Journalism Six Weeks Test Review

Use strong verbs for headlines.

• True

• False

Headlines are not important in journalism. 

• True

• False

Captions must be crisp, readable, and informative. 

• True

• False

Conversational language works best. Don’t use cliches. 

• True

• False

The headlines begin flush right with the column margin.

• True

• False

It is recommended to not start a headline with a verb.

• True

• False

When writing captions, write in the (ANSWER) tense for additional sentences:

• False

• Past

• Facts

• Present

The (ANSWER) in headlines should be replaced with a comma.

• Tone

• Past

• False

• And

The period is never used in headlines except after what? 

• Abbreviations

• Present

• True

• Paragraph

Use (ANSWER) voice whenever possible.

• Present

• Future

• True

• Active