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WorksheetsNews Writing for TV and Radio
Total questions: 8
Worksheet time: 8mins
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Class
Date
1.
Journalists' language is simple. Which of the following phrases is the best example?
a)
Fire fighters rushed to the scene of a massive blaze.
b)
Riot police in California used their shields to push Human Rights demonstrators back.
c)
The Prime Minister was hauled over the coals.
2.
Which of the following will add interest to your report?
a)
Using italics and bold
b)
Quotations
c)
Exclamation marks
d)
Color
3.
Which of these is most likely to annoy readers?
a)
Jargon
b)
Big chunks of text
c)
Inaccurate spelling and grammar
d)
Quotations
4.
Journalism is a great way to express your own opinions.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
Which of the following is not one of the 5 Ws or the H?
a)
Where
b)
Will
c)
What
d)
Who
6.
What is the order of content for a story written in the inverted-pyramid?
a)
Most to least important
b)
Least to most important
c)
Chronological order
d)
Reverse chronological order
7.
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.
8.
Which sentence has proper quote style?
a)
She said, "My aunt has hairy knuckles"
b)
She said. "my aunt has hairy knuckles."
c)
She said My aunt has hairy knuckles.
d)
She said, "My aunt has hairy knuckles."
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