Evaluating Bias Answer Key

In this analytical reading task, students compare two opposing viewpoints on climate change-a scientist’s and a business leader’s-and evaluate bias and reliability. They assess tone, motivation, and evidence to determine which passage appears more credible and why. The worksheet guides students to identify how perspective influences interpretation and presentation of facts. This exercise enhances critical reading, argumentative reasoning, and awareness of media bias. Students develop skills in discerning fact from opinion and evaluating source credibility.

Curriculum Matched Skills

English Language Arts – Evaluating Author Bias and Reliability

English Language Arts – Analyzing Contrasting Viewpoints in Texts

English Language Arts – Critical Thinking and Source Evaluation

English Language Arts – Argumentation and Evidence Assessment

This worksheet is part of our Grade 9 Reading Comprehension collection.