Understanding Weather Reporting Techniques

Understanding Weather Reporting Techniques

Assessment

Interactive Video

Journalism

4th - 8th Grade

Hard

Created by

Emma Peterson

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Weather reporters use pictures to efficiently convey complex weather information. They need to understand various weather elements like cold and warm air, rain, and cloud types. Their reports must be accurate yet concise, and pictures help achieve this by reducing the need for lengthy explanations. The main idea of the paragraph is that pictures assist weather reporters in delivering information quickly.

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5 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why do weather reporters use pictures in their reports?

To make the reports more colorful

To convey information quickly

To entertain the audience

To fill up space in the report

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What do weather reporters need to know about the air?

The speed of the air

The temperature of the air

The color of the air

The location of cold and warm air

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is NOT a weather condition that reporters need to monitor?

Cold and warm air

Wind direction

Cloud types

Rain

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a key requirement for weather reports besides being correct?

They should be concise

They should be long

They should be entertaining

They should be colorful

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How do pictures assist weather reporters in their work?

By adding humor to the report

By making the report more artistic

By helping to quickly convey information

By increasing the length of the report