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Newspaper report

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Purpose of a news report.

a)

giving information about a particular event

b)

giving personal opinion

c)

writing a fiction story

d)

writing information on something

2.

Opinions of the included people are written in the last paragraph?

a)

Yes

b)

Maybe

c)

No

d)

I don't know

3.

Which is effective television or newspapers?

4 lines
4.

What should the report consist to make it more informative?

a)

Facts

b)

Opinions

5.

There should be a attractive headline.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

6.

Why should the heading be attractive?

a)

To make the reader happy

b)

To create a curiosity for the readers to read about the article.

c)

To gather information about the article

7.

What is a Lead in a News Article?

a)

Answers the questions who, what, where, when, why, and how

b)

Is a long introduction to the article

c)

Has quotations from authority figures

d)

Contains who wrote the article

8.
What is a headline?
a)
The person who wrote the article
b)
The beginning of the actual article
c)
The end of the actual article
d)
The title of the news report
9.
Where are news articles found? 
a)
On TV
b)
In the newspaper
c)
In your backpack
d)
All around you
10.
Lead
a)
First sentence that explains the 5W's
b)
Box that explains where the the article is located in the newspaper
c)
Author's Name
d)
Line that explains which page the story continues on
11.
What is the byline?
a)
The title of the article
b)
Contains the name of the place where the story took place
c)
The secondary heading for the article
d)
Contains the name of the person who wrote the article
12.

What is the name of the element that tells us where the article takes place.

a)

Byline

b)

Lede

c)

Facts

d)

Placeline

13.

Name the highlighted element.

a)

Headline

b)

Placeline

c)

Byline

d)

Lede

14.
Who should the quotation be from?
a)
A random person
b)
A witness or authority figure
c)
A child
d)
The author
15.

What should a newspaper title be?

a)

Snappy

b)

Include alliteration

c)

Long and detailed

d)

A photo

16.

What are the 5ws?

a)

Who, What, Went, Where, Weather

b)

What, Went, Where, Weather, When

c)

Who, What, When, Where, Why

d)

Who, What, When, What ever, Went