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WorksheetsNews Writing for Readers
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 11mins
Treat facts with (a)
Which of the following should you do
Be as wordy as possible
Use only your own opinions
Be concise
Engage your audience
Make sense
What things keeps readers reading?
Anecdotes, stories
Details
Generalizations
Being specific
Name one way to make sure you are "correct" when you write news stories
To be complete, If an editor or peer reader asks you a question about your story that you can’t answer, you should (a) .
You should write stories in
First person
Second person
Third person
You should write in
Active voice
Passive voice
You should write
Concisely (short)
Verbosely (wordy)
Which part of speech should you remove because they create bias/ opinion?
Nouns
Adjectives
Verbs
Adverbs
Pronouns
True or false: Clichés are great to use in articles.
True
False
Quotes should
Advance the story
Give voice to those who experienced something
Repeat facts already given
Be vivid and interesting
Your lead should be about
5-10 words
15-30 words
30-40 words
40-50 words
Which of the following should you AVOID
Stacking quotes
Interviewing multiple sources
Ending with a quote
Ending with a summary
Using passive verbs
