LEARNING TO UNDERSTAND AND INTERPRET MASS MEDIA TEXTS

What makes a feature story different from a news article?

• Interprets news, adds depth and color to the narrative, educates or entertains

• It always follows the "inverted pyramid" structure

• It provides information about an event, idea, or situation

• It is usually shorter than news articles

What categories does a feature story include?

• Only memories and public opinion survey

• Only chronology and analysis

• Colour piece, behind the scenes, in disguise, interview, profile, fact box, full texts, my testimony, analysis, vox pop, opinion poll, review

• Only interview and review

What stylistic devices can be found in feature stories?

• Only epithets and metaphors

• Only metaphors and idioms

• Epithets, metaphors, metonymy, similes, idioms

• Only metonymy and comparisons

What is focused on in feature articles?

• Only on entertaining the reader

• On human interest, so the feeling and emotion are put into the article

• Only on providing facts

• Only on persuasion and influence

What tenses and voices are most commonly used in feature stories?

• Active voices and future tenses

• Active voices and present tenses

• Passive voices and past tenses

• Passive voices and present tenses

What can be used in the introduction of a feature article?

• Questions

• Quotes

• Emotions, quotes, questions, descriptions

• Facts and statistics

Feature articles often begin with ...

• a quote

• a question

• a hook

• with statistics

What helps the reader remember the story in a feature article?

• Description

• Emotional impact

• Strong punchline

• Use of quotes

What is the most important part of a feature article?

• The introduction

• The body

• The conclusion

• The headline

What verbal constructions are often used in newspaper articles?

• Infinitive, participial, gerundial

• Participial, infinitive

• Participial, gerundial

• Verbal, adjectival, nominal