News Writing Quiz Review

An activity used to generate writing ideas is called ___________.

• pre-writing

• brainstorming

• thinking

• inverted pyramid

____________ is when everyone contributes ideas on a topic.

• pre-writing

• brainstorming

• thinking

• storyboarding

The __________ is another way of watching news that provides an outlet for News Sources to feature, longer, unusual, or special interest stories because they are not confined by time.

• news journal

• magazine

• internet

• news papers

Select the category that is NOT one of the News Story categories discussed in class.

• Politics

• Wacky / Unusual

• Documentary

• Crime/Safety

The first line or paragraph of the news story is often called the ____________.

• beginning

• stand-up

• intro

• lead

The ___________ is an opening that gives us an “appetizer” of the story.

• Introductory

• Teaser

• Informational

• Identifier

The ______________ is an opening which summarizes the story.

• Introductory

• Teaser

• Informational

• Identifier

When reporters start writing a news story, they look for the answer to Five simple questions – known as the “________________”.

• 5 Ws

• Lead questions

• inverted pyramid

• beginning

The ____________ to these questions are the basis for every story.

• answers

• format

• brainstorm

• pre-writing

The ___________ ______________ is the style of writing used for television and radio reporting as well as, for newspapers and magazines.

• Inverted Pyramid

• Upside down Pyramid

• Upverted Pyramid

• Top Pyramid