Writing that uses he, she and they as subjects is:

• FIRST PERSON

• SECOND PERSON

• THIRD PERSON

• NONE OF THE ABOVE

A key word, phrase, theme or paragraph linking sentences and paragraphs together is called as:

• TRANSITION

• CLINCHER

• NUT GRAF

• LEAD

Quotations are used to:

• PULL THE READER DEEPER INTO THE STORY

• CAPTURE FEELINGS

• TOUCH EMOTIONS

• ALL OF THE ABOVE

Where does the lead put the most important information?

• THE TOP OF THE STORY

• THE MIDDLE

• THE END

• THROUGHOUT THE STORY

Attribution refers to:

• THE NEWS VALUE

• THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HARD AND SOFT NEWS

• WHO SAID WHAT IN A QUOTE

• THE LINKING WORDS IN TRANSITION PARAGRAPHS

Quotations should be used to begin a story.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Journalists report the opinions of their sources through quotations.

• TRUE

• FALSE

In a quotation, the comma should go inside the quotation marks.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of news writing?

• IT IS OPINIONATED.

• IT IS BALANCED.

• IT IS OBJECTIVE.

• IT IS ACCURATE.

The words "when asked" should be used in a story how often?

• NEVER

• ONLY BEFORE THE FIRST QUOTE

• BEFORE EVERY QUOTE

• IN THE LEAD