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GCSE English Practice Test: Bias - Knowing The Difference Between Fact And Opinion
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At the simplest level, 'bias' expresses the difference between fact and opinion. But texts are not always so simple - writers can make a highly-opinionated piece appear factual, or can choose to present facts and statistics in a selective, biased manner. Learning to spot bias will make you a careful, critical reader.

GCSE English Practice Test: Bias - Knowing The Difference Between Fact And Opinion
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10 Questions

1. Which of the following statements is NOT a fact?
2. Which of the following is an example of a misleading fact?
3. 'Litter louts, who fling their greasy fast-food packaging down in the high street might as well be harbouring the rats their filthy habits attract.'
Bias is evident in which parts of this sentence?
4. Which of the following statements shows bias?
5. 'Dr. Howard, lecturer in Nutrition at Anytown University, has shown that taking a daily fish oil supplement improves children's attainment in school by 20%. '
What form does bias take in this sentence?
6. Which of the following statements is NOT a fact?
7. 'Those who will not admit to the existence of climate change continue driving everywhere, spewing toxic gases into the environment.'
Bias is evident in which parts of this sentence?
8. 'Young people just don't have the opportunity to get enough exercise these days and this is beginning to show in the increase in weight-related problems among this age group.'
What might be the writer's motive in making this claim?
9. 'As everyone knows, alcohol damages the developing brain. What is less-commonly known, however, is that the human brain continues to develop until the age of 20.'
Where would you expect to find this combination of fact and opinion?
10. What does it mean to 'substantiate' a statement?

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