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Magazine Articles Conventions

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How do you call the big letter at the beginning of the first paragraph of an article?

a)

Drop Cap

b)

Pull

c)

Masthead

d)

By-line

2.

Can magazines be biased?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Most are

d)

Not usually

3.

What is likely to be featured as very big in a double page spread?

a)

the stand first

b)

the body copy and paragraph layout

c)

the anchorage and text grabs

d)

The image and headline

4.

What is likely to be read by ALL magazine readers, even if they don't read the whole paragraph?

a)

the byline

b)

the lead paragraph

c)

the body copy

d)

the negative space

5.

The written text of an article, presented in columns, and following the magazine standards of font size and style is called...

a)

drop capital

b)

headline

c)

body copy

d)

anchorage

6.

What is the lead?

a)

the introductory paragraph of an article

b)

the title of the article in big fonts

c)

the small gap between 2 columns

d)

a big capital letter that introduces the first paragraph

7.

Where does the Stand First go?

a)

After the headline and before the article

b)

Before the byline

c)

After the masthead and before the headline

d)

In the gutter

8.

Where does the name of the journalist go?

a)

in the drop capital

b)

in the gutter

c)

in the by-line

d)

In the masthead

9.

How do you call the space between 2 columns?

a)

blank space

b)

subheading

c)

drop cap

d)

gutter

10.

How do you call the quotes used in the middle of columns in an article, in a bigger font?

a)

mast head

b)

text grabs

c)

headline

d)

negative space