Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
National Capital Region
Schools Division Office of Quezon City
PAYATAS B ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
2ND QUARTER SUMMATIVE TEST 3 IN ENGLISH
Name: ____________________________________________________________ Date: _____________
Grade & Section: ____________________________________________________Score: ____________
Learning Competency: Detect biases and propaganda devices used by speakers (EN6LC-IIIb-3.1.12)
A. DIRECTIONS: Identify the term described in each item. Write your answer on the space provided.
PROPAGANDA BIAS FACT

___________1. This is the unfair or unreasonable preference for or against something.

___________2. This is the use of information to influence the way people think in order to gain support
or convince them to buy or do something.
___________3. This is a statement that can be proven true or false.

DIRECTIONS: Read each sentence and decide if it is biased. Then identify which
propaganda technique is used. Circle the letter of your choice.
DRY SEASON WET SEASON
December to May June to November
Plant and animal life suffers Life flourishes

4. Is this message biased? YES NO

5. If YES, what propaganda device is used? _______________________________________

“Thrilling!” “Exciting stuff!” “Best game ever!”

6. Is this message biased? YES NO

7. If YES, what propaganda device is used? _______________________________________

Hurry! Marked down items at the 4.4 Lazoda Sale. Big discounts await!
8. Is this message biased? YES NO
9. If YES, what propaganda device is used? _______________________________________

B. Recognize the propaganda device used in each of the given situations. Write your
answers on a space provided for.
Testimonial Name Calling Plain Folks
Bandwagon Glittering Generalities Card Stacking
.
_______________10. A billboard, advertising a rice brand, shows an ordinary family sitting around the
table eating breakfast.
_______________11. A young lady promotes her food supplement products by describing them in
glowing terms telling how effective they are.
_______________12. In a YouTube video, Mr. De Pedro says that many people are doing his latest
exercise routine to become fit and healthy.
_______________13. In a radio interview, the beauty advocates talk about negative things on a particular
brand of soap and convince people not to use it anymore.
_______________14. A TV commercial shows a famous host talking about his positive experience on
using the latest model of a touchscreen phone.
_______________ 15. A brand of snack food is loaded with sugar and calories.
 1. Direction: Detect biases and propaganda devices
used by speakers. Encircle the letter of the
correctanswer.
1. Who is going to be featured in a plain folks propaganda?
a. singer
b. actor
c. director
d. ordinary people
2. Which propaganda connects a person, product or idea to something
negative?
a. testimonial b. bandwagon c. name-calling d. glittering generalities
3. Which propaganda asks people to join the crowd and take action because
everyone is doing it?
a. testimonial
b. plain folks
c. bandwagon d. technical jargon
4. Which propaganda uses a well-known person to endorse the product or
service?
a. glittering generality b. testimonial
c. bandwagon d. technical jargon 8
5. Which propaganda uses regular people to sell a product or a service?
a. testimonial b. plain folks
c. bandwagon d. powerful words
6. This propaganda uses words or ideas that evoke an emotional response.
a. plain folks b. bandwagon c. name calling
d. glittering generalities
7. Jane wants to eat the flavored fries advertised by her favorite famous
actress. What type of propaganda
is used in this situation?
a. glittering generalities
b. testimonial
c. plain folks d. bandwagon
8. Nanay loves the Tiktok app because everybody is using it. What type of
propaganda is used in this
situation?
a. technical jargon b. bandwagon c. name-calling d. glittering generalities
9. Andoy likes the brand Nike because of its tag line: "Just Do it". What type of
propaganda is used in this
situation?
a. testimonial
b. bandwagon C. name-calling
d. glittering generalities
10. "Kutis porcelana at hindi morena" is one of the clichés tag-lines for most
whitening products in the
Philippines. Why is it name-calling propaganda?
a. It implies that whitening products are cheap
b. It implies that Filipina women have porcelain skin
c. It implies that being a morena is a negative trait
d. None of the above
Answer:

1.A

2.C
3.B

4.B

5.D

6.A

7.A

8.C

9.B

10.