WorksheetsTabloid or Broadsheet
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
I enjoy reporting on scandalous celebrity stories. What am I?
a)
Broadsheet
b)
Tabloid
c)
Another type of newspaper
d)
Narrowsheet
2.
I may refer to myself as 'quality press' because my stories contain longer sentences and contain a developed use of vocabulary. What am I?
a)
Stamp
b)
Tabloid
c)
Broadsheet
d)
None of the above
3.
Some newspapers have a particular point of view which might affect how they report events in the news.
a)
True
b)
I don't know
c)
False
4.
Long, complex and detailed sentences are common in which type of newspaper
a)
Narrowsheet
b)
Tabloid
c)
It isn't common at all
d)
Broadsheet
5.
Newspapers will have a snappy headline to...
a)
Stop their readers' from buying their newspaer
b)
Take up more space on the page
c)
Grab their readers' attention
6.
Tabloid newspapers use sub-headings to break up the text and entice the reader with emotive language like 'shocking' and 'outrage', etc.
a)
False
b)
True
c)
I don't know
7.
Newspapers are written using
a)
Colloquial language
b)
Abbreviations
c)
Standard English
d)
None of the above
8.
Newspapers may use a play on words for their headlines. This is called a...
a)
Nothing
b)
Spelling error
c)
Pun
d)
Repitition
9.
My pictures dominate the whole newspaper; they are often unflattering. Who am I?
a)
I don't know
b)
Broadsheet
c)
Narrowsheet
d)
Tabloid
10.
I love being biased and using lots of emotive language to draw in my readers. What am I?
a)
Narrowsheet
b)
Tabloid
c)
Broadsheet
d)
None of the above
11.
Tabloids and broadsheets are an example of...
a)
Fiction
b)
Poems
c)
Non-fiction texts
d)
Letters to the public
12.
Journalists have to put a lot of information into their first paragraph, as this might be the only one read by their audience. When writing an article your opening paragraph should try to address...
a)
Why the article has been writing
b)
The article on the following page
c)
The meaning of the article
d)
Who? What? When? Where? How?
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