but stress and sleepless nights. When will this madness stop?”

What DAFOREST feature is used in “When will this madness stop?”

• Statistic

• Emotive language

Text B – Broadsheet Excerpt “Recent figures from the Office of National Statistics show that average executive pay rose by 6% in the last financial year. Meanwhile, staff salaries remained largely unchanged. Unions have called for a review of corporate pay policies.” Q6. Which of the following is a fact?

• Staff felt disappointed

• Pay rises are unfair

• Executive pay rose by 6%

• The situation is a disaster

Text B – Broadsheet Excerpt

“Recent figures from the Office of National Statistics show that average executive pay rose by 6% in the last financial year. Meanwhile, staff salaries remained largely unchanged. Unions have called for a review of corporate pay policies.”

What language style is used in this text?

• Biased

• Emotional

• Balanced and formal

• Sarcastic

Text B – Broadsheet Excerpt

“Recent figures from the Office of National Statistics show that average executive pay rose by 6% in the last financial year. Meanwhile, staff salaries remained largely unchanged. Unions have called for a review of corporate pay policies.”

Which organisation is referenced to support the claims?

• NHS

• BBC

• CityCorp

• Office of National Statistics

Which DAFOREST feature is used with the phrase “executive pay rose by 6%”?

• Fact

• Anecdote

• Repetition

• Opinion

Text B – Broadsheet Excerpt

“Recent figures from the Office of National Statistics show that average executive pay rose by 6% in the last financial year. Meanwhile, staff salaries remained largely unchanged. Unions have called for a review of corporate pay policies.”

How is this text different from the tabloid piece?

• Uses more adjectives

• Provides statistical evidence

• Contains no information

• Only discusses emotions