Features of a Newspaper Report

Newspaper Report is a type of ______________ writing.

• recount

• opinion

• descriptive

• instructional

Tags

CCSS.SL.5.4

2. Which statement IS NOT one of the purposes of newspaper reports?

• Keep readers up to date with news & latest events.

• instruct readers with steps of doing something in the right way.

• tell readers more about subjects that interest them.

• provide readers with entertainment.

A newspaper report is impersonal. This means that it is based on __________.

• facts

• opinion

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.8

4. A newspaper report is organized into_________

• Paragraphs

• Columns

• Paragraphs and columns

Events in newspaper reports are written in ______________.

• chronological order

• non-chronological order

Captions are words written under photos explaining them.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.SL.5.2

Newspaper reports use informal language.

• True

• False

Choose the correct language features of newspaper reports.

• Written in the present tense and in the first person point of view of the reporter.

• Written in the past tense and in the third person point of view.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1C

What is the purpose of the headline?

• It introduces the subject of the report.

• It gives general idea about the whole article

• It attracts and captures readers’ attention.

• All of the above.

For honesty, credibility and proof, newspaper reports include ________________.

• A headline and a by line

• People involved , witnesses or experts quotes

• Photos and captions