WHICH ONE OF THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS CONTAINS BIAS?

29 Jul WHICH ONE OF THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS CONTAINS BIAS?

Which one of the following statements contains a
metaphor?

A. She was like a bird in a cage.

B. My dream vanished as a puff of smoke.

C. The mighty oak is the king of the forest world.

D. The water shone like a thousand diamonds.

This question is based on the following passage.

Except for a few pigeons, Central Park was deserted. Mist
hung above the chilled grass. Patches of old

snow, scattered here and there, looked like white puddles.
The sun hung just above the horizon, casting red

and orange streaks across low-hanging clouds. The portly,
gray-haired gentleman jogging down the path

looked out of place. For one thing, he was dressed in
ordinary street clothes, not a sweat suit. Also, every

few seconds, he looked anxiously back over his shoulder.
Coming closer to me, I saw that his face was

flushed. He was panting, almost gasping. Abruptly, looking
this way and that, he moved behind a tree.

Seeming not to notice my presence, he stood with his back
against the trunk, panting heavily. After a

moment, he poked his head out to survey the path. It was
still empty, except for a squirrel that dashed

across the path like a furry dart. I checked my watch. It
was now 7:30. Mentally marking the time, I aimed

my camera toward the man’s face.

14. In this paragraph, at what time of day is the action
taking place?

A. Around sunset

B. Around sunrise

C. Around midnight

D. Around noonThis question based on the “The Little
Match Girl,” which you read in this

study unit.

15. What is the setting of “The Little Match
Girl”?

A. A place in the matchseller’s imagination

B. The matchseller’s attic home

C. A wintry city street

D. The matchseller’s grandmother’s house

This question is based on the following information about
The Call of the Wild, a book by Jack

London.

The Call of the Wild is a story about a dog named Buck. Buck
is a pampered dog who lives with a wealthy

family in southern California. During the Gold Rush, Buck is
captured, sold, and eventually shipped to

Alaska to work as a sled dog. Along the way, Buck is
mistreated by a series of owners. Eventually he

learns to survive as a member of a dog sled team. As a
result, Buck soon realizes that in the Yukon of

Alaska, “the law of club and fang” is stronger
than the rules of civilized society. With each new experience,

Buck becomes more acquainted with his primitive past.
Finally, after losing the one person who treated

Buck well, Buck decides to return to living in the wild.

16. From the information above, which one of the following
headlines would best represent the theme of

Jack London’s story?

A. Pampered Dog Moves to Alaska

B. Dog Learns the Ropes of Sled Teams

C. Dog Mistreated by Owners

D. Dog’s Roots Call Him Back

This question is based on the following four sentences.

1. Netta and Jim argued over their views of free trade.

2. Netta and Jim had different views on free trade.

3. Netta and Jim were sharply split over the issue of free
trade.

4. Netta and Jim refused to discuss the issue of free trade.

17. In these four sentences, the word that’s most obviously
a loaded word is

A. sharply.

B. different.

C. refused.

D. argued.

18. Which one of the following sentences best explains the
term bias?

A. Bias is a negative opinion.

B. Bias is an opinion that favors one point of view.

C. Bias is an interpretation of something.

D. Bias exchanges a negative opinion for a positive one.End
of exam

19. Which one of the following statements contains bias?

A. Charles left for California on the 6:00 A.M. flight.

B. It had rained for three days straight.

C. The employees whined about their low wages.

D. The budget was reduced by $3,000.

This question is based on the following paragraph.

(1) After my interview with these four young people, I
reflected on the quiet sense of “difference” I sensed

with many of these Upward Bound students. (2) As a college
teacher who has also taught seventh-grade

science, I have some experience with the faces and attitudes
of adolescence. (3) Upward Bound students

had those faces. (4) There was the puzzled coping with
changing bodies—hormone hell. (5) There was

ambivalence about “authority figures” and
uncertainties about whether or not the world would have some

place for them. (6) There were the studied rationalizations
about lapses on homework assignments,

moments of despair, adolescent angst—all of that. (7) But
there was also that “difference.” (8) Maybe it’s

one part knowing people care and one part beginning to trust
the future. (9) I wasn’t sure.

(Turner, “Onward and Upward: Upward Bound Helps Open
College Doors,” Virginia Journal of Education,

June 1992. Adapted as fair usage.)

20. Which one of the following statements accurately
reflects bias in relation to this passage?

A. The author is biased in favor of the Upward Bound
Program.

B. The author shows no bias.

C. The author is biased against adolescents.

D. The author feels that adolescence is a bad time for
making choices.