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GP key terminology 1

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Another word for 'evaluate' is ...

a)

argue

b)

assess

c)

review

d)

recap

2.

Biased arguments designed to influence people's behaviour and/or thoughts - often relating to political issues

a)

hype

b)

stereotype

c)

vested interest

d)

propaganda

3.

If you are asked to express an opinion on a subject that could benefit you personally, this means you have a ............... in it

a)

bias

b)

trend

c)

vested interest

d)

demographic

4.

The graph shows ...............................in the sale of computers over the last 7 years.

a)

an upward trend

b)

a downward trend

c)

no trend

d)

a fluctuation

5.

In this graph it is clear that the number of deaths from malaria has ...............over the last few years.

a)

plateaued

b)

declined

c)

fluctuated

d)

stagnated

6.

All people breathe,

Boris is a person

Therefore Boris breathes

a)

The first sentence is called the major premise

b)

The first sentence is called the conclusion

c)

The second sentence is called the conclusion

d)

The final sentence is called the minor premise

7.

Logic examples like the last question are types of ........................logic

a)

inductive

b)

deductive

8.

Mary has interviewed 9 out of 10 classmates and found out that all 9 of them drank Coca-Cola, she ................that the last person she interviews will also drink it.

a)

predicts

b)

infers

c)

implies

d)

values

9.

90% of the people surveyed said they had never smoked. From this data, I .......................that most people disapprove of cigarettes.

a)

implied

b)

valued

c)

inferred

d)

guessed

10.

The belief in saving money and education are two .......................that most societies prioritise

a)

prejudices

b)

values

c)

stereotypes

d)

rituals

11.

___________are practices that usually have the same 'formal actions' every time they are carried out - e.g. praying and getting married.

a)

Value judgements

b)

Rituals

c)

Phenomena

d)

Trends

12.

When you infer a conclusion from available information, you are using ..................reasoning

a)

deductive

b)

value judgement

c)

inductive

d)

reductive

13.

An opinion that tries to tell people what to think and/or do is called a ...................

a)

generalisation

b)

reductive argument

c)

exaggeration

d)

value judgement

14.

A ________________ is overly simplistic.

a)

reductive argument

b)

biased argument

c)

balanced argument

d)

detailed argument

15.

Numerical data are on a specific topic are also called......

a)

opinions

b)

statistics

c)

arguments

d)

reasoning

16.

Marriage and racism are two examples of social ...................that show how behaviour can spread through cultural forces.

a)

disorder

b)

rituals

c)

phenomena

d)

propaganda