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Newspaper Reading and Writing

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When you are in a big hurry and want to know the news, what do you read?

a)

articles

b)

headlines

c)

lead paragraphs

2.

Where can you find the most important information in a news article?

a)

in the headline

b)

in the introduction

c)

in the lead paragraph

d)

in the conclusion

3.

What does a lead paragraph include?

a)

who, what, where, and when

b)

the name of the writer

c)

the byline

4.

What is a byline

a)

the name of the place an event occurred

b)

the name of the writer

c)

the name of the sources

5.

Where do you find a caption

a)

in the byline

b)

in the article

c)

under a photo

6.

What is a headline?

a)

the name of the newspaper

b)

the title of an article

c)

the name of the writer

7.

What does a headline do?

a)

It introduces the article

b)

It sums up the article

c)

It gets readers' attention

8.

Besides who, what, where and when, what other information is included in an article? Choose two

a)

why?

b)

which?

c)

how?

9.

Which information appears in the lead paragraph of a news article?

a)

the least important

b)

somewhat important

c)

the most important

10.

In what verb tense is a headline written?

a)

present

b)

past

c)

future