Review Question 1

TRUE OR FALSE?

Only the author has bias.

Review Question 2

In the five ways to detect

bias, this refers to ‘how
people are referred to’
Review Question 3

This adjective means ‘not

influenced by personal
feelings or opinions in
considering and representing
facts’
Review Question 4

This adjective means

‘impartial or; not helping or
supporting either side in a
conflict, disagreement’
Review Question 5

It is the author’s
preconceived opinion
on a subject
Fact and Opinion Sorter
Direction: Identify whether the following statement introduces a fact or an opinion.

FACT OPINION
Many scientists suspect that…
According to the results of the tests…
The annual report confirms…
He claimed that…
The investigation demonstrated…
It is the officer’s view that…

FACT OPINION
COLUMN A COLUMN B
1. Emotive language ____
2. Personal Pronouns ____
3. Exaggeration ___
4. Rhetorical questions ___
5. Repetition __
6. Modality ___
COLUMN B
A. Questions asked just for effect, or to emphasize
a point
B. Words used to make the reader feel like you are
talking to them
C. Language used to make the reader feel certain
emotions
D. Providing information that is inflated, or over-
the-top
COLUMN B
E. Words used to indicate the degree to which
something is probable
F. Important words or phrases that are used
more than once
EMPHASIS MARKERS EXAMPLES
Rhetorical question Who doesn’t want success?
It is certain that if we do not clean the
Modality ocean now, our environment will suffer.
There are thousands of animals at the
mercy of our selfishness and disregard
Emotive language for kindness
Directions: Choose and underline the emotive language in the
sentences given.
1. Homework is destroying the childhood of
today’s children.

2. It is certain that too much homework does not

achieve anything for students; this practice must
be stopped!

3. Don’t students deserve to unwind and relax

after a long day at school?
4. Think about all the exhausted children who
must suffer through the horrific task of
homework every single night.

5. Too much homework is stressful for the

student, boring for the student, and pointless
for the student.
6. We need to work together to make schools
see that too much homework is an
unnecessary exercise.
Let’s try it!

Direction: Form a group of 3 and write

sentences about a topic of your choice. Use six
(6) emphasis markers.
Topic: __________________________
Emphasis marker Sentence
Emotive language
Rhetorical Question
Let’s try it!

Direction: Form a group of 3 and write sentences about a topic of your choice. Use
six (6) emphasis markers.

Topic: __________________________
Emphasis marker Sentence
Emotive language
Rhetorical Question