News Vocabulary Quiz

What is the purpose of the lede?

• To explain the main point or theme

• To grab the reader's attention

• To provide a direct statement from an interview

• To identify the person who said the words being quoted

What is the nut graf?

• A direct statement from an interview

• A factual sentence used to link information

• The paragraph that grabs the reader's attention

• The paragraph that explains the main point or theme

What is a quotation?

• A factual sentence used to link information

• A paragraph that grabs the reader's attention

• A direct statement obtained through an interview

• Identification of the person who said the words being quoted

What is attribution?

• A direct statement obtained through an interview

• Identification of the person who said the words being quoted

• The person a reporter interviews

• A factual sentence used to link information

What is a source?

• A direct statement obtained through an interview

• Identification of the person who said the words being quoted

• The person a reporter interviews

• A factual sentence used to link information

What is a transition?

• A direct statement obtained through an interview

• Identification of the person who said the words being quoted

• The person a reporter interviews

• A factual sentence used to link information

What is editorializing?

• A direct statement obtained through an interview

• Identification of the person who said the words being quoted

• The person a reporter interviews

• When a reporter provides his or her opinion to the reader

What is a caption?

• A direct statement obtained through an interview

• Identification of the person who said the words being quoted

• The person a reporter interviews

• A few sentences that identify the who, what, where, when, why and how of a picture

What is a kicker?

• A direct statement obtained through an interview

• Identification of the person who said the words being quoted

• The person a reporter interviews

• A fun way to conclude the article

What should a reporter avoid doing?

• Providing their opinion to the reader

• Identifying the person who said the words being quoted

• Interviewing sources

• Linking facts and quotations