News Writing Review

How is "The new policy was announced by the principal during the meeting" rewritten in active voice?

• The principal announced the new policy during the meeting.

• The new policy was announced during the meeting by the principal.

• The principal was announcing the new policy during the meeting.

• The meeting was used by the principal to announce the new policy.

What is the active voice version of "The book was written by the famous author last year"?

• The famous author wrote the book last year.

• The book was authored by the famous writer last year.

• Last year, the book was written by the famous author.

• The famous author was writing the book last year.

What is the active voice version of "The tournament was won by the underdog team"?

• The underdog team won the tournament.

• The tournament was won by the team that was the underdog.

• The underdog team was victorious in the tournament.

• The tournament was a victory for the underdog team.

What is the broadcast way to say "5 cats were found"?

• Five cats were found.

• 5 cats were found.

• Fifty cats were found.

• Five thousand cats were found.

Why is it important to use present tense in broadcast news writing?

• It makes the news feel immediate and engaging to the audience.

• It makes the news more formal.

• It makes the news easier to write.

• It makes the news more detailed.

The house was painted blue by the previous owner.

• Active

• Passive

How would you write the number 8 for news?

Rewrite the italicized part of the sentence. Gas prices have increased by almost 25%

Rewrite the italicized part of the sentence. Gas prices have increased by almost 25%

Rewrite the sentence. CBS reported that 123,465,445 people watched the Super Bowl. That is a 12% increase from the last Super Bowl.