Writing Introductions/Lead Sentences

Dr. Michael Kai is a scientist with the Papua New Guinea Department of Primary Industry. He has been working for ten years on a project to breed larger pigs. One of his pigs, an adult male, has been weighed at 771 lbs. This is the heaviest pig ever to have been bred in Papua New Guinea. Mr. Kai hopes to use this animal to breed other very large pigs.

• A) A local scientist breeds the largest pig in Papua New Guinea at 771 lbs, aiming to create a new generation of large pigs.

• B) Dr. Michael Kai, a scientist with the Department of Primary Industry, successfully breeds a record-breaking 771 lb pig, marking a decade of research.

• C) A government scientist has produced the biggest pig ever to have been bred in Papua New Guinea..

• D) After 10 years of research, Dr. Michael Kai breeds a 771 lb pig, the largest in Papua New Guinea’s history, signaling a potential breakthrough in pig farming.

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A school bus ran off City Road in Suva, narrowly missed an electricity pole and came to rest in a garden. Most of the bus windows were smashed. There were more than 30 children on the bus. They were going to Martyr School. It was a 36-seater bus. All the children escaped serious injury. Some of them jumped out of the bus and grazed themselves. Eye-witnesses said the children were helped from the bus screaming and shouting and in a state of panic. This happened this morning.

• A.)More than 30 children escaped serious injury when a school bus crashed in Suva today.

• B) A 36-seater school bus carrying over 30 children crashed into a garden in Suva this morning, smashing its windows, but all children escaped with only minor injuries.

• C) This morning in Suva, a school bus with more than 30 children lost control and narrowly missed hitting an electricity pole. The children, though shaken, were unharmed.

• D) Panic erupted in Suva this morning as a school bus carrying more than 30 children ran off City Road and crashed into a garden. Fortunately, all children escaped without serious injuries.

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In July last year, Mr. Simon Thompson went to work for the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) in Nuku, cleaning out the dog pound and caring for the dogs. Yesterday he was sacked by the manager of the dog pound, Mrs. Anita Chan. She said that he had mistreated one of the dogs.

Mr Tuanuku said: "The dogs always barked at me and sometimes they tried to bite me. I didn't like it. Yesterday I got fed up with one dog that tried to bite me, so I bit the dog in the leg to teach it a lesson. Now I have been dismissed from my job."

• A) A cleaner at the Nuku'alofa dog pound has been sacked for biting one of the animals in his charge.

• B) The RSPCA in Nuku has sacked employee Simon Thompson after accusations surfaced that he mistreated a dog under his care, according to manager Anita Chan.

• C) A bizarre incident at the RSPCA dog pound in Nuku led to the dismissal of Simon Thompson, who admitted biting a dog in response to its attempts to bite him.

• D) Yesterday, Simon Thompson, a worker at the RSPCA dog pound in Nuku, was fired after biting a dog. He claimed the dog had repeatedly tried to bite him, and he acted out of frustration.

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Mr John Erikub and his wife, Laura, were driving to their home in Majuro yesterday afternoon, after shopping in Uliga. Mr and Mrs Erikub were in the front of their Toyota pick-up. Their three children were travelling in the back - Paul, aged nine; Rachel, aged seven; and Miriam, aged three.

Driving past the cemetery, they met a truck travelling in the opposite direction. This was a semi-trailer belonging to Pacific Earthmoving Inc, carrying a 12-ton bulldozer. The truck was driven by Mr Lewis Kili, who comes from Jaluit Atoll. The pick-up ran out of control and collided head-on with the semi-trailer.

Police and ambulance were sent for. Mr and Mrs Erikub and their two elder children died instantly. Miriam was taken to hospital with serious injuries and died later. The pick-up was a write-off. The semi-trailer suffered only minor damage. Mr. Kili was also taken to hospital and treated for shock, but was later allowed home.

Police have interviewed Mr. Kili. They say they are unlikely to charge him with any offence.

• A) Four members of the Erikub family died instantly in a head-on crash with a semi-trailer in Majuro, while the youngest child, Miriam, succumbed to injuries later in the hospital.

• B) A family of five from Majuro was killed in a horrific crash yesterday when their pick-up collided head-on with a semi-trailer. The driver of the semi-trailer survived, suffering only shock.

• C) Mr. John Erikub, his wife Laura, and two of their children were killed in a head-on collision with a semi-trailer in Majuro yesterday. The youngest child died from injuries after being rushed to the hospital.

• D) A Majuro couple and their three children died when their pick-up collided head-on with a semi-trailer.

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Why should active voice be used in news intros?

• A) To make the sentence longer and more descriptive

• B) Because passive voice sounds too casual

• C) It directly engages the reader by making the subject more prominent

• D) It reduces the word count of the sentence

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Which of the following should be avoided in a news intro?

• A) Short, concise sentences

• B) Using quotes

• C) Stating the most important facts first

• Active voice

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How should facts be prioritized in a news intro?

• A) Lead with titles and introduce facts later

• B)Focus on creating a dramatic effect first, then mention the facts

• C) Lead with facts and introduce details like titles later

• D)Include facts equally throughout the introduction

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Which tense is recommended to keep the story fresh and up-to-date?

• • A) Past tense

• B) Present or future tense

• C)Past perfect tense

• D) Conditional tense

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