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Prejudice and Discrimination

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the missing words? A prejudice is an _______________ preconceived opinion about a person, which is not based on any specific fact or knowledge

a)

accurate and fair

b)

unfair or unreasonable

c)

informed or justified

d)

inaccurate but reasonable

2.

Which of these is NOT a protected characteristic?

a)

Fashion choices

b)

Age

c)

Disability

d)

Sex/sexual orientation

3.

How might people develop a prejudice? Choose ALL correct answers.

a)

Learnt from friends or family members

b)

Views seen in the media

c)

Fears and anxieties about people who are different from them

4.

Which law prevents people from discriminating against protected characteristics?

a)

The Equality Act 2007

b)

The Inequality Act 2010

c)

The Discrimination Act 2011

d)

The Equality Act 2010

5.

Which type of discrimination is this an example of: A school trip is organised and an ordinary bus arrives to take the children – however, there are two children in the class who use wheelchairs and they are unable to get on the bus and go on the trip.

a)

Indirect discrimination

b)

Dual discrimination

c)

Direct discrimination

d)

Discrimination by association

6.

Which type of discrimination is this an example of: An individual may be treated unfairly because of their partner’s religion or race (assuming that this is different from the individual’s own religion/race)

a)

Indirect discrimination

b)

Dual discrimination

c)

Direct discrimination

d)

Discrimination by association

7.

Which type of discrimination is this an example of: A dentist has a waiting list of new patients – the patient at the top of the list is Polish. When a space becomes available for the dentist to take a new patient, he skips the Polish patient at the top of the list, and instead offers the place to a British person

a)

Indirect discrimination

b)

Dual discrimination

c)

Direct discrimination

d)

Discrimination by association

8.

Which type of discrimination is this an example of: An employer gives someone with a protected characteristic a job, even if they are not the best candidate

a)

Indirect discrimination

b)

Positive discrimination

c)

Direct discrimination

d)

Discrimination by association

9.

What is the name for 'a crime that is committed against someone due to them having a protected characteristic'?

a)

Discriminative crime

b)

Prejudiced crime

c)

Hate crime

d)

Inequality based crime

10.

Which of these is NOT an example of bullying?

a)

Messaging someone on instagram to say something unkind

b)

Making unkind comments every time someone answers a question in a lesson

c)

Editing a photo of someone and sharing it with other people in the year group

d)

Two people winding each other up and one reacts by saying something nasty on one occasion