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Newspaper Features

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is this?

a)

Book

b)

Notebook

c)

Newspaper

d)

Magazine

2.

What are the 5ws?

a)

Who, What, Went, Where, Weather

b)

What, Went, Where, Weather, When

c)

Who, What, When, Where, Why

d)

Who, What, When, What ever, Went

3.

What should a newspaper title be?

a)

Snappy

b)

Include an alliteration

c)

Long and detailed

d)

A photo

4.

What is a headline?

a)

the title of an article

b)

where the article writer's name appears

c)

worry lines on Mrs. Waldman's forehead

5.
Identify the term in red
a)
Byline
b)
Cutline
c)
Headline
d)
Jumpline
6.

What is a caption?

a)

a short description of a picture in a newspaper or magazine

b)

where the article writer's name appears

c)

the hat baseball players were

7.
What do people usually look at first when they buy a newspaper?
a)
The headlines
b)
The columns
c)
The list of contents
d)
The captions
8.

Who is this?

a)

Football player

b)

Doctor

c)

Scientist

d)

Journalist

9.

What is a byline?

a)

two titles of an article

b)

where the article writer's name appears

c)

a single worry lines on Mrs. Legrady's forehead

10.

A/An______________ has seen an event happen/ lived through a newsworthy moment.

a)

jargon

b)

reporter

c)

eyewitness

11.
Where would you find a caption?
a)
In a graph
b)
Next to a picture or diagram
c)
In a subheading
d)
In a hyperlink
12.

Which type of speech should a newspaper report include?

a)

Direct speech

b)

Reported speech (indirect)

c)

Both

13.

What does a journalist do?

a)

Catch thieves

b)

Inform, write news and make interviews

c)

Watch the TV

d)

Read a newspaper

14.

What is it?

a)

Picture

b)

Newspaper's name

c)

News

d)

Headline

15.

What tense should a newspaper report be written in?

a)

Past tense

b)

Present tense

16.

A notice to promote an event or help sell a product or service is called an...

a)

advertisement

b)

local news article

c)

column

d)

letter to the editor

17.

What is the job of a headline?

a)

To tell you all the information about the article

b)

To give you enough information so you don't have to carry on reading.

c)

To tell you what the weather is.

d)

To interest the reader, so that they carry on reading.

18.

Which of the below is punctuated correctly for direct speech?

a)

"I am so happy that I have won the lottery"! exclaimed Marcus.

b)

"i am so happy that I have won the lottery!" exclaimed Marcus.

c)

"I am so happy that I have won the lottery!" exclaimed Marcus.

d)

I am so happy that i have won the lottery !" exclaimed Marcus.