Reading Comprehension #14019

Practice Exercise 6 A

Slanted and Biased Language

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

    1. The brats played noisily and chaotically in the park.

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    2. The self-proclaimed dictator called the meeting to order.

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    3. Cities are sophisticated and alive with many more services than small, dying rural villages.

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    4. Who is the geeky runt trying out for the hockey team?

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    5. My Uncle Jed was thrifty his entire life.

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    6. The crazy guy in shipping suggested another useless idea at the staff meeting yesterday.

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    7. We should maintain the valued traditions of the club.

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    8. Marsha always finds heirlooms at yard-sales.

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    9. My kids softball team was massacred by the visiting team.

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

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