WorksheetsMagazine Articles Conventions
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
How do you call the big letter at the beginning of the first paragraph of an article?
Drop Cap
Pull
Masthead
By-line
Can magazines be biased?
Yes
No
Most are
Not usually
What is likely to be featured as very big in a double page spread?
the stand first
the body copy and paragraph layout
the anchorage and text grabs
The image and headline
What is likely to be read by ALL magazine readers, even if they don't read the whole paragraph?
the byline
the lead paragraph
the body copy
the negative space
The written text of an article, presented in columns, and following the magazine standards of font size and style is called...
drop capital
headline
body copy
anchorage
What is the lead?
the introductory paragraph of an article
the title of the article in big fonts
the small gap between 2 columns
a big capital letter that introduces the first paragraph
Where does the Stand First go?
After the headline and before the article
Before the byline
After the masthead and before the headline
In the gutter
Where does the name of the journalist go?
in the drop capital
in the gutter
in the by-line
In the masthead
How do you call the space between 2 columns?
blank space
subheading
drop cap
gutter
How do you call the quotes used in the middle of columns in an article, in a bigger font?
mast head
text grabs
headline
negative space
