EDGE C - UNIT 1.1 Who We Really Are

Which sentence from the news feature would probably not be included in a news story?

• Fostering Art helps foster youth empower themselves

• Nationally, there are half a million youths in foster care

• Many of them are stigmatized as hardened troublemakers.

• Today she is a giddy 17 year-old with perfectly manicured nails.

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What do the quotations add to the news feature?

• They give examples of opposite views.

• They tell personal thoughts and feelings.

• They prove that the numbers in the graph are correct.

• They show how many people the author interviewed.

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Which of these does the caption tell you?

• when the exhibit was held

• where the exhibit was held

• how many students participated

• how many photos were in the exhibit

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A news story only reports

• facts

• feelings

• opinions

• problems

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The author of the news feature wants readers to understand that many foster children

• could have careers as photographers.

• need a lot of therapy to overcome their problems.

• are successful and should be treated as individuals.

• are adopted by the foster families after a few years.

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Tamisha thinks that foster care has given her an opportunity to

• live a normal life.

• meet new friends.

• appear in shows.

• learn to take photos

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Which of these is a purpose for Fostering Art?

• to find good homes for foster youth

• to raise money for foster care programs

• to educate the community about foster youth

• to provide safe places for foster youth to gather