Yearbook Reporting and Writing

Yearbook Reporting and Writing

Multiple Choice

What does ABCDQ mean in caption writing?

• Action, Basic information, Complementary information, Direct Quote

• Author, Basic information, Caption, Direct Quote

• Action, Bias, Complementary information, Direct Quote

• Author, Bias information, Caption, Direct Quote

Multiple Choice

What does ACTION mean in a caption?

• Get yearbook team active in caption writing

• Start a photo sequence

• Describe what is happening in the photo

Multiple Choice

The only place present tense appears in the book is ACTION in captions.

• True

• False

Multiple Select

What is considered "Basic Information"? (click all that apply)

• Who is in the photo?

• What grade are they in?

• Where are they?

• When did the event happen?

Multiple Choice

Anything after the 1st sentence should be written in past tense.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Complementary information is required in a caption.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

As long as you have a quote from someone in the photo, it's okay. The quote does not have to be about the event.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

What should you include in the caption for a "talking head" or headshot?

• ABCDQ

• ABC

• Student name and grade

Open Ended

Gluing down a piece of paper, Ian Gonzalez, 8, and Johnathan Wellington, 8, work to finish their group's college dorm project. "I joined AVID because I want to go to a four year college. I think this project gave us an idea of what living at college looks like and encourages teamwork between students," Ian said.

What is the action sentence in the above caption?

Open Ended

In front of Sleeping Beauty's castle, Angela Fields (8), Amelia Townsend (8), and Soriya Amali (8), walk around Disneyland. The night earlier, eighth-grade students went to school at 10pm to bord the buses that were traveling to Disneyland. "It was so fun for my friends and me to walk around Disneyland; but, my feet ended up hurting afterward," Angela said.

What is the COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION in the above caption?

Open Ended

Excited, Jessia Bailey (7) points at the jumbotron seeing that the boys' basketball team had scored a point. The Jags basketball team had competed against Albiani in the semifinals at the Golden One Center. "My friend and I were sitting down and talking about who would make the first three points. When our friend Jayvon Evans (8) scored them, we were so happy!" Jessica said.

What is the basic information included in the above caption?

Multiple Choice

What is always acting in a sentence written in active voice?

• The proper nouns

• The subject

• The predicate

• The verbs

Multiple Choice

Choose the active voice.

• The sandwich was eaten by me.
• I ate the sandwich.

Multiple Choice

A sentence is ________ if you can add "by zombies" to it.

• passive
• active

Multiple Choice

What is the best way to change this sentence from passive to active voice?
"The band was shocked by Patrick's loud music."

• Played by Patrick, the band was shocked by the loud music.
• Patrick shocked the band with his loud music.
• The band, by Patrick's loud music, was shocked.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is written in passive voice?

• The basketball net was cut down by the winning team.
• A teacher designed the sets for the play.
• The other teachers helped to build the set.
• The winning basketball team celebrated ast McDonald's.

Multiple Choice

The outdoor reception was hosted by Larry.

• active
• passive

Multiple Choice

I painted the the garage door after it stopped raining.

• active
• passive