Newspaper Writing Pre-Quiz!

Newspapers are part of which type of writing?

• Non-Fiction

• Fiction

Finish the sentence: A headline is the

• Name of the Newspaper on the front page

• Name of the main article on the front page

• Lines at the top of the front page

• Pictures on the front page

True or False: All newspapers are good sources of daily events

• True

• False

The byline is...

• The first line in a newspaper article

• The last line of a newspaper article

• The line where the title of the paper is

• The line where the writer's name is listed

when reporters write a news article, reporters will quote:

• Someone who witnessed the event they're reporting

• An expert who knows something about the event

• Someone who participated in the event

• Any of these people!

A good newspaper article answers the questions:

• When, where, what, because, and so?

• What, then what, so what?

• Who, what, where, when, why, and how?

• But why tho?

Most big news events will have a picture of:

• The incident (the event that happened)

• The person the article talks about

• The subject the article talks about

• All of these

The last paragraph in a news article usually tells you

• What might happen next

• What you can do with what you learned

• What others are doing because of that event

• All of these

True or False: Fake news only exist on the internet

• TRUE!

• FALSE!

News articles always start at the very beginning by telling you:

• The closest city or town the event took place in

• The time that the event took place in

• The main person who is involved in the event

• All of these