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Journalism 1 F.E. Review

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

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Class

Date

Cornelia Walter was famous for which of the following?

She was a war correspondent during the Spanish-American War

She used the nickname/alias of Nellie Bly when writing

She was a muckracker

She was the editor of the Boston Transcript

Someone accused of inciting a rebellion could be charged with what crime in the colonies?

libel

slander

sedition

all of the above

Publick Occurrences is known for being the first what?

one of the first papers of the penny press

having the first reports of the Revolutionary War

having circulation over 25,000

the first newspaper in the Colonies

The trial involving John Peter Zenger was famous for deciding truth is a defense in what?

libel

sedition

school freedom of speech

censorship

These newspapers were known as providing the first circulation to a large number of people.

partisan press

penny press

New York Times & New York World

the Hearst papers

Yellow Journalism is defined as

exposing corruption

sensationalizing to sell papers

printing the news on a yellow shade of paper

providing a way for people to give their opinions

What era makes up the most of the “Golden Age of Television”? (When TV's came into the average home).

1960s

1950s

1940s

1930s

Freedom of the Press in America is guaranteed by which amendment to the Constitution?

First

Fourteenth

Twenty-First

Fifth

Passing off another person’s work as your own is called

libel

privileged information

objective reporting

plagiarism

10.

The first minority newspaper in America was the ___________. (Check out the headlines for a clue).

Chicago Tribune

Chicago World

Chicago Sun

Chicago Defender

11.

The first innovation that brought news to people quickly was the

pony express

printing press

telegraph

radio

12.

Nelly Bly was the name used by which writer?

John Peter Zenger

Elizabeth Cochrane

Jo Pulitzer

Lydia DeForest

13.

The boys soccer team won ____ game against New Castle.

it’s

its

14.

The box of cookies cost _____.

two dollars

2 dollars

$2.00

15.

Which sentence is active voice?

The girl was given the award.

The girl was given the award by the teacher.

The girl accepted the award.

16.

Which uses correct journalistic style?

There are 1,138 students enrolled at the high school.

There are one thousand one hundred thirty-eight students enrolled at the high school.

17.

Which sentence is correct? (pay attention to capitalization and punctuation)

“We will have no snow days this year”, principal Randy Judd said.

“We will have no snow days this year”, Principal Randy Judd said.

“We will have no snow days this year,” principal Randy Judd said.

“We will have no snow days this year,” Principal Randy Judd said.

18.

Which sentence is journalistically better?

Last winter we had a lot of snow.

Last winter Indiana had much snow.

With 56 inches of snow last winter, Indiana broke its previous snowfall records.

There was a lot of snow that fell in Indiana last year.

19.

Which sentence is correct?

I saw the students walking to school.

I seen the students walking to school.

20.

Which sentence is journalistically better?

The members of the cross-country team were running after school.

The members of the cross-country team ran after school.

21.

Which is journalistically better?

Milk prices are on the rise; a gallon of milk now costs alot.

Milk prices are on the rise; a gallon of milk now costs a lot of money.

Milk prices are on the rise; a gallon of milk now costs $3.85.

Milk prices are on the rise; a gallon of milk now costs somewhere over $3.

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Journalism 1 F.E. Review

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

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