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WorksheetsPrejudice and Discrimination
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What are the missing words? A prejudice is an _______________ preconceived opinion about a person, which is not based on any specific fact or knowledge
accurate and fair
unfair or unreasonable
informed or justified
inaccurate but reasonable
Which of these is NOT a protected characteristic?
Fashion choices
Age
Disability
Sex/sexual orientation
How might people develop a prejudice? Choose ALL correct answers.
Learnt from friends or family members
Views seen in the media
Fears and anxieties about people who are different from them
Which law prevents people from discriminating against protected characteristics?
The Equality Act 2007
The Inequality Act 2010
The Discrimination Act 2011
The Equality Act 2010
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.
Indirect discrimination
Dual discrimination
Direct discrimination
Discrimination by association
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)
Indirect discrimination
Dual discrimination
Direct discrimination
Discrimination by association
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
Indirect discrimination
Dual discrimination
Direct discrimination
Discrimination by association
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
Indirect discrimination
Positive discrimination
Direct discrimination
Discrimination by association
What is the name for 'a crime that is committed against someone due to them having a protected characteristic'?
Discriminative crime
Prejudiced crime
Hate crime
Inequality based crime
Which of these is NOT an example of bullying?
Messaging someone on instagram to say something unkind
Making unkind comments every time someone answers a question in a lesson
Editing a photo of someone and sharing it with other people in the year group
Two people winding each other up and one reacts by saying something nasty on one occasion
