Identifying Newspaper Text Features
Authored by Kelly Schmidt
English
5th - 12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a Nameplate?
A newspaper’s names printed in special type on the front page.
Name of the writer appearing above the article.
Line telling the reader where the story is continued.
Gives the reader an idea what they will be reading/the title given to a story.
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.10
CCSS.RI.6.10
CCSS.RI.7.10
CCSS.RI.8.10
CCSS.RI.9-10.10
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a Heading/Headline?
A line of text to indicate what the passage below is about/a secondary headline which provides additional info about the story.
Gives the reader an idea what they will be reading/the title given to a story.
Name of the writer appearing above the article.
Line telling the reader where the story is continued.
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.10
CCSS.RI.6.10
CCSS.RI.7.10
CCSS.RI.8.10
CCSS.RI.9-10.10
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a subheading/deck?
Descriptive info appearing underneath/beside photographs explaining what it is about.
Gives the reader an idea what they will be reading/the title given to a story.
A line of text to indicate what the passage below is about/a secondary headline which provides additional info about the story.
Line telling the reader where the story is continued.
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.10
CCSS.RI.6.10
CCSS.RI.7.10
CCSS.RI.8.10
CCSS.RI.9-10.10
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a byline?
A newspaper’s names printed in special type on the front page.
Line telling the reader where the story is continued.
An alphabetized table of contents of the newspaper.
Name of the writer appearing above the article.
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.10
CCSS.RI.6.10
CCSS.RI.7.10
CCSS.RI.8.10
CCSS.RI.9-10.10
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the jumpline?
A reference to the source of a photograph.
Line telling the reader where the story is continued.
Descriptive info appearing underneath/beside photographs explaining what it is about.
An alphabetized table of contents of the newspaper.
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.10
CCSS.RI.6.10
CCSS.RI.7.10
CCSS.RI.8.10
CCSS.RI.9-10.10
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the index?
Name of the writer appearing above the article.
Line telling the reader where the story is continued.
A reference to the source of a photograph.
An alphabetized table of contents of the newspaper.
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.10
CCSS.RI.6.10
CCSS.RI.7.10
CCSS.RI.8.10
CCSS.RI.9-10.10
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a photo credit?
A reference to the source of a photograph.
Picture that emphasizes key points and adds interest/a combination of artwork and words which helps to visually explain a story.
Descriptive info appearing underneath/beside photographs explaining what it is about.
Name of the writer appearing above the article.
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.10
CCSS.RI.6.10
CCSS.RI.7.10
CCSS.RI.8.10
CCSS.RI.9-10.10
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