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The Sun Newspaper 2021 Eduqas Media

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of a newspaper referred to as?

a)

Title

b)

Masthead

c)

Heading

d)

Main splash

2.

What is a caption on a newspaper

a)

It is the quote from a witness and it is in the body of the article

b)

It is the explanation of a photograph and is below the photo

c)

It is the reporter/writer's name and it comes after the headline and/or subheading

d)

It is the name of the photographer and it is below the article

3.

What is a main headline?

a)

The largest and most important headline on the page

b)

Where the article writer's name appears

c)

The name of the newspaper

d)

The small Columns of text

4.

What is a tabloid newspaper?

a)

A newspaper that provides topical news

b)

A newspaper that has a high level language in its reporting

c)

A newspaper that show serious journalism

d)

A newspaper that emphasises the shocking and dramatic news stories in a sensationalist way

5.

The Sun is owned by which media conglomerate?

a)

News Corp

b)

Sony

c)

Disney

d)

Netflix

6.

The standfirst is...

a)

The photograph on a newspaper front page

b)

The information panel about other stories in the newspaper

c)

The first paragraph of a story typed in bold

d)

The name of the journalist who wrote the story

7.

What is the daily average circulation of The Sun

a)

1.6 million

b)

2 billion

c)

1 million

d)

50 thousand

8.

A broadsheet is ...

a)

An informal paper most suited to people who like celebrity stories

b)

An formal paper most suited to people who like serious stories

c)

The largest kind of paper

d)

Most likely to carry stories about scandal

9.

The Sun newspaper is a broadsheet

a)

True

b)

False

10.

The Sun can be described as having left wing political views

a)

True

b)

False

11.

The date our set product cover for The Sun was published

a)

Saturday May 5th 2020

b)

Wednesday `4th February 2012

c)

Monday 4th April 1998

d)

Tuesday, June 12th 2018

12.

Select the controversial stories/features linked to The Sun newspaper

a)

Page 3 model

b)

Phone hacking

c)

Hillsborough/ Liverpool fans

d)

Russian voting

e)

Grand national winners

13.

The iconography on "Our" Sun front cover connotes

a)

Cultural diversity

b)

All the things that cost Britain money

c)

Patriotism and love of all things British

d)

A love of Europe

14.

Did The Sun support Brexit?

a)

No

b)

Yes

15.

What is the purpose of anchorage?

a)

This text is the main headline

b)

This is the text that has the main story

c)

This text links to he main image

d)

This text usually has a giveaway

16.

How would you describe The Sun's journalistic style

a)

Hard hitting

b)

Serious

c)

Controversial

d)

Sensationlist

17.

What did Freddie Starr eat according to The Sun

a)

My budgie

b)

My Tortoise

c)

My Hamster

d)

My Gerbil

18.

What is a nationalist ideology?

a)

All nations should unite

b)

All Nations should come together in the interest of world peace

c)

Nationalism holds that each nation should govern itself, free from outside interference

19.

What famous prehistoric monument in England is made of huge standing stones?

a)

Stonewall

b)

Big Ben

c)

Stonehenge

20.
What is a government?
a)
The people who make the laws for the city
b)
The people who make the laws for the country
c)
The people who make the laws for the town
d)
The people who make the laws for the world