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My JOURNALISM

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a lead?
a)
The conclusion
b)
Most important part of a story
c)
The people named in your story
d)
You are are the lead as the writer
2.
Journalists start with a lead.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
You should write a story word for word.
a)
False
b)
True
4.

What is the difference between hard and feature news?

a)

Hard news is deep, feature news is shallow

b)

Hard news informs, feature news evokes emotion

c)

Feature news informs, Hard news entertains

d)

Hard news is a narrative, Feature news is outcome driven

5.

What is the purpose of a journalist's blog?

a)

To provide a space to talk about their personal lives.

b)

To give readers a behind the scenes look at news.

c)

To entertain readers about something the journalist is into besides news.

d)

To inform readers about the most talked about thing at their newsroom.

6.

What is a Journalistic Blog?

a)

A website that has personal reflections on actual events

b)

A website that provides direct news coverage as it happens

c)

A website who's purpose is to raise money for a cause

d)

An online publication of the newspaper

7.

What do blogs allow us to do?

a)

Go deeper in detail, engage audience, and give a platform

b)

Share our personal thoughts, feelings, and opinions on something that happened in the news

8.
Who was the whistleblower that helped exposed the illegal tactics by the American Military to the New York Times?
a)
Richard Nixon
b)
Edward Snowden
c)
Katherine Graham
d)
Daniel Ellsberg
9.
A journalists power is limited to only...
a)
Making sure people do things about issues
b)
Seeking out the truth and reporting it
c)
Making sure that they write as much as they can
d)
Making sure to make headlines to grab attention
10.
If journalists die on the job, most of the time it is when...
a)
a country is at peace
b)
a country is at war
11.
If a journalist isn't responsible at their work, then... 
a)
They're not acting as a journalist
b)
They're trying harder to be better
c)
They learn from their mistakes
d)
They're doing the right thing
12.

Why did you sign up for this class?

a)

I think it will be fun and/or interesting!

b)

I am considering this for a future job

c)

My friend(s) are in here.

d)

Dude, I got put in here. So, it's like that!

13.

What do you hope to learn from this class?

a)

Reporting Skills

b)

Videoing Skills

c)

How to edit

d)

How to do an interview

e)

Any or all of the above

14.

How do you like to spend your free time?

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
15.

How would you describe your personality?

a)

I am usually quiet

b)

I am usually loud

c)

I am very friendly

d)

I tend to keep to myself

e)

I am usually a leader

16.

How do you feel about school?

a)

School is cool!

b)

Don't even say the word to me!

c)

It's okay I guess.

d)

I would love it except for classes.

17.

When using new technology, I like to

a)

have someone show me in person

b)

watch a video on how to do it

c)

read a manual on it

d)

figure it out on my own.

18.

My favorite music is

a)

Today's music

b)

Classic rock or pop

c)

Rap

d)

Country

e)

Other