WorksheetsJournalism Final
Total questions: 41
Worksheet time: 26mins
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Class
Date
1.
This style of journalistic writing allows you to include the least important details at the bottom of the article:
a)
Opinion/Editorial
b)
Feature
c)
Hourglass
d)
Inverted Pyramid
2.
In journalism, the writer needs to avoid which of the following?
a)
Concise writing
b)
Understandable language
c)
Long, complicated sentences and paragraphs
d)
Quoting sources directly
3.
What does the newspeg of Proximity refer to?
a)
Something close by or near
b)
Something that affects many people
c)
Someone very important is involved
d)
A strong human emotion is created
4.
Which of the following stories would be a HARD NEWS story, more than the others?
a)
A burglary in your neighborhood
b)
A neighborhood beach party
c)
A neighborhood bicycle rally for charity
d)
A neighborhood grocery store is closing
5.
What is a byline?
a)
title of an article
b)
name of a person who wrote article
c)
the words under a photo
d)
name of newpaper
6.
A reporter who follows one particular genre would be covering a:
a)
Beat
b)
Wire
c)
Banner
d)
Feature
7.
Another word for a photo caption that journalists use:
a)
Byline
b)
cutline
c)
deadline
d)
nightline
8.
Printed information that is false is known as:
a)
Slander
b)
Libel
c)
Retraction
d)
Wire
9.
Which is the most important aspect of being a good reporter?
a)
Demonstrating your opinion
b)
Writing down every single thing a source says
c)
Making accuracy your goal
d)
Writing beautiful complex sentences
10.
Which of the following is an open-ended question?
a)
How much did the renovations cost?
b)
Who is in charge of the group?
c)
Why were the renovations necessary?
d)
When was the decision made?
11.
Which is the proper way to punctuate a quote?
a)
"That man is a hero." he said. "Most people would have never been so courageous."
b)
"That man is a hero," he said. "Most people would have never been so courageous."
c)
"That man is a hero. Most people would have never been so courageous." He said.
d)
"That man is a hero" he said "Most people would have never been so courageous"
12.
Which type of opinion article is written as a newspaper staff?
a)
Column
b)
Editorial
c)
Letter to the Editor
d)
Feature
13.
What describes a reporter injecting his or her opinion into an article?
a)
Attribute
b)
parenthetical citation
c)
Feature
d)
Editorialize
14.
The reporter should treat all sides equally and fairly. What kind of reporting is this?
a)
Objective
b)
Impersonal
c)
News
d)
Opinion
15.
Any information in a news story that cannot be proven, must be labeled as what?
a)
News
b)
Editorial
c)
Opinion
d)
False
16.
If a sentence is written in SUBECT-VERB-OBJECT style, it should be called what?
a)
Passive
b)
Active
c)
Third Person
d)
First Person
17.
Which of the following best describes PASSIVE voice?
a)
Object-Verb-Subject
b)
Subject-Object-Verb
c)
Subject-Verb-Object
d)
Subject-Subject-Verb
18.
Which sentence is properly punctuated?
a)
"I like bacon," He said.
b)
"I like bacon." he said.
c)
"I like bacon," he said.
d)
"I like bacon", he said.
19.
AFTER you have introduced him as a source, how do you identify the principal in all subsequent references?
a)
Mr. Jaster said...
b)
Jaster said...
c)
Jeff said...
d)
Principal Jaster said...
20.
The inverted pyramid works best for what stories?
a)
News stories
b)
Feature stories
c)
Sports stories
d)
Opinion pieces
21.
What is Journalism?
a)
News from all over the globe.
b)
A journal.
c)
The writing of thoughts and ideas to persuade others of what is going on in the world today.
d)
An activity or profession of writing for newspapers or magazines of broadcasting news on radio or television.
22.
What is photojournalism?
a)
Photographs in magazines or newspapers.
b)
The art or practice of communicating news by photographs.
c)
Photography.
d)
Pictures displayed in the news and/or in magazines.
23.
What is broadcast journalism?
a)
Any type of news posted online.
b)
News displayed on television.
c)
A radio or television program or transmission.
d)
CNN News.
24.
Which of the following is considered news?
a)
Anything posted on social media.
b)
World star hip hop.
c)
Newly received or noteworthy information.
d)
Anything that's posted online or in the tabloids.
25.
What is plagiarism?
a)
A plague.
b)
Taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as your own.
c)
A contagious bacterial disease characterized by fever or delirium.
d)
A really bad cough.
26.
It's okay to use "I think" or "in my opinion" in a story
a)
True
b)
False
27.
What is the first paragraph of a story called?
a)
introduction
b)
lead
c)
news story
d)
inverted pyramid
28.
How long are most journalism paragraphs?
a)
1 sentence
b)
2-3 sentences
c)
4-5 sentences
d)
6-7 sentences
29.
When you resize a photograph in Photoshop, what should you consider?
a)
the resolution and the dimensions
b)
the resolution and the topic
c)
the dimension and the topic
30.
What does every photograph need?
a)
a headline
b)
a subject
c)
a title
d)
a caption
31.
What does not belong in a news story?
a)
lead
b)
quote
c)
conclusion
d)
Ws and H
32.
It's okay to use first person in an article (I talked to, when I interviewed)
a)
True
b)
False
33.
If I'm writing a review, I don't need to interview anyone else.
a)
True
b)
False
34.
In journalism, the writer needs to avoid which of the following?
a)
Concise writing
b)
Understandable language
c)
Long, complicated sentences and paragraphs
d)
All of the above
35.
Which of the following would be a characteristic of journalistic writing?
a)
Short concise sentences and paragraphs
b)
Effective and important quotes
c)
Shorter paragraphs
d)
All of the above
36.
True or false: You should try to incorporate the 5 Ws and H in a "summary lead"
a)
True
b)
False
37.
An article about record breaking heat is considered with of the following?
a)
Timeliness
b)
Conflict
c)
Prominence
d)
All of the above
38.
Which of the following is NOT a defense against libel?
a)
Truth
b)
Consent
c)
Fair reporting privilege
d)
Equal coverage of a topic
39.
What is the definition of "censorship"?
a)
Restrictions imposed from inside the newsroom
b)
Restrictions imposed from your editor
c)
Restrictions imposed from outside the newsroom
d)
Restrictions imposed from your coworker
40.
Which of the following DOES NOT characterize "yellow journalism"?
a)
Rumors disguised as news
b)
Loud headlines
c)
Publicity stunts
d)
Fair and balanced reporting
41.
Which was NOT one of the key changes in journalism from the 18th to 19th centuries?
a)
Movies
b)
The emergence of the "penny press"
c)
Innovations in printing
d)
The rise of the modern newsroom
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