The News Flash

The News Flash

Multiple Choice

6. This part of a news article shows who wrote the news story.

• Dateline

• Headline

• Byline

• Placeline

Multiple Choice

7. Which of the following should NOT be included in the conclusion paragraph?

• The importance of the writer’s statement about his investigation.

• New information

• A sense of closure

• The 5 -Wh questions plus -How

Multiple Choice

. There is a short description added to each photograph in the newspaper. This is called a ________________.

• Graphics

• Photograph

• Caption

• Picture

Multiple Choice

9. Based on this picture, what does the HEADLINE show?

• The New York Times

• U.S. Attacked

• President Vows to Exact Punishment for 'Evils'

• A Creeping Horror

Multiple Choice

10. Use no more than seven words when writing a headline.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

11. The structure of a news article is said to be similar to an inverted pyramid. In what order is each article written and arranged?

• In paragraphs (from the least to the most important information)

• In columns (from the most to the least important information)

• In paragraphs (from the most to the least important information)

• In columns (from the least to the most important information)

Multiple Choice

12. An opinion is true and correct no matter what. *

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

13. What is the word class of the underlined word?

Everyone inside the barricade is a child. Toddlers to teenagers. Scared and frostbitten. Huddled in groups or rocking numbly on the ground.

• Adjective

• Noun

• Preposition

• Adverb

Multiple Choice

14. What is the word class of the underlined word?

Everyone inside the barricade is a child. Toddlers to teenagers. Scared and frostbitten. Huddled in groups or rocking numbly on the ground.

• TRUE on

• Adjective

• Verb

• Adverb

Multiple Choice

15. What is a Lead in a News Article?

• Has quotations from authority figures

• Is a long introduction to the article

• Answers the questions who, what, where, when, why, and how

• Contains who wrote the article