Bad science & When Harry met sexism

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• Leerjaar 6

V6 Exam Booklet

Bad science

When Harry...

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19:Which of the following can be concluded about the writer's intentions...

1. Only 1 is right
2. Only 2 is right
3. Both 1 and 2 are right
4. Neither 1 nor 2 is right

20: What is the point made in par 2?

1. Press stories...
2. The average person...
3. The general public...
4. The media...

21: What is the function of par 4?

1. It comments...
2. It illustrates...
3. It introduces...
4. It states...

22: Which of hte following statements agrees with the point made in par 4?

1. Pharmaceutical companies....
2. Research can be conducted...
3. Scientists are reluctant...
4. Scientists favour....

23: Which of the following is the subject matter of par 6?

1. How far drug companies have to go....
2. How little attention....
3. The elaborate cre drug companies...
4. The manipulation...

24: "Interesting."(end par.7)
From whose point of view?
From the point of view of those ...

1. doing research...
2. involved in manipulating...
3. seeking to expose...
4. who profited from the drug....

25: Geef van elk van de volgende citaten uit de alinea's 8 en 9 aan of hierin wel of niet sprake is van een ironische ondertoon.

Typ 1 t/m 3 en typ wel of niet achter het nummer.

26: Waarom is de schrijver ontevreden over de aankondiging van de World Health Organisation zoals beschreven in de laatste alinea? Typ je antwoord in 1 zin.

35: Geef van elk van de volgende citaten aan of dit wel of niet de mening van Bidisha, de schrijfster van het artikel, weergeeft. Typ 1 t/m 4 met wel of niet erachter.

36: "A subtle mechanism is operating here" (alinea 5). Welk effect op de publieke opinie wordt door middel van dit mechanisme beoogd? Geef je antwoord met 1 zin.

37: Which of the following is true of Doris Lessing, Margaret Atwood, and Ursula K Le Guin, according to Bidisha (paragraph 5)? Typ het juiste antwoord (A, B, C, D of E)

38: "the critical establishment" (alinea 6) Schrijf de namen op van de twee mensen die in het artikel tot deze groep worden gerekend.

39: How can the past paragraph be characterised?

1. It concludes the article with a touch of irony
2. It expresses sur[rise at the vast reservoir of talented female writers.
3. It regrets that women novelists keep their talents too much to themselves
4. It restates the main point made in the article in a rhetorical way

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