News writing

The following are the qualities that a news story should have EXCEPT one:

• Accuracy

• Clarity

• Objectivity

• Creativity

Don’t write your News Story when all you want is TO IMPRESS YOUR AUDIENCE with big words, long sentences, artistic/flowery writing.

• TRUE.

• FALSE.

Direct quotes can add ___ to a story.

• emotion

• opinions

• life

• all the above.

News writing can be defined as ___.

• A report of recent events

• A material reported in a newspaper or new periodical or on a newscast

• A matter that is news worthy

• All of the above

A story structure where the most important information (or what might even be considered the conclusion) is presented first

• The hour glass format

• The inverted triangle

• The Venn Diagram

• none of the above

The following are the tips in gathering a news EXCEPT one:

• Get both sides

• Be tactful and courteous

• Make a selfie on the incident

• Observe proper attribution

Adjectives such as lovely, beautiful and nice can add to the articles objectivity.

• True

• False

What pattern is commonly used in headline writing?

• SOV pattern

• SVO pattern

• OVS pattern

• None of the above

The following are sources of school news, EXCEPT ONE.

• Canteen Vendors

• Barangay Officials

• School Calendar

• Transferee

It is the 1st paragraph and the most important part of the article. It summarizes the story.

• Headline

• Lead

• Body

• 5Ws & 1H