Skate Park Perspectives Answer Key

This worksheet features two short passages-one from a parent’s point of view and one from a teen’s-about the same skate park. Students compare tone, bias, and emphasis across the passages to evaluate how word choice affects perception. They answer analytical questions about each viewpoint, revealing how language reflects opinion. The exercise builds critical reading and evaluative thinking, helping students recognize subjectivity in nonfiction writing. Through comparison, they develop awareness of balanced argumentation and bias detection.

Curriculum Matched Skills

English Language Arts – Comparing and Contrasting Author Perspectives

English Language Arts – Evaluating Tone and Word Choice

English Language Arts – Identifying Bias in Texts

English Language Arts – Reading Informational Texts Critically

This worksheet is part of our Grade 8 Reading Comprehension collection.