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WorksheetsChapter 8 Review
Total questions: 39
Worksheet time: 20mins
A handbook for writers that contains rules and guidelines for writing in a style appropriate for publication is a…
stylebook
thesaurus
manual
dictionary
The general ways in which journalists format their writing is…
format
style
voice
copy
________ is repeating what's been said.
copy
annoying
repetitive
redundancy
Inclusive language that treats all individuals/groups equally is…
English
journalistic writing
bias-free language
print journalism
The written form of a story, headline, caption, or advertisement is…
hard copy
copy
print journalism
dateline
Copy appearing on paper, as opposed to electronic is…
copy
newsprint
hard copy
a newspaper
A _______ is the name of the person who wrote the story.
dateline
author
slug
byline
Words that identify a story before it is placed on the page is a…
headline
byline
dateline
slug
The _____________ tells you where a story was written.
dateline
slug
byline
headline
A standard symbol used to make corrections/changes on a hard copy is/are…
punctuation
copy-editing symbols
copy
hard copy
________ style is one way to create a uniform publication issue to issue, broadcast to broadcast, etc.
professional
accurate
consistent
AP
What style of writing do journalists typically write in?
MLA
Chicago
APA
AP
When are numbers written as words?
When they’re nine or below.
When they have more than one syllable.
If they're above 100.
If they're below 100.
Which is an example of a courtesy title?
Ph. D.
Dr.
Miss
Rev.
Which is an example of a professional title?
Freshman
Mr.
Mrs.
Rev.
Typically, how are individuals named in news stories on second reference?
By their courtesy title and last name.
By their first and last name.
By their professional title and last name.
By their last name only.
Should titles like “Coach,” “Principal,” and “Owner” be placed before or after the individual’s name on first reference?
Before
After
Do we use acronyms in news? If so, when?
Yes if it's well-known or on second reference.
No
Yes if it's well-known.
Yes. You don't even have to say what the letters stand for.
Is spell-checking software always reliable?
Yes
No
Words may be spelled correctly but still be __________.
weasel words
wrong
misused
cliches
One ________ may distort the meaning of the whole story.
mis-spelled word
poorly-chosen word
incorrectly capitalized word
incorrectly used word
Choosing the correct word also means using the most _________ word that conveys the correct meaning.
concise
fancy
complicated
foreign
Vague and generic words are…
adjectives
cliches
weasel words
pronouns
In which example are modifiers correctly placed?
A feature story on eyeglasses mentioned "a German-made frame for men with snakeskin-covered temples."
A feature story on eyeglasses mentioned “a men’s German-made frame with snake-skin covered temples.
Words in news need to be in what tense?
doesn't matter. You can use a mix.
future
present
past
A sentence that begins with the name of the person or thing doing the action is…
passive voice
past tense
present tense
active voice
Sentences that begin with the object or with a substitute for the subject followed by a verb such as “is,” “was,” or “are.”
passive voice
present tense
active voice
past tense
What kind of sentences should we use in news writing?
Active
Passive
Which is the active sentence?
Future Farmers of America members collected $4,850 in scholarships at the banquet May 16.
There were $4,850 worth of scholarships given out at the Future Farmers of America banquet May 16.
Which is NOT an example of redundancy?
call up
pay out
true facts
she said
Sayings that have become part of our shared language through time and that have become meaningless through overuse is/are…
cliches
weasel words
slug
fads
The guideline for punctuation in media is to _____________.
keep it to a minimum
only use periods for ending punctuation
only use periods and commas
use as much as you did
Are commas placed after the last item in a series in journalism?
Yes
No
What punctuation marks are used sparingly?
periods and ellipses
commas and apostrophes
exclamation points and question marks
colons and semicolons
What is the only sign used in print stories?
pound sign
percentage sign
dollar sign
ampersand
Bias-free language became the norm during what time period?
1940s - 1950s
1950s - 1960s
1960s - 1970s
1970s - 1980s
How would we make the word “fireman” bias-free?
Change it to "fire-person"
Change it to "firewoman."
Change it to “firefighter.”
Change it to "fire-warrior."
Changing a noun or pronoun to plural may make it necessary to change other words in the sentence from _____________.
plural to singular.
singular to plural.
No change.
If a city is not well known, what do you need to include with the dateline?
area of the world
country region
county name
state or country
