Post-Test on News Items

What is the main purpose of a news item text?

• To entertain the reader

• To inform about an important or newsworthy event

• To describe someone's personal experience

• To explain how to do something

Which part of the news item provides the background information about the event?

• Headline

• Events

• Orientation

• Re-orientation

In a news item, which tense is commonly used to describe the events?

• Present Continuous Tense

• Future Tense

• Past Tense

• Present Perfect Tense

What is the function of the re-orientation in a news item text?

• To introduce the event

• To summarize or give additional commentary on the event

• To provide details of what happened

• To give the headline

Which of the following is NOT a typical characteristic of a news item?

• Uses action verbs

• Contains personal opinions

• Focuses on a specific event

• Written in factual language