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Tabloids or Broadsheets

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A tabloid is a popular newspaper.

a)

Correct

b)

Incorrect

2.

A tabloid is _______.

a)

a huge newspaper sold in the USA.

b)

a small magazine published in the UK.

c)

a sensational newspaper.

3.

A broadsheet has more pictures than written articles.

a)

Correct

b)

Incorrect

4.

Which conventions fit a tabloid newspaper?

a)

Sensationalist stories

b)

Dominated by business & world news

c)

Informs of local news & events

d)

Higher ratio of texts to images

5.
I enjoy reporting on scandalous celebrity stories. What am I? 
a)
Broadsheet 
b)
Tabloid
c)
Another type of newspaper
d)
Narrowsheet
6.
My pictures dominate the whole newspaper; they are often unflattering. Who am I?
a)
I don't know
b)
Broadsheet
c)
Narrowsheet
d)
Tabloid
7.
I may refer to myself as 'quality press' because my stories contain longer sentences and contain a developed use of vocabulary. What am I?
a)
Stamp
b)
Tabloid
c)
Broadsheet
d)
None of the above
8.
The Sun is what type of newspaper?
a)
Tabloid
b)
Broadsheet
c)
Hybrid
9.
The Times is what type of newspaper?
a)
Broadsheet
b)
Tabloid
c)
Hybrid
10.

Which of these is a British tabloid newspaper?

a)

The I

b)

The Guardian

c)

The Daily Mirror

d)

The Telegraph

11.
Long, complex and detailed sentences are common in which type of newspaper
a)
Narrowsheet
b)
Tabloid
c)
It isn't common at all
d)
Broadsheet
12.

A headline is __________.

a)

the title at the top of an article.

b)

the frontpage of a paper, usually carrying the most important story.

c)

a newsarticle or report.

13.

If you want to sell your sports clothes you can advertise them in the ___________ of a newspaper.

a)

classified ads

b)

sports column

c)

political column

14.
A type of article that is designed to inform, reports facts and is  about important current events including politics and crime is called a...
a)
Opinion article
b)
Features article
c)
News Article
15.
A type of article that is based around the writer’s viewpoint and designed to convince the reader to agree with the writer is called a...
a)
News article
b)
Opinion article
c)
Features article
16.
A news article would be written in...
a)
1st person
b)
2nd person
c)
3rd person
17.
An opinion article would be written in...
a)
1st person
b)
2nd person
c)
3rd person
18.

Who invented the printing press in the 15th century?

a)

Stanhope

b)

Gutenberg

c)

Bi Xengue