WorksheetsNewspapers key terminology
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What is the correct term for the newspaper name shown at the top of each front page?
Copy
Masthead
Title
Splash
What is the printed line of text in a newspaper/magazine that names the writer of an article
Bias
By-line
Copy
Strapline
The text, usually in larger font, at the top of a page or article in a newspaper, indicating what the content is to the reader is called...
Headline
Splash
Standfirst
Copy
This is the independent regulator of the newspaper and magazine industry in the UK
OFCOM
BBFC
RAJAR
IPSO
What is a STANDFIRST?
The box containing the bar code, issue number and date of the newspaper. The often also includes their website address.
The area at the top of the page that shows what other stories are inside the newspaper. This is common in broadsheets.
The part of the text that summarises the writer's opinion on the story they have written.
An introductory summary of an article, placed after the headline and typographically distinct from the rest of the article.
What defines a TABLOID newspaper (select three)
It is smaller in size than a broadsheet
It is aimed at a less educated / lower-class reader
There are always numerous stories featured on the front page
Stories tend to be more about celebrities or shocking content
Which TWO of these are RED-TOP newspapers?
The Times
The Sun
The Daily Mail
The Mirror
What is the correct term: Words used as a title or sub-heading to break up text in a newspaper or magazine.
Skyline
Cross-head
Strapline
Masthead
Which of these are features of a broadsheet newspaper? (select 3)
Short, catchy headlines
Lots of copy on the front page
News topics aimed at well-educated readers
More images than text
Less emotive language than a tabloid
Which THREE of these are broadsheet newspapers?
The Guardian
The Mirror
The Times
The Daily Telegraph
The Daily Express
