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English
Quarter 3 – Module 1:
Biases in Written Texts
English – Grade 8
Quarter 3 – Module 1: Biases in Written Texts
First Edition, 2020

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English
Quarter 3 – Module 1:
Biases in Written Texts
Introductory Message
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 Let Us Learn
Hello, there! In this module we will be exploring about the impact of biases
in different written texts.
Here, you will be able to learn how biases affect the readers’ feeling towards the
subject discussed. This module will also help you learn how to spot biased
statements made by the author. Moreover, this will help you easily understand why
authors use this technique in writing. So let’s begin!

In the end of this learning module, you are expected to:

1. Identify details that support biases within a written text,
2. Explain your understanding about the “Concept of Bias”, and
3. Examine biases (for or against) made by the author.

Let Us Try
Let’s start this module by checking what you know about the topic! Are you
ready?

DIRECTIONS: Read the following questions below and write the letter that
corresponds to your answer.

1. Which of the following is the subject of the sentence?

a. Market
b. Soda brands
c. Favorite drink
d. Soca-Sola

2. Which of the following represents the meaning of the statement?

a. The author likes drinking Soca-Sola.
b. The author does not like drinking other soda brands.
c. The author is biased towards Soca-Sola over other soda brands and
encourages readers to like the product as well.
d. The author is biased against Soca-Sola and prefers other soda brands
discouraging readers from liking the product mentioned.

For items 4-6.

“Teenagers love Soca-Sola because of its very fun and festive vibe which most
soda brands don’t have”.

3. Which of the details below displays bias from the sentence?

a. Teenagers love Soca-Sola
b. Very fun and festive vibe
c. Most soda brands don’t have
d. All of the above

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 4. Which of the following is the subject of the sentence?
a. Teenagers
b. Soca-Sola
c. Vibe
d. Soda brands

5. Which of the following shows the hidden meaning of the statement?

a. Teenagers love drinking Soca-Sola.
b. Soca-Sola has a very fun and festive vibe.
c. The author is biased towards Soca-Sola over other soda brands and
encourages readers to like the product as well.
d. The author is biased against Soca-Sola and prefers other soda brands
discouraging readers from liking the product mentioned.

For items 7-8.

“Most consumers complain about the unreasonable expensive price of each

can of Soca-Sola which is two times higher than the others”.

6. Which of the following details display bias from the sentence?

a. Most consumers complain
b. Unreasonable expensive price
c. Two times high than others
d. All of the above

7. Which of the following is the subject of the sentence?

a. Consumers
b. Price
c. Soca-Sola
d. Others

8. Which of the following shows the hidden meaning of the statement?

a. Soca-Sola’s price value is unreasonably expensive.
b. Soca-Sola’s price is two times higher than others.
c. The author is biased towards Soca-Sola over other soda brands and
influencing reader’s to develop a positive perception of the product.
d. The author is biased against Soca-Sola and prefers other soda brands
and influencing readers to develop a positive perception of the product.

For items 9-11

“Sugars and Acids found in each can of Soca-Sola are like poison to the body
that causes fatal health problems”.

9. Which of the following details display bias from the sentence?

a. Sugar and Acids found
b. Each can of Soca-Sola is like poison

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 c. Causes fatal health problems
d. All of the above

10. Which of the following is the subject of the sentence?

a. Health Problems
b. Soca-Sola
c. Poison
d. Sugars and Acids

11. Which of the following shows the hidden meaning of the statement?
a. The author likes drinking Soca-Sola.
b. The author does not like drinking other soda brands.
c. The author is biased towards Soca-Sola and influences readers’
perception of its effect on human health.
d. The author is biased against Soca-Sola and prefers other soda brands
discouraging readers to like the product mentioned.

For items 13-15.

“Commitment to consumers is the top priority of the Soca-Sola company,

ensuring that all products perfectly suit the taste of each consumer”.

12. Which of the following details display bias from the sentence?
a. Commitment to consumer is the priority
b. The Soca-Sola company ensures all products perfectly suit
c. All products perfectly suit the taste of each consumer
d. All of the above

13. Which of the following is the subject of the sentence?

a. Commitment
b. Consumers
c. Soca-Sola
d. Taste
14. Which of the following shows the hidden meaning of the statement?
a. The author is a member of the Soca-Sola company.
b. The author is one of the consumers of Soca-Sola.
c. The author is biased towards the Soca-Sola company, and endorses
the core values of the company to the readers.
d. The author is biased against the Soca-Sola company, and criticizes the
core values of the company to the readers.

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 Let Us Study
As we begin with the lesson, let us first look at the advertisement for
different beverages. Try to observe at the messages implied in the
advertisement for both Soda and Tea..

Activity 1 Interpreting Messages

Unreasonably
Expensive!!

Tasteless!

What are the positive messages conveyed in the illustration?

How about the negative messages?

Which do you prefer drinking after looking at the illustration presented?

Why?

Which do you think is the illustration biased towards?

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Now let’s unbox unfamiliar words that will help you understand the reading
text better!

Activity 2 Unboxing Unfamiliar Words

Directions: Analyze the pictures given below and guess the mystery word it
describes. You may also refer to the definition given per item to help you unlock the
correct answer.

1. 2.

(noun) a drinkable liquid. (verb) to interrupt the normal

course or unity of.

3. 4.

(adjective) going beyond normal

or acceptable limit in degree or (adjective) good enough.
amount.

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5. 6.

(noun) an alkaloid found especially in

(adjective) not expected
coffee, tea, cacao, and kola nuts used
medicinally as a stimulant and
diuretic.

7. 8.

(noun) an abnormal depletion of (noun) an abnormal and

bodily fluids. overwhelming sense of apprehension
and fear often marked by physical
signs such as tension, sweating, and
increased pulse rate.

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9. 10.

(noun) a person who buys goods (noun) an abnormally rapid or

and services irregular beating of the heart

(All images are taken from Shutterstock.com)

Now that you’ve unlocked the mystery words, you may now read this text and
analyze the purpose of the author in writing this informative text. You may read it
aloud or silently on your own.

HERE’S WHY YOU SHOULD STOP DRINKING TEA

Beatriz Lariba

Tea has been popular for a few centuries now all over the world, from the small
garden gatherings in Asia to the busy cities of Europe. It became the all-time
favourite of most people. In fact, according to the article from Critical Reviews in Food
and Nutrition (2013), tea takes the second position of the most consumed beverage
among all. Moreover, this beverage acclaims to have good beneficial effects on human
health. It is known to have chemo-preventive effects on cancers, cardiovascular
disease, and inflammation. In an experiment, researchers have seen a significant
decrease of non-malignant tumor growths in tumor-bearing mice. Although this
result may seem promising, this still remains questionable simply because the study
is conducted on mice and not humans themselves. It is obviously unreliable to
compare results of mice to human subjects.

What is surprising is that there are a lot more reasons why you should reconsider
drinking tea, and here’s the list:

1. Tea can cause various problems

As tea contains “caffeine” (a stimulant for the mind), it has been discovered
that these products may cause various problems to human health such as
headaches, palpitations, vomiting, diarrhea and a lot more. Different researchers

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 have looked into more than a thousand patients who drink tea and have
reported to suffer from these problems.
2. Tea can cause mental issues
As mentioned, tea products contain caffeine that could relatively disrupt your
sleep cycle. This means that with an excessive consumption of this beverage, a
person’s mind will be too stimulated even if the body already needs adequate
sleep. Having Inadequate sleep for a few days can cause various mental issues
such as impaired memory and reduced attention span (Hill, 2019).
3. Tea can lead to pregnancy complications
High amounts of caffeine from tea can cause life-threatening problems
especially to pregnant women. Drinking too much of this beverage in unadvisable
for this leads to miscarriage and low infant birth weight.
4. Tea can cause kidney damage
Drinking Weight loss tea alongside with fasting for only a week may abruptly
cause severe dehydration which can further cause tremors, blurry vision, and
worst is kidney damage.
5. Tea can increase Anxiety
On top of all mentioned above, drinking this risky beverage can increase
anxiety levels, together with stress, and restlessness which is significantly
threatening to any consumer of these products.

All of the risks enumerated above are just a tiny fraction of the unknown dangers
of drinking tea. Although this beverage is popular, it cannot be denied that this
brings hazard to its consumers without them knowing. This is why it is best to avoid
supporting these products for these are indeed silent destroyers of our health.

What are your thoughts after reading this text? Do you think this is fair and true?
Answer the following questions

• What is the reading text about?

• What are the important points presented in the reading text?
• Do you think the information provided is fair and unbiased?
Why or Why not?
• Is the author biased against the drinking tea?
• Did your perception about drinking tea change after reading the text?
After answering these questions, let us organize our ideas in order to reveal the main
idea and understand the motive of the reading text.

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Activity 3 Organizing Ideas
Directions: List down details and the main idea that support biases used in the
written text using the “detail organizer” below. Write the main idea inside the vacant
space of the soda can and a supporting detail in each of the acid bubble.

Detail Detail
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Detail _______
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Detail
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Detail _________ Detail

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______ _____

Main Idea
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Bias statements are commonly misleading, and it’s important to learn how to spot
one. Here’s a thorough discussion about Biases written texts and how to spot it.

Let’s say your close friend is running for the position of president in the students’
organization in your school. As usual, all students in the school including yourself,
has to vote for a candidate for each position in the organization.

Given the fact that your friend is one of the candidates, there is a high possibility
that you will be voting for your friend not because she is the best among the
candidates but because you know her personally and that she is your FRIEND.

In this situation, you are perhaps displaying BIAS towards your friend.

What is BIAS?

According to Collins Dictionary, bias is a tendency to prefer one person or thing to

another, and to favour that person or thing. Meaning, it leans towards something
without proper judgement or rather without checking out the facts and evidences.

This does not only exist in situations like school elections but instead, it also exists
to almost everywhere, like in:

Media And even in

Businesses Politics
Written Texts
we read

Why do authors use bias in writing?

Most authors use bias in writing in order to influence or sway the readers’ perception
about the subject in the text. Biases can be used either against or towards the
subject depending on how the author presents the subject to the readers. In addition,
the author may also present positive details or negative details in order to create
a biased impression to the readers.

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 If negative details are given Author is biased against the
about the subject = subject

If positive details are given Author is bias towards the

about the subject = subject

How do readers spot biases?

It is important for the readers to spot biases in written texts to avoid falling as a
victim into the author’s propaganda. Also, developing a good ability of spotting such
techniques may help avoid leaning towards or against a subject without evidences.
Rather, readers should judge subjects based on facts and evidences and not on
biases made by the author.

Recognizing Bias

1. Look for loaded words.

The author’s opinion about the topic can be revealed by looking through the words
used that are charged with emotion (whether positive or negative).

Ex. POSITIVE NEGATIVE

IMPLICATION IMPLICATION
leader bossy
sociable attention-seeker
proud boastful

Notice that the three set of words have the same meaning yet imply a different tone
and impression to the readers.

2. Watch out for stereotypes.

If the author labels an entire group, the writing is probably biased.

Ex. Labelling people who did not finish a college degree as “failure”, it does not
directly mean that those people failed in life. Not everybody who did not graduate in
college is a failure. Some are successful in different aspects in life.

3. Notice vague language or generalizations.

If the author isn’t using specific language, this could be an indicator of bias.

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Lack of specific details about a subject may imply that the author is only showing
the other side of the story.

In this example, it seems that the president is not friendly to everyone and implies a
negative impression. Now, check out the second example:

“The president was furious to everyone in the classroom because they were
not paying attention and were disrespectful”

In the second example, here you can see the reason why the president was furious
to everyone which gives you clear impression of what really happened.

4. Be on the lookout for one-sided arguments.

If the author only presents one side of an argument, his/her writing is probably
biased. This is also an obvious indication that the author is trying to influence the
readers using one-sided arguments, putting the author in-charge of filtering
information to be presented in the text.

5. Determine if the author is presenting facts or opinions.

Facts are what they are – the truth. But opinions can be based on feelings, emotions,
or prejudices, which aren’t objective. Make sure that the information fed by the
author in the text is based on fact and not on emotions.

If you spot these things in a written text, it means that the author is using biased
statements and is using this technique to persuade you to support or oppose the
subject discussed. Take note that bias can be used against or towards the subject
depending on the details used whether positive or negative.

Let Us Practice
Now, do you know what biases in written texts are, Let’s put that into a
test and try to spot them in this activity.

Activity 4 Digging Deeper

Directions: Now that you’ve learned about biases present in written text, re-read the
report presented earlier about “Why you should stop drinking tea” .Then, list
down the statements you think that are biased against the subject.

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Note: Go back to the text and list down your answers

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Let Us Practice More

Now that you know how to spot biases, let’s practice it more by
distinguishing positive and negative information.

Directions: Read the following biased statements below and identify whether it is
biased towards or against the subject. Put a (-) symbol beside the item if the
statement is biased against the subject while a (+) symbol if the statement is biased
towards the subject.

1. Soda is a good source of energy for it contains sugars and acids

that can help you get energized all throughout the day!
2. Drinking black tea is like wasting money, it is definitely tasteless
and totally expensive both at the same time.
3. Tons of fatal health problems can be developed from drinking
soda and this include obesity and diabetes!
4. Drinking tea frequently fights cancer and cardiovascular diseases.

5. Tea products are silent killers; it gives you a pinch of good health
benefits and a load of harmful side effects without knowing.

Let Us Remember
Upon understanding what biases are in written text, what are your
realizations?
Activity 5 Evaluating my Understanding

Directions: Explain your own understanding of the “concept of bias” through the
Facebook emojis below. Write your explanation in 3-5 sentences in the spaces
provided below.

What I discovered about bias is …

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 What I don’t like about bias is …
_______________________________________________________________
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What I have to do to know if a written text is biased is to …

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What I should do to avoid bias in my community …
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Let Us Assess
This time, let’s check our understanding about the topic and analyze the
following questions.

DIRECTIONS: Read the following statements below and identify which one is biased
towards or against the subject discussed. Write the letter of your answer.

1. Which of the following statements displays bias against drinking Soda?

a. Soda is undeniably a requirement for every kind of party.
b. Drinking soda everyday can increase your ability to concentrate well.
c. Soda is loaded with tons of sugar which can be extremely deadly for
your health.
d. Daily consumption of Soda increases your energy levels.

2. Which of the following statements displays bias towards drinking Soda?

a. Too much consumption of Soda is linked with multiple dental
problems.
b. Drinking Soda everyday can lead to serious gastrointestinal diseases.
c. Soda can cause obesity because of its high sugar contents.
d. Soda has low-level caffeine that is proven to improve better brain
function.

3. All of the statements below are biased against consumption of tea except
one.
a. Tea products such as green and black tea can reduce the risk of
developing diabetes disease.
b. Pregnant women who consume tea can harm the development of their
babies in the womb.

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 c. Tea consists of high levels of caffeine which can cause diarrhea,
headaches, or even vomiting.
d. Consuming tea products daily can trigger anxiety, stress, and
restlessness of the consumer.

4. “Drinking tea offers more health benefits than drinking soda”. Which of the
following below best describes the statement given?
a. The author likes drinking tea than soda.
b. The author neither likes tea nor soda.
c. The author is biased against drinking tea, and influences the readers
chose soda over tea.
d. The author is biased towards drinking tea, and influences the readers
chose tea over soda.

5. “Soda is the #1 beverage that contains massive amount of sugar that leads
to different types of diabetes”. Which of the following below best describes
the statement given?
a. The author recommends drinking soda daily.
b. The author is telling you to drink water than soda.
c. The author is biased against drinking soda, and discourages the
readers to consume this drink.
d. The author is biased towards drinking soda, and encourages the
readers to consume this drink.

6. Which of the following statements display bias towards drinking tea?

a. Caffeine found in tea products can develop caffeine dependence
among tea consumers making them feel easily irritable.
b. Tea is one of the most popular beverages that have incredible health
benefits.
c. Heavy consumption of tea can interrupt the body’s ability to absorb
Iron which is extremely harmful to our health.
d. Black and green teas are usually tasteless and are definitely a waste
of money.

7. Which of the following statements display bias against drinking tea?

a. Consuming more than 10 cups a day can improve the health of the
people with diabetes.
b. Extracts that are found in teas can decrease the risk of cancer
according to some studies.
c. Tea is one of the most popular beverages that have incredible health
benefits.
d. Most weightloss tea and fasting can lead to severe dehydration which
causes fainting among consumers of this beverage.

8. “Tea is often linked with multiple mental problems since it disrupts your sleep
cycle due to its caffeine contents”. Which of the following below best describes
the statement given?

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 a. The author is biased towards tea and influences the readers to
consume tea products.
b. The author is biased against tea and influences the readers to stop
consuming tea products.
c. The author likes drinking tea even if it causes multiple mental
problems.
d. The author does not like drinking tea because it causes multiple mental
problems.

9. “Tea is definitely the best among different beverages as it makes you healthier,
which prevents you from developing cancer and diabetes”. Which of the
following below best describes the statement given?
a. The author is right, tea products are the best beverage among all in the
market.
b. The author is wrong, tea products are not the best beverage among all
in the market.
c. The author is biased towards tea and influences the readers to
consume tea products.
d. The author is biased against tea and influences the readers to stop
consuming tea products.

10. “95% of doctors recommend daily consumption of soda to induce better brain
function among its consumers”. Which of the following below best describes
the statement given?
a. The author is biased towards soda and influences the readers’ opinion
about the effect of soda to our health.
b. The author is biased against soda and influences the readers’ opinion
about the effect of soda to our health.
c. The author is right; soda is indeed good for our health.
d. The author is wrong; soda is very harmful to our health.

11. Which of the following statements display bias towards drinking tea?
a. Tea and Soda are two of the most popular and the most consumed
beverages around the world.
b. Acids found in soda are harmful and can seriously damage your
gastrointestinal tract in the long run.
c. Tea is the only beverage in the world that can help prevent cancer,
diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases all at the same time.
d. Tea has various side effects that are not usually known by most
consumers such as headaches, vomiting and sleep disorders.

12. Which of the following statements display bias against drinking soda?
a. Soda is a popular drink for party goers because of its fun and energetic
vibe.
b. 95% of college students drink soda to energize their body for the whole
day.

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 c. Frequent consumption of soda causes severe obesity which later leads
to serious cardiovascular diseases.
d. Drinking tea is better than drinking soda.

13. “Tea is better than soda if you don’t want to suffer from obesity, diabetes,
and dental problems which is commonly caused by drinking soda”. Which
of the following below best describes the statement given?
a. The author is biased towards soda and influences the readers’ opinion
about the effect of soda to our health.
b. The author is biased against soda and influences the readers’ opinion
about the effect of soda to our health.
c. The author suggests that the readers should drink tea.
d. The author suggests that the readers should drink soda.

14. Which of the following below best describes the written text when the
author is biased towards the subject?
a. The author emphasizes the positive details about the subject of the
written text.
b. The author emphasizes the negative details about the subject of the
written text.
c. The author emphasizes both the positive and negative details about the
subject of the written text.
d. The author emphasizes neither the positive nor negative details about
the subject of the written text.

15. Which of the following below best describes the written text when the
author is biased against the subject?
a. The author emphasizes the positive details about the subject of the
written text.
b. The author emphasizes the negative details about the subject of the
written text.
c. The author emphasizes both the positive and negative details about the
subject of the written text.
d. The author emphasizes neither the positive nor negative details about
the subject of the written text.

Let Us Enhance
Now it’s your time to make your own text, apply all you have learned from
the topic and make sure to avoid using biases in your writing.

Activity 6 Avoiding Biases

Directions: Write an essay promoting Davao City without giving biased statements.
Apply what you have learned about biases and how to avoid these in your own
writing. Your output will be graded according to the rubrics provided

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Image from https://www.philstar.com/nation/2018/01/18/1778762/transfer-seat-government-davao-city Image from https://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/1829100/Davao/Local-News/Davao-Third-most-competitive-city-in-Philippines

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Rubrics
Criteria 5 3 1

The essay has 1-2 The essay has 3-5 The essay has 5 or
conventional errors conventional errors more conventional
CONVENTIONS in either grammar, in either grammar, errors in either
grammar, mechanics, mechanics, spelling, mechanics, spelling, grammar,
spelling and sentence and sentence and sentence mechanics, spelling,
construction construction construction and sentence
construction

ALL ideas presented 1-3 ideas presented 4 or more ideas

in the essay are in the essay are not presented in the
ORGANIZATION cohesive and are cohesive and are not essay are not
Order of idea logically arranged logically arranged cohesive and are not
development according to the that are misleading logically arranged
purpose of the to the purpose of the that are misleading
author author to the purpose of the
author

The main purpose of The main purpose of The main purpose of

CONTENT the essay is clear the essay is not clear the essay is not clear
Ideas presented are and is free from any and has 1-3 biased and has 4 or more
clear and free from form of biases statements (whether biased statements
biases. (whether supports or supports or oppose (whether supports or
oppose the subject) the subject) oppose the subject)
TOTAL

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 Let Us Reflect
As you learn about the topic, what do you think are the alternative ways in
order to spot and avoid biases in written texts?

Directions: After learning about “biases in written texts”. Make a list of 5 tips of
your own in avoiding biases in writing.

5 tips to avoid biases in writing

TIP #1: _________________________________________
TIP #2: _________________________________________
TIP #3: _________________________________________
TIP #4: _________________________________________
TIP #5: _________________________________________

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Let us Practice
Activity 4
1. Tea can cause various problems
2. These products may cause various
problems to human health
3. Researchers have looked into more
than a thousand patients
4. Tea can cause mental issues
5. Could relatively disrupt your sleep
cycle
6. Inadequate sleep for a few days
can cause various mental issues
7. Tea can lead to pregnancy
complications
8. Tea can cause life-threatening
problems especially to pregnant
women
9. Tea can cause kidney damage
Activity 2 Let us Learn
10. May abruptly cause severe 1. beverage 11. A
dehydration 2. disrupt 12. D
3. excessive 13. C
11. Tea can increase Anxiety 4. adequate 14. B
5. abrupt 15. A
12. This risky beverage can increase 6. caffeine 16. C
anxiety levels 7. dehydration 17. B
8. anxiety 18. A
13. A tiny fraction of the unknown 9. consumer 19. D
dangers of drinking tea. 10. palpitation 20. B
21. D
14. Brings hazard to its consumers 22. D
without them knowing 23. C
24. A
15. Silent destroyers of our health 25. C
Answer Key
 Let us Practice More
+ 1. Soda is a good source of
energy for it contains sugars and acids that
can help you get energized all throughout the
day!
- 2. Drinking black tea is like
wasting money, it is definitely tasteless and
totally expensive both at the same time.
- 3. Tons of fatal health problems can
Let us assess be developed from drinking soda and this
includes obesity and diabetes!
1. C
2. D
+ 4. Drinking tea frequently fights
3. A
cancer and cardiovascular diseases.
4. D
5. C
6. B - 5. Tea products are silent
7. D killers, it gives you a pinch of good health
8. B benefits and a load of harmful side effects
9. C without knowing.
10. A
11. C
12. C
13. B
14. A
15. B
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