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TEST #5 (ENGLISH 6)
Read each question carefully. Choose the best answer from the choices given.
_________1. Which of the following is a gender stereotype?
A. A woman working as a police officer
B. A man crying after watching a sad movie
C. A woman cooking while the man watches TV
D. A father taking care of his baby
_________2. What is a stereotype?
A. A true fact about all people
B. A belief that treats everyone as an individual
C. A general idea about a group that may not be true
D. A scientific rule
_________3. Which commercial shows a stereotype?
A. A boy and girl building a robot together
B. A mom and dad both doing laundry
C. A woman using a power tool while her husband cooks
D. A man being the only one fixing the car while the woman watches
_________4. Why can stereotypes in commercials be harmful?
A. They help everyone be treated equally
B. They show realistic stories about all people
C. They limit how people see themselves and others
D. They make commercials more fun to watch
_________5. Which of the following helps remove stereotypes from a commercial?
A. Showing only men at work and women at home
B. Giving men and women equal roles in the story
C. Making fun of people based on gender
D. Showing boys as brave and girls as weak
II. Directions: Look at the poster below. Then answer the questions.
_________6. What is the poster trying to tell you?
A. Buy new clothes
B. Save water
C. Cook food
D. Wash your hands
_________7. What image is shown in the poster?
A. A house
B. A tree
C. A dripping faucet
D. A school
_________8. What idea or message does the poster want you to remember?
A. Use as much water as you want
B. Water is free for everyone
C. Save water for the future
D. Faucets are fun to play with
_________9. What feeling do you get from the picture?
A. Angry
B. Happy
C. Concerned
D. Excited
_________10. Why do you think the poster uses a picture of water or a faucet?
A. To make it look pretty
B. To show water is important and shouldn't be wasted
C. To advertise plumbing services
D. To make people thirsty
III. Determine images/ideas that are explicitly used to influence viewers (Stereotypes,
Point of view, Propagandas)
_________11. Analiza makes friends with her male classmates. Predict the stereotype.
A. People will think that she will get pregnant early.
B. People will think Ana is a boy.
_________12. Paolo is an Engineer. Predict the stereotype.
A. His friends have thought he is good at Mathematics since
childhood.
B. His friends think that he cheated during examinations when he
was still a student.
_________ 13. Mildred does not have a religion. Predict the stereotype.
A. Her neighbors think she hates God, and she is an evil person.
B. Her neighbors think that she is very kind to everyone.
_________ 14. Bryan attends his classes in a private school. Predict the stereotype.
A.He is probably rich.
B. He is lazy.
_________15. Carol wears shorts when she goes to the mall. Predict the stereotype.
A.People think she is poor.
B. People think she wants attention from boys.
