WorksheetsWriting News
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
Fill in the missing word. “Journalists use language that is clear,_______ and correct.”
Concise
Cool
Crafty
Conniving
Journalists' language is simple. Which of the following phrases is the best example?
Firefighters rushed to the scene of a massive blaze.
Riot control measures were used by law enforcement extinguish the Human Rights demonstrators.
The president was hauled over the coals.
Which of the following will add interest to your report?
Using italics and bold
Quotations
Exclamation marks
Color
Which of these errors is most likely to annoy readers the most?
Jargon
Big chunks of text
Inaccurate spelling and grammar
Quotations
After you've written your article down, what's the first thing you should do?
Give it straight to the editor.
Read it aloud to make sure it is easy to read and hear.
Move on to the next story.
Find a picture to go with the story.
You're going to write an article about the new study into whether cell phones are harmful to children.
Which of these should go first in the story?
An interview with one of the researchers.
Pictures of children using mobile phones.
Is there anything else you'd like to include?
A lead explaining why this is an important issue.
Contacts are…
People journalists talk to when they are researching stories.
Notebooks which contain a journalist’s research.
The big TV screens in the newsroom.
Which of these would NOT be an appropriate source to use for a news story with this headline?
"Doctors Warn Young Children about Mobile Phone Use"
parents
doctors
a guy who works at Tmobile
teachers
A closed question…
Prompts "Yes" or "No" answers.
Encourages people to give detailed answers.
Works well in radio interviews.
If you present stories fairly and without bias, you could be described as being...
impractical
fake
objective
unfair
What word best describes a news report that only gives a one sided view of a story?
biased
balanced
boring
A lead should be
longer than 35 words
short and to the point
full of big vocabulary words
The style of writing we use for reporting or articles is called...
The Great Circle
The Inverted Pyramid
The Upside Down Square
The Holy Triangle
A lead should include...
Who is involved and what the story is about including details when and where it occured.
Detailed statistics from many sources.
Why the person chose to write about this subject.
A typical format of news writing is...
Lead Quote Transition Quote
Lead Transition Quote Quote
Quote Lead Quote Transition
