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Copyreading

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was our past lesson?

a)

Photojournalism

b)

Copyreading

c)

Science Writing

d)

Sports Writing

2.

What is the main duty of a copyreading?

a)

Take a photo

b)

To correct

c)

Give Opinion

d)

Answer all the questions

3.

What is a copy reader?

a)

Sometimes called butcher or mutilator

b)

Correct errors in copies

c)

Should know the basis of all forms of journalistic writing

d)

All of these

4.

Which of the following is not a C's of copyreading?

a)

correct

b)

compare

c)

check

d)

clarify

5.

What to know in copyreading?

a)

Grammar

b)

Style

c)

Unit Count

d)

All of these

6.

Which of the is not a duty of the copy reader?

a)

Weaken out grammatical constructions

b)

Shorten sentences and tighten paragraphs

c)

See that the paper’s style requirements are strictly followed.

d)

Check names, addresses, titles, designations, identifications, figures, attributes.

7.

What is not included in mechanical editing?

a)

Second reading

b)

Having a general understanding of the story

c)

Correcting obvious errors

d)

Checking vague information

8.

Which is not included in content editing?

a)

First reading

b)

Checking the appropriateness of words

c)

Finding the lead

d)

Arranging the paragraphs

9.

Which of the is not to be consider in headline writing?

a)

Answer as many W’s as possible in the headline without making the headline appear kilometric.

b)

The headline should not state something that is not included in the story.

c)

Negative heads are preferable than positive ones.

d)

Use a verb, expressed or implied, in main hands and subheads.

10.

Instead of using arrest you can use.....

a)

Can

b)

Ban

c)

Nab

d)

Tab