WORKSHEET ? Racism, Prejudice, and Stereotypes

Name:_________________
WORKSHEET – Racism, Prejudice, and Stereotypes
Define each using a dictionary.
Racism - ___________________________________________________________________________
Prejudice - _________________________________________________________________________
Stereotype - ________________________________________________________________________
What do you think the following statements represent? Racism? Prejudice? Stereotype? Fill in the
blank provided with the term that you feel is most appropriate for the statement.
E.g. Cathy doesn’t like Brian because he has red hair. Prejudice___________________________
1. The substitute teacher walked into the room and I immediately knew that I wouldn’t
like her because of the way she was dressed.
2. For years, because of Apartheid policies, Black South Africans had less rights than
White South Africans.
3. Steve looked like most other gang members, in his baggy, loose jeans, oversized
sweatshirt and baseball cap.
4. A lot of people believe that Chinese people are terrible drivers.
5. Laura said that the principal, Mrs. Smith, is mean because she has a bad hair cut. She
hasn’t even spoken to Mrs. Smith.
6. Damon has long, bleached blonde hair and he wears a lot of clothing made by
Quicksilver, Billabong, and Rip Curl. He says "Dude" and "Sweet" a lot, so he’s
definitely like most other surfers.
7. The woman at the reception desk wouldn’t let me into the restaurant because she says
my clothing was inappropriate.

8. My teacher, a Black woman, says I can’t be in the musical because she thinks that
white people can’t sing.
9. With a name like "Bambi," I doubt that she’s very intelligent.
10. Michael is very tall – 6 feet, 8 inches. He looks like a lot of other basketball players
I’ve seen.
11. I took one look at him and knew that we’d never be friends.
12. Many years ago, First Nations children were sent to live in residential schools so that
they would become more like White children.
13. She has the typical swimmer’s body: broad shoulders, muscular arms, and a small
waist.
14. Carolyn isn’t very attractive, so I doubt that she is popular with the rest of the class.
15. What do you mean that Asians can’t use this water fountain?