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Newspaper Vocabulary List 1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

a notice to promote an event or help sell a product or service

a)

advertisement

b)

local news article

c)

column

d)

letter to the editor

2.

a brief notice that reports the recent death of a person, typically along with a short account of the person's life

a)

classifieds

b)

advertisement

c)

obituary

d)

letter to the editor

3.

an article written to focus on events and news that is happening in your country

a)

local news article

b)

international news article

c)

national news article

d)

column

4.

an article that focuses on the ups and/or downs of a company

a)

business article

b)

column

c)

feature article

d)

world news article

5.

articles written by the same person on a regular basis

a)

classifieds

b)

advertisement

c)

column

d)

national news article

6.

an article written to focus on events/news that is happening in your town/city

a)

national news article

b)

world news article

c)

obituary

d)

local news article

7.

a brief ad that features or requests merchandise for sale, employment, real estate (houses), vehicles, and/or services

a)

letter to the editor

b)

classifieds

c)

feature article

d)

business article

8.

a special interest story that often focuses on people or places; the format is usually longer and more in-depth than a regular news article

a)

column

b)

obituary

c)

feature article

d)

business article

9.

a message written to a newspaper to comment on a published story or to express an opinion about a topic

a)

local news article

b)

feature article

c)

column

d)

letter to the editor

10.

an article that is written to focus on events/news that is happening in other parts of the world

a)

feature article

b)

local news article

c)

international or world news article

d)

national news article

11.

Which type of news article might have the headline, "Hurricane bears down on Florida"?

a)

national news article

b)

local news article

c)

international news article

d)

business article

12.

What type of news article might have the headline, "China to Withdraw Trade Agreement"?

a)

local news article

b)

world news article

c)

national news article

d)

column

13.

I put an ad in the __________________________ so that I could sell my car.

a)

feature news article

b)

classifieds

c)

obituary

d)

column

14.

What type of news article might have the headline, "Sears Closes in Brunswick"?

a)

international news article

b)

national news article

c)

feature article

d)

local news article

15.

I read an advice ____________________ called "Dear Abby" each week in the newspaper.

a)

column

b)

obituary

c)

business article

d)

advertisement

16.

I saw an __________________________________ for the Black Friday sale at Walmart.

a)

obituary

b)

national news article

c)

local news article

d)

advertisement

17.

What kind of article might have the headlines, "Big Businesses Pay Tough Taxes"?

a)

classifieds

b)

business article

c)

feature article

d)

column

18.

I read the _____________________ for my great aunt who had recently passed away.

a)

advertisement

b)

column

c)

obituary

d)

letter to the editor

19.

I wrote a _______________________________________ about the poor road conditions in our county.

a)

obituary

b)

letter to the editor

c)

classified

d)

advertisement

20.

I read a ______________________ about the Parker Solar Space Probe.

a)

feature article

b)

obituary

c)

classified ad

d)

business article