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Journalism

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the definition of ethics?

a)

A system of moral principals

b)

A published false statement that is damaging to a person's reputation; a written defamation

c)

The action or crime of making a false spoken statement damaging to a person's reputation

d)

Permitting a person criticized in a story to respond to that criticism in the same story

2.

An empty area of a spread that is not covered by type or pictures. ________ is generally kept on the corners of a spread.

a)

Caption

b)

White Space

c)

Bleed Photo

d)

Pica

3.

The fold between two pages

a)

Gutter

b)

Folio

c)

Internal Margin

d)

Copy

4.

The structure created when the spread is divided into a number of equal divisions. Pictures, headlines and copy are designed to fit within the __________. Creates visual organization.

a)

Gutter

b)

External Margin

c)

Internal Margin

d)

Column Structure

5.

What is the definition of plagiarism?

a)

a complete libel defense protecting a journalist’s opinion of public figures or review of books or movies, music, theatrical events, public entertainment or the public part of a performance or creative art

b)

The practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own

c)

The idea that once a place where ideas are exchanged is created the ideas expressed there cannot later be controlled

d)

A published false statement that is damaging to a person's reputation; a written defamation

6.

An un-posed photo is called a ______________.

a)

Headline

b)

Copy

c)

Candid

d)

Dominant

7.

A news or sports story should be written in which format?

a)

Inverted Pyramid

b)

Regular Pyramid

c)

Block

d)

Five Paragraph

8.

The copy that describes a picture.

a)

Folio

b)

Dominant

c)

Caption

d)

Gutter

9.

A ______ is one-sixth of an inch, and it is the unit of measure used in graphic design

a)

Gutter

b)

White Space

c)

Internal Margin

d)

Pica

10.

The page number/spread identification, positioned in the top corner of each page.

a)

Copy

b)

White Space

c)

Folio

d)

Pica