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Media Bias Quiz

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does "media agenda" refer to?

a)

The topics selected by media for focus and emphasis

b)

The schedule of a news channel

c)

A list of guests on a talk show

d)

Advertising content in media

2.

Credibility in journalism is:

a)

How entertaining a news report is

b)

The trustworthiness and reliability of the information presented

c)

The number of advertisements in news

d)

Using digital graphics in news reports

3.

A "deep fake" is:

a)

An in-depth investigative report

b)

A highly realistic and manipulated video or audio recording

c)

A news story about underwater exploration

d)

A factual documentary

4.

What is "clickbait"?

a)

A tool for catching fish

b)

A tool for catching fish

c)

An informative and well-researched article

d)

Web content with the primary goal of attracting ad impressions

5.

A primary source in journalism is:

a)

A source that is first to report a news story

b)

A summarized version of a news story

c)

A news source that is primary in a specific region

d)

An original document or direct evidence concerning a topic

6.

This is something that actually exists or happened and is verifiable.

a)

Fact

b)

Opinion

c)

Bias

7.

Bias means _____________ one view over another view.

a)

supplementing

b)

favoring

c)

opinioning

d)

hosting

8.

An unbiased person considers all sides of an issue.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Which statement is more biased?

a)

KPop is way better than hip hop.

b)

KPop originated in South Korea.

10.

Bias can lead to prejudiced behavior.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

If you read a biased source, you might not get all of the information.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

"Eating tomatoes is one of the best things you can do."

This sentence is:

a)

a fact

b)

an opinion

13.

Tomatoes contain vitamin C.

This sentence is:

a)

a fact

b)

an opinion

14.

Research studies show that eating tomatoes lower the risk of cancer because they contain lycopene.

This sentence is:

a)

a fact

b)

an opinion

15.

If Tomato Farmers of America wrote an article about tomatoes, their purpose is mostly like to:

a)

entertain

b)

inform

c)

sell

16.

If a doctor wrote wrote an article about tomatoes, he or she is most likely trying to:

a)

entertain

b)

inform

c)

sell

17.

Would a doctor or Tomato Farmers of America be more biased toward tomatoes?

a)

Tomato Farmers of America

b)

a doctor

18.
TRUE or FALSE: Photos and videos can be manipulated and are not completely reliable.
a)
true
b)
false
19.

Eating grapefruit is the best way to lose weight.

What is the extreme language in this sentence?

a)

is

b)

best

c)

weight

d)

lose

20.

"Teachers always make us read things that are boring."

Describe this sentence.

a)

Fact

b)

Opinion

21.

What is this article an example of?

a)

sponsored content

b)

media bias

c)

spin

d)

journalism

22.

Circle the evidence that proves your answer from above is correct.

23.

This headline is an example of:

a)

Fake news

b)

Spin

c)

Agenda

d)

Partisan news