Current Events Review
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What are the characteristics of hard news articles?
Objective, factual, timely
Emotional, exaggerated, inaccurate
Biased, opinionated, irrelevant
Subjective, fictional, outdated
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.10
CCSS.RI.6.10
CCSS.RI.7.10
CCSS.RI.8.10
CCSS.RI.9-10.10
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which type of news focuses more on important events and current affairs?
hard news
soft news
sports news
entertainment news
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
1 min • 1 pt
What is the purpose of hard news articles?
To entertain readers with fictional stories.
To promote personal opinions and biases.
To provide detailed analysis and commentary on current events.
To provide factual and objective information about current events or important issues.
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.10
CCSS.RI.6.10
CCSS.RI.7.10
CCSS.RI.8.10
CCSS.RI.9-10.10
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Connecting the text to a current event or historical event.
text to world
text to self
text to friend
text to text/media
Tags
CCSS.RF.1.3A
CCSS.RF.1.3D
CCSS.RI.1.3
CCSS.RI.2.3
CCSS.RI.3.8
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the primary purpose of a news headline?
To provide detailed analysis
To summarize the main point
To entertain the reader
To confuse the reader
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.10
CCSS.RI.6.10
CCSS.RI.7.10
CCSS.RI.8.10
CCSS.RI.9-10.10
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of the following is a characteristic of a feature article?
Timely and factual
In-depth and descriptive
Brief and objective
Sensational and exaggerated
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.10
CCSS.RI.6.10
CCSS.RI.7.10
CCSS.RI.8.10
CCSS.RI.9-10.10
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What does the term 'editorial' refer to in journalism?
A factual news report
An opinion piece
A sports article
A weather forecast
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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