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Ch. 12 and 13 Vocab.

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 3hrs 0mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

in sportswriting, trite expressions stemming from the jargon of sports (for example, pigskin for football)

a)

"slanguage"

b)

featurize

c)

featuresize

d)

"language"

2.

to make a hard-news story into a feature by injecting anecdotes, background, and similar information.

a)

"slanguage"

b)

featurize

c)

featuresize

d)

"language"

3.

an advance story about a sports event, which may include background and other information about both teams.

a)

pregame story

b)

game story

c)

postgame story

d)

midgame story

4.

a follow-up story about a sports event.

a)

pregame story

b)

game story

c)

postgame story

d)

midgame story

5.

a sports story recounting the play-by-play activities of a game.

a)

pregame story

b)

game story

c)

postgame story

d)

midgame story

6.

a short article that expresses opinions on a topic.

a)

editorial

b)

editorial page

c)

subjective writing

d)

masthead

7.

a section of the newspaper reserved for editorials and various other pieces that contain opinion rather than objective reporting

a)

editorial

b)

editorial page

c)

subjective writing

d)

masthead

8.

writing that expresses the writer's opinion and viewpoint.

a)

editorial

b)

editorial page

c)

subjective writing

d)

masthead

9.

a statement printed in all editions of a newspaper, generally on the editorial page, identifying pertinent information about the publication, such as name, publisher, editor, and staff members

a)

editorial

b)

editorial page

c)

subjective writing

d)

masthead

10.

a statement of the position of the paper on various editorial issues, such as whose viewpoint the editorials represent, how the newspaper handles letters to the editor, how monies from ads will be handled, etc.

a)

editorial policy

b)

column

c)

row

d)

point-counterpoint

11.

a bylined article expressing the opinions of the writer, usually signed, and appearing on the editorial page; vertical secgtion of printed copy in publication.

a)

editorial policy

b)

column

c)

row

d)

point-counterpoint

12.

a technique in which the opinions of individuals with opposing viewpoints on a topic are run in side-by-side opinion articles

a)

editorial policy

b)

column

c)

row

d)

point-counterpoint