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Media and democracy
Explore the media’s role as a democratic watchdog and learn to test political information for bias, reliability and misinformation.
⏱ 20 min❓ 8 questions
What you'll be able to do
- ✔I can explain the roles of the media in a democracy, including informing citizens and scrutinising governments
- ✔I can identify techniques that create bias in political reporting
- ✔I can use strategies such as lateral reading to judge the reliability of political information
How this works
- 1Read the short explanations first — they teach you what you need before each question.
- 2Answer each question, then tap Check. A right answer moves you on automatically; if it's wrong, you'll see a friendly explanation of why.
- 3Finish all 3 steps to see your score — sign in and subscribe to unlock the full lesson and save it.
What's inside
8 questions and 1 quick teaching card, including:
- 🔗Match the pairs — Choose the partner that goes with each item.
- 🔘Multiple choice — Tap the answer you think is best, then check it.
👪Grown-up tip: sit alongside younger learners for the first few lessons. Read the questions together and chat about the explanations — that's where the real learning sticks.
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Curriculum: AC9HC9K02