Text Structures and Journalistic Qualities

Which text structure best shows the similarities and differences between two subjects?

• Chronological order

• Comparison/Contrast

• Definition

• Process Analysis

When a writer explains why one event happened as a result of another, which text structure is being used?

• Comparison/Contrast

• Problem/Solution

• Cause/Effect

• Spatial organization

Which text structure organizes ideas by first stating a problem and then offering one or more solutions?

• Chronological

• Problem/Solution

• Definition/Example

• Cause/Effect

An article that compares two political figures by listing their strengths and weaknesses side by side is using which structure?

• Cause/Effect

• Comparison/Contrast

• Problem/Solution

• Chronological

A passage that details the differences between two species of birds by listing their physical characteristics and habits is an example of which text structure?

• Problem/Solution

• Cause/Effect

• Comparison/Contrast

• Spatial organization

One quality of journalistic texts is “simplicity.” This means that the language should be:

• Complicated and technical

• Simple and easy to understand

• Flowery and elaborate

• Ambiguous and vague

The quality of “brevity” in journalism requires that information be:

• Long-winded and detailed

• Concise and to the point

• Full of adjectives and adverbs

• Confusing and indirect

“Precision” in a news report means that the details are:

• Vague and approximate

• Accurate and exact

• Subjective and opinionated

• Irrelevant to the topic

In the context of the article “IP Games Return To Palawan,” which reports that after a lengthy break the event is returning with nine indigenous tribes competing in eight disciplines, which quality is most critical to ensure readers quickly grasp the essential details?

• Complexity

• Brevity

• Ambiguity

• Overcomplication

Which quality ensures that a journalist’s report does not include unnecessary information?

• Simplicity

• Brevity

• Precision

• Opinion