Reading Comprehension #14017

Practice Exercise 6 A

Slanted and Biased Language

  1. Rewrite these sentences. Eliminate or change words that communicate biased or slanted messages.

    1. Oliver was playing it cautious by waiting to ask for a raise after he had worked there for ten years.

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    2. The absent-minded student forgot his pencil for the third time this week.

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    3. Lucy decided to apply to become a fireman, just like her dad.

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    4. I lost my schoolwork on the stupid computer when the power went out.

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    5. To which cheating auto mechanic did you take your car to be fixed?

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    6. That is the fifth incompetent youngster to submit a resume.

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    7. Marsha always finds heirlooms at yard sales.

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    8. My kids’ softball team was massacred by the visiting team.

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    9. That old-fashioned approach will doom the company to failure.

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    10. The old man gave me the keys to the car tonight.

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