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WorksheetsCopyreading
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What was our past lesson?
Photojournalism
Copyreading
Science Writing
Sports Writing
What is the main duty of a copyreading?
Take a photo
To correct
Give Opinion
Answer all the questions
What is a copy reader?
Sometimes called butcher or mutilator
Correct errors in copies
Should know the basis of all forms of journalistic writing
All of these
Which of the following is not a C's of copyreading?
correct
compare
check
clarify
What to know in copyreading?
Grammar
Style
Unit Count
All of these
Which of the is not a duty of the copy reader?
Weaken out grammatical constructions
Shorten sentences and tighten paragraphs
See that the paper’s style requirements are strictly followed.
Check names, addresses, titles, designations, identifications, figures, attributes.
What is not included in mechanical editing?
Second reading
Having a general understanding of the story
Correcting obvious errors
Checking vague information
Which is not included in content editing?
First reading
Checking the appropriateness of words
Finding the lead
Arranging the paragraphs
Which of the is not to be consider in headline writing?
Answer as many W’s as possible in the headline without making the headline appear kilometric.
The headline should not state something that is not included in the story.
Negative heads are preferable than positive ones.
Use a verb, expressed or implied, in main hands and subheads.
Instead of using arrest you can use.....
Can
Ban
Nab
Tab
