Newspaper Terms

Newspaper Terms

8th Grade

14 Qs

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Newspaper Terms

Newspaper Terms

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English

8th Grade

Practice Problem

Easy

CCSS
L.8.6, RI.11-12.10, L.11-12.1B

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The first page of the newspaper; it has the most important, relevant, or current news stories

front page

lead

dateline

sports section

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

This tells us who wrote the article, the author's name

dateline

local section

byline

opinion editorial

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Text that describes what is happening in a photo

headline

column

lead

photo caption

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

This part of the newspaper contains stories about professional, college, high school, or local sports

Local section

Sports section

Front page

Business section

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.1B

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

This tells you to go to a different page to finish the article (you "hop" to a different page)

Jumpline

Dateline

Masthead

Front page

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

This is the title of a specific article; it tells you what the article will be about

Masthead

Layout

Editorial

Headline

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

This tells you who took a photo used in the newspaper

Photo credit

Hard news

Photo caption

Lead

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

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